Comparison

Music Reading Trainer vs Read Notes

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

Head to head
About

Music Reading Trainer

Improve your note reading speed and accuracy with this application. It offers detailed statistics on your performance, including mistake frequency and reaction time, for each clef. Designed for musicians, it helps you practice and become more proficient.

Highlights
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Improve note reading speed
  • Practice for each clef
  • Track mistake frequency
  • Measure reaction time
Features
Read full description

The Music Reading Trainer application provides detailed statistics for you in the process, while improving yourself in reading notes with simple use. It provides statistics for you based on the options you choose. For each clef, you can see your statistics with features such as the number of corrections per exercise, your reaction time, the musical note you make the most mistakes. This app is designed to speed up your note reading. You can support us with your comments to make the application better. Thank you for using our app.

About

Read Notes

Learn to read sheet music for various instruments like piano, guitar, and drums. Progress through interactive quests and practice familiar songs with visual feedback. Optional premium unlocks more content and removes ads.

Highlights
  • Multi-instrument support (piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, drums)
  • Interactive quests and song library
  • Progress tracking and feedback
  • Ear training and chord practice
  • Learn through familiar music arrangements
  • Optional premium subscription
Features
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Read sheet music one step at a time, on piano, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, violin or drums. Choose an instrument from Home to see its quests and song library. All instrument Quests are free. Finish each practice, earn up to three stars, and continue at your own pace. KEEP YOUR PIANO PRACTICE Continue your piano Quests, Drills, ear training and chord practice. Start piano Quests in treble clef, bass clef or both. Your existing piano progress and purchases are preserved. CONNECT NOTATION WITH YOUR INSTRUMENT • Guitar: connect staff notation and TAB with all six strings and fret positions. • Bass guitar: find notes on the fretboard and practice melodies in a lower register. • Ukulele: learn chord shapes and strumming on screen, then explore melodies. • Violin: connect notes with strings and the finger or position labels shown. • Drums: identify kick, snare and hi-hat on the score and select the matching pads. LEARN THROUGH FAMILIAR MUSIC Explore practice arrangements of existing pieces, with score sources and excerpts identified. Listen to an example, choose a range of measures and repeat it. Drum songs use educational accompaniments. After a one-bar count-in, tap the pads with the metronome and melody and get timing feedback on your screen taps. KNOW WHAT TO PRACTICE NEXT Use demonstrations and hints, then try independently. Review mistakes and follow each instrument’s progress. Screen exercises do not listen through a microphone or assess physical playing technique. Start with free practice. Optional Monthly Premium unlocks additional songs, removes ads while active. Existing lifetime purchases remain valid. Renews monthly until canceled. Manage or cancel in your store account. Subscribe and restore purchases with your App Store account. No app sign-in is required. Terms of Use (English / 한국어): https://readnotesgame.com/terms.html Privacy Policy (English / 한국어): https://readnotesgame.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Music Reading Trainer4 screens
Read Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Music Reading Trainer at 100% against Read Notes's 50%. Music Reading Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). Read Notes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Read Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Music Reading Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Music Reading Trainer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Read Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Reading Trainer ships an update weekly, Read Notes every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Music Reading Trainer versus Read Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Reading TrainerRead Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB91 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMelih Hakan Pektasminjae Lee

Customer experience

Music Reading Trainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Read Notes

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Music Reading Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Read Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$7.99

Questions

Is Music Reading Trainer free?
Music Reading Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read Notes free?
Read Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Music Reading Trainer or Read Notes?
Read Notes is rated higher. Music Reading Trainer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Read Notes averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Music Reading Trainer or Read Notes have ads?
Read Notes shows ads; Music Reading Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Music Reading Trainer or Read Notes?
Music Reading Trainer ships an update weekly, and Read Notes every 5 days. Most recently, Music Reading Trainer was updated on November 8, 2026 and Read Notes on November 8, 2026.

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