LM vs Music Theory 101
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LM
This app helps young children learn and recognize musical notes and their sounds through interactive games and physical cards. It's designed for ages 3-8 and features colorful animations to make learning fun.
- Learn musical note sounds and positions
- Interactive games like 'Missing Note' and 'Matching'
- Physical music cards for interactive play
- Colorful cartoon characters and animations
- Designed for ages 3-8
- Two learning modes
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Description Help your children learn and recognize the sound and basics of music notes. Get a set of 20 physical Music Cards to play along with the app. These lovely Music Cards contain musical notes, and their relating positions on the staff, animals, and sol-fa name. Simply tap your Music Cards to the screen and bring the app to life! Each card activates the sound of the particular note or solfege. They are also great for a variety of possible activities on its own! A perfect way to get parents and children learning and playing together! Little Musician Plus – Note Reading app should be used with Little Musician Plus – Music Cards. The Music Cards Set is available at our website at www.littlemusician.hk FEATURES: Specially tailored for children from 3 to 8 years old Adorable and Colorful Cartoon Characters and Animations Fun games to stimulate learning Packed with hours of comprehensive interactive games and Works on iPad and iPad Mini (Pease refers to http://www.littlemusician.hk/supported-devices/) 2 modes to test your young ones' musical knowledge. Your children will sure have lots of fun playing while learning about music. LEARN Children can learn and recognize the sound and position of each musical notes by tapping the set of Music Cards on the device. GAME Test your note reading through different interactive games, including ”Missing Note” and “Matching”!
Music Theory 101
An interactive music theory training app covering classical fundamentals. It features 19 units with audio, exercises, and definitions, mirroring AP Music Theory exam curriculum. Practice skills with over 90 exercise types.
- Interactive music theory course
- 19 comprehensive units
- Audio samples and key definitions
- Skill practice exercises
- AP Music Theory exam curriculum
- Over 90 exercise types
- Aural recognition and dictation
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Welcome to a new, interactive music theory training app. We offer a comprehensive course presenting the fundamentals of classical music theory. Our course includes 19 interactive units with audio samples, interactive exercises, and key definitions. Alongside this, we offer a streamlined set of skill practice to test core knowledge. This app matches the curriculum of the AP Music Theory exam, which is designed to reflect a knowledge at the introductory college level. We're excited to help you learn. And if you’re a student… good luck with your upcoming exam! Lessons include: - Pitch and Rhythm - Scales, Meters, and Modes - Intervals, Triads, and Seventh Chords - Harmonic Progressions and Cadences - Four-Part Chorale Writing and Two-Part Counterpoint - Embelleshing Notes, Tonicization, and Melodic Techniques The app includes over 90 different exercise types, including aural recognition, melodic/harmonic dictation, and single, two-voice, and four-part composition. Our app is still new! Found something that needs to be fixed? Have an idea for what to add next? We'd love to hear from you as we build out the next features. There are buttons across the app for you to submit feedback or take a quick survey to share your thoughts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Theory 101 at 83% against LM's 0%. Music Theory 101 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). LM's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Music Theory 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Theory 101 has 70 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LM's written reviews are positive against 83% of Music Theory 101's.
LM ships an update every 2 months, Music Theory 101 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LM | Music Theory 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 82.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 473 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BelugaBloo | Poesie Inc |
Customer experience
LM
Music Theory 101
In-app purchases
LM
No in-app purchases
Music Theory 101
No in-app purchases








