TapLoops vs Know Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TapLoops
A stylish game designed to help players improve their tapping speed and skills. By tapping different finger combinations, you progress through the game and aim for the highest score. Discover various colors and game features as you become a pro Tapper.
- Improve tapping speed
- Master tap skills
- Reach highest score
- Discover different colors
- Stylish game design
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By tapping various combinations of fingers, you move through the game while increasing your tapping speed. TapLoops is a stylish game that was designed to help new Tappers master their tap skills. Can you reach the highest score and become a pro Tapper? Discover all the different colors and game features.
Know Notes
Develop your musical ear by learning to identify notes and chords by sound. This gamified app makes practicing fun and competitive, allowing you to progress from basic notes to sharps and flats.
- Ear training
- Note recognition
- Chord recognition
- Gamified learning
- Progressive difficulty
- Natural notes, sharps, and flats
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Train Ears, Master Music. Learn to recognize musical notes and chords by their unique sound. Gamified to make learning fun and competitive. Start small, then work your way up to learn every natural note and their sharp/flat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Know Notes at 96% against TapLoops's 40%. Know Notes also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). TapLoops's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Know Notes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. TapLoops asks for nothing beyond the download.
Know Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of TapLoops's written reviews are positive against 96% of Know Notes's.
TapLoops ships an update every 8 months, Know Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapLoops | Know Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap Systems Inc. | wylan neely |
Customer experience
TapLoops
Know Notes
In-app purchases
TapLoops
No in-app purchases
Know Notes
- Violin Notes$0.99
- Electronic Keyboard Notes$0.99
- Grand Piano Notes$0.99
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- Unlock Violin Instrument$2.99
- Acoustic Guitar (Major Chords)$2.99
- Unlock Acoustic Guitar$3.99
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