Note Tutor vs Noted
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Note Tutor
Learn basic music theory and note recognition through an engaging flashcard game. Ideal for beginners or those returning to music, this app helps you quickly master the fundamentals of reading music, applicable to any instrument.
- Flash-card game format
- Builds note recognition
- Supports treble and bass clefs
- Adjustable score display
- Applicable to all instruments
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Are you a beginner musician, or thinking about playing great music again? Then Note Tutor is for you. Basic music theory is presented in a fun, flash-card game format, enabling you to memorize the basics you need to read music quickly and effectively, wherever you are. Note Tutor starts from the beginning, and helps you build music note recognition through random repetition. Learn basic note recognition in a fun, flash-card game format. Master the basics quickly and easily. Applicable to all instruments and styles of music. Start from the beginning, and advance to the next version of Note Tutor to build on your solid basic music theory skills. To use Note Tutor, simply identify the note by pressing the correct A, B, C, D, E, F, or G button. If you are right, you get one point and advance to the next note! If you are wrong, you lose a point, but you get to try again. The score shows how many notes you are recognizing correctly per minute. If you slow down, your score may go down, even if you do not make mistakes... so try to go as fast and as accurately as you can! Note Tutor now allows you to choose whether you want to practice only the treble clef, only the bass clef, or both clefs at once. We have also added an option that allows you to choose how Note Tutor displays the score: kids may prefer to see the points scored, while more serious students may prefer the "points per minute" display that helps you improve your speed and accuracy. Both new features are accessed by pressing the "i" button to reveal the flipside control screen. If you want to practice the Tenor Clef or the Alto clef, please consider purchasing the Tenor Tutor application!
Noted
This app helps users learn to read music by providing instant feedback on notes played. It offers keyboard mode or microphone input for practice, with adjustable session lengths to maintain focus. The app supports learning all notes, including sharps and flats, and uses assisted mode to highlight correct notes for better understanding.
- Instant feedback on note recognition
- Grand Staff display
- Built-in keyboard mode
- Microphone input for instruments
- Adjustable session intervals
- Assisted mode for error correction
- Learn sharps and flats
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Noted provides instant feedback for those trying to learn their notes. The notes are shown on the Grand Staff where users can use the built in keyboard mode or use their own instrument and the device's microphone. Each session is broken up in to 15, 30, or 60 second intervals to allow students, young and old, to stay attentive and interested. Noted provides the ability for students to quickly learn all their notes, including those with sharps and flats. In assisted mode, if an incorrect note is played, it is immediately shown on the staff so the student can compare the note they played to the actual note. This spacial awareness helps to engrain in the students mind how the notes relate to one another. This method is proven to work, even for those who have never had any introduction into music. Simply start, and the instant feedback will have you learning in no time at all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Noted at 4.6 against Note Tutor's 3.5. Note Tutor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Noted sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Note Tutor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Noted holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Note Tutor's written reviews are positive against 75% of Noted's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Note Tutor ships an update every 2 months, Noted every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Tutor | Noted |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hendrik Goosen | Firewhale |
Customer experience
Note Tutor
Noted
In-app purchases
Note Tutor
No in-app purchases
Noted
- Unlock All Difficulties$1.99








