Comparison

Paglano vs Pianolytics

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

Head to head
About

Paglano

Practice identifying musical notes on a staff through a fun shooting game. Improve your sight-reading skills for piano and music theory. Learn to find notes faster without conscious effort.

Highlights
  • Musical note identification game
  • Treble and bass clef support
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Sharps and flats introduction
  • In-game tips available
  • Adjustable game speed
Features
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Paglano is a simple shooting game. By playing this piano game, you will teach yourself an important aspect of reading music and playing the piano. After playing this game for a while, you can find the notes on your piano much faster. Without having to think about it a lot. And that helps you immensely in reading music while playing your piano. All you have to do in this game is shoot notes from a staff. You first choose which clef you want to play (the treble clef for the higher notes or the bass clef for the lower notes). The game starts in the simplest level. In this level you play the notes without any sharps or flats. You just have to play the white keys. Of course, every new level gets a bit more difficult, as you have to play more and more sharps and flats. But if you don't know which key to play, there is always a tip you can use. But a tip costs you some of your points you just scored... Every time you successfully played 7 levels, the speed of the game increases. The time you have to find a note becomes shorter and shorter. Learning to play the piano well is of course best done with a real piano, in combination with taking regular piano lessons. But there are times and places where you cannot play the piano. For example, if you are on the train or bus or if you are at home and your neighbors are sleeping... So if you want to kill some time without wasting time, learn how to quickly find your notes on your piano by playing this simple game.

About

Pianolytics

Master piano notes and chords with engaging games and tools. Practice specific sections of the piano, explore scales, and generate chord progressions. Track your progress with detailed statistics and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • 25+ games and tools
  • Explore 950+ scales
  • Practice any piano section
  • Master chord patterns
  • Learn to read music
  • Track progress with heat-map
  • Ear training
Features
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Pianolytics is the ultimate educational game to learn the notes and chords on the piano. Pick one of the many games available to you to practice the piano until you have mastered every key and every chord pattern. Customize your experience by selecting which section of the piano you want to practice on. Practice the first keys, a section in the middle, or the entire piano. Many games are available. Choose how you want to train. Learn by simply matching random notes with the keys on the piano, or try something different with the Color Matching game! Learn and master all kinds of chord patterns on the piano with the Name Chord game. Choose which chords you want to practice on any section of the piano, and go at your own pace. You will learn to identify any chord pattern very quickly! Learn how to quickly read notes on a staff in the Staff game. Choose whatever section of the staff you want to practice on, choose the staff type, and start training! Or master the piano and staff at the same time in the Staff and Piano game. Select a key on the piano that matches a note on the staff! Explore scales on the piano with the Scale Explorer game. Choose a root note, pick one of the 950+ different scales available, and start memorizing your scale. Change the color of the notes on the piano to identify intervals easier. Create your own songs on the fly and learn how to play them right away using the Chord Progression generator tool. Any popular chord progression can be generated in any scale you want. Play along to the chords of your progression by using the playback feature to practice the shapes. View your progress as statistics are logged for each key. A heat-map is used to show your progress. Share your progress with your friends! More games and features to come! FEATURES - 30+ different games and tools to practice with. - Explore any of the 950+ musical scales with any root note while customizing the scale how you want! - Train any section of the piano. Choose any range of keys that you want. - Learn and master many kinds of chords on any section of the piano! From simple major and minor triads, to more complicated patterns like diminished sevenths! - Use the Staff game to learn the position of notes on the musical staff. Learn to read music! - Follow your progress by viewing your piano heat-map. Each key has its own statistics. - Symbol chords and nashville number system style. - Solfege, Number, German, Japanese, Indian, Cyrillic, and Korean note notations are supported. - Ear training for notes, intervals, and chords. This version of the application comes with free access to train some keys. All features can be fully unlocked via in-app-purchases. https://www.pianolytics.com/terms/

Screenshots

Paglano4 screens
Pianolytics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pianolytics at 30 against Paglano's 4. Paglano's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Paglano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pianolytics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Paglano against 4.5 for Pianolytics. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pianolytics has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Paglano's written reviews are positive against 55% of Pianolytics's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paglano ships an update every 3 weeks, Pianolytics every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Paglano versus Pianolytics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaglanoPianolytics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews54.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings430 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarjan EvertseStrong Apps LLC

Customer experience

Paglano

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Pianolytics

All ratings30 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Paglano

One-time1
  • Paglano Premium$3.99
3 purchases

Pianolytics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Paglano free?
Paglano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pianolytics free?
Pianolytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paglano or Pianolytics?
Paglano is rated higher. Paglano averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pianolytics averages 4.5 from 30 ratings.
Do Paglano or Pianolytics have ads?
Neither Paglano nor Pianolytics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paglano or Pianolytics?
Paglano ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pianolytics every 2 weeks. Most recently, Paglano was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pianolytics on October 24, 2026.

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