Read Notes vs Note Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Note Trainer
This app offers daily interactive music practice to enhance music theory, note recognition, ear training, and sight-reading skills. It provides guided lessons, challenges, and tools for musicians of all levels to improve their musicality.
- Sheet music reading
- Note recognition
- Ear training
- Chord building
- Rhythm practice
- Sight reading improvement
- Music theory lessons
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Learn to read sheet music, identify notes, train your ear (Paid), build chords (Paid), practice rhythm, and improve sight reading with fast, interactive daily music practice. Note Trainer helps musicians improve music theory, note recognition, ear training (Paid), rhythm, chord building (Paid), melody reading, and clef fluency through guided lessons, challenges, streaks, and real-time gameplay. **Perfect for:** - Piano players - Music students - Beginners learning sheet music - Musicians improving sight reading - Ear training practice - Practice between lessons - Music theory training **Choose your preferred note naming system:** - American notation (C, D, E) - Solfège (Do, Re, Mi) - German notation - Indian Swaras **Practice essential music reading skills:** - Read notes on the staff and ledger lines - Practice treble and bass clefs (free), plus alto and tenor clefs (Paid) - Train your ear with interactive ear training lessons (Paid) - Match notes, sounds, and musical patterns - Practice rhythm, melody, and timing - Learn C major scales and key signatures (free), with additional keys and scales (Paid) - Identify major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords - Build chords with inversions and extensions (Paid) - Improve note recognition speed and accuracy - View notes on the stave and piano keyboard **Interactive learning features:** - Guided lessons and structured progression (additional lessons (Paid)) - Ear Training Mode for listening practice (Paid) - Infinite Mode for unlimited note training (Paid) - Melody Mode for reading musical phrases (Paid) - Daily challenges and achievements - XP, streaks, levels, and progression tracking - Unlockable visual effects and note trails - Real-time feedback and scoring - Accuracy tracking, milestones, and practice stats **Built-in music theory tools:** - Key Explorer for scales, signatures, and diatonic chords - Chord Builder for inversions and chord spelling (Paid) - Clef reference tools for note placement - Sight reading exercises for practical training - Ear training exercises for musical listening skills (Paid) Whether you are learning piano, studying music theory, preparing for exams, training your ear, or improving sight reading fluency, Note Trainer makes music practice simple, visual, and rewarding. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Trainer at 67% against Read Notes's 50%. Read Notes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Read Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Note Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Read Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Read Notes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Note Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Read Notes ships an update every 5 days, Note Trainer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Notes | Note Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | minjae Lee | Matt Jones |
Customer experience
Read Notes
Note Trainer
In-app purchases
Read Notes
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads$7.99
Note Trainer
- Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Lifetime Unlock$24.99









