Rhythm Cat 2 vs Stickey Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhythm Cat 2
Master music rhythm reading with this engaging game. Progress through challenging levels and play along to a variety of songs, from originals to classical pieces. Developed with musicians and educators, it's a fun way to improve your musical notation skills for any instrument.
- 60 progressive difficulty levels
- 30 original and classical songs
- Game-like interface
- Learn common musical rhythms
- Improve reading skills for all instruments
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Learn how to read music rhythms with Rhythm Cat 2 - a fun app that follows on from where the popular first one left off - with more rhythms and new music to play along to. As well as being entertaining, Rhythm Cat 2 will teach you how to read and recognize the most commonly used rhythms found in traditional music notation. A helpful tool for improving reading skills that can be applied to all instruments. The app features: - 60 levels that get progressively more challenging. - 30 songs that mix originals and classics from Bach to Chopin - matched for each level of difficulty. - Simple, easy to use interface, presented in a game like format. This app has been developed in collaboration with professional musicians and educators. Although no prior knowledge of music is required, if you are a beginner you may wish to review Rhythm Cat Lite or Rhythm Cat Pro first to familiarize yourself with some of the more basic rhythms. If you have any questions or feedback please go to melodycats.com to get in touch. We hope you enjoy playing.
Stickey Notes
Engaging games designed to teach piano music reading. Progress from basic pre-reading skills to identifying notes on the staff and understanding key signatures. Offers customizable settings for focused learning and color schemes.
- Pre-reading skill building
- Note identification games
- Key signature learning
- Customizable note focus
- English and Fixed do naming
- Color scheme options
- Single and 2-player modes
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No more boring flashcards or reading music drills! Enjoy learning to read piano music with these creative, engaging games. > New to piano? Build your pre-reading skills as you save the characters in Level 1. > Getting started with reading notation? Defeat the note by selecting the correct note name Level 2. > Already know your treble and bass clef pretty well? Jump right into an obstacle-dodging quest to learn key signatures in Level 3. Fully customizable settings to play with just the notes you want to focus on, using English (C, D, E...) or Fixed do (do, re, mi...) note names. Use a custom color scheme to match colors you use elsewhere (such as on colored instruments), or if you want colors that work better for colorblindness. • Level 1, Single Player: Characters are falling from the sky! Save the character from falling off the screen by selecting the piano key that matches the note name on his hat. • Level 1, 2-Player: See who can score the most points before time runs out. Each player gets one side of the screen... but watch out for flying objects! • Level 2, Single Player: Notes are moving toward certain doom. Select the character whose hat matches the note on the staff before the note reaches the clef mark. • Level 2, 2-Player: Race to select the character with the correct note name more times than your opponent! • Level 3, Single Player: Navigate through the moving notes, trying to avoid the wrong ones and hit the note that matches the highlighted key. • Level 3, 2-Player: Race the other player to get to the correct note first. Choose how the game ends in single player games - lives or a timer. Select the specific notes you want to play with in levels 2 and 3: 1) Tap the clef mark to switch between treble and bass. 2) Tap or swipe notes on staff to add/remove from game. 3) Select notes from the piano keyboard to add/remove from game (Level 3 only). Settings: - English (C, D, E...) or Fixed do (do, re, mi...) note naming (all levels) - Naturals/sharps/flats/all and CDE/FGAB/all (Level 1 games) - Key signature (Level 3 games)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stickey Notes at 5.0 against Rhythm Cat 2's 4.5. Stickey Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 20 months). Rhythm Cat 2's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 3) and price ($7.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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
Rhythm Cat 2 costs $7.99 and Stickey Notes $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stickey Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rhythm Cat 2 has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Rhythm Cat 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stickey Notes's.
Rhythm Cat 2 ships an update every 20 months, Stickey Notes every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhythm Cat 2 | Stickey Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | #124 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Uhart | Laura Gabrielson |
Customer experience
Rhythm Cat 2
Stickey Notes
In-app purchases
Rhythm Cat 2
No in-app purchases
Stickey Notes
No in-app purchases
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