Comparison

Note Quest vs Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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

Head to head
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

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

Learn, practice, and edit piano music with interactive falling notes and MIDI keyboard support. Shape songs by adjusting individual notes, timing, and tempo. Export in compatible formats for player pianos.

Highlights
  • Load MIDI files or included songs
  • Interactive MIDI keyboard practice
  • Practice hands separately or full song
  • Adjust note pitch, timing, and velocity
  • Edit tempo changes
  • Export MIDI files for player pianos
Features
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Learn, practice, transcribe, and edit piano music in one place. FallingNotes lets you load MIDI files, practice them with a MIDI-compatible keyboard, and shape the music directly in a visual falling-notes editor. Watch notes fall toward the keyboard, pause until you play the right notes, follow staff notation for sight-reading, and edit performances with precise musical control. Version 3.0 is a major expansion. FallingNotes is now not only a practice app, but also a piano performance editor. You can edit notes, tempo, velocity, pedal, tracks, and timing; transcribe piano audio to MIDI; transfer expression from one performance to another; and export standard MIDI files for use in other tools or supported player-piano workflows. Features: • Load standard MIDI files or choose from included songs • Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard for interactive practice • Practice left hand, right hand, selected tracks, or the full song • Pause on notes and continue only when you play • View active notes on the staff for sight-reading support • Edit individual notes or groups of notes visually • Change pitch, timing, length, velocity, and track assignment • Add or remove time in the score • Edit tempo changes with a visual speed profile • Transcribe piano audio into editable MIDI • Transfer timing, velocity, and pedal expression from another performance • Compare transferred expression with ghost-note overlays • Smooth tempo profiles while preserving overall timing • Capture synchronized MIDI and audio takes for paired practice or dataset creation • Choose from multiple animated falling-note visual styles • Export MIDI files with standard tempo events for compatibility with other MIDI software • Export MIDI files in Steinway Spirio-compatible format for supported player pianos FallingNotes is designed for pianists, learners, arrangers, and anyone who wants to understand and reshape piano performances visually.

Screenshots

Note Quest4 screens
Falling Notes Piano Trainer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Falling Notes Piano Trainer at none against Note Quest's 4. Falling Notes Piano Trainer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Note Quest's advantage is ratings volume (624 vs 6) and review sentiment (52% vs 33%). On price, ads and device support 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. Falling Notes Piano Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Falling Notes Piano Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note Quest has 624 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Note Quest's written reviews are positive against 33% of Falling Notes Piano Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Quest ships an update every 3 months, Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Note Quest versus Falling Notes Piano Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote QuestFalling Notes Piano Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (624 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings624 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developergrace leePooya Jannaty

Customer experience

Note Quest

All ratings624 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.7%
Negative35.2%

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
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

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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
None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Quest free?
Note Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Falling Notes Piano Trainer free?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note Quest or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is rated higher. Note Quest averages 4.5 out of 5 from 624 ratings, while Falling Notes Piano Trainer averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Note Quest or Falling Notes Piano Trainer have ads?
Neither Note Quest nor Falling Notes Piano Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Quest or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Note Quest ships an update every 3 months, and Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Note Quest was updated on November 6, 2026 and Falling Notes Piano Trainer on November 3, 2026.

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