Comparison

Falling Notes Piano Trainer vs PianoGlow

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

Head to head
About

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

Learn, practice, and edit piano music with interactive falling notes and MIDI keyboard support. Shape songs by adjusting individual notes, timing, and tempo. Export in compatible formats for player pianos.

Highlights
  • Load MIDI files or included songs
  • Interactive MIDI keyboard practice
  • Practice hands separately or full song
  • Adjust note pitch, timing, and velocity
  • Edit tempo changes
  • Export MIDI files for player pianos
Features
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Learn, practice, transcribe, and edit piano music in one place. FallingNotes lets you load MIDI files, practice them with a MIDI-compatible keyboard, and shape the music directly in a visual falling-notes editor. Watch notes fall toward the keyboard, pause until you play the right notes, follow staff notation for sight-reading, and edit performances with precise musical control. Version 3.0 is a major expansion. FallingNotes is now not only a practice app, but also a piano performance editor. You can edit notes, tempo, velocity, pedal, tracks, and timing; transcribe piano audio to MIDI; transfer expression from one performance to another; and export standard MIDI files for use in other tools or supported player-piano workflows. Features: • Load standard MIDI files or choose from included songs • Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard for interactive practice • Practice left hand, right hand, selected tracks, or the full song • Pause on notes and continue only when you play • View active notes on the staff for sight-reading support • Edit individual notes or groups of notes visually • Change pitch, timing, length, velocity, and track assignment • Add or remove time in the score • Edit tempo changes with a visual speed profile • Transcribe piano audio into editable MIDI • Transfer timing, velocity, and pedal expression from another performance • Compare transferred expression with ghost-note overlays • Smooth tempo profiles while preserving overall timing • Capture synchronized MIDI and audio takes for paired practice or dataset creation • Choose from multiple animated falling-note visual styles • Export MIDI files with standard tempo events for compatibility with other MIDI software • Export MIDI files in Steinway Spirio-compatible format for supported player pianos FallingNotes is designed for pianists, learners, arrangers, and anyone who wants to understand and reshape piano performances visually.

About

PianoGlow

Learn and play music with a virtual piano that supports both MIDI and QWERTY keyboards. Features interactive training modes, recording capabilities, and customizable visual effects for an engaging musical experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual piano with MIDI and QWERTY keyboard support
  • Ear training, sheet music, and rhythm training modes
  • Falling notes game mode
  • Record and playback MIDI files
  • Customizable visual effects and particles
Features
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PianoGlow - play using either digital pianos (MIDI) or QWERTY keyboards (on-screen keyboard available). * Training modes such as ear training, sheet training, rhythm and falling notes! * Record and play back MIDI files, access them on your device's files. * Stunning visuals, particles and customizable effects.

Screenshots

Falling Notes Piano Trainer1 screens
PianoGlow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Falling Notes Piano Trainer at none against PianoGlow's 1. Falling Notes Piano Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.2). PianoGlow's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume 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. PianoGlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Falling Notes Piano Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Falling Notes Piano Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Falling Notes Piano Trainer ships an update every 5 weeks, PianoGlow weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Falling Notes Piano Trainer versus PianoGlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalling Notes Piano TrainerPianoGlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size384 MB492 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPooya JannatyKai Long Alan Du

Customer experience

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

PianoGlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PianoGlow

One-time1
  • No Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Falling Notes Piano Trainer free?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PianoGlow free?
PianoGlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Falling Notes Piano Trainer or PianoGlow?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is rated higher. Falling Notes Piano Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while PianoGlow averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Falling Notes Piano Trainer or PianoGlow have ads?
PianoGlow shows ads; Falling Notes Piano Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Falling Notes Piano Trainer or PianoGlow?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer ships an update every 5 weeks, and PianoGlow weekly. Most recently, Falling Notes Piano Trainer was updated on November 3, 2026 and PianoGlow on October 30, 2026.

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