Comparison

Note Quest vs Sightreading Exercises

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Note Quest

This app helps you learn to read sheet music faster through interactive games and exercises. It offers timed drills for note recognition and interval practice, along with curated sight-reading exercises for various skill levels. Connect a MIDI keyboard or use the virtual piano for practice.

Highlights
  • Timed note recognition drills
  • Interval training
  • Leveled sight-reading exercises
  • Real and virtual piano options
  • MIDI keyboard support
  • Chord symbol reading
Features
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Supercharge your note-reading speed and accuracy by playing just 10 minutes a day. Since 2019, NoteQuest has helped tens of thousands of teachers & piano students build lifelong skills without the gimmicks or fluff. Unlock real music fluency – Get NoteQuest, your drill practice & sight-reading companion. LIKE 2 APPS IN 1! Use GAME DRILLS (one-time purchase) to master note recognition and intervals on your instrument And/Or get SIGHT READING (subscription) to practice with real musical excerpts by level, from Beginner to Advanced. REAL OR VIRTUAL PIANO Whether you're sitting at a real piano, practicing in class with MIDI headphones, or away from your keyboard using our Virtual Piano, NoteQuest is your ultimate sight-reading companion. FEATURES IN DETAIL: · GAME DRILLS (one-time purchase): Focuses on timed note recognition, 2-note reading (intervals). We begin with Landmark Notes, then Single Notes, and Intervals, the key to sight reading fluency. Simply tap the timer to turn it off for no-pressure practice! · Note Selector (included in Game Drills) is the perfect way to CREATE YOUR OWN Game Drills and save them to play anytime! · SIGHT READING (subscription): Choose between Piano, Violin, Viola, and Cello, and progress through the levels starting with Level A featuring Landmarks C4, G4, F3. There are more than 230 exercises from Beginner to Advanced. *This section is not gamified with a timer. · Stats: See score stats and earn Badges for daily practice (Sight Reading only) · Piano Mode choice: Real Piano responds to your instrument. Virtual Piano can be played anywhere. MIDI mode lets you connect it to your keyboard. (Bluetooth friendly) · Themes: Customize your background in Game Drills. Learning piano shouldn't mean getting stuck on note-reading. NoteQuest transforms tedious sight-reading practice into engaging, bite-sized daily challenges. ► Try it now for free! (Game Drills Free version includes Landmark Notes & Level 1). __________ Note! There are 2 upgrades in Note Quest: 1. GAME DRILLS (Single upgrade purchase, keep forever) Play timed note drills to get you the best start to actual music reading. This is the ONLY known app that focuses on 2-note reading (intervals), the real pathway towards sight-reading fluency! 2. SIGHT READING (Subscription): Get over 230 curated, leveled exercises, Beginner to Advanced. These sight-reading excerpts have a variety of musical styles, not boring, randomized notes that don't sound musical. Check your accuracy by tapping LISTEN, and it plays back the correct form so you can compare what you played. CHORD CRUSH - educational chord-learning exercises to get your chord game on! Learn to read chord symbols while developing skills you can use for a lifetime! Don't own an iPad? PDF Sight Reading Flashcards are available! Visit our website to check them out. Questions or issues to report? Suggestions? Email: info@notequest.net or DM me on Instagram. @notequestapp Grace, Founder and Piano Teacher See: www.notequest.net

About

Sightreading Exercises

Master sight-reading on any instrument with 60 progressive levels and songs. Practice with your real instrument, receive instant feedback, and improve your musical fluency. Supports a wide range of instruments, clefs, and key signatures.

Highlights
  • 60 progressive levels
  • Instrument-specific customization
  • Built-in tuner
  • Supports all modern clefs
  • Wide range of key and time signatures
  • Real instrument input detection
  • Pitch meter for accuracy
Features
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Customized for instruments, including full orchestra settings: Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, Clarinet (Bb and A), Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Piccolo, French Horn (double horn setting F / Bb), Trumpet (C / Bb), Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone), Trombone (Tenor and Bass), Tuba, Harp. Complete your entire music learning journey by practicing in different modes: Flash Cards, Music Theory, Full Flow Sheet Music, and Practice Real Songs. Features available in all modes: - The app shows sheet music, listens to your playing, and provides feedback. Even on grand stave with multiple notes at a time. This is called polyphonic detection system. - Melodic Randomness: control how random the generated notes are - Hints (instrument-specific) - Keyboard (Piano) - Fingerboard chart (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) - Fretboard chart (Guitar, Bass) - Fingering (Clarinet, Flute; more coming soon) - Pitch meter for intonation (Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Trombone) - Intonation accuracy check for microtonal instruments: - Green tick: perfect intonation - Yellow tick: Acceptable hit but slightly out of tune - Voice Control: restart the exercise without touching the screen 1. Flash Cards - Levels 1 to 20 (beginner) - Levels 21 to 40 (intermediate) - Levels 41 to 60 (advanced) - Custom levels (12 keys, all accidentals including double-sharp and double-flat) 2. Music Theory - Scales - Major scales (12 keys, up to 3 octaves) - Harmonic minor and melodic minor scales (12 keys, up to 3 octaves) - Chromatic scales (adjustable range) - Chords (up to 3 octaves) - Major Triad, Minor Triad, Major Seventh, Minor Seventh, Dominant Seventh, Diminished Seventh, Augmented Triad, Diminished Triad, Suspended Seventh, Suspended Second, Suspended Fourth, Major Ninth, Minor Ninth, Dominant Ninth, Added Ninth, Major Eleventh, Minor Eleventh, Dominant Eleventh - Rhythms - Note types - Semibreve (Whole) - Minim (Half) - Crotchet (Quarter) - Quaver (Eighth) - Semiquaver (Sixteenth) - Rests - Dotted notes - Triplets - Time signatures 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 6/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 - Intervals - Exercises for faster recognition of any chromatic intervals in any keys - Aural Training - Rhythm & Metre - Melody & Memory - Intervals & Pitch - Chords & Harmony 3. Full Flow Sheet Music (practice sight-reading with real sheet music. Hit the right note, or practice playing in rhythm with the metronome) - Levels 1 to 20 (beginner) - Levels 21 to 40 (intermediate) - Levels 41 to 60 (advanced) - Custom levels (12 keys, 8 time signatures, 10+ note types, all accidentals including double-sharp and double-flat) 4. Practice Real Songs (over 170 famous songs by different composers) - Songs organized by - Albums (13 music books) - Composers (Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Haydn, Schubert, Schumann, Handel, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Bizet, Brahms, Vivaldi, Johann Strauss, Paganini, Pachelbel, Czerny, Rachmaninoff, Scott Joplin, Clementi, Edvard Grieg, Ravel, Scarlatti, Weber, Sibelius, Saint-Saëns, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Erik Satie, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Antonín Dvořák, Edward Elgar, Jules Massenet, Richard Wagner, and more) - Grades (Grade 1 to 7) Tools for day-to-day practice are also available: - Tuners - Full-range chromatic tuner: A0 to C8 - Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass, and tuners for transposing instruments, such as Clarinet, French Horn, Trumpet, and Saxophone - Metronome (classic metronome that lets you adjust BPM by sliding the pendulum weight up and down)

Screenshots

Note Quest4 screens
Sightreading Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

Note Quest and Sightreading Exercises both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sightreading Exercises's written reviews are positive against 52% of Note Quest's. Sightreading Exercises also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Note Quest's advantage is ratings volume (622 vs 23) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note Quest sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sightreading Exercises sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Note Quest against 4.4 for Sightreading Exercises. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note Quest has 622 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Note Quest's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sightreading Exercises's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Quest ships an update every 3 months, Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Note Quest versus Sightreading Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote QuestSightreading Exercises
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (622 ratings) — better4.4 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings622 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.8 — better
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB335 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergrace leeRC Game

Customer experience

Note Quest

All ratings620 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.7%
Negative35.2%

Sightreading Exercises

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral17.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Note Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when selecting answers
  • Inability to return to tutorial
  • Microphone not picking up piano sounds

Requested features

5 requests
  • More timer options
  • Expanded note/interval range
  • Ability to disable distractions
  • Improved MIDI support
  • Feedback on incorrect notes

Sightreading Exercises

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Note Quest

Subscriptions3
  • NoteFit: Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • NoteFit: SixMonth Subscription$23.996 Months
  • Sight Reading: Yearly Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Note Game Drills$9.99
1 purchases

Sightreading Exercises

One-time1
  • Buy Full Version$12.99

Questions

Is Note Quest free?
Note Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sightreading Exercises free?
Sightreading Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note Quest or Sightreading Exercises?
Note Quest is rated higher. Note Quest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 622 ratings, while Sightreading Exercises averages 4.4 from 23 ratings.
Do Note Quest or Sightreading Exercises have ads?
Neither Note Quest nor Sightreading Exercises shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Quest or Sightreading Exercises?
Note Quest ships an update every 3 months, and Sightreading Exercises every 5 days. Most recently, Note Quest was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sightreading Exercises on October 30, 2026.

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