Know Notes vs Pulse Drift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Ear training
- Note recognition
- Chord recognition
- Gamified learning
- Progressive difficulty
- Natural notes, sharps, and flats
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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.
Pulse Drift
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Follow the pulse into an evolving universe of sound and light. Pulse Drift is a minimalist rhythm experience where every successful tap strengthens the music. Begin with a single beat, maintain your flow and unlock new instruments as you travel through atmospheric cosmic worlds. Choose your journey: DRIFT MODE Tap anywhere and follow the rhythm. Keep the pulse alive, discover new worlds and build a hypnotic soundtrack layer by layer. There is no pressure—just music, motion and flow. CHASE MODE Catch pulses appearing across the screen. Combine precise timing with spatial accuracy, build your combo and compete against your personal best. FEATURES • Responsive one-touch rhythm gameplay • Two distinct modes: Drift and Chase • An evolving soundtrack that reacts to your performance • Ten atmospheric cosmic environments • Unlockable bass, arpeggio, percussion, pads, lead, strings and choir • Endless musical combinations • Perfect-hit feedback and high-score challenges • Designed for portrait play and headphones • No account required Every journey begins with one pulse. How far will yours carry you? Pulse Drift may contain optional advertising. Rewarded advertisements are always voluntary and provide a clearly described in-game benefit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse Drift at none against Know Notes's 6. Pulse Drift also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Know Notes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pulse Drift asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Know Notes | Pulse Drift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| 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 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | wylan neely | Taalaybek Aslanbek uulu |
In-app purchases
Know Notes
- 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
Pulse Drift
No in-app purchases
Questions
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