Comparison

Know Notes vs Guitar notes with Melanie

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

Head to head

Know Notes

Sound Wizard and Ear Training

Free

🎮 Games

★ 4.931 ratingsView app →

Guitar notes with Melanie

Free

🎮 Games

No ratingsView app →

About

Know Notes

Develop your musical ear by learning to identify notes and chords by sound. This gamified app makes practicing fun and competitive, allowing you to progress from basic notes to sharps and flats.

Highlights

Ear training
Note recognition
Chord recognition
Gamified learning
Progressive difficulty
Natural notes, sharps, and flats

Features

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Train Ears, Master Music. Learn to recognize musical notes and chords by their unique sound. Gamified to make learning fun and competitive. Start small, then work your way up to learn every natural note and their sharp/flat.

About

Guitar notes with Melanie

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"Guitar notes with Melanie" is a fun and easy way to memorize guitar neck. You can play and learn simultaneously! Choose exactly what you want to learn. You can choose between three mini-games: -Guess a note by it's location on guitar neck. -Play the right note. /*(Hard requirement (for the mini-game to work correctly): permission to use a microphone (sound recording) for the application in the device settings)*\ -Guess a note by the sound. Cute Melanie will help you along the way!

Screenshots

Know Notes4 screens

Guitar notes with Melanie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guitar notes with Melanie at none against Know Notes's 6. Guitar notes with Melanie also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Know Notes's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 26 months). On price 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. Know Notes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Guitar notes with Melanie asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Know Notes ships an update fortnightly, Guitar notes with Melanie every 26 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

Know Notes versus Guitar notes with Melanie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Know Notes	Guitar notes with Melanie
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.9 (31 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	95.7% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	31 — better	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 26 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	107 MB	146 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	wylan neely	Artem Makarov

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Know Notes

One-time6

Violin Notes$0.99
Electronic Keyboard Notes$0.99
Grand Piano Notes$0.99

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Unlock Violin Instrument$2.99
Acoustic Guitar (Major Chords)$2.99
Unlock Acoustic Guitar$3.99

None

Guitar notes with Melanie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Know Notes free?

Know Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Guitar notes with Melanie free?

Guitar notes with Melanie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Know Notes or Guitar notes with Melanie have ads?

Neither Know Notes nor Guitar notes with Melanie shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Know Notes or Guitar notes with Melanie?

Know Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Guitar notes with Melanie every 26 months. Most recently, Know Notes was updated on October 27, 2026 and Guitar notes with Melanie on October 27, 2026.