Learn Note Reading vs Japan Character
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.
Japan Character
Learn Japanese hiragana and katakana through an engaging game that increases in difficulty. Future updates plan to include Kanji and other language pronunciations. Test your reflexes and see how far you can progress.
- Learn hiragana and katakana
- Game-based learning
- Increasing difficulty
- Future Kanji support planned
- Future pronunciation support planned
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Let's learn hiragana and katakana while playing the game. As the game progresses, the speed will increase. How far can you go? We are planning to add Kanji and other language pronunciations in the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Japan Character at every 3 days against Learn Note Reading's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Learn Note Reading sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Japan Character sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Note Reading ships an update every 3 weeks, Japan Character every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Note Reading | Japan Character |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 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 — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Schwind | Naoki Yamagishi |
Customer experience
Learn Note Reading
Japan Character
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
Japan Character
- Open lessons$2.99
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