Comparison

Name That Note vs Piano Adventures® Player

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

Piano Adventures® Player

This app provides interactive play-along accompaniments for piano method books, turning practice into a fun experience. It offers control over tempo, parts, and volume, with optional MIDI keyboard connectivity for advanced features like note-tracking and performance recording. Explore a vast library of songs across various genres and levels.

Highlights
  • Interactive play-along accompaniments
  • Tempo, parts, volume, and balance control
  • Looping for section rehearsal
  • Keyboard view with light-up keys
  • Score view with liquid layout
  • MIDI keyboard connectivity
  • Follow Mode for note tracking
Features
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Piano Adventures® Player puts serious fun in the palm of your hand! Nancy and Randall Faber, authors of one of the world’s leading piano teaching methods, are pleased to release a new mobile app that offers the convenience of a full MIDI player on your iPhone or iPad. The app provides easy access to interactive play-along accompaniments for the Piano Adventures method books — bringing an orchestra, jazz ensemble and rock band right to your mobile device. The user interface is elegantly designed, appropriate for all ages and instructional levels. Interactive features enhance and motivate piano practice: - Control tempo, parts, volume and balance - Set loops to rehearse difficult sections - Keyboard view with light-up keys reinforces the student part - Score view with liquid layout, reflows notation as you zoom or change orientation - High-quality instrument samples for premium sound - Built-in metronome keeps the beat Optionally connect to a MIDI keyboard for additional features: - Follow Mode intelligently adjusts to track your tempo and dynamics or waits for you to play the correct note - Listen to your recorded performances for personal assessment BENEFITS - Engage imagination with fun and creative arrangements - Reinforce model performances - Make at-home practice more productive - Easily explore a wide variety of musical styles, sounds and ensembles - Build ensemble playing skills - No disks to juggle or files to transfer - Designed for both iPad and iPhone CONTENT - Available as a free download - Thirteen levels available (My First Piano Adventure A, B, and C, Primer, 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, Accelerated 1 and 2, Adult 1 and 2) - 1000 songs from the Piano Adventures Lesson, Technique & Artistry, and Performance books - Includes three free songs per level - Full song libraries may be purchased for $4.99 per level - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 63 Popular songs at all levels, including: Star Wars, Thinking Out Loud, Hedwig's Theme, 100 Years, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Beatles, and more! - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 72 Classics at all levels, including great symphonic and operatic masterworks by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, and more! - Digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 79 Christmas songs at all levels, including: Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, and more! - Easy access to video support for Adult Book 1 and 2 - International editions and multilingual support (Spanish, German, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese) CONTACT Visit PianoAdventures.com/player or send email to player@pianoadventures.com

Screenshots

Name That Note4 screens
Piano Adventures® Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Name That Note at none against Piano Adventures® Player's 11. Name That Note also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 12.0). Piano Adventures® Player's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, 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. Piano Adventures® Player sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Name That Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piano Adventures® Player holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piano Adventures® Player has 240 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Name That Note's written reviews are positive against 40% of Piano Adventures® Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Name That Note ships an update every 4 months, Piano Adventures® Player every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Name That Note versus Piano Adventures® Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName That NotePiano Adventures® Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (34 ratings)3.6 (240 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better39.6% of reviews
Number of ratings34240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB235 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBamsworldDovetree Productions, Inc.

Customer experience

Name That Note

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

Piano Adventures® Player

All ratings241 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral15.1%
Negative45.3%

Bugs and requests

Name That Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Piano Adventures® Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Videos not playing, especially for Adult books
  • Purchases not restoring or carrying over between devices
  • Timing and note tracking issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audible count-in before songs
  • Improve note tracking and feedback
  • Include more books and songs, especially for higher levels
  • Allow recordings and progress tracking

In-app purchases

None

Name That Note

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Piano Adventures® Player

One-time11
  • Primer Level$4.99
  • Level 1$4.99
  • Level 2A$4.99
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  • Level 2B$4.99
  • Level 3A$4.99
  • Adult Book 1$4.99
  • Accelerated Book 1$4.99
  • Accelerated Book 2$4.99
  • Adult Book 2$4.99
  • Level 3B$4.99
  • PlayTime Christmas$5.99

Questions

Is Name That Note free?
Name That Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piano Adventures® Player free?
Piano Adventures® Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Name That Note or Piano Adventures® Player?
Piano Adventures® Player is rated higher. Name That Note averages 3.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Piano Adventures® Player averages 3.6 from 240 ratings.
Do Name That Note or Piano Adventures® Player have ads?
Neither Name That Note nor Piano Adventures® Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Name That Note or Piano Adventures® Player?
Name That Note ships an update every 4 months, and Piano Adventures® Player every 2 months. Most recently, Name That Note was updated on October 26, 2026 and Piano Adventures® Player on October 29, 2026.

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