Comparison

Flashnote Derby vs Learn music

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

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About

Flashnote Derby

This app transforms music note learning into an engaging game for young musicians. It offers various ways to practice and play, with customizable drills to suit any student's level. Track progress and make learning fun, whether at home or in lessons.

Highlights
  • Gamified note recognition races
  • Practice mode with no timer
  • Play notes on instrument or MIDI
  • On-screen piano keyboard input
  • Customizable clefs and note ranges
  • Multiple engaging themes
  • Teacher tools for assignments and progress tracking
Features
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Flashnote Derby is a fun, effective way for kids to learn to read music through fast-paced note flashcard games. Perfect for piano, guitar, band, orchestra, and general music students, this teacher-created app turns note recognition into an engaging game that works equally well at home or in music lessons. ———— Learn to Read Music — Fast Each race is a fast-paced challenge: identify notes correctly as you learn to read music faster and speed your horse toward the finish line. Missed or slow answers allow the other horse to catch up. After each round, students can review the notes they missed— turning every race into a meaningful learning opportunity. ———— New! Practice Mode (No Timer, No Stress) Students can now choose a relaxed 'practice mode' with unlimited time for each note. Perfect for beginners, this mode builds accuracy and confidence before racing competitively. ———— Multiple Ways to Answer Players can answer flashcards in a variety of ways: • Play the note on any instrument. Flashnote Derby listens and recognizes what you play (including transposing instruments). • Use a MIDI instrument • Tap on-screen letter names • Or play notes on the on-screen piano keyboard ———— Fully Customizable for Any Student Tailor each drill to match your student’s level: • Treble, bass, alto, or tenor clef • Select specific note ranges or individual notes • Add sharps, flats, or full key signatures • Adjust time limits (or remove them entirely in Practice Mode) • Expand difficulty all the way up to five-and-a-half ledger lines above and below the staff. As skills grow, you can increase the challenge. Higher difficulty earns higher scores—keeping students motivated. ———— Multiple themes keep practice fresh In addition to the classic horse race, students can take flight with the whimsical Pretty Pegasus course, blast through an arcade-style space challenge in Ecliptic Encounter, or switch to the seasonal Reindeer Race during the holidays. ———— Built for Teachers, Loved by Students Flashnote Derby is designed to fit easily into lessons: • Quick to set up and perfect for a 1–2 minute warm-up • Send homework assignments directly to students • Track progress automatically • See which notes need more review Teachers see real improvement. Students stay engaged. Parents appreciate the progress. ———— Why Flashnote Derby Works Many students struggle because drilling note names feels boring and difficult. Flashnote Derby turns this essential skill into a game—one they’ll want to keep playing. A little daily practice adds up quickly, and students learn to read music with confidence. ———— Get on the road to confident music reading today! Download Flashnote Derby and help your young musician master notes with joy—not frustration.

About

Learn music

Learn the fundamentals of reading music and drum notation through engaging rhythm games. Interact with virtual characters and tap along to virtual or real percussion instruments. Track progress and unlock new levels and instruments.

Highlights
  • Learn drum notation
  • Improve rhythm skills
  • Tap to virtual percussion
  • Real-time feedback with microphone
  • Track progress and unlock levels
  • Play with friends and family
  • Kodaly & Takadimi method
Features
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Now, this is over! With this fun app, you will learn the basics of reading music - drumming and drum notation, while playing a rhythm tap game. In this adventure, you get introduced to the crazy and happy music notes named Rhythmiacs, who live in a village full of rhythmic challenges! You will improve your reading and rhythm skills step-by-step by tapping on a virtual percussion instrument or by making your high scores with real-time feedback! Turn on the microphone in the app and improve your rhythm skills with a real music instrument - a drum, tambourine, or drumsticks. You can even clap along! No need to hang in front of your screen for hours! We recommend playing with the worldwide awarded app for 10-15 minutes weekly. With the fast progress, you will impress your parents, and feel free to share your outcomes with your music teacher! Let him know that he can also use Rhythmic Village in the classroom! What is so cool about Rhythmic Village? - You will learn drum notation and improve your rhythm skills very fast - It is all about helping our little friends in a fantasy world! You stay motivated - Learn rhythm at your own pace, track your progress, and get rewarded - After 15 minutes, impress your parents with what you have learned - Learn at home or anywhere you want! You only need your device and your percussion instrument. - You can play together with your friends and family - Have fun making high scores in a beautiful environment with interactive gameplay - Resulting App of the worldwide recognized music program for children - You can activate the real-time feedback and play with a real drum or body percussion - Level Progression Educational: developed by professionals - Maybe your music teacher is using it already in the classroom Become the next music superstar! - Learn and master your reading notes and drum skills - Get introduced to how to read notation in general - Elementary rhythm exercises to become a pro in the music - The app listens to you playing, giving you hints - Earn stars, unlock more levels, and virtual instruments and have fun - Play along with funny-sounding music notes (Kodaly & Takadimi method) - Kids proofed content - After this experience, decide what musical instrument you want to learn! Reading music notes will be easier! What do you get with PREMIUM VERSION? - Unlock all available levels! Unlimited fun improving your rhythm skills. - Fair and transparent pricing to support our passion – Onetime Purchase! - Test for FREE! Only if it matches your parent's expectations consider purchasing it. - Prices can be different from country to country. Please write us if you feel that our pricing is not fair. - Attention Music Teachers: Get the best conditions for you and your school. Feel free to get in contact with us! About us We are an enthusiastic young team passionately creating meaningful music apps and games for kids, children, and music teachers. Our dream is to introduce kids to music, reading, and performing an instrument, game-based, in a fun way, together with the use of elementary music educators worldwide. All our awarded educational apps are part of the app suite called "World of Music Apps" The innovative educational approach brought Classplash worldwide recognition at Microsoft Educational Forums. Our other World of Music Apps: - Harmony City - Flute Master - Cornelius Composer Do you have any suggestions? Do you want to share some passion? We are happy to find your e-mail! support@classplash.com Now, are you ready to become the next soprano recorder superstar? Let’s install the app! May Classplash be with you! Hug from Rhythmic Village, The founder

Screenshots

Flashnote Derby4 screens
Learn music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn music at Free against Flashnote Derby's $4.99. Learn music also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 69%). Flashnote Derby's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On rating, 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

Learn music is free to download; Flashnote Derby costs $4.99 up front. Learn music sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Flashnote Derby asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn music holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashnote Derby has 157 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Flashnote Derby's written reviews are positive against 78% of Learn music's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashnote Derby ships an update every 6 months, Learn music every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Flashnote Derby versus Learn music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashnote DerbyLearn music
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (157 ratings)4.3 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings157 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#77 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB633 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuke BartolomeoInsignio Labs

Customer experience

Flashnote Derby

All ratings105 ratings
Positive64.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative23.7%

Learn music

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Flashnote Derby

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • White screen on startup that auto-closes
  • Note recognition fails, particularly for E note
  • Low instrument octave recognition issues
  • Data and student names lost after updates
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  • Settings menu disappears or becomes inaccessible
  • Speed selection buttons unresponsive
  • Email preset sending feature non-functional
  • Password reset system broken
  • Master device cloning feature not working
  • Audio detection marks answers before notes are played
  • Incorrect display scaling on iPad and tablets
  • Slider controls difficult to use on mobile devices
  • App incompatible with Safari and some browsers
  • Family sharing not recognized despite being enabled

Requested features

16 requests
  • Restore previous speed options (Walk, Trot, Canter, Gallop)
  • Option to customize number of test notes (return 10/20 options)
  • Remove or tone down negative feedback sounds
  • Add more theme options (animals, seasonal themes)
  • Untimed mode without racing element
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  • Two-octave keyboard display for better note differentiation
  • Support for sharps and flats
  • Alto and tenor clef options
  • Female jockey character option
  • Combined treble and bass clef exercises
  • Better search visibility in app stores
  • Family sharing support improvements
  • External audio interface compatibility
  • Improved mobile responsiveness for sliders and controls
  • Better instructional videos with audio/visual note examples
  • Personalized high scores for multiple users

Learn music

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flashnote Derby

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Learn music

One-time6
  • Rhythmic Village: Home E.V50$4.99
  • Rhythmic Village Game Unlock$5.99
  • Rhythmic Village: Home E.V40$5.99
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  • Rhythmic Village: Home E.V30$6.99
  • Rhythmic Village: Home E.V20$7.99
  • Rhythmic Village: Home Edition$9.99

Questions

Is Flashnote Derby free?
Flashnote Derby costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn music free?
Learn music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashnote Derby or Learn music?
Learn music is rated higher. Flashnote Derby averages 4.1 out of 5 from 157 ratings, while Learn music averages 4.3 from 24 ratings.
Do Flashnote Derby or Learn music have ads?
Neither Flashnote Derby nor Learn music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashnote Derby or Learn music?
Flashnote Derby ships an update every 6 months, and Learn music every 2 months. Most recently, Flashnote Derby was updated on November 10, 2026 and Learn music on November 2, 2026.

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