Comparison

Chime Candy vs Musicated Guitar Note Reading

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

Head to head
About

Chime Candy

This educational game uses piano keys to interact with falling chimes, creating a musical experience. Repetition helps children build expertise and confidence in learning music. It's designed for fun learning and performance.

Highlights
  • Interactive piano gameplay
  • Falling chime challenges
  • Builds musical expertise
  • Develops confidence
  • Fun learning experience
  • Performance practice
Features
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The piano keys activate and fire shots at the falling chimes. The game creates a song experience and repetition builds expertise and confidence. Enjoy learning and then performing for your family and friends.

About

Musicated Guitar Note Reading

Master guitar note reading with an engaging game-like application. Customize your learning by selecting specific strings, positions, or the entire fretboard. Choose from three distinct exercises to identify notes on frets, the staff, or by name, with options to include sharps and flats.

Highlights
  • Customizable string and position focus
  • Full fretboard learning option
  • Identify notes on frets
  • Identify notes on staff
  • Identify notes by name
  • Option to include sharps and flats
Features
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Learn the notes on the guitar using this game like app. You can set the string and position that you want to work on or the entire neck of the guitar at once. You can select one of three exercises: Identify Notes on the Frets, Identify Notes on the Staff, Identify Notes by Name. You can choose whether or not to add flats, sharps, double flats and double sharps.

Screenshots

Chime Candy3 screens
Musicated Guitar Note Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chime Candy at Free against Musicated Guitar Note Reading's $0.99. Chime Candy also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 21 months). Musicated Guitar Note Reading's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Chime Candy is free to download; Musicated Guitar Note Reading costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chime Candy ships an update every 3 days, Musicated Guitar Note Reading every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chime Candy versus Musicated Guitar Note Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChime CandyMusicated Guitar Note Reading
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.1 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 21 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard HurleyAndrew Maddock

Customer experience

Chime Candy

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Musicated Guitar Note Reading

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chime Candy

No in-app purchases

None

Musicated Guitar Note Reading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chime Candy free?
Chime Candy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Musicated Guitar Note Reading free?
Musicated Guitar Note Reading costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chime Candy or Musicated Guitar Note Reading have ads?
Neither Chime Candy nor Musicated Guitar Note Reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chime Candy or Musicated Guitar Note Reading?
Chime Candy ships an update every 3 days, and Musicated Guitar Note Reading every 21 months. Most recently, Chime Candy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Musicated Guitar Note Reading on October 27, 2026.

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