Piano Notes Fun vs Theory Lessons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Theory Lessons
Explore 39 animated music theory lessons covering fundamental concepts like scales, chords, and intervals. Deepen your understanding of musical structure and analysis with this comprehensive resource.
- 39 animated music theory lessons
- Covers staff, clefs, and ledger lines
- Explains note and rest duration
- Details major and minor scales
- Teaches intervals and chord inversions
- Includes Roman numeral analysis
- Features musical analysis examples
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Theory Lessons features 39 music theory lessons from musictheory.net, presented in their original animated versions. Complete lesson list: • The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines • Note Duration • Measures and Time Signature • Rest Duration • Dots and Ties • Steps and Accidentals • Simple and Compound Meter • Odd Meter • The Major Scale • The Minor Scales • Scale Degrees • Key Signatures • Key Signature Calculation • Generic Intervals • Specific Intervals • Writing Intervals • Interval Inversion • Introduction to Chords • Triad Inversion • Seventh Chords • More Seventh Chords • Seventh Chord Inversion • Diatonic Triads • Roman Numeral Analysis: Triads • Diatonic Seventh Chords • Roman Numeral Analysis: Seventh Chords • Composing with Minor Scales • Voicing Chords • Analysis: O Canada • Nonharmonic Tones • Phrases and Cadences • Circle Progressions • Common Chord Progressions • Triads in First Inversion • Triads in Second Inversion • Analysis: Auld Lang Syne • Building Neapolitan Chords • Using Neapolitan Chords • Analysis: Moonlight Sonata
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Piano Notes Fun at 4.7 against Theory Lessons's 4.4. Piano Notes Fun also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.8). Theory Lessons's advantage is ratings volume (127 vs 9) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Piano Notes Fun costs $1.99 and Theory Lessons $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Piano Notes Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Theory Lessons has 127 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Piano Notes Fun's written reviews are positive against 83% of Theory Lessons's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Piano Notes Fun ships an update every 3 months, Theory Lessons every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Piano Notes Fun | Theory Lessons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | 4.4 (127 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 127 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #13 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.8 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Chan | musictheory.net |
Customer experience
Piano Notes Fun
Theory Lessons
Bugs and requests
Piano Notes Fun
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Theory Lessons
Reported bugs
2 issues- Directional arrows and guidance symbols not working on iPad
- Text panels cut off at the bottom and unable to be resized
Requested features
4 requests- Add more advanced theory topics
- Incorporate practice exercises and quizzes
- Include support for other instruments beyond piano
- Integrate with the Tenuto app for a more complete experience
In-app purchases
Piano Notes Fun
No in-app purchases
Theory Lessons
No in-app purchases
Questions
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