Comparison

Flying Beat vs Note by Note

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

Head to head
About

Flying Beat

Develop your musical rhythm skills with a vast library of patterns. Practice at your own pace with real-time feedback and adjustable difficulty. Improve sight-reading and rhythmic recognition for any instrument.

Highlights
  • Thousands of rhythm patterns
  • 26 time signatures
  • 8 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable speed
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Look ahead mode
  • Instrument selection
  • Both Hands mode
Features
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This app is to train and develop your ability to read and perform musical rhythms accurately. You can practice almost all the rhythm patterns you may encounter, no matter what level of your music skills are. These countless patterns are arranged in increasing difficulty levels. Simply follow the animation and metronome to tap, and you will see how well you are playing in real-time. Make good use of this app, you can definitely improve your ability of sight-reading and rhythmic recognition. Features: • Practice rhythm by playing a game—scores and performance feedback keep every session engaging • thousands of rhythm patterns to explore • 26 types of time signature and 8 difficulty levels for each • allow adjusting the speed to be at your comfortable pace and conquer difficult patterns • intuitive real-time response to show how well you play for each note • “Look ahead” mode makes your eyes always ahead of your hands • various instruments to select just in case you get bored with any of them • Challenge “Both Hands” mode if you play two-hand instruments such as piano • More features are coming…

About

Note by Note

Features
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Learn songs by ear by listening to real recordings. For each song we have slow simple recordings. We have a recording not only for each song but another recording for each section and another for each individual lick.

Screenshots

Flying Beat4 screens
Note by Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Note by Note at Free against Flying Beat's $2.99. Note by Note also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Flying Beat's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Note by Note is free to download; Flying Beat costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, Note by Note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flying Beat versus Note by Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlying BeatNote by Note
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlearn LLCCGDevworks LLC

In-app purchases

None

Flying Beat

No in-app purchases

None

Note by Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flying Beat free?
Flying Beat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note by Note free?
Note by Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flying Beat or Note by Note have ads?
Neither Flying Beat nor Note by Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flying Beat or Note by Note?
Flying Beat ships an update every 3 months, and Note by Note every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flying Beat was updated on October 8, 2026 and Note by Note on October 15, 2026.

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