Comparison

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures vs First 5 Notes

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

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About

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures

Learn and practice clarinet with a vast collection of sheet music, notes, and interactive training. Features include melody import, real-time scoring via microphone, adjustable playback speed, and printing options. Unlock all content and remove ads with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Over 150 melodies
  • Import custom music XML files
  • Interactive microphone training
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Custom transposition
  • Printable sheet music
  • Bookmark favorite melodies
Features
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Collection of sheet music with notes, tablatures, and interactive training for clarinets. This application helps to learn and practice playing popular traditional melodies on your clarinet. Try it now, for free! Application features: - Selection of clarinet kind; - Over 150 melodies to learn and practice; - Allows to import additional melodies from your own, local Music XML files (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml); - Interactive training modes (recognition via the microphone of the music you play on a real world clarinet, and scoring it against the music sheet); - It can play every melody displaying the progress in the music sheet; - Optional countdown before melody playback; - Tuneable playback speed (tempo); - Allows custom transposition of melodies; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Allows to bookmark favorite melodies. ADVERTISEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS By default, this application is supported by advertisements, and only a handful of melodies are accessible for free. Paid application subscriptions available in the in-app store unlock all melodies, and remove all advertisements. The profit from subscriptions supports application maintenance and further development, including bug fixes, new features, and new melodies. USER SUPPORT Any comments, ideas, suggestions are welcome to support@music-tabs.com TERMS OF USE: https://clarinet.music-tabs.com/legal-info

About

First 5 Notes

Learn to read, finger, and play the first five notes on ten different band instruments. This app offers a clear learning path for beginners, with the first five notes available for free forever. Unlock additional notes and fingerings with a one-time purchase per instrument.

Highlights
  • Learn first five notes
  • Supports ten band instruments
  • Read, finger, and play notes
  • Tuner locks in pitch
  • One-time purchase for full range
  • No internet connection needed
Features
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Just got your instrument? Start here. First 5 Notes helps beginning band students learn to read, finger, and play their first five notes for free. Then keep going: keys, songs, rhythm, and games that use every note you know. First 5 Notes also runs free in any web browser, including school Chromebooks, at first5notes.virtunity.io, in English and Spanish. Choose from 16 instrument options: alto sax, baritone (bass clef), baritone (treble clef), baritone sax, bass clarinet, bassoon, bells, Bells - Low Octave, clarinet, flute, French horn, oboe, tenor sax, trombone, trumpet, and tuba. ONE PAGE FOR YOUR INSTRUMENT Pick your instrument and everything is in five sections: Notes, Keys, Songs, Rhythm, and Arcade. Practice today puts together a 5, 10 or 15 minute plan from the steps you have reached. NOTES: A LEARNING PATH BUILT BY A BAND DIRECTOR 1. NAME THE NOTE - read each note on the staff and choose its name. 2. KNOW THE FINGERING - study the fingerings, match them to notes, and listen to a reference pitch. Trombone uses slide positions. 3. PLAY THE NOTE - play into the microphone and hold the note steady until the tuner confirms the pitch. Then learn a song on your first five notes and open the arcade. KEYS Practice four notes at a time in the band keys, starting with the notes you already know. Each key uses the same three steps, and its games open when you finish them. SONGS Every song in one place: familiar songs like Ode to Joy and Hot Cross Buns, plus 28 folk songs from around the world. Tap any song to hear it. Familiar songs come with a band: hear it, play along, then play it on your own. Each song shows the lessons you need before you can learn to play it, then walks you through it one phrase at a time. RHYTHM 21 rhythm levels, from the steady beat to the rhythms in the songs. Tap the beat, tap the rhythm, then play it on your instrument. Levels 1 to 4 are free; the rest open with your instrument's Full Range or a First 5 Notes Classroom program. ARCADE Five short games: Note Rush, Call and Response, Fingering Flash, Long Tones, and Dynamics. They start with every note you know. Each game keeps your Best, so there is always a score to beat. THE FIRST FIVE NOTES ARE FREE Every instrument option includes its first five notes with no trial or time limit. No student account is needed for free practice. GOING FURTHER? A one-time $4.99 Full Range purchase opens the remaining lessons, keys, rhythm levels and song practice for your instrument. Individual instrument purchases have no subscription. Family Sharing is supported for App Store purchases. Prices may vary by country or region. SCHOOL PROGRAM ACCESS If your band program provides First 5 Notes Classroom access, enter your director's program code and shared passphrase to open the full ranges included in the app while your program access is active. No individual student account or roster is required. FOR PARENTS AND DIRECTORS - No ads or advertising tracking. - Microphone audio is analyzed on the device. It is not recorded, saved, or uploaded. - A parental gate comes before purchases and adult account controls. - Optional parent sign-in restores website purchases. - Free practice works offline after installation. Purchases, sign-in, and access checks need internet. Website purchases require a check-in within 30 days; school-program access requires a check-in within 24 hours and an active program term. - Progress and practice plans stay on this device, with separate progress for each instrument option. RECORDED INSTRUMENT SOUNDS With thanks to the Philharmonia Orchestra in London for making its instrument recordings freely available. We edited the samples for short notes and sustained practice. Not every instrument or note uses these recordings. https://philharmonia.co.uk/resources/sound-samples/ Built by a band director and private lesson teacher who teaches beginners every week. From the maker of Virtunity: virtunity.io.

Screenshots

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures4 screens
First 5 Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: First 5 Notes at none against Clarinet Notes & Tablatures's shown. First 5 Notes also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Clarinet Notes & Tablatures's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Clarinet Notes & Tablatures sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and First 5 Notes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Clarinet Notes & Tablatures against 5.0 for First 5 Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures ships an update monthly, First 5 Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clarinet Notes & Tablatures versus First 5 Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClarinet Notes & TablaturesFirst 5 Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB482 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey PogodinJustin Berchtold

Customer experience

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

First 5 Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Clarinet Notes & Tablatures

Subscriptions4
  • 1-month subscription$2.991 Month
  • 3-months subscription$7.993 Months
  • 6-months subscription$12.996 Months
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  • 1-year subscription$17.991 Year
10 purchases

First 5 Notes

One-time10
  • Trumpet Full Range$4.99
  • Tenor Sax Full Range$4.99
  • Baritone Full Range$4.99
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  • French Horn Full Range$4.99
  • Tuba Full Range$4.99
  • Bells Full Range$4.99
  • Bassoon Full Range$4.99
  • Bass Clarinet Full Range$4.99
  • Oboe Full Range$4.99
  • Baritone Sax Full Range$4.99

Questions

Is Clarinet Notes & Tablatures free?
Clarinet Notes & Tablatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First 5 Notes free?
First 5 Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clarinet Notes & Tablatures or First 5 Notes?
Clarinet Notes & Tablatures and First 5 Notes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Clarinet Notes & Tablatures or First 5 Notes have ads?
Clarinet Notes & Tablatures shows ads; First 5 Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Clarinet Notes & Tablatures or First 5 Notes?
Clarinet Notes & Tablatures ships an update monthly, and First 5 Notes weekly. Most recently, Clarinet Notes & Tablatures was updated on October 27, 2026 and First 5 Notes on October 24, 2026.

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