Comparison

Music Flashcards vs Name That Note

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
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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

Name That Note

Improve your music reading skills with a fun note spelling quiz. Choose from different clefs and difficulty levels, or practice at your own pace. Master note recognition for all ages.

Highlights
  • Note spelling quiz
  • Treble, bass, or both clefs
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • Timed and untimed practice modes
  • Flashcard-style questions
  • Score tracking
Features
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Test yourself to help improve reading of music in a fun way!!! Name That Note is a note spelling quiz for all ages. Whether you’re a novice at reading music or a virtuoso this app offers a challenge at any level. Similarly to how we learn to recognise the individual letters of the alphabet, Name That Note can help you learn the note names on a staff (stave). Select from treble, bass or both clefs. There are three levels difficulty:- 1. Beginner Level - Answer 10 questions with 6 seconds allowed per question. Note positions are restricted to 1 ledger line above and below the staff. There are no accidentals or key signatures. 2. Intermediate Level - Answer 20 questions with 3 seconds allowed per question. Note positions are restricted to 2 ledger lines above and below the staff. Accidentals are introduced but without key signatures. 3. Advanced Level - Answer 30 questions with 2 seconds allowed per question. Note positions can extend as far as 4 ledger spaces either side of the staff. Key signatures are introduced to really test your note reading skills! Fluent note reading requires a certain amount of memorising positions on a staff, recognising accidentals and knowing key signatures. Name That Note uses a ‘flash card style’ way of displaying the question along with four answers, one correct and three incorrect, to choose from. Just like a multiple choice question only one answer is the correct one. After an answer is selected, or the time limit for that question runs out, the correct answer is displayed briefly before going to the next question. Once there are no more questions a total score is given. Now you can turn the timer off to enable 'practice mode'. This great feature allows you to simply take your time when you're learning. And if you feel like more of a challenge you can enable 'continuous mode'. When in both continuous mode and practice mode the questions never end and a percentage of correctness is displayed. However when the timer is turned on and continuous mode is enabled, the game will go on indefinitely until an incorrect answer is given. When this occurs a score is given for the total number of questions answered consecutively.

Screenshots

Music Flashcards4 screens
Name That Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Name That Note at none against Music Flashcards's 1. Name That Note also leads on iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). Music Flashcards's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (73% vs 57%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Name That Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Music Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Music Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 57% of Name That Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, Name That Note every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Music Flashcards versus Name That Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic FlashcardsName That Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (45 ratings) — better3.4 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews73.4% of reviews — better56.8% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCornel BorceanBamsworld

Customer experience

Music Flashcards

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

Name That Note

All ratings33 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative42.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative40.5%

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

Name That Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Flashcards

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Name That Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Flashcards free?
Music Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Name That Note free?
Name That Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Music Flashcards or Name That Note?
Music Flashcards is rated higher. Music Flashcards averages 3.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Name That Note averages 3.4 from 34 ratings.
Do Music Flashcards or Name That Note have ads?
Neither Music Flashcards nor Name That Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Flashcards or Name That Note?
Music Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, and Name That Note every 4 months. Most recently, Music Flashcards was updated on October 21, 2026 and Name That Note on October 20, 2026.

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