Comparison

Note Match vs ScoreSkills

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

ScoreSkills

Learn music theory, ear training, and sight-reading through fun, step-by-step games and challenges. This app helps users of all levels compose their own music and improve cognitive skills like focus and memory.

Highlights
  • Ear training exercises
  • Sight-reading practice
  • Music theory lessons
  • Compose your own music
  • Step-by-step rewarding games
  • Instant performance feedback
Features
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ScoreSkills is an innovative app that helps you to learn music and enhance your musical skills in a fun & interesting way. The App is designed for beginners and doesn’t require a musical instrument to enjoy. ScoreSkills offers you (or your kids) "learning by experience" fun exercises that teach you as you go to read, write and play music at your own pace, whenever and wherever you want. “By far, it’s my favorite app, and it really helps me learn music theory while making it fun and interesting.” With our proven techniques, developed by music experts and educators, you'll gain everything you need to master music and become a pro (music theory, ear-training, sight-reading, music writing, etc.). Not only that, it is proved that our learning methods improve other life & brain skills such as; creativity, focus, memory abilities, analytical skills, etc. We introduce new skills by using step by step rewarding games and challenges that suit your playing level and give you instant feedback on your performance. WRITE YOUR OWN MUSIC! ScoreSkills is the only music education app that trains your music-writing skills as a core part of learning. You'll be composing your own music in no time. Download now to practice reading, writing, singing, and listening to music and join our global community of music makers. WHO IS THIS APP FOR? Basically, anyone who can read and wants to improve his music and personal skills. It is perfectly suited for self-learning or as a supplement to learning with a teacher. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? The app contains thousands of levels, and we keep releasing hundreds more every few weeks that will teach you everything you need in a simplified way. Aural Foundations, Pitch Matching, Directional Audiation, Note reading up to an octave, Rhythms including Whole, Half, and Quarter Notes, Notes up to staff edges, Rhythms including eighth and 16th notes, Accidentals, Tonic and Dominant Functions, Notes up to 3 Ledger Lines, Rhythms with Ties, 4 More Major Scales, Chord Inversions, Add Subdominant Chords, Whole and Half Steps, 4 More Major Scales, Interval Quality, Simple Chord Progressions, Rhythms in 2/4, 4/4, and 6/8, Complex Rhythms in Duple/Triplets, All 12 Major keys and scales, Chord Progressions, and more subjects are arriving soon. HOW DOES THE SUBSCRIPTION WORK? Get a 7-day free trial! Subscribers will receive unlimited access to all of the chapters and levels. If you enjoy your ScoreSkills trial, do nothing, and your subscription will automatically continue. You can choose the plan that suits you the most between our 3 plans. Prices may vary in different countries, and payment will be charged to iTunes Account. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. CONTACT We'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions while we strive to make music education fun and easy and enable anyone to become a composer. Reach us at ScoreSkillsTeam@compoze.co Have fun! privacy policy: https://www.scoreskills.com/privacy.htm terms of use: https://www.scoreskills.com/terms.htm

Screenshots

Note Match1 screens
ScoreSkills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Match at 100% against ScoreSkills's 60%. Note Match also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). ScoreSkills's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 1). On price, update cadence 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. ScoreSkills sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Note Match asks for nothing beyond the download.

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: ScoreSkills has 2K 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 60% of ScoreSkills's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Match ships an update every 2 weeks, ScoreSkills fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Note Match versus ScoreSkills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote MatchScoreSkills
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAN SENERCompoze Music Solutions

Customer experience

Note Match

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

ScoreSkills

All ratings1,943 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral15.0%
Negative25.3%

Bugs and requests

Note Match

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ScoreSkills

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Note-writing feature not working properly
  • Progress not saved between sessions
  • Lessons not unlocking as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow creating multiple user profiles
  • Add more detailed music theory lessons
  • Improve note-writing functionality
  • Provide better feedback on mistakes
  • Introduce a free version with ads

In-app purchases

None

Note Match

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

ScoreSkills

Subscriptions11
  • ScoreSkills Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • ScoreSkills Pro$14.991 Month
  • ScoreSkills Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • ScoreSkills Pro3 Days trial$28.993 Months
  • ScoreSkills Pro$29.993 Months
  • ScoreSkills Pro3 Days trial$37.996 Months
  • ScoreSkills Pro$39.991 Year
  • ScoreSkills Pro$44.996 Months
  • ScoreSkills Pro$59.991 Year
  • ScoreSkills Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • ScoreSkills Pro1 Month trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Note Match free?
Note Match is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScoreSkills free?
ScoreSkills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note Match or ScoreSkills?
Note Match is rated higher. Note Match averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ScoreSkills averages 4.6 from 2K ratings.
Do Note Match or ScoreSkills have ads?
ScoreSkills shows ads; Note Match does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Match or ScoreSkills?
Note Match ships an update every 2 weeks, and ScoreSkills fortnightly. Most recently, Note Match was updated on October 21, 2026 and ScoreSkills on October 24, 2026.

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