Comparison

Note Match vs Solfa

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

Head to head
About

Note Match

Learn and memorize music notes through an engaging matching game. Identify notes by name, sound, position on the clef, and color. Designed for fun and effective musical education.

Highlights
  • Memorize music notes
  • Matching game format
  • Learn note names
  • Identify note sounds
  • Understand clef placement
  • Associate notes with colors
Features
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Note cards helps you to memorize music notes by playing a matching game. You will learn each note's name, sound, place on clef and also the color of it in a fun way!

About

Solfa

This app is a quiz game designed to help beginners and children learn to read sheet music and identify musical notes. It supports various clefs and note naming systems, making it versatile for different instruments and learning styles.

Highlights
  • Learn musical notes
  • Read sheet music
  • Supports multiple clefs
  • Train sight-reading
  • Learn tonality and chords
  • Multiple note naming systems
Features
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How to learn notes? How to read sheet music? How to remember note names? "Solfa" helps you learn notes for piano, guitar or singing. "Solfa / Musical Notes" is a quiz game for kids and beginners that helps you learn simple music theory. - train sight-reading - read notes of alto, bass, tenor, treble clef staff - learn tonality and chord names - switch between English, German note names You can use "Solfa" for ear training and basics of solfège. List of musical instruments: - singing - piano - guitar - flute - clarinet Types of musical notations: - C D E F G A B - C D E F G A H - Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si - До Ре Ми Фа Соль Ля Си - Ντο Ρε Μι Φα Σολ Λα Σι - ハ ニ ホ ヘ ト イ ロ - 다 라 마 바 사 가 나 - स रे ग म प ध नि - ด ร ม ฟ ซ ล ท

Screenshots

Note Match1 screens
Solfa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Match at 100% against Solfa's 48%. Note Match also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Solfa's advantage is ratings volume (789 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note Match holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solfa has 789 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Note Match's written reviews are positive against 48% of Solfa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Match ships an update every 2 weeks, Solfa every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Note Match versus Solfa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote MatchSolfa
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (789 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1789 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAN SENERAlexey Ovod

Customer experience

Note Match

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solfa

All ratings789 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral18.5%
Negative33.8%

Bugs and requests

Note Match

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Solfa

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Displaying notes outside instrument range
  • Incorrectly identifying notes
  • Sound not working
  • Unable to advance past first screen

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to remove note names
  • Thicker lines for guitar frets
  • Sight reading component
  • Mezzo soprano, baritone clefs
  • Ability to choose number of notes per round
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  • Purchasable ad-free version

In-app purchases

None

Note Match

No in-app purchases

None

Solfa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Match free?
Note Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solfa free?
Solfa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note Match or Solfa?
Note Match is rated higher. Note Match averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Solfa averages 4.6 from 789 ratings.
Do Note Match or Solfa have ads?
Solfa shows ads; Note Match does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Match or Solfa?
Note Match ships an update every 2 weeks, and Solfa every 3 weeks. Most recently, Note Match was updated on June 25, 2026 and Solfa on September 29, 2026.

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