Comparison

Solfa vs Notalune

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

Head to head
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

About

Notalune

Features
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Notalune shows the name of every note, right on your own sheet music. Point your iPhone or iPad at printed sheet music and Notalune overlays the note names directly above the notes: English (C D E F G A B), German and Czech (C D E F G A H), solfège (do re mi) or Japanese katakana (ド レ ミ). No typing, no searching, no flipping through theory books. BUILT ON TRUST Notalune follows one rule: blank beats wrong. If it is not sure about a note, it leaves it unnamed instead of guessing. One tap on the traffic light shows how confident every name is (green, orange, red). Every scan starts with a quick clef check, and any name can be corrected in two taps. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Quick reading: point at one measure or a whole page and get the names in seconds. Nothing to create first; keep the reading or let it go • Any measure opens in place, with practice, editing, re-reading and sharing tools around it • Pieces: build your own library, piece by piece, measure by measure • Whole pages: photograph a full page or import a scan, map its measures, and read them one tap at a time • PDF import: title, composer and tempo fill in from the file, and every measure reads itself in while you watch • Open in Notalune: send a PDF from Mail, Files or WhatsApp straight into the app • Octave numbers, if you want them: c¹ c² in the Central European style, C4 C5 elsewhere • Annotated page: the assembled page with every name in place; practice from it with pinch-zoom and free pan • Print and share: export the annotated page or the whole piece as a PDF (Pro) • Metronome: a real mechanical metronome with tap tempo, free and unlimited • Corrections: fix any name, change the clef or key, or revert; uncertain notes are easy to spot FOR REAL SHEET MUSIC From method books and first songbooks up to harder repertoire. Recognition works best on printed music photographed up close, one measure at a time. In My Sheet Music you can assemble and read whole pages, measure by measure. A SCAFFOLD, NOT A CRUTCH The names are made to be hidden. In practice mode, tap a single name to hide just that note and test yourself. Tap again to reveal it, or bring them all back at once. The goal is the day you read without Notalune. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. Photos are processed on-device and stored only in the app. No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. The app never connects to the internet. If you opt in to help improve recognition, correction snippets are stored locally on your device; you decide if and when to share them, manually. FREE AND PRO Free: 10 quick readings in total, 3 pieces with one page each, the full metronome, practice mode, and every reading and correction tool. The 10 readings are a one-off allowance, not a daily quota - nothing resets, and nothing expires. Pro: Notalune Pro is a one-time purchase - no subscription, no trial to expire - that removes the limits and adds printing & sharing of annotated PDFs. Family Sharing included. IPHONE AND IPAD One purchase covers both. On iPad the reading page shows at close to print size, so you can play straight from the stand. LANGUAGES Seven: English, Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Japanese. Note naming in English (B), German and Czech (H), solfège, or Japanese katakana. The naming follows your choice, not your phone's language: a fixed-do player keeps do re mi on an English phone. Notalune reads notes so you can play them.

Screenshots

Solfa4 screens
Notalune4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solfa at none against Notalune's 1. Solfa also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Notalune's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Notalune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solfa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, Notalune every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Solfa versus Notalune: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolfaNotalune
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (789 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings789 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey OvodDAVID CHRISTIAN LICHTAG

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

Notalune

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Solfa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Notalune

One-time1
  • Notalune Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Solfa free?
Solfa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notalune free?
Notalune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solfa or Notalune have ads?
Solfa shows ads; Notalune does not.
Which is updated more often, Solfa or Notalune?
Solfa ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notalune every 10 days. Most recently, Solfa was updated on September 29, 2026 and Notalune on September 25, 2026.

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