ScoreSkills vs Note Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ear training exercises
- Sight-reading practice
- Music theory lessons
- Compose your own music
- Step-by-step rewarding games
- Instant performance feedback
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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
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 update cadence: ScoreSkills at fortnightly against Note Trainer's every 7 months. ScoreSkills also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 55). Note Trainer's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 60%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. ScoreSkills sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Note Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ScoreSkills against 4.6 for Note Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScoreSkills has 1.9K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of ScoreSkills's written reviews are positive against 80% of Note Trainer's.
ScoreSkills ships an update fortnightly, Note Trainer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScoreSkills | Note Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) | 4.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compoze Music Solutions | Nix Studios |
Customer experience
ScoreSkills
Note Trainer
Bugs and 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
Note Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ScoreSkills
- 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
Note Trainer
- Remove Ads$3.99









