Comparison

NoSheet vs Memory Explorer

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

Memory Explorer

Features
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Store and relive your memories in a beautiful and infinitely zoomable timeline view - - zoomable and filterable timeline - beautiful 'story album' view with chronology - show pictures and add annotations - show maps of locations that were important - scan your photo albums to auto-create timelines with times and locations, great for trips and travel ... And a lot more!

Screenshots

NoSheet4 screens
Memory Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Explorer at none against NoSheet's 15. Memory Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. NoSheet sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Memory Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoSheet ships an update every 5 days, Memory Explorer every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NoSheet versus Memory Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoSheetMemory Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas FestTinkerTanks

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

Memory Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoSheet free?
NoSheet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memory Explorer free?
Memory Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoSheet or Memory Explorer have ads?
Neither NoSheet nor Memory Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoSheet or Memory Explorer?
NoSheet ships an update every 5 days, and Memory Explorer every 9 days. Most recently, NoSheet was updated on October 3, 2026 and Memory Explorer on October 3, 2026.

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