Musicnotes Decks vs Noted
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Musicnotes Decks
Learn essential music notation and theory with interactive flashcards. Master symbols, clefs, dynamics, timing, and sight-reading. Includes audio pronunciation for musical terms.
- Learn 50 musical notation symbols
- Master Bass and Treble clefs
- Understand dynamics and musical interpretation
- Learn musical timing and rhythm
- Improve sight-reading skills
- Test knowledge with index cards
- Audio pronunciation of musical terms
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Learn the basics of notation and unlock the world of music theory, powered by Musicnotes – the world leader in sheet music. Musicnotes Decks is a must-have app for every musician; you will learn: • 50 essential musical notation symbols to understand sheet music • Bass and Treble clef keys so you can read any piece of music • How to interpret music via dynamics, accents, coda, and repeats • Musical timing via time signature, rhythm, value, and rests • Sight-reading skills by playing notes and guessing the pitch • To test your knowledge of symbols with a proven index card format • Definitions of all terminology with audio pronunciation guides using both British and American English musical terms Use your newfound music theory to access Musicnotes’ premium interactive sheet music in our main app. The Musicnotes app gives you instant access to the largest selection of sheet music arrangements, and with Musicnotes Pro Premium, you can get 24 titles per year, plus PDFs included in all available keys, and additional savings on our website. Whether music is your hobby, your profession, or your passion, the Musicnotes app gives you ultimate sheet music portability without sacrificing reliability. Download for free today and become one of the world’s musicians who take their sheet music anywhere!
Noted
This app helps users learn to read music by providing instant feedback on notes played. It offers keyboard mode or microphone input for practice, with adjustable session lengths to maintain focus. The app supports learning all notes, including sharps and flats, and uses assisted mode to highlight correct notes for better understanding.
- Instant feedback on note recognition
- Grand Staff display
- Built-in keyboard mode
- Microphone input for instruments
- Adjustable session intervals
- Assisted mode for error correction
- Learn sharps and flats
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Noted provides instant feedback for those trying to learn their notes. The notes are shown on the Grand Staff where users can use the built in keyboard mode or use their own instrument and the device's microphone. Each session is broken up in to 15, 30, or 60 second intervals to allow students, young and old, to stay attentive and interested. Noted provides the ability for students to quickly learn all their notes, including those with sharps and flats. In assisted mode, if an incorrect note is played, it is immediately shown on the staff so the student can compare the note they played to the actual note. This spacial awareness helps to engrain in the students mind how the notes relate to one another. This method is proven to work, even for those who have never had any introduction into music. Simply start, and the instant feedback will have you learning in no time at all.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Noted at 4.6 against Musicnotes Decks's 3.8. Noted also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 59%). Musicnotes Decks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Noted sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Musicnotes Decks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Noted holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Musicnotes Decks's written reviews are positive against 75% of Noted's.
Musicnotes Decks ships an update every 15 months, Noted every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Musicnotes Decks | Noted |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (28 ratings) | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Musicnotes | Firewhale |
Customer experience
Musicnotes Decks
Noted
In-app purchases
Musicnotes Decks
No in-app purchases
Noted
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