Comparison

Mixet vs Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Mixet

This app helps musicians manage their live performances by organizing songs into sets, controlling backing tracks, and synchronizing tempo with other devices. It offers advanced features like MIDI messaging for app control and output routing for individual instruments.

Highlights
  • Organize songs into sets and tracks
  • Route tracks to specific audio outputs
  • Control MIDI-enabled apps with virtual messaging
  • Synchronize tempo with Ableton Link
  • Metronome and countdown with audio accuracy
  • Remote control via Apple Watch and widgets
Features
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Mixet is a multichannel setlist player for bands or solo musicians wishing to preprogram their show with presets and tempos as well as supplement the live performance with prerecorded backing tracks. Many musicians, same as I do, play in a band where other members (bassists and drummers mostly) may miss rehearsals, or you may play a show in a small venue or an art opening where drums are impossible. Or maybe you are the drummer and need to practice at home like you're with the band. Backing tracks are a great solution, but the standard player is not enough. We need to control the way the next song progresses. We may need a metronome, countdown, and pushing the tempo to all our plug-ins and other band members. We may need to send tracks to specific audio interface outputs to recreate the presence of the missing member. Sending a bass track to a bass amp makes a significant difference compared to mixed stereo on portals. And most importantly, when we are using digital plugins in other apps like AUM, we need a simple way to load presets for each song. With Mixet it's all possible with one gesture on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No accounts, no uploads. It's focused on simplicity and usability. MAIN APP FEATURES • Sets – songs – tracks. Organize your songs in sets, add tracks to songs, and send any track to any audio interface output or virtual bus. • Buses and hardware audio outputs. Create buses to audio channels; change bus settings to apply them for all tracks assigned to that bus. • Virtual MIDI messaging. Manage behaviour of MIDI controlled apps when you select or play song in Mixet. Load presets or adjust parameters. • Metronome and countdown with audio sample rate accuracy • Ableton Link integration to push the tempo to all your plug-ins and bandmates • Visualizer reflecting song dynamics • Open from Files, GarageBand, or other audio apps • Click tracks for practicing • Large play button; never miss it in the show rush • One touch to change a song — unique picker navigation • Control auto-rewind, auto-progress, count down, repeat, and more • Control the options on the setlists or particular song levels • Universal design optimized to all orientations and device sizes • Remote control on Apple Watch and lock screen • Widget to see the most important status on your Home Screen or Notification Center • Prevent from sleeping options • No accounts, no uploads - your tracks are yours. VIRTUAL MIDI MESSAGING You can use Mixet to send MIDI messages to other apps. That lets you control what other apps do when a song gets selected or played in Mixet. For example, in the AUM app, you can load sessions with presets, toggle effects, or change parameters. To set that up, connect Mixet as a virtual source in your other MIDI-controlling app and choose what Mixet MIDI command should trigger. ABLETON LINK INTEGRATION - Auto-push tempo Mixet uses Ableton Link technology to push the playing song tempo to the jam. You can enable the Automatic Push feature to push the song tempo automatically to the jam once you start the playback. Note, Mixet does not update tempo when peers change it. That is a great way to synchronize the tempo of your effects, like delays and vibrato, to match your prerecorded backing tracks and keep the program for your concert. - Start / Stop sync You can enable the Start / Stop sync in Ableton Link settings (the link icon in the Sets view) so all jam links supporting this feature will start playing along with Mixet. You can disable the Stop sync to ensure that no peer can interrupt your show accidentally. EXTRA SYNC OPTIONS - Start-only sync Start all peers altogether then stop one of the peers while keeping Mixet playing. - When to push Specify when you want to push the tempo to the jam on the song selection or on hitting the Play button. Terms of Use The standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Enjoy!

About

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

Learn, practice, and edit piano music with interactive falling notes and MIDI keyboard support. Shape songs by adjusting individual notes, timing, and tempo. Export in compatible formats for player pianos.

Highlights
  • Load MIDI files or included songs
  • Interactive MIDI keyboard practice
  • Practice hands separately or full song
  • Adjust note pitch, timing, and velocity
  • Edit tempo changes
  • Export MIDI files for player pianos
Features
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Learn, practice, transcribe, and edit piano music in one place. FallingNotes lets you load MIDI files, practice them with a MIDI-compatible keyboard, and shape the music directly in a visual falling-notes editor. Watch notes fall toward the keyboard, pause until you play the right notes, follow staff notation for sight-reading, and edit performances with precise musical control. Version 3.0 is a major expansion. FallingNotes is now not only a practice app, but also a piano performance editor. You can edit notes, tempo, velocity, pedal, tracks, and timing; transcribe piano audio to MIDI; transfer expression from one performance to another; and export standard MIDI files for use in other tools or supported player-piano workflows. Features: • Load standard MIDI files or choose from included songs • Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard for interactive practice • Practice left hand, right hand, selected tracks, or the full song • Pause on notes and continue only when you play • View active notes on the staff for sight-reading support • Edit individual notes or groups of notes visually • Change pitch, timing, length, velocity, and track assignment • Add or remove time in the score • Edit tempo changes with a visual speed profile • Transcribe piano audio into editable MIDI • Transfer timing, velocity, and pedal expression from another performance • Compare transferred expression with ghost-note overlays • Smooth tempo profiles while preserving overall timing • Capture synchronized MIDI and audio takes for paired practice or dataset creation • Choose from multiple animated falling-note visual styles • Export MIDI files with standard tempo events for compatibility with other MIDI software • Export MIDI files in Steinway Spirio-compatible format for supported player pianos FallingNotes is designed for pianists, learners, arrangers, and anyone who wants to understand and reshape piano performances visually.

Screenshots

Mixet4 screens
Falling Notes Piano Trainer1 screens

Verdict

The call

Mixet and Falling Notes Piano Trainer both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mixet's written reviews are positive against 33% of Falling Notes Piano Trainer's. Mixet also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). Falling Notes Piano Trainer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Mixet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Falling Notes Piano Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mixet against 4.7 for Falling Notes Piano Trainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Mixet's written reviews are positive against 33% of Falling Notes Piano Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mixet ships an update every 11 days, Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mixet versus Falling Notes Piano Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMixetFalling Notes Piano Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGennadii DudarekPooya Jannaty

Customer experience

Mixet

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mixet

Subscriptions2
  • All Access Monthly$1.991 Month
  • All Access Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mixet free?
Mixet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Falling Notes Piano Trainer free?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mixet or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Mixet is rated higher. Mixet averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Falling Notes Piano Trainer averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Mixet or Falling Notes Piano Trainer have ads?
Neither Mixet nor Falling Notes Piano Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mixet or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Mixet ships an update every 11 days, and Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mixet was updated on August 18, 2026 and Falling Notes Piano Trainer on July 19, 2026.

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