Comparison

Piano Notes Fun vs Piano Adventures® Player

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

Piano Adventures® Player

This app provides interactive play-along accompaniments for piano method books, turning practice into a fun experience. It offers control over tempo, parts, and volume, with optional MIDI keyboard connectivity for advanced features like note-tracking and performance recording. Explore a vast library of songs across various genres and levels.

Highlights
  • Interactive play-along accompaniments
  • Tempo, parts, volume, and balance control
  • Looping for section rehearsal
  • Keyboard view with light-up keys
  • Score view with liquid layout
  • MIDI keyboard connectivity
  • Follow Mode for note tracking
Features
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Piano Adventures® Player puts serious fun in the palm of your hand! Nancy and Randall Faber, authors of one of the world’s leading piano teaching methods, are pleased to release a new mobile app that offers the convenience of a full MIDI player on your iPhone or iPad. The app provides easy access to interactive play-along accompaniments for the Piano Adventures method books — bringing an orchestra, jazz ensemble and rock band right to your mobile device. The user interface is elegantly designed, appropriate for all ages and instructional levels. Interactive features enhance and motivate piano practice: - Control tempo, parts, volume and balance - Set loops to rehearse difficult sections - Keyboard view with light-up keys reinforces the student part - Score view with liquid layout, reflows notation as you zoom or change orientation - High-quality instrument samples for premium sound - Built-in metronome keeps the beat Optionally connect to a MIDI keyboard for additional features: - Follow Mode intelligently adjusts to track your tempo and dynamics or waits for you to play the correct note - Listen to your recorded performances for personal assessment BENEFITS - Engage imagination with fun and creative arrangements - Reinforce model performances - Make at-home practice more productive - Easily explore a wide variety of musical styles, sounds and ensembles - Build ensemble playing skills - No disks to juggle or files to transfer - Designed for both iPad and iPhone CONTENT - Available as a free download - Thirteen levels available (My First Piano Adventure A, B, and C, Primer, 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, Accelerated 1 and 2, Adult 1 and 2) - 1000 songs from the Piano Adventures Lesson, Technique & Artistry, and Performance books - Includes three free songs per level - Full song libraries may be purchased for $4.99 per level - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 63 Popular songs at all levels, including: Star Wars, Thinking Out Loud, Hedwig's Theme, 100 Years, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Beatles, and more! - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 72 Classics at all levels, including great symphonic and operatic masterworks by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, and more! - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 79 Christmas songs at all levels, including: Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, and more! - Easy access to video support for Adult Book 1 and 2 - International editions and multilingual support (Spanish, German, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese) CONTACT Visit PianoAdventures.com/player or send email to player@pianoadventures.com

Screenshots

Piano Notes Fun4 screens
Piano Adventures® Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Piano Adventures® Player at Free against Piano Notes Fun's $1.99. Piano Adventures® Player also leads on ratings volume (241 vs 9). Piano Notes Fun's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (80% vs 40%). On 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

Piano Adventures® Player is free to download; Piano Notes Fun costs $1.99 up front. Piano Adventures® Player sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piano Adventures® Player has 241 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Piano Notes Fun's written reviews are positive against 40% of Piano Adventures® Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Notes Fun ships an update every 3 months, Piano Adventures® Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Piano Notes Fun versus Piano Adventures® Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Notes FunPiano Adventures® Player
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (9 ratings) — better3.6 (241 ratings)
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better39.6% of reviews
Number of ratings9241 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB235 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick ChanDovetree Productions, Inc.

Customer experience

Piano Notes Fun

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

Piano Adventures® Player

All ratings241 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral15.1%
Negative45.3%

Bugs and requests

Piano Notes Fun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Piano Adventures® Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos not playing, especially for Adult books
  • Purchases not restoring or carrying over between devices
  • Timing and note tracking issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audible count-in before songs
  • Improve note tracking and feedback
  • Include more books and songs, especially for higher levels
  • Allow recordings and progress tracking

In-app purchases

None

Piano Notes Fun

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Piano Adventures® Player

One-time10
  • Primer Level$4.99
  • Level 1$4.99
  • Level 2A$4.99
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  • Level 2B$4.99
  • Level 3A$4.99
  • Adult Book 1$4.99
  • Accelerated Book 1$4.99
  • Accelerated Book 2$4.99
  • Adult Book 2$4.99
  • Level 3B$4.99

Questions

Is Piano Notes Fun free?
Piano Notes Fun costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piano Adventures® Player free?
Piano Adventures® Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piano Notes Fun or Piano Adventures® Player?
Piano Notes Fun is rated higher. Piano Notes Fun averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Piano Adventures® Player averages 3.6 from 241 ratings.
Do Piano Notes Fun or Piano Adventures® Player have ads?
Neither Piano Notes Fun nor Piano Adventures® Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Notes Fun or Piano Adventures® Player?
Piano Notes Fun ships an update every 3 months, and Piano Adventures® Player every 2 months. Most recently, Piano Notes Fun was updated on November 10, 2026 and Piano Adventures® Player on November 11, 2026.

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