CompetitionSuite Commentary vs NoteNames+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CompetitionSuite Commentary
This app provides directors and staff with easy access to competition commentary files. Receive in-app notifications for important updates and announcements from your circuits. Streamline performance feedback review to focus on team growth and improvement.
- Access commentary files
- In-app notifications
- Circuit updates
- Performance feedback review
- Streamlined access
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Introducing the CompetitionSuite Commentary app - a seamless and convenient solution designed specifically for directors and staff members to effortlessly access their commentary files following a competition. Stay connected with direct in-app notifications from your circuits, ensuring you never miss important updates and announcements. This powerful iOS app streamlines the process of reviewing performance feedback, enabling users to focus on what truly matters - the growth and improvement of their teams. Unlock the full potential of your competitive experience with this essential app for all directors and staff members.
NoteNames+
This app helps young musicians instantly recognize note names across treble, bass, and alto clefs. It aids in learning key signatures, scales, and enharmonic notes, making music study more efficient and engaging.
- Treble, bass, and alto clef training
- Enharmonic note recognition
- Key signature training
- Scale spelling
- Key signature building
- Teacher class codes for student scores
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NoteNames+ tackles one of the most serious roadblocks for young musicians: The ability to instantly recognize the names of notes. Instantaneous note recognition allows students to process other important information, such as dynamics, articulation, phrasing, fingerings, and so on. NoteNames+ was first developed nearly 20 years ago for the Macintosh, and now it lives on via iOS. Gone are the days of writing the names of notes above the music! Use NoteNames+ as a regular part of your curriculum. Features include: *Training for treble, bass AND alto clefs! *Enharmonic training *Major and minor key signature recognition *Scale spelling (major) *Key signature building (major and minor) *Google Docs implementation (free) Teachers can create their own unique school code in order to receive student scores and to set their own preference requirements *on a per-class basis* which is extremely powerful. Contact us to do this (it's free). NoteNames+ rewards speed *and* accuracy. Students will remain engaged rather than zoning out in a self-paced tutorial format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NoteNames+ at 67% against CompetitionSuite Commentary's 21%. NoteNames+ also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NoteNames+ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of CompetitionSuite Commentary's written reviews are positive against 67% of NoteNames+'s.
CompetitionSuite Commentary ships an update every 4 months, NoteNames+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CompetitionSuite Commentary | NoteNames+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (29 ratings) | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CompetitionSuite LLC | Brian Wis |
Customer experience
CompetitionSuite Commentary
NoteNames+
In-app purchases
CompetitionSuite Commentary
No in-app purchases
NoteNames+
No in-app purchases
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