Comparison

Notes! vs Note Teacher Lite

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

Note Teacher Lite

This app helps children learn music theory and note reading through interactive lessons and games. It uses real musical notation and cute characters to make learning engaging, covering basics from single notes to scales. A free version offers initial lessons, with more content available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Real musical notation
  • Interactive lessons and games
  • Cute characters and fun play modes
  • Progress tracking
  • Free play piano mode
  • Treble and Bass clef support
  • Solfege (Do Re Mi) option
Features
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This is a note and song teaching app I made to help kids learn music. It has cute graphics and fun play modes, while remaining true to actual musical education by using real musical notation. This is a free version that lets you try the first few lessons and songs, with the rest available for in-app purchase. Video at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfeYYW0Mqw8&feature=youtu.be Feedback from a music teacher: "It teaches the visual association of staff notes-to-keyboard keys in a way that is sympathetic to children's motivation and need for reward. The built in teacher and fade-in answer are great for this kind of bland memory-work, as kids absorb and memorize the notes, they rely less and less on the help. With this app I can get kids whose parents don't read music or play a musical instrument to learn this vital reading skill in a much shorter time scale. It also encourages parents or other siblings to learn to read." Also check out the review at theiphonemom.com! From learning the basic single notes to scales, a flashcard and music game format teaches your child note names and positions using a piano keyboard. Cute characters appear to guide and support learning. 36 lessons and songs teach note basics, clefs, scales, arpeggios, sharps, and flats. -Treble and Bass clef -Note names pop up as hints if too much time passes -CDE or Do Re Mi (solfege) can be chosen. -Lessons and songs are graded to track progress -Free play piano mode for fun!

Screenshots

Notes!4 screens
Note Teacher Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Note Teacher Lite at Free against Notes!'s $3.99. Note Teacher Lite also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.4). Notes!'s advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Note Teacher Lite is free to download; Notes! costs $3.99 up front. Note Teacher Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notes! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Notes!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Note Teacher Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes! ships an update every 3 months, Note Teacher Lite every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Notes! versus Note Teacher Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes!Note Teacher Lite
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (1.4K ratings) — better3.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 45 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisions Encoded Inc.Roughsoft

Customer experience

Notes!

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

Note Teacher Lite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
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

Note Teacher Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Notes!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Note Teacher Lite

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99

Questions

Is Notes! free?
Notes! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Note Teacher Lite free?
Note Teacher Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notes! or Note Teacher Lite?
Notes! is rated higher. Notes! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Note Teacher Lite averages 3.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Notes! or Note Teacher Lite have ads?
Neither Notes! nor Note Teacher Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Notes! or Note Teacher Lite?
Notes! ships an update every 3 months, and Note Teacher Lite every 45 months. Most recently, Notes! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Note Teacher Lite on October 23, 2026.

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