Learn Note Reading vs InkDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Note Reading
Master musical concepts through engaging games and exercises. Learn to read treble and bass clefs, identify tones and triads, and improve your rhythm. This app makes music education fun for all skill levels.
- Treble and bass clef reading
- Ear training exercises
- Tone and triad recognition
- Rhythm exercises
- Interactive learning games
- Progress tracking
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Explore the world of music in a fun and engaging way! Embark on an exciting learning journey designed to help you master essential musical concepts. Your mission: Save Mars by deflecting meteorites – but that's just the beginning! This app offers a variety of ear training exercises to sharpen your musical hearing. Learn to recognize and distinguish between higher and lower tones, and identify different triads. Improve your sight-reading skills as you effortlessly learn to read both the treble and bass clefs. But there’s more – enjoy rhythm exercises where you’ll need to clap along to specific beats, putting your sense of rhythm to the test. Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced, this app provides the perfect balance of learning and fun to enhance your musical abilities.
InkDeck
Create and study flashcards with handwritten notes and drawings. Supports spaced repetition, multiple study modes, and engaging games to make learning fun. Syncs across devices via iCloud without an account.
- Handwritten notes and drawings
- Spaced repetition system
- Multiple study modes (Quiz, Typing, Match)
- Four built-in study games
- Import Anki and CSV decks
- Progress tracking and stats
- iCloud sync across devices
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InkDeck is the flashcard app you write by hand. Every card is a real drawing canvas — sketch diagrams, write formulas and practice characters with Apple Pencil or your finger, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free to start. InkDeck Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription. STUDY FIVE WAYS • Review — flip and rate yourself; spaced repetition schedules every card at the right moment, with reminders so you never miss a session • Quiz — four-choice questions with instant feedback • Typing — type the answer; fuzzy matching forgives small typos • Match — pair terms in Quick Fire, Batch Submit or Sliding Window • Cloze — fill in the blank from context SIX GAMES MADE FROM YOUR CARDS Card Shooter, Balloon Pop, Pair Hunt, Word Forge, Deckle and Letter Trail turn any deck into a game, so review stops feeling like review. WRITE IT, DON'T JUST TYPE IT • Handwriting and typed text on the same card • Lasso to select, move and resize your ink • Images, backgrounds and color gradients • Record audio for pronunciation practice • Markdown for formatted text • Pick how your cards flip BRING YOUR DECKS Import Anki .apkg decks with their images and audio, or start from a CSV file. Ask the AI tool you already use to write cards, then paste them straight in. Share decks with the .inkdeck format. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A calendar heatmap, review history, accuracy stats and retention curves show exactly how you're improving. Keep your study streak alive. EVERY DEVICE, NO ACCOUNT Your decks sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. No sign-up. Available in 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese. The free plan includes 3 sets of up to 10 cards each. InkDeck Pro removes the limits with a single purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inkdeck.gittrics.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: InkDeck at every 9 days against Learn Note Reading's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Learn Note Reading sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and InkDeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Note Reading ships an update every 3 weeks, InkDeck every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Note Reading | InkDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Schwind | Muhammad Mukhtar |
Customer experience
Learn Note Reading
InkDeck
In-app purchases
Learn Note Reading
- Premium$1.99
- Premium Class of Size 20$26.99
- Premium Class of Size 40$35.99
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- Premium Class Unlimited$89.99
InkDeck
- App Access For 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- App Access For 1 Year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Unlimited cards$7.99
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