Comparison

NoSheet vs Note Genius

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

Head to head
About

NoSheet

Learn the fundamentals of modern music theory and ear training through interactive games. This app helps you develop musical literacy by connecting what you hear to playing your instrument, fostering improvisation and spontaneous creation.

Highlights
  • Ear-to-instrument learning
  • Find notes and intervals by ear
  • Learn scales, chords, and progressions
  • Sing and sight-sing exercises
  • Improvisation training
  • Progress tracking with statistics
Features
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In any language, around ~1% of words can get you ~85% of the way to fluency. The same is true for music. Learn the basic vocabulary of modern music with NoSheet, and learn to speak music. NoSheet teaches it ear-to-instrument first, because you don't want to just be able to read a language - you want to hear it and use it. Become musically literate, and skip the middle step of opening your laptop and finding guitar tabs, piano roll, or sheet music. Learn to play by ear what you’re likely to hear and the gap between hearing something you like and playing it is bridged in a new, more direct, more powerful way, that allows you to create the sounds you want to hear spontaneously. Playing with your instrument at home or tapping away on the train, NoSheet will make you a wiser player with every session. Engaging gameplay teaches you music theory & trains your ears without monotonous drilling. - for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele and mandolin - find notes & intervals on your instrument, with your instrument, by ear - chat with our scatbot when you need help - find melodies in loads of scales & modes, with challenges of varying difficulty - learn what scales contain: intervals, triads, tetrads, & pentatonics - learn chord shapes & pick chord progressions by ear - sing & sight-sing to connect voice and instrument - audiation, powerful! - learn to improvise by playing endless melodies & harmonies - plan powerful practice sessions NoSheet is the only app that liberates your playing, taking you from being bound to guitar tabs or piano roll to playing freely - it is the only app that effortlessly teaches you to improvise. NoSheet bundles ear training and music theory into an ever-growing library of games with unique lessons that do precisely that. Surprise yourself with how instant the connection between ears and fingers can become. You may find that it feels almost automatic, like your mind is being bypassed by a direct connection. Your ear and fingers know, when your mind is still thinking it through. This is what you really want - to let your ear, or what you want to hear, guide your playing. Sing the degrees to develop an innate feeling for melodic function. Connect your voice and instrument to start picking the melodies you imagine. PP & ToU: https://www.nosheet.app/legal

About

Note Genius

Master piano keys and music notes with instant feedback, mimicking a personal tutor. Track your learning progress and customize which notes you focus on to become a note genius.

Highlights
  • Learn piano keys
  • Instant feedback
  • Progress tracking
  • Selectable notes to learn
  • Hear piano notes
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Learn the keys on the piano quickly and become a note genius. Get immediate feedback - just like taking lessons from a personal tutor. - Hear the piano notes - See your history to track your progress - Select which notes you would like to learn

Screenshots

NoSheet4 screens
Note Genius4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Note Genius at 5.0 against NoSheet's 4.3. Note Genius also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15). NoSheet's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). On price, 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

Both are free to download. NoSheet sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Note Genius asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note Genius holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoSheet has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoSheet ships an update every 5 days, Note Genius every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NoSheet versus Note Genius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoSheetNote Genius
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (28 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas FestTyler Himes

Customer experience

NoSheet

All ratings29 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Note Genius

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

NoSheet

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly (no trial)$2.991 Month
  • Monthly + trial7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months$6.993 Months
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  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Monthly pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 6 Months$12.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • 6 Months$24.996 Months
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$44.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • LifetimeFree
  • Lifetime (promo)$19.99
  • Lifetime pro$149.99
None

Note Genius

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoSheet free?
NoSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note Genius free?
Note Genius is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoSheet or Note Genius?
Note Genius is rated higher. NoSheet averages 4.3 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Note Genius averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do NoSheet or Note Genius have ads?
Neither NoSheet nor Note Genius shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoSheet or Note Genius?
NoSheet ships an update every 5 days, and Note Genius every 15 months. Most recently, NoSheet was updated on October 24, 2026 and Note Genius on October 20, 2026.

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