Comparison

Music Flashcards vs Read It

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

Head to head
About

Music Flashcards

Master music note recognition with randomized repetition. Progress through levels, focusing on one set of notes at a time. The app helps you identify notes and reinforces missed ones until mastered.

Highlights
  • Learn notes one set at a time
  • Randomized repetition for memorization
  • Treble and bass clef support
  • Progressive level system
  • Score tracking and missed note repetition
  • Manual level selection
Features
Read full description

Learn to read music notes in minutes by memorizing one set of notes at a time through random repetition. Start at level one and build note recognition until you've mastered every note on the staff. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your clef: treble, bass, or alto — switch anytime with one swipe • Identify the note by tapping the A–G buttons and advance to the next card • Already know it? Double-tap the note to skip ahead • Master each of the 4 levels to unlock the full range of notes SMART PRACTICE • Every correct answer scores a point • Missed notes are automatically repeated until you've mastered them • Change levels manually with a touch, and your score and level are saved on exit Blue Note was designed with the help of a former elementary school teacher to effectively teach musical note reading — perfect for beginners, students, and anyone learning piano or another instrument.

About

Read It

This app provides recordings of French poems read by a language coach for singers. It helps users practice pronunciation, liaisons, and elisions for singing French melodies. Recordings are available offline and can be paused for repetition.

Highlights
  • Slow and clear poem readings
  • Focus on liaisons and elisions
  • Offline access to recordings
  • Pause and repeat functionality
  • Regularly updated content
  • 57 poems available
Features
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Read it ELM is a unique phone application to help your singers sing in French A portal to recordings of French poems used in mélodies read by Elise Lefay, language coach for singers. • Poems are read slowly and clearly with singing in mind • Includes liaisons, elisions and follows the way composers set words to music. • 57 poems are now available, requests for new material are accepted, new texts are added regularly. • Recordings can be accessible off-line to practice anywhere • Tracks can be paused to allow time to repeat words. Elise Lefay, French soprano, currently teaches languages and phonetics for singers at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and coached ensembles such as the BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus and opera companies (Nevill Holt, Meantime, Goldopera). What singers say: ''Elise's recordings are so clear, having the app is a bit like having a language coach in my pocket!'' ''This app has changed the way I learn French songs. It helps memorise words, and saved me a lot of time'' ''I can now practice my French on the tube or plane, that's amazing''

Screenshots

Music Flashcards4 screens
Read It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read It at none against Music Flashcards's 1. Read It also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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. Music Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Read It asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Music Flashcards versus Read It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic FlashcardsRead It
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCornel BorceanELM Performance

Customer experience

Music Flashcards

All ratings44 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.2%

Read It

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Music Flashcards

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Keeps prompting to upgrade/restore purchase
  • Cannot restore purchase
  • Loops with parental question
  • Crashes when swapping screen
  • Bass clef screen broken
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  • Upper notes incorrect
  • App locks up computer/iTouch on sync

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add guitar note section
  • Optimization for newer devices
  • Better UI for newer devices
  • Option to change note color (black)
  • Key signature flashcards
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  • Practice grand staff
  • Add materials for guitar
  • Add sound for notes
  • Add sound for wrong answers
  • Multiple user feature
  • Choose practice level
  • Hear notes sound before guessing
  • Pause/control for wrong answers
  • Add chords and key signatures
  • Tell meaning of symbols
  • Sections for symbol types (note, volume, technique)
  • Show beats for notes

Read It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Flashcards

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Read It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Flashcards free?
Music Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read It free?
Read It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Flashcards or Read It have ads?
Neither Music Flashcards nor Read It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Flashcards or Read It?
Music Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, and Read It every 2 months. Most recently, Music Flashcards was updated on October 21, 2026 and Read It on October 24, 2026.

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