Comparison

Learn Music Notes Piano vs TunyStones Piano

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

Head to head
About

Learn Music Notes Piano

Learn musical notes through interactive flashcards and games. Practice with a virtual keyboard or your own instrument, and play simple melodies. Earn rewards and track your progress to build music skills.

Highlights
  • Note recognition flashcards and games
  • Virtual piano keyboard
  • Play simple melodies
  • Sticker rewards system
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Supports various instruments via microphone
Features
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Learn music notes with fun piano games and interactive flashcards! Practice note recognition, train your ear, and build essential music theory skills step by step. Play simple melodies like “Happy Birthday” or “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” while learning how music works. Improve your music skills even if you don't have your own instrument! Challenge yourself, stay motivated, and collect fun stickers as you progress. Perfect for kids, beginners, parents, and music teachers who want an easy and engaging way to learn piano and music notes. Learning music notes can feel confusing at first — but it doesn’t have to. Learn Music Notes Piano helps you recognize notes in a simple, friendly way, with short activities that make learning feel like a game. Learn Through Play • Learn musical notes quickly with flashcards and challenges • Practice on a piano-style keyboard or your own instrument • Hear real piano sounds to connect notes with their names • Collect stickers and get rewarded with a smiling kitten See Progress & Stay Motivated • Session summaries and statistics help track improvement • Set daily goals and get practice reminders • Discover which notes need more practice Parents and teachers stay in control, kids stay motivated. Helpful for Music Teachers - a great companion for lessons and homework: • Faster note recognition • Better connection between staff and keyboard • More confident students Meaningful Screen Time. Instead of mindless scrolling, the app offers focused, educational play: • Learn real musical skills • Stay engaged with short, clear exercises • Feel proud of progress and achievements Learn at Your Own Pace Start with simple lessons and practice line and space notes. When you’re ready, expand your learning with games and melodies. Don’t know the answer? Just swipe the flashcard or tap Reveal to learn the correct note name — no pressure, no stress. *********** Key Features: • Flashcards, games, and simple melodies • Note Runs: read short 2-4 note sequences, many cut from real melodies • Piano keyboard, note buttons, microphone, and MIDI input* *The app works with your voice or real instruments like piano, guitar, violin, or harp. Adjust the microphone's sensitivity to filter out background noise. • Treble, Bass, and Grand Staff • Right hand / left hand / both hands practice • Different music scales (with sharps or flats) • Stats showing which notes need more work • Colorful visuals and kid-friendly rewards Customizable & Kid-Friendly: • Auto-Scroll Keyboard • One-Octave Mode • Different note names: CDEFGABC / CDEFGAHC / Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do / ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ • Note transposition for microphone input • Microphone sensitivity • Colorful or classic notes and keyboards • Adjustable keyboard and button sizes • Optional hints and visual helpers • Cat reactions on/off Learn Music Notes Piano turns phone time into quality learning time. Start learning musical notes today — simply, playfully, and with confidence. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TunyStones Piano

This app transforms learning to read music into an interactive game. It works with any piano or keyboard, guiding users from scratch through various levels and exercises. Users can also compose their own music and play along with familiar melodies.

Highlights
  • Interactive music reading game
  • Works with any piano/keyboard
  • Learn from scratch
  • Composition and improvisation
  • Adjusts to learning speed
  • Includes classical and popular tunes
  • Create custom levels
Features
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TunyStones is created by piano educators for piano educators and their students. - Works with any piano or keyboard. - Supports teachers and motivates pupils - Teaches from scratch - no previous knowledge required! - Enhances creativity with reading, composition and improvisation features - Allows you to compose your own music - Turns music reading into a great adventure and your piano into a game-controller - This smart app automatically adjusts to different learning types/speeds - Includes introduction levels to provide a general understanding for music notation - The game is nonverbal: you play and understand how it works, while playing! Content: - Melodies by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and popular tunes - Specially conceived Music Reading Exercises - 126 levels + the possibility to create your own levels! How it works: - Place your tablet (iPad) on your piano or keyboard. - Meet Tuny, the main character of the game, whose movements you control with your music - The piano is now your game-controller: play sounds and Tuny will move accordingly - Have fun: swim along rivers, cross rapids, jump on stones - Without even noticing you will progress in reading music very quickly! Try it for free! TunyStones is a widely tested, science-based method developed by music educators at the Hochschule für Musik FHNW in Basel, Switzerland. It is produced by the SwissMusic Lab GmbH. We are always striving to improve your playtime. Please contact us with any questions, feedback or suggestions! Contact: info@tunystones.com Additional Information for Music Educators on the didactic content: Cleff Mountain I – the Mountain with one peak Start learning with Cleff Mountain I. - Establishes a general orientation in the notation system - Introduces music intervals: prime, second and third - Contains: „Ode to Joy“, „Kuckuck“, Haydn‘s „Surprise Symphony“ and specially conceived Music Reading Exercises Cleff Mountain II – the Mountain with two peaks Continue learning with Cleff Mountain II, after you have completed all levels of Cleff Mountain I. - Trains content from Cleff Mountain I - Introduces music intervals: fourth and fifth - Contains: „Frère Jacques“, „Happy Birthday“, „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“, „Twinkle, Twinkle little Star“ (original version and variation by Mozart) and specially conceived Music Reading Exercises. Composition Mountain – the Mountain with multiple peaks - Allows the creation of your own melodies - Enhances creativity - Enables you to jump along your own melodies with Tuny - This feature encourages everybody to compose - Can be used by teachers to compose for your own students and by students to compose their own melodies/levels For further information, please see our Terms of Use: https://tunystones.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Learn Music Notes Piano4 screens
TunyStones Piano3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Learn Music Notes Piano at 5.4K against TunyStones Piano's 63. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Learn Music Notes Piano sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and TunyStones Piano sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 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 — 4.4 for Learn Music Notes Piano against 4.5 for TunyStones Piano. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Music Notes Piano has 5.4K ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Learn Music Notes Piano's written reviews are positive against 65% of TunyStones Piano's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Music Notes Piano ships an update every 3 weeks, TunyStones Piano every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Learn Music Notes Piano versus TunyStones Piano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Music Notes PianoTunyStones Piano
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.4K ratings)4.5 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews65.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.4K — better63
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichal bojanowiczSwiss MusicLab GmbH

Customer experience

Learn Music Notes Piano

All ratings5,417 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral12.4%
Negative29.9%

TunyStones Piano

All ratings63 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative26.9%

Bugs and requests

Learn Music Notes Piano

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect note recognition
  • Landscape mode issues
  • Freezing and unresponsiveness

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more game modes and challenges
  • Save user settings and progress
  • Improve microphone accuracy
  • Expand note range options

TunyStones Piano

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Music Notes Piano

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year
4 purchases

TunyStones Piano

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Semi-annual subscription7 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy the app$24.99

Questions

Is Learn Music Notes Piano free?
Learn Music Notes Piano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TunyStones Piano free?
TunyStones Piano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Music Notes Piano or TunyStones Piano?
TunyStones Piano is rated higher. Learn Music Notes Piano averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while TunyStones Piano averages 4.5 from 63 ratings.
Do Learn Music Notes Piano or TunyStones Piano have ads?
Neither Learn Music Notes Piano nor TunyStones Piano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Music Notes Piano or TunyStones Piano?
Learn Music Notes Piano ships an update every 3 weeks, and TunyStones Piano every 5 weeks. Most recently, Learn Music Notes Piano was updated on September 22, 2026 and TunyStones Piano on September 20, 2026.

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