Comparison

Piano Notes Fun vs Complete Music Reading Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Piano Notes Fun

This app helps users learn and practice reading music notes for piano. It offers various modes, adjustable difficulty levels, and engaging games to improve sight-reading skills. Suitable for beginners and experienced players alike.

Highlights
  • Full 88-key keyboard range
  • Teaching and game modes
  • Adjustable note range
  • Multiple quiz types
  • All key signatures
  • Help modes including Tutor
  • Colored keys for hints
  • Multiple notes displayed simultaneously
Features
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The Best Music Note Trainer on iPhone "There is nothing negative to say about this app." -- AppPicker BEST IN ITS CLASS "As a beginner I tried (and paid for) a lot of similar apps and this one is by far the best. Thanks!" -- Ruslan Hristov, United States WORTH A LOT MORE. "I have just about all note study apps, and this along with music theory pro are by far the best. To me this app is worth a lot more than 2 bucks. Get it if you are a music student." -- AppReviewer2012, United States BRILLIANT!!! "Now I can read music with confidence. Wonderful app for beginners. Perfect!!" -- Dillasaysgo, United States GREAT STUFF! "I'm learning music notation very fast, and I'm having fun doing it. What else is there to say?" -- bioflow, Canada VERY NICE APP "I like this app very much. It does what it aims to do well. It has a nice interface and a good selection of options." -- Mark02a, Australia ------------------------------ Looking for apps to help you on learning music notes? Piano Notes Fun is definitely what you need. With a wide range of level control, Piano Notes Fun is not only an interesting game for experienced piano players, but is also a great music note tutor for piano students. It certainly can help you learn and practice music notes effectively on your iPhone. ------------------------------ FEATURES: - Full Keyboard Range: Cover all 88 keys of a piano. - Teaching Mode: Tap a key to show its note and pitch name. - Game Mode: Practice your sight-reading skill with games. - Adjustable Range: Your practice can be focused on particular notes by setting note range. - Quiz Types: 3 quiz types including Random, Ascending and Descending let you practice in different ways. - All Key Signatures: 15 key signatures for treble stave and bass stave. - Help Modes: 3 help modes, including a Tutor mode for beginners. - Colored Keys: In game mode, colors can be applied as hints. This is especially helpful for beginners and kids. - Pitch Name Labels: White keys can be marked with their pitch names, 4 naming conventions provided. - Multiple Notes: Unlike other similar apps showing only one note at a time, Piano Notes Fun shows multiple notes simultaneously in game mode. This is very important for improving sight-reading speed. - Game Length Control: Each game quizzes you with up to 10 pages of notes. Both number of notes and number of pages are adjustable. - Hi-Score Records: Every treble and bass scale has its own score. - Gorgeous Sound: High-quality, real and beautiful piano sound. ------------------------------ App preview music by http://instrumentalsfree.com

About

Complete Music Reading Trainer

Master sheet music reading with this gamified training app. It offers progressive drills for all clefs and instruments, with multiple input methods and customizable training programs. Track your progress and compete with others.

Highlights
  • 270 progressive drills across 7 clefs
  • Instrument-specific learning paths
  • Arcade mode for practice
  • Multiple note input methods
  • Customizable drills and training programs
  • Cloud sync for progress
  • Achievements and leaderboards
Features
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The ultimate music reading training app. Designed like a video game and with strong pedagogical concepts in mind, Complete Music Reading Trainer is the fastest way to learn to read sheet music and improve your sight-reading skills. Whichever clef you want to learn and whatever your instrument is, the app will make you master any chosen clef or clef combination while rendering the learning process enjoyable. Features • 270 progressive drills covering all seven clefs (treble, bass, alto, tenor, soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone clefs) over 3 levels / 26 chapters • Content is organized in such a way that you can choose which levels or chapters are relevant to your instrument and focus on these, whether you play the guitar and only need treble clef, piano and need treble and bass clef, cello and need a mix of bass and tenor clefs, etc.: all instruments are covered • Practice key signatures up to 6 sharps/flats in progressive key signature drills • Practice common clef combinations in mixed clef drills • Play a selection of 19 drills in arcade mode • 5 octaves of actual recorded grand piano sounds • 6 additional sound banks are available, all with actual recorded sounds: vintage piano, Rhodes piano, electric guitar, harpsichord, concert harp and pizzicato strings • 4 ways to input notes: note circle, virtual piano keyboard, by connecting a MIDI controller, or by playing an instrument near your device's microphone • 4 sheet music display styles: modern, classic, handwritten and jazz • Designed like a video game: earn 3 stars in each drill of a chapter to complete it. Or will you be able to obtain perfect 5-star scores? • Don't want to follow the preestablished path of progression? Create and save your own custom drills and rehearse them at your own convenience • Create full custom training programs and invite friends or students to join them. If for example you're a teacher you can create custom programs for your students, add drills every week and view their scores on private leaderboards • Never lose any progress: cloud sync across your various devices • 35 achievements to unlock • Leaderboards to compare arcade mode scores with other players worldwide • Global statistics to track your progress • Nice and clean user interface with 2 display themes: light and dark • Designed by a musician and music teacher with a Royal Conservatory master's degree Full Version • Download the app and try out the first chapter of each clef for free • One-time in-app purchase to unlock the full version on all your devices Having a problem? Got a suggestion? You can reach us at hello@completemusicreadingtrainer.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Piano Notes Fun4 screens
Complete Music Reading Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Complete Music Reading Trainer at Free against Piano Notes Fun's $1.99. Complete Music Reading Trainer also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (66 vs 9). Piano Notes Fun's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, 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

Complete Music Reading Trainer is free to download; Piano Notes Fun costs $1.99 up front. Complete Music Reading Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Piano Notes Fun asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piano Notes Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Complete Music Reading Trainer has 66 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 79% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Notes Fun ships an update every 3 months, Complete Music Reading Trainer weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Piano Notes Fun versus Complete Music Reading Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Notes FunComplete Music Reading Trainer
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better4.4 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better79.2% of reviews
Number of ratings966 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick ChanBinary Guilt

Customer experience

Piano Notes Fun

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative16.7%

Complete Music Reading Trainer

All ratings65 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.2%

In-app purchases

None

Piano Notes Fun

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Complete Music Reading Trainer

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Sync and Web access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$5.99

Questions

Is Piano Notes Fun free?
Piano Notes Fun costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Complete Music Reading Trainer free?
Complete Music Reading Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piano Notes Fun or Complete Music Reading Trainer?
Piano Notes Fun is rated higher. Piano Notes Fun averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Complete Music Reading Trainer averages 4.4 from 66 ratings.
Do Piano Notes Fun or Complete Music Reading Trainer have ads?
Neither Piano Notes Fun nor Complete Music Reading Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Notes Fun or Complete Music Reading Trainer?
Piano Notes Fun ships an update every 3 months, and Complete Music Reading Trainer weekly. Most recently, Piano Notes Fun was updated on November 10, 2026 and Complete Music Reading Trainer on November 7, 2026.

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