Comparison

NinGenius Piano vs Flash Notes Flash Cards

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

Head to head
About

NinGenius Piano

Master piano essentials with this app that focuses on notes, fingerings, rhythms, and theory. It uses gamified challenges with timers and belt tests to motivate students and improve their speed and accuracy in music notation.

Highlights
  • Note recognition
  • Fingerings practice
  • Rhythm training
  • Music theory lessons
  • Gamified challenges
  • Progress tracking via belt tests
Features
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The only music mastery app for piano featuring NOTES, FINGERINGS, RHYTHMS & THEORY. For a single student only. Let our ninja master test and motivate your student to conquer the essentials of music notation, including key signatures and accidentals. Your student will work like never before to master their note names and fingerings under the pressure of frenzied music and a timer moving closer to zero! They will want to play over and over to make it to the next belt test, increasing their speed and accuracy as they master every essential music fundamental. Your remediation troubles are over!

About

Flash Notes Flash Cards

Practice musical sight-reading with simple flashcards. Swipe through cards, select the correct key, and track your progress. Customize card types and enjoy infinite, randomly generated musical notation.

Highlights
  • Swipeable flashcards
  • Correct key selection
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable card types
  • Infinite random cards
Features
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Flash Notes are simple flash cards to practice musical sight reading. Features: • Just swipe the cards and choose the correct key to keep going • Keep track to see how well you're doing or simply tap the score to reset to zero • Use the settings gear to change which types of cards you see • Cards are infinite and randomly generated This app was developed as a gift to music students. Learn Music. Play Love.

Screenshots

NinGenius Piano4 screens
Flash Notes Flash Cards3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flash Notes Flash Cards at Free against NinGenius Piano's $0.99. Flash Notes Flash Cards also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%). NinGenius Piano's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 42 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flash Notes Flash Cards is free to download; NinGenius Piano costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NinGenius Piano holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 37 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of NinGenius Piano's written reviews are positive against 86% of Flash Notes Flash Cards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NinGenius Piano ships an update every 11 months, Flash Notes Flash Cards every 42 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NinGenius Piano versus Flash Notes Flash Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinGenius PianoFlash Notes Flash Cards
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (92 ratings) — better4.4 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92 — better37
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size359 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNingenius Studios LLCJames Tosspon

Customer experience

NinGenius Piano

All ratings91 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Flash Notes Flash Cards

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%

In-app purchases

None

NinGenius Piano

No in-app purchases

None

Flash Notes Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NinGenius Piano free?
NinGenius Piano costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash Notes Flash Cards free?
Flash Notes Flash Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NinGenius Piano or Flash Notes Flash Cards?
NinGenius Piano is rated higher. NinGenius Piano averages 4.6 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Flash Notes Flash Cards averages 4.4 from 37 ratings.
Do NinGenius Piano or Flash Notes Flash Cards have ads?
Neither NinGenius Piano nor Flash Notes Flash Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NinGenius Piano or Flash Notes Flash Cards?
NinGenius Piano ships an update every 11 months, and Flash Notes Flash Cards every 42 months. Most recently, NinGenius Piano was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flash Notes Flash Cards on November 3, 2026.

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