Comparison

Melody Cool 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

Melody Cool

This music player allows you to play songs from your local library while simultaneously using a built-in musical keyboard. It offers features like A-B repeat and slow playback for focused listening or practice. Note that it does not support DRM-protected files or iCloud items.

Highlights
  • Local music library playback
  • Integrated musical keyboard
  • A-B repeat functionality
  • Slow playback option
  • Play keyboard while listening
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Melody Cool is a iPod Library player with musical keyboard. It can play tracks in the local Music Library. You can play the keyboard while listening to the song. Player Features: - A-B Repeat : plays a specific section repeatedly by setting the start point (A) and end point (B). - Slow playback of songs. NOTE: - Does not support DRM files. - Does not play iCloud items.

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

Melody Cool4 screens
Falling Notes Piano Trainer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Falling Notes Piano Trainer at none against Melody Cool's 1. Falling Notes Piano Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). Melody Cool's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Melody Cool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Falling Notes Piano Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melody Cool ships an update every 6 months, Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Melody Cool versus Falling Notes Piano Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelody CoolFalling Notes Piano Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuji KoikePooya Jannaty

Customer experience

Melody Cool

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Melody Cool

One-time1
  • Unlimited Playback Time$2.99
None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Melody Cool free?
Melody Cool 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.
Do Melody Cool or Falling Notes Piano Trainer have ads?
Neither Melody Cool nor Falling Notes Piano Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Melody Cool or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Melody Cool ships an update every 6 months, and Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Melody Cool was updated on October 11, 2026 and Falling Notes Piano Trainer on October 8, 2026.

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