Note Spark vs MidiFlow Piano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Note Spark
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Note Spark is a practice app that helps you remember and improve your musical skills. You can record a digital piano performance and visualize it, or share it with your friends! Key Features: - Practice mode: Play along a MIDI track - Recording: Record a single track MIDI with a cable or Bluetooth - Backtracking track: Overlay tracks from Apple Music and record along with your favorite songs* - Open MIDI files and share your songs - Looping, editing and much more! Whether you're looking to save or visualize your musical performance, or want to learn/transcribe songs by ear, this app is the right tool for you! Note: - You might experience some latency when using Bluetooth audio devices. When connected to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, you might notice audio not lining up with visuals.Ā - If you're using Bluetooth MIDI, you can adjust the input latency in the app's Settings.
MidiFlow Piano
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Practice your MIDI pieces with MidiFlow Piano on iPhone. Import a MIDI file, connect a Bluetooth MIDI keyboard, and follow the music as sheet notation or falling notes. Free to download: ⢠Practice at your own pace in Triggered mode, which waits for the highlighted notes. ⢠Use Real-time mode with a three-second count-in and pause or resume where you left off. ⢠Switch between sheet music and piano roll while keeping your place. ⢠Start with the included classical pieces and see feedback on the notes you play. ⢠Add freely licensed pieces from the Free Classical Pieces catalog. ⢠Set the tempo from 40% to 150%. ⢠Import one MIDI file of your own. MidiFlow Unlimited, a one-time in-app purchase: ⢠Import as many MIDI files of your own as you like and keep them with titles, artists and difficulty levels. ⢠Loop any bars: drag two handles that snap to the barlines, in the piano roll or in the sheet music. ⢠Let the speed trainer start a loop slowly and speed up after every clean round, up to your target tempo. ⢠Practice one hand at a time; the other hand stays visible but dimmed. ⢠Add a metronome click that follows the time signature. Bought MidiFlow before it became free to download? Every feature stays unlocked for you. Designed for players who are already familiar with piano and MIDI. Imported files stay on your device. The app interface is currently in English. Playing along requires a keyboard or digital piano with Bluetooth MIDI (BLE-MIDI). Requires iPhone with iOS 26.2 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MidiFlow Piano at Free against Note Spark's $1.99. Note Spark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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MidiFlow Piano is free to download; Note Spark costs $1.99 up front. MidiFlow Piano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Note Spark asks for nothing beyond the download.
Note Spark ships an update weekly, MidiFlow Piano every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Note Spark | MidiFlow Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free ā better |
| Update frequency | Weekly ā better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 ā better | 26.2 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | manolofdez | Timothy Krechel |
In-app purchases
Note Spark
No in-app purchases
MidiFlow Piano
- MidiFlow Unlimited$8.99
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