Theory Lessons vs Music Theory Advanced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Theory Lessons
Explore 39 animated music theory lessons covering fundamental concepts like scales, chords, and intervals. Deepen your understanding of musical structure and analysis with this comprehensive resource.
- 39 animated music theory lessons
- Covers staff, clefs, and ledger lines
- Explains note and rest duration
- Details major and minor scales
- Teaches intervals and chord inversions
- Includes Roman numeral analysis
- Features musical analysis examples
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Theory Lessons features 39 music theory lessons from musictheory.net, presented in their original animated versions. Complete lesson list: • The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines • Note Duration • Measures and Time Signature • Rest Duration • Dots and Ties • Steps and Accidentals • Simple and Compound Meter • Odd Meter • The Major Scale • The Minor Scales • Scale Degrees • Key Signatures • Key Signature Calculation • Generic Intervals • Specific Intervals • Writing Intervals • Interval Inversion • Introduction to Chords • Triad Inversion • Seventh Chords • More Seventh Chords • Seventh Chord Inversion • Diatonic Triads • Roman Numeral Analysis: Triads • Diatonic Seventh Chords • Roman Numeral Analysis: Seventh Chords • Composing with Minor Scales • Voicing Chords • Analysis: O Canada • Nonharmonic Tones • Phrases and Cadences • Circle Progressions • Common Chord Progressions • Triads in First Inversion • Triads in Second Inversion • Analysis: Auld Lang Syne • Building Neapolitan Chords • Using Neapolitan Chords • Analysis: Moonlight Sonata
Music Theory Advanced
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Music theory tests: Notes (Notation / Piano), Key Signatures, Intervals, Chords, and Rhythms, covering basic musicianship at an advanced level. Includes a 'Grade Book' list of all saved results that you can print or share. • Notes, Intervals and Chords include an Ear Training mode that quizzes by audio only, while Rhythms is customizable from easy to nearly impossible. • All pitched quizzes support Treble, Alto, Tenor and Bass clefs. • Interval and chord roots pitches can be random or set before each question. • Set a specific number of questions or grade only the number answered. Notes module tests music notation and piano keyboard knowledge. Key Signatures covers major and minor keys as well as the seven diatonic modes. Set separate maximum number of sharps or flats for the quiz. Intervals includes simple and compound intervals played harmonically, melodically up or down. Intervals covered are major, minor, diminished, augmented 2nds, 3rds, 6ths, 7ths, and diminished, perfect, and augmented 4ths, 5ths, and octaves. Chords include triads and seventh chords played harmonically, melodically up, down or broken. Triads are major, minor diminished and augmented. Seventh Chords are dim7, min7(b5), min7, min(maj7), dominant7, maj7, dominant7(#5), maj7(#5). Rhythms tests your rhythmic and polyrhythmic skills. Develop hand independence with two lines of rhythms. - Customizable options include; up to 16 measures in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or 5/4, one or two lines of rhythms, each with up to 3 pitches, include specific note/rest values, and exclude grading durations (for percussionists). - Included note/rest values: Whole, Half, Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth, Dotted Half, Dotted Quarter, Dotted Eighth, Triplet Half, Triplet Quarter, and Triplet Eighth. The Grade Book is filterable by name and subject. Grades include the name, date and time the quiz was taken, all relevant settings (clef, number of questions, etc.), and score (percentage and letter grade).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Theory Lessons at every 4 months against Music Theory Advanced's every 18 months. Theory Lessons also leads on chart position (#12 vs unranked) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On 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
Theory Lessons costs $2.99 and Music Theory Advanced $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Theory Lessons ships an update every 4 months, Music Theory Advanced every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Theory Lessons | Music Theory Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (126 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.8 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | musictheory.net | Patrick Q. Kelly |
Bugs and requests
Theory Lessons
Reported bugs
2 issues- Directional arrows and guidance symbols not working on iPad
- Text panels cut off at the bottom and unable to be resized
Requested features
4 requests- Add more advanced theory topics
- Incorporate practice exercises and quizzes
- Include support for other instruments beyond piano
- Integrate with the Tenuto app for a more complete experience
Music Theory Advanced
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Theory Lessons
No in-app purchases
Music Theory Advanced
No in-app purchases
Questions
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