Comparison

Notes! vs Complete Vocal Technique

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

Head to head
About

Notes!

This flashcard app helps beginners learn note names on the bass and treble clef. Customize letter notation and practice specific notes. MIDI enabled for compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Learn bass and treble clef notes
  • Customizable letter notation (CDEFGAB, CDEFAH, DoReMi)
  • Practice specific notes
  • MIDI enabled
  • Toggle visual effects
  • Portrait/landscape orientation support
Features
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Over 99000 purchased! People love Notes because it's easy and it works. This basic flashcard app helps beginners learn the letter names for notes on the bass and treble clef ("F" on bass through to "G" on treble). Easily toggle between treble and bass clef by tapping the clef symbol. Letter notation can be set to any of these options: 1) C D E F G A B 2) C D E F G A H (used in Germany) 3) Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si (Solfège) Other Features: • Displays a random note on the musical staff and you tap the correct letter/key. • For MIDI savvy folk - this app is MIDI enabled! Use Apple Core MIDI compliant devices with the app. • Toggle the visual effects on/off by tapping the trophy icon. • Practice only specific notes (tap the gears icon to enter the Settings screen where you can disable all but the specific notes you want to practice). TIP: This app has slightly different functionality for portrait orientation vs. landscape orientation. To switch orientations: 1) make sure you have orientation lock off on your device, then 2) launch the app in portrait mode, then rotate your device to landscape mode. If it's not rotating for you, try toggling your lock orientation setting and try again. If you need help, contact us. For feedback or suggestions please contact us at http://visionsencoded.com. For intermediate learners, also try "Piano Notes! - Learn To Read Music."

About

Complete Vocal Technique

Unlock your vocal potential with a comprehensive singing technique guide. Learn to reach higher, lower, longer, and faster notes healthily with practical tools, visuals, and sound examples. This app offers in-depth explanations of vocal anatomy and science for singers of all levels.

Highlights
  • Vocal technique explanations
  • Pedagogical illustrations and graphs
  • Extensive sound examples
  • Singing exercises
  • In-depth anatomy and physiology
  • Vocal mode control
  • Vocal effect training
Features
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The app contains the book in the following languages: English, Italian, and Chinese. Singing is not difficult - Everybody can learn how to sing! Unlock the sounds you want in your own voice with simple tools, visuals, sound examples and training tips. The Complete Vocal Technique app helps you reach higher, lower, longer, and faster notes in all volumes, pitches, and sound colours, with any vocal effect in a healthy manner. Complete Vocal Technique (CVT) is the world’s biggest singing technique and it has helped professional singers from all over the world for more than 25 years. CVT covers the latest and most innovative research in anatomy, physiology and voice science to secure that any singer can perform any desired sound in a healthy manner. With the Complete Vocal Technique app you get your own personal copy of the entire CVT system available at your fingertips. The app combines easily understandable explanations of vocal technique with pedagogical illustrations, graphs, and research to give quick, practical, and applicable solutions to any issue of the voice. All technical, theoretical and pedagogical explanations are supported by an extensive library of sound examples and singing exercises consisting of real life audio examples sung by professional singers. With the Complete Vocal Technique app you have access to all of this in the palm of your hand - in one app - that you can use wherever and whenever you need it.  The CVT app represents ground breaking approaches within vocal pedagogy, and helps professional as well as amateur singers reach new potential and solve problems in their voices. The app covers techniques for all styles of music, how to control the four vocal modes, speech techniques, mastering the various vocal effects - training all sounds in a healthy way. The app lets you unlock the sounds YOU want in your own voice with simple tools, visuals, and training tips, as well as offering in-depth descriptions of anatomy, physiology, and science. Complete Vocal Technique has been used in recording studios, on tours, and in concerts all over the world, and has quickly become an invaluable resource for countless of singers in their work with their voices. Complete Vocal Technique is developed by Cathrine Sadolin and she is continuously researching with ENT doctors, acoustical engineers, and other voice professionals from all over the world.

Screenshots

Notes!4 screens
Complete Vocal Technique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Notes! at $3.99 against Complete Vocal Technique's $64.99. Notes! also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 8). Complete Vocal Technique's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (83% vs 73%). On update cadence, ads, 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

Notes! costs $3.99 and Complete Vocal Technique $64.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Complete Vocal Technique holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Notes!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Complete Vocal Technique's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes! ships an update every 3 months, Complete Vocal Technique every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes! versus Complete Vocal Technique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes!Complete Vocal Technique
Price$3.99 — better$64.99
Rating4.4 (1.4K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB514 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVisions Encoded Inc.Complete Vocal Institute

Customer experience

Notes!

All ratings1,383 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative14.5%

Complete Vocal Technique

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notes!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Settings screen gets stuck
  • Screen size issues on larger devices
  • Incorrect note octave displayed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add sharps, flats, and ledger lines
  • Implement a game-like scoring system
  • Allow switching between treble and bass clef
  • Provide more comprehensive learning modes

Complete Vocal Technique

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notes!

No in-app purchases

None

Complete Vocal Technique

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes! free?
Notes! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Complete Vocal Technique free?
Complete Vocal Technique costs $64.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notes! or Complete Vocal Technique?
Complete Vocal Technique is rated higher. Notes! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Complete Vocal Technique averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Notes! or Complete Vocal Technique have ads?
Neither Notes! nor Complete Vocal Technique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes! or Complete Vocal Technique?
Notes! ships an update every 3 months, and Complete Vocal Technique every 5 months. Most recently, Notes! was updated on September 27, 2026 and Complete Vocal Technique on September 18, 2026.

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