Comparison

Name That Note vs ChordIQ

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

Head to head
About

Name That Note

Improve your music reading skills with a fun note spelling quiz. Choose from different clefs and difficulty levels, or practice at your own pace. Master note recognition for all ages.

Highlights
  • Note spelling quiz
  • Treble, bass, or both clefs
  • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
  • Timed and untimed practice modes
  • Flashcard-style questions
  • Score tracking
Features
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Test yourself to help improve reading of music in a fun way!!! Name That Note is a note spelling quiz for all ages. Whether you’re a novice at reading music or a virtuoso this app offers a challenge at any level. Similarly to how we learn to recognise the individual letters of the alphabet, Name That Note can help you learn the note names on a staff (stave). Select from treble, bass or both clefs. There are three levels difficulty:- 1. Beginner Level - Answer 10 questions with 6 seconds allowed per question. Note positions are restricted to 1 ledger line above and below the staff. There are no accidentals or key signatures. 2. Intermediate Level - Answer 20 questions with 3 seconds allowed per question. Note positions are restricted to 2 ledger lines above and below the staff. Accidentals are introduced but without key signatures. 3. Advanced Level - Answer 30 questions with 2 seconds allowed per question. Note positions can extend as far as 4 ledger spaces either side of the staff. Key signatures are introduced to really test your note reading skills! Fluent note reading requires a certain amount of memorising positions on a staff, recognising accidentals and knowing key signatures. Name That Note uses a ‘flash card style’ way of displaying the question along with four answers, one correct and three incorrect, to choose from. Just like a multiple choice question only one answer is the correct one. After an answer is selected, or the time limit for that question runs out, the correct answer is displayed briefly before going to the next question. Once there are no more questions a total score is given. Now you can turn the timer off to enable 'practice mode'. This great feature allows you to simply take your time when you're learning. And if you feel like more of a challenge you can enable 'continuous mode'. When in both continuous mode and practice mode the questions never end and a percentage of correctness is displayed. However when the timer is turned on and continuous mode is enabled, the game will go on indefinitely until an incorrect answer is given. When this occurs a score is given for the total number of questions answered consecutively.

About

ChordIQ

Learn to read music notes on the staff with interactive games. Practice clefs, key signatures, chords, scales, and ear training on various instruments. Compete on global leaderboards and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Treble and bass clef note identification
  • Key signature recognition
  • Chord and scale practice
  • Ear training and intervals
  • MIDI keyboard connectivity
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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ChordIQ is the fun way to learn to read music notes on the staff. Master treble clef, bass clef and key signatures, then keep going with chords, scales, theory, rhythm, ear training and singing across more than 35 fast-paced games on piano, guitar, ukulele or bass. STAFF & SIGHT READING Guess Note on treble, bass, alto and grand staff. Marathon, Survival Mode, Note Values, Rests, Intervals on the Staff, plus chords and scales read straight from notation. CHORDS Two Chords, Major or Minor, Major Chords, Minor Chords. Guess Chord and Play Chord over any chord set you choose, plus Inversions on the piano. SCALES Guess Scale and Play Scale: major, natural and melodic minor, pentatonic, blues and the modes. MUSIC THEORY Key Signature, Circle of Fifths on an interactive wheel, Chord Progressions in Roman numerals, Cadences (authentic, plagal, half, deceptive), Build the Chord and Transposition. INSTRUMENT Note Finder: find any named note on the keyboard or the fretboard against the clock. EAR TRAINING Guess Note by Ear, Intervals by Ear, Chords by Ear, Chord Qualities (m7, maj7, m7b5, sus4, 9), Solfège, Melodic Dictation and Perfect Pitch. SINGING & PITCH Sing or Play: sing the note on screen and the microphone scores your pitch. Match the Pitch keeps you on target with a live cents meter. RHYTHM Rhythm Trainer: read a notated rhythm and tap it in time, ten levels of difficulty. Echo plays a pattern for you to tap back. NEW Rhythm games, singing and pitch matching with the microphone, Perfect Pitch, Melodic Dictation, Chord Progressions, Cadences and the Circle of Fifths. INSTRUMENTS, MIDI & MICROPHONE Piano and keyboard, guitar, ukulele and bass. Connect a MIDI keyboard and play your answers on real keys. The singing modes listen through the microphone. WORLD CHART Every game feeds the World Chart, so you can track your progress among fellow ChordIQ players from all over the world. Are you the music master? Then download ChordIQ today and prove it! CHORDIQ PRO ChordIQ is free to download and most of the games are free to play. Pro removes the ads and unlocks the custom practice configurators (your own note, chord, scale and rhythm sets), Inversions, saved libraries and the daily plan reroll. ChordIQ PRO PRICING & TERMS ChordIQ Pro is offered as a yearly subscription (with a 3-day free trial where the store offers one), a weekly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are set per country and shown in your local currency before you confirm. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be provided. Subscriptions may be managed by the user. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use: https://www.songtive.com/pages/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.songtive.com/pages/privacy Web: http://chordiq.info Facebook: https://business.facebook.com/ChordIQ/ Community: http://forums.songtive.com Email: support@songtive.com

Screenshots

Name That Note4 screens
ChordIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChordIQ at 4.5 against Name That Note's 3.4. ChordIQ also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (222 vs 34). Name That Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. ChordIQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Name That Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChordIQ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChordIQ has 222 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Name That Note's written reviews are positive against 64% of ChordIQ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Name That Note ships an update every 4 months, ChordIQ every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Name That Note versus ChordIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName That NoteChordIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (34 ratings)4.5 (222 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBamsworldSongtive

Customer experience

Name That Note

All ratings33 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative42.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative40.5%

ChordIQ

All ratings220 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Name That Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ChordIQ

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on open
  • Ukulele chord guessing game incorrect
  • Ukulele games show six-string fingerboard
  • Ads interrupt and lock up the app
  • Intervals are incorrect, sometimes playing unselectable intervals
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  • Chord play mode only shows seventh chords

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to remove sharps and flats
  • Ability to switch back from note name to piano keys
  • More advanced learning courses
  • Option to replay sound
  • Ability to skip questions
Show 2 more
  • Fix for chord play mode to include more chord types
  • Training for third octave and small octave notes in treble clef

In-app purchases

None

Name That Note

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

ChordIQ

Subscriptions3
  • One Week PRO$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 1 Year Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Name That Note free?
Name That Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChordIQ free?
ChordIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Name That Note or ChordIQ?
ChordIQ is rated higher. Name That Note averages 3.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while ChordIQ averages 4.5 from 222 ratings.
Do Name That Note or ChordIQ have ads?
Neither Name That Note nor ChordIQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Name That Note or ChordIQ?
Name That Note ships an update every 4 months, and ChordIQ every 11 days. Most recently, Name That Note was updated on October 26, 2026 and ChordIQ on October 24, 2026.

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