Solfa vs Note Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn musical notes
- Read sheet music
- Supports multiple clefs
- Train sight-reading
- Learn tonality and chords
- Multiple note naming systems
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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
Note Trainer
Master music notation with personalized exercises for reading notes. Choose clefs and difficulty levels to enhance sight-reading skills and track your progress. Ideal for musicians of all levels.
- Personalized music notation learning
- Treble and Bass clef options
- Adjustable exercise length (10 to infinite notes)
- Note identification
- Sight-reading skill enhancement
- Progress tracking
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Note Trainer makes learning to read music simple, fast, and actually enjoyable. Whether you're just starting out or want to get quicker at recognizing notes, you can jump in and start improving right away. Learning Mode: Work through levels that gradually teach you new notes, building your confidence step by step. Practice Treble & Bass: Focus on exactly what you want. Train treble clef or bass clef separately and sharpen your accuracy. Survivor Mode: Go for your best score by identifying as many notes as possible before the timer runs out. Stay focused, react fast, and beat your high score. Stats Tracking: See which notes you’re strong at and which ones need more work. Unlock Designs: Level up as you play and unlock new styles and visuals to customize your experience. Perfect for students, teachers, and musicians of all levels. Dive into the notes and let Note Trainer lead the way to your musical mastery. Download now and start your journey to becoming a fluent music reader today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfa at none against Note Trainer's 1. Solfa also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (789 vs 55). Note Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 48%). On price, rating, ads 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. Note Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solfa asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Solfa against 4.6 for Note Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solfa has 789 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Solfa's written reviews are positive against 80% of Note Trainer's.
Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Note Trainer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solfa | Note Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (789 ratings) | 4.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 789 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexey Ovod | Nix Studios |
Customer experience
Solfa
Note Trainer
Bugs and 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
Note Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solfa
No in-app purchases
Note Trainer
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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