Comparison

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning vs Clef Trainer Grid

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

Head to head
About

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Learn to play guitar, bass, or piano with interactive lessons and real-time feedback. Access a vast library of songs across various genres and utilize practice tools to improve your skills at your own pace. Supplemental resources are also available to deepen your musical knowledge.

Highlights
  • Thousands of official master recording songs
  • Real-time feedback and note detection
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Adaptive Difficulty and Riff Repeater
  • Play guitar, bass, or piano
  • Progress tracking
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Over the last 10 years, over 5 million people have learned to play with the Rocksmith method* and Rocksmith™+ builds on that by featuring a unique visual interface, real-time feedback, and a focus on playing songs. Over 95% of players improved with the Rocksmith method.** Use any piano, keyboard, or MIDI controller or any acoustic, electric, or bass guitar to play a huge library of hit songs with more to come! Get the most out of your comprehensive learning subscription for years to come with content updates including new interactive lessons, modes and features plus a steady stream of monthly new song additions. Continue your journey on the Rocksmith+ site with free supplemental articles and videos to further hone mechanics. You can learn about proper technique and form, music theory, gear, instrument care and more LEARN TO PLAY WITH THOUSANDS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS - Discover a large expanding song library with thousands of official master recordings with genres from around the world, including classic, indie, or alternative rock, to hip hop, pop, metal, country, Latin, R&B and more - Rocksmith+ has a variety of authentic arrangements, just like how artists originally played them, and all songs will be playable on guitar & bass with chord charts to hum and strum to LEARN PIANO WITH HUNDREDS OF SONGS & NEW LESSONS - Use any keyboard or digital piano that sends MIDI data and connect directly to your device with a supported cable*** - Use acoustic pianos & keyboard speakers with phone & tablet mic input - Play hundreds of songs spanning classical, pop, R&B, soundtracks, & more with newly added piano arrangements and a new 3D noteway for beginners - Toggle Sheet Music view with our option to display traditional music notation - Learn from expert teachers with newly added interactive video lessons for piano - With all of Rocksmith+'s real-time feedback, note detection, Adaptive Difficulty, and practice tools like Riff Repeater PRACTICE TOOLS YOU CAN CONTROL - The classic Rocksmith noteway returns alongside a new Rocksmith Tablature option for experienced guitarists. - Core features like Riff Repeater, Adaptive Difficulty and Video Lessons have been improved to be more efficient and effective. - New tools like MIDI Playback, Note by Note, and Chord Explorer offer additional ways to learn, no matter your skill level, Rocksmith+ can help you learn guitar or bass. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE WITH PERSONALIZED REAL-TIME FEEDBACK - Continuously analyzes your performance and song selections to recommend songs and exercises that will allow you to grow your skills and enjoy the learning journey - The progress tracking system shows your growth day by day, skill by skill, so that you can easily keep track of your results - The more you play, the more Rocksmith+ will adapt to your learning and help you find more of your favorite songs or discover new ones USE ANY ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC, OR BASS GUITAR - Rocksmith+ mobile app offers phone-as-mic technology to track your learning with no additional gear needed - This technology will work with acoustic instruments and electric instruments played through an amp CREATE YOUR OWN GUITAR & BASS ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANY LICENSED SONG - Rocksmith Workshop is a new user-generated content system on PC that's included with your subscription that allows anyone to transcribe and add arrangements from our pre-licensed songs to the library. - Rocksmith Workshop will let users create all aspects of a song arrangement, from the transcription to the tones. Community arrangements are peer-reviewed for quality and available to all users. *5 million copies of Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014 sold. **According to a national research study conducted by C&C Market Research. **Connection equipment not included. More information at rocksmith.com/info. Available songs may vary by region and instrument. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Clef Trainer Grid

Master sheet music reading across multiple clefs. Practice note input via touch, MIDI keyboard, or microphone. Features a unique grid input to ensure genuine learning, not just muscle memory.

Highlights
  • Treble, alto, and bass clef support
  • Major and minor key signature support
  • Accidental support
  • Adjustable ledger lines
  • Grid input for muscle memory prevention
  • MIDI keyboard and microphone input
  • Cheat Mode for real-time note names
Features
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Learn to read sheet music over various clefs! Practice reading and inputting notes using your finger, plugging a piano keyboard in, or virtually any other instrument using the microphone input mode. Take your skills outside of the app: Clef Trainer Grid also features a special grid input that scrambles button locations to prevent the building of a muscle memory. This ensures that you're actually learning the note letters, rather than just learning how to use an app! Still want to learn the piano keys? No worries! You can also switch a classic piano input at any time. Features also include: * Support for treble, alto, and bass clefs * Support for every major and minor key signature * Support for accidentals—Choose if you want to play outside of the key! * Adjustable number of ledger lines * Cheat Mode—View the names of the notes in real-time! * Dark Mode * Ghost Note —View miss-input notes on the staff

Screenshots

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning4 screens
Clef Trainer Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clef Trainer Grid at 83% against Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's 21%. Clef Trainer Grid also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 12). On ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning is free to download; Clef Trainer Grid costs $2.99 up front. Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Clef Trainer Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clef Trainer Grid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning has 1.8K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning's written reviews are positive against 83% of Clef Trainer Grid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning ships an update monthly, Clef Trainer Grid daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning versus Clef Trainer Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocksmith+ Fast Music LearningClef Trainer Grid
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better12
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size765 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUbisoftJohn Andersen

Customer experience

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

All ratings1,826 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative68.9%

Clef Trainer Grid

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues (unable to access content)
  • Incompatibility with certain devices
  • Microphone/audio issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more popular/well-known songs
  • Bring back Guitarcade and other minigames
  • Improve note detection accuracy
  • Optimize interface for mobile devices
  • Offer a one-time purchase option

Clef Trainer Grid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning

Subscriptions8
  • Rocksmith+ - 1 Month Sub$19.991 Month
  • Rocksmith+ - 3 Month Sub3 Months trial$49.993 Months
  • Rocksmith+ - 3 Month Sub$49.993 Months
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  • 12 months + 30-day free trial$139.991 Year
  • 12 months + 31-day free trial$139.991 Year
  • 12-Month All-Access Plan1 Year trial$139.991 Year
  • 12-Month All-Access Plan7 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • 12-Month All-Access Plan$139.991 Year
None

Clef Trainer Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning free?
Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clef Trainer Grid free?
Clef Trainer Grid costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning or Clef Trainer Grid?
Clef Trainer Grid is rated higher. Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Clef Trainer Grid averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning or Clef Trainer Grid have ads?
Neither Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning nor Clef Trainer Grid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning or Clef Trainer Grid?
Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning ships an update monthly, and Clef Trainer Grid daily. Most recently, Rocksmith+ Fast Music Learning was updated on October 14, 2026 and Clef Trainer Grid on October 12, 2026.

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