Comparison

Piascore vs Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)

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

Head to head
About

Piascore

This app allows musicians to digitally browse, annotate, and manage their sheet music. It offers features like free classical score downloads, automatic page turning, and integrated practice tools. Easily organize and access your entire music library from your device.

Highlights
  • Digital sheet music browsing
  • Score annotation with pens and stamps
  • Free classical sheet music search (IMSLP)
  • Automatic vertical scrolling and half page-turning
  • Page layout rearrangement and jump buttons
  • Integrated metronome and practice tools
  • Air Page Turning and Bluetooth pedal support
Features
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** More than 7,000,000 musicians around the world use Piascore! ** ** Fully optimized for iPad Pro and iPhone 18! ** Piascore is a digital sheet music reader for iPad and iPhone, made for pianists, guitarists and every other musician who plays from a score. The idea behind it is simple: all the world's sheet music, right there in your hands. It takes on the everyday problems every performer knows too well. No more hauling a bag of heavy binders to rehearsal, and no more digging through piles of paper for the one piece you need. ** Features ** : Annotate freely Six pens, each with its own color, thickness and nib, let you mark up a score exactly as you would on paper. Stamps for dynamics and other symbols, plus text boxes, make annotating quick. : Smart browsing Our own rendering engine gives you page turns among the fastest anywhere. Jump straight to the first or last page, preview a page before you turn to it, and crop pages to enlarge the staves for easier reading. Password-protected PDFs are supported. : Automatic vertical scrolling and half-page turns Let the score scroll by itself and forget about turning pages altogether. The scrolling speed is yours to set. : Over 130,000 classical scores to download for free Piascore connects to IMSLP (the International Music Score Library Project) / Petrucci Music Library, so you can download 131,000 public domain works by 16,200 composers, free of charge. : Plenty of ways to bring in your own scores Piascore reads PDF files. Transfer your own scores over iTunes File Sharing, import them from Dropbox, photograph printed music with the camera, or download a score you found in Safari. : Easy library management Tags and setlists keep even a large library in order, with powerful sorting and keyword search. : Metronome A metronome with a natural, realistic sound to keep your daily practice on track. : Piascore music tools Everything a musician needs beside the score: a keyboard, a chromatic tuner, a music player (iTunes) and a voice recorder. : Custom covers Use a photo or any image you like to give each score its own cover. : Editable table of contents Build your own table of contents, or import one from the PDF. : Reorder pages, jump between them Put the pages in whatever order suits you. For repeats, D.S. and the like, place a jump button on the page and go straight where the music takes you. : Export your scores Print an annotated score over AirPrint, or send it by email. : The Piascore Store Classical works, folk songs and easy arrangements, all in one store. Search by genre or by artist and find that piece you have been looking for. : Air Page Turning (iPhone required) Pair an iPhone running the companion app "Piascore Air" and turn pages more easily than ever, without touching the screen at all. : AirTurn Bluetooth pedal support Connect an AirTurn pedal and turn pages with your foot. ** Praise ** "This is a sheet music viewer that is genuinely worth having" - GRAMOPHONE "Very easy to use, a beautiful sound library" - appPicker "The most wonderful and convenient music sheet viewer you can't miss!" - Best10Apps.com "Impressed with the outstanding visibility!" - AppBank ** Award ** : 2011 International Business Awards - Consumer Entertainment / Information (Distinguished Honoree) : 2012 4th SF NewTech Japan Night Winner ** FAQ ** : https://help.piascore.com/ ** Contact ** : https://piascore.com/ : support@piascore.com

About

Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)

This music training app helps beginners and intermediate players improve their sight-reading skills. It offers quizzes to match musical notes with instrument keys, enhancing musicality and performance. Practice various keys and challenge yourself with increasing difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Note-to-key matching quizzes
  • Supports various musical keys
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Global high score competition
  • Expandable with in-app purchases
Features
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楽譜がすらすら読めるようになるトレーニングアプリです。 「五線譜に書かれている音符」と、「ピアノ、オルガン、キーボード楽器の鍵盤の位置」が合わせられない初心者〜中級者に向けた、音楽楽器演奏トレーニングゲームです。 気軽にこの音符のクイズ『Notes Quiz』で練習を積み重ねて以下の悩みを解決していきましょう。 *譜読みに手こずる *音感が悪い *初見で演奏が苦手 *ト音記号はまだいいが、ヘ音記号は特に苦手 *シャープやフラットが出てくるとわけが分からなくなる *C dur / a moll (ハ長調・イ短調)だけでなく、色々なキーでトレーニングしたい *ピアノやシンセサイザー楽器をうまくなりたい *音楽学校・大学の試験対策をしたい *毎日楽器の練習をする時間が作れない *楽譜に対する反射神経を鍛えたい *音感を鍛えたい *タブ譜しかよめないので五線譜読めるようになりたい 様々なキーで挑戦できたり、問題を解き続けていると、タイムリミットが短くなるので、上級者の方もお使いいただけるアプリです。 スコアを毎日 SNS やメールでメモしてみたり、GameCenter にログインしてハイスコアを全世界のユーザーと競ったりしてみて、トレーニングを楽しんでください。 プレイ回数に応じて、実施回数と達成スコアに応じて、自動的に出題範囲が広がる難易度調整が行われます。 ・シャープ・フラットが出現するようになる ・二本以上の加線部分の音階が増える ・出現する調が増加していく 難易度は保存されるので、難易度を落としたい・元に戻したい場合は、設定画面よりクリアすることができます。 -- ヒント機能 ・残り時間が半分になるとヒントが表示されます。 ・どの鍵盤がどの音がわかるように音階が表示されます。 -- 絶対音感の方へ ・設定画面から「Hint Sound on Start」を OFF にしてみてください。 ・問題出題時のヒント音を鳴らさなくすることができ、譜読みに集中できるようになります。 -- アプリ内で追加機能を購入して拡張機能をアンロックすると アルト、テナー(ハ音記号)用のトレーニングを行うことができるようになります。

Screenshots

Piascore4 screens
Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piascore at 4.6 against Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)'s 2.3. Piascore also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 43%) and ads (none vs shown). Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)'s advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Piascore sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piascore holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piascore has 1.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Piascore's written reviews are positive against 43% of Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piascore ships an update weekly, Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Piascore versus Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiascoreNotes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiascore, Inc.feb19

Customer experience

Piascore

All ratings1,813 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews1,365 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative11.7%

Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral33.3%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

Piascore

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreliable facial gesture page turning
  • Issues with downloading and importing files
  • Inconsistent behavior when making edits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to add/insert pages to existing scores
  • More customization options for annotations and page turning
  • Improved syncing across devices
  • Better support for guitar tablature and chord charts

Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Piascore

One-time11
  • Music Sheet$0.99
  • Music Sheet$1.99
  • piaScore music tools$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Music Sheet$2.99
  • Music Sheet$3.99
  • Music Sheet$4.99
  • Piascore Full Upgrading$5.99
  • Music Sheet$5.99
  • Music Sheet$6.99
  • Music Sheet2 variants$9.99
  • Music Sheet$22.99
1 purchases

Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)

One-time1
  • 拡張機能を追加:特殊な音部記号を追加$0.99

Questions

Is Piascore free?
Piascore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) free?
Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piascore or Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)?
Piascore is rated higher. Piascore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Piascore or Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) have ads?
Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) shows ads; Piascore does not.
Which is updated more often, Piascore or Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ)?
Piascore ships an update weekly, and Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) every 2 weeks. Most recently, Piascore was updated on October 17, 2026 and Notes Quiz (ノーツクイズ) on October 4, 2026.

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