Comparison

Chords vs Sight Reading Note Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Chords

This music trainer helps you learn piano, guitar, and ukulele by practicing notes, intervals, chords, and scales. It offers exercises to master music theory, solfeggio, and harmony, with options to use a MIDI keyboard or microphone for interactive learning.

Highlights
  • Learn musical intervals
  • Master piano and guitar chords
  • Study musical scales and modes
  • Practice with MIDI keyboard
  • Recognize notes by ear via microphone
  • Learn music theory and solfeggio
Features
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How to memorize piano or guitar chords? How to learn to build musical intervals? How to learn scales and modes? Chords is your music trainer to help you learn piano, guitar or ukulele sheet music. By doing the exercises, you will be able to remember the names of notes, intervals, chords, scales. You can practice piano chords and scales using a MIDI keyboard. If you want to learn ukulele or guitar chords, you can use a microphone. Our application can recognize notes by ear. We offer you three basic exercises in mastering music theory: Musical intervals. In the classes on building musical intervals, you will master the basics of musical theory, solfeggio and harmony. You will learn how to quickly build musical intervals from any note. Get used to recognizing notes and musical intervals by ear. Our app, like a real music teacher, will give you musical tasks throughout the day. Chords for piano and guitar. You will learn major, minor, triad, and seventh chords. You can watch jazz, blues guitar chords. As you practice, you will have the opportunity to use a MIDI keyboard or microphone so you can learn guitar tabs or learn piano chords. Musical modes and scales for piano and guitar. Knowledge of musical scales and modes is required for every musician. You will learn natural, harmonic, melodic major and minor scales. Remember the Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian musical modes. Memorize the notes and rules for constructing musical scales. Studying music theory, solfeggio, harmony, will help you compose songs, write blues and jazz improvisations and melodies. Solve chord progressions. Build guitar tabs. Train your ear for music. Learn to read sheet music. Play musical intervals. If you study independently, with a music teacher, do exercises for the piano, guitar, then you will become a successful musician.

About

Sight Reading Note Trainer

Enhance your musical abilities with a comprehensive tool for learning and practicing. Improve note recognition, sight-reading, perfect pitch, and technical exercises. Ideal for musicians of all skill levels looking to expand their creative and technical prowess.

Highlights
  • Note finding practice
  • Delayed note name display
  • Sight-reading challenges
  • Perfect pitch training
  • Technical exercise practice
  • Creative composition tool
Features
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Practice sight reading with random notes on the staff. Learn note names for piano and guitar, check your pitch, keep a practice streak, and add a Home Screen widget. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT Improve your note finding skills by playing randomly generated notes. Effortlessly build your muscle memory as you perfect your craft. NOTE NAME KNOWLEDGE Improve your understanding of note names on the staff with our delayed display feature. As soon as a note appears, its name is displayed below the staff, making visual and auditory association easier. EXCELLENT SIGHT-READING Improve your sight-reading skills by tackling the randomly displayed notes on the staff. Challenge yourself with different levels of difficulty and improve your skills in reading and playing music in real time. PERFECT PITCH Train your ear to recognize and reproduce musical notes accurately. Develop your pitch recognition and improve your overall musicality. TECHNICAL MASTERY Perfect your scales, arpeggios and other technical exercises in all keys. The app ensures well-rounded skill development in every key and enhances your technique. CREATIVE EXPLORATION Use the generated notes as a basis for your musical compositions. Let your creativity run wild and find new melodies with this app as your muse. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY, YOUR PATH No matter what your musical ambitions are, this app will enable you to achieve your goals. Discover the limitless possibilities of creating and learning music. Download it now and develop the limitless potential at your fingertips. We can't wait to experience the incredible music you will create! CONTACT US For more information or to view our privacy policy, visit our website: https://songwriting.tools

Screenshots

Chords4 screens
Sight Reading Note Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chords at none against Sight Reading Note Trainer's 2. Chords also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Sight Reading Note Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and device support 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. Sight Reading Note Trainer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Chords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chords holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Chords's written reviews are positive against 60% of Sight Reading Note Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chords ships an update every 9 days, Sight Reading Note Trainer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chords versus Sight Reading Note Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChordsSight Reading Note Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (58 ratings) — better4.4 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5867 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexey OvodDanial Behmanesh

Customer experience

Chords

All ratings57 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral12.8%
Negative19.1%

Sight Reading Note Trainer

All ratings67 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chords

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sight Reading Note Trainer

One-time2
  • Full Version - Special Offer$3.99
  • Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is Chords free?
Chords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sight Reading Note Trainer free?
Sight Reading Note Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chords or Sight Reading Note Trainer?
Chords is rated higher. Chords averages 4.6 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Sight Reading Note Trainer averages 4.4 from 67 ratings.
Do Chords or Sight Reading Note Trainer have ads?
Chords shows ads; Sight Reading Note Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Chords or Sight Reading Note Trainer?
Chords ships an update every 9 days, and Sight Reading Note Trainer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Chords was updated on November 7, 2026 and Sight Reading Note Trainer on November 11, 2026.

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