Comparison

Notes! vs NoteWorks

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

NoteWorks

This musical game teaches note recognition and sight-reading skills through interactive gameplay. Players guide a character to catch notes, combining education with entertainment for all ages and skill levels. It offers adjustable difficulty and progress tracking for personalized learning.

Highlights
  • Note recognition game
  • Sight reading practice
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multiple clef support
  • On-screen piano input
  • Progress tracking
Features
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NoteWorks is a musical game, designed to teach note recognition and improve sight reading skills. Hungry Munchy is eager to swallow elusive blue notes. Your goal is to help Munchy catch each note as quickly as possible. The game combines learning and fun into a single gratifying experience. The app is both educational and entertaining, with an intuitive and visually appealing interface. NoteWorks was created for: • Players of all ages. • Beginners to advanced music students. • Families with multiple players. • Music teachers with multiple students. Game design features include: • A funny animated character. • User-friendly menus. • Superb graphics. • Engaging sound effects. • MIDI Note reading options: • On-screen piano keyboard input. • "A, B, C" note naming. • "Do, Re, Mi" note naming. • Treble clef. • Bass clef. • Grand staff. • Tenor clef. • Alto clef. Educational features: • Students learn by playing a game and having fun. • In practice mode, students are helped with hints. • In challenge mode, students play for points and stars. • Students learn to recognize notes instantly, on sight. • The game can adjust and progress automatically for each player. • For beginners, the game starts by teaching a limited range of notes. • Note range gradually increases as students advance. • After mastering accidentals, students learn key signatures. • Game speed is easily adjusted to increase or decrease difficulty. • Students can use custom game settings to stay in full control. • Sharing of game progress: ability to share game results with teachers. While music teachers persistently stress the importance of sight reading, most teachers prefer not to spend valuable lesson time on basic note recognition skills. Thus, NoteWorks helps music teachers concentrate on more interesting aspects of their art, such as technique and musicality. Serious music students can take advantage of the game to learn clefs outside of their own instruments, as well as prepare for music theory exams. In addition, non-musicians could use NoteWorks as an interesting memory game, to help keep their minds sharp and quick. NoteWorks was created for people who like to learn by playing and having fun. It was designed with the objective of neither being too easy nor too hard, and never boring. We hope you'll find NoteWorks both useful and entertaining, and we would greatly appreciate it if you could share your thoughts and opinions about the game by rating it.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notes! at 4.4 against NoteWorks's 3.9. Notes! also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 155) and device support (3 vs 1). NoteWorks's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Notes! costs $3.99 and NoteWorks $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 155, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Notes!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of NoteWorks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes! ships an update every 3 months, NoteWorks every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Notes! versus NoteWorks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes!NoteWorks
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (1.4K ratings) — better3.9 (155 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews83.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better155
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS14.47.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisions Encoded Inc.Azati Corporation

Customer experience

Notes!

All ratings1,383 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral12.8%
Negative14.8%

NoteWorks

All ratings155 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

Notes!

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helps improve note reading skills
  • 💡 Customizable note practice
  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Convenient for practice anywhere

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with settings screen
  • 🐛 Issues with screen size and navigation
  • 💡 Lacks progress tracking and scoring
  • 💡 Limited note range and clef options

NoteWorks

From 155 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helps with piano practice and note memorization
  • 🎨 Fun and engaging game-like interface
  • 🔍 Good for beginners and advanced users
  • 🔗 Works well with MIDI keyboards
  • 📚 Useful for learning note reading

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔊 Annoying background music
  • 🔍 Keyboard too small on iPad
  • 🔧 Difficulty customizing note range

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

NoteWorks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when connecting to MIDI keyboard
  • Doesn't always register correct note input
  • Settings not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow selecting specific note ranges to practice
  • Add support for other instruments like guitar
  • Provide option to disable sound effects
  • Improve keyboard size and responsiveness

In-app purchases

None

Notes!

No in-app purchases

None

NoteWorks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes! free?
Notes! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoteWorks free?
NoteWorks costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Notes! or NoteWorks?
Notes! is rated higher. Notes! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while NoteWorks averages 3.9 from 155 ratings.
Do Notes! or NoteWorks have ads?
Neither Notes! nor NoteWorks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes! or NoteWorks?
Notes! ships an update every 3 months, and NoteWorks every 5 months. Most recently, Notes! was updated on October 16, 2026 and NoteWorks on October 6, 2026.

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