Comparison

NoteSwan vs Absolute Pitch Trainer

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

Head to head
About

NoteSwan

Master note recognition and ear training with interactive exercises. This app offers a clean, distraction-free interface perfect for beginners learning piano or music theory. Practice at your own pace with instant feedback.

Highlights
  • Real-time note recognition
  • Interactive learning sessions
  • Beginner-friendly UI
  • Practice at your own pace
  • Ear training exercises
Features
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Level up your music skills with a clean, simple, and intuitive way to learn notes. Whether you’re just starting piano or refreshing your music theory fundamentals, Music Note helps you train your ear and master note recognition through quick, interactive practice. Features • Real-Time Note Recognition Play notes, hear notes, and instantly see the correct answer on screen. • Interactive Learning Perfect for beginners—quick practice sessions help you memorize notes visually and by ear. • Clean, Beginner-Friendly UI Designed to be simple, calming, and distraction-free so you can focus on learning. • Practice At Your Own Pace Short, unlimited practice rounds to help you improve consistently. • Perfect for Piano Students Great for music classes, piano lessons, and developing fundamental music reading skills. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lace-reptile-120.notion.site/Music-Note-App-Support-Page-2be530bffe2a805cbf62c7cce91417ba

About

Absolute Pitch Trainer

Train your ear and develop perfect pitch with daily exercises. This app offers multiple difficulty levels and game modes to help you identify notes and chords accurately. Track your progress and aim for mastery in just five minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Nine difficulty levels
  • Five game modes
  • Daily challenges
  • Reference tuning fork
  • Per-note mastery tracking
  • Historical accuracy curve
Features
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Perfect pitch and ear training in 5 minutes a day. Hear a tone — name the note. Nine difficulty levels from beginner to chord progressions, free to start. Absolute Pitch Trainer turns ear training into a daily habit you'll actually keep. Hear a pure tone. Tap the note you heard. Watch your accuracy climb session over session — through nine levels of difficulty, from three colored notes for absolute beginners to full chord progressions and melodies for serious students. THE SCIENCE Folk wisdom says perfect pitch is "inborn or never." That's only half the story. Children can develop full absolute pitch during a critical childhood window — especially with early musical training. But adult ears keep learning too: focused, repeated practice still sharpens accurate note recognition at any age. We built the app on the part of the science that works for grown-up brains. BUILT FOR REAL EARS • 9 difficulty levels — from 3 notes with color hints to full chords and melodies • Five game modes — Practice (calm, no pressure), Quiz (timed, scored), Survival (one life: how many notes in a row?), Weak Notes (drills exactly the notes you miss and mix up) and Custom Notes (train only the notes you pick, like the black keys) • Daily Challenge — a different challenge for every day of the week: white keys, black keys, intervals, three octaves, chords, precision and melodies • Reference tuning fork — tap for a clean C-D-E-F-G-A-B reference scale • A real recorded concert grand, violin and clarinet, every note tuned exactly to A = 440 Hz — or the classic E-Piano • Ear Reset — an optional masking sound between notes, so you name each note on its own instead of hearing the step from the last one • Transposition for B-flat, A, E-flat and F instruments — see and answer with the note your clarinet, trumpet, sax or horn reads, with the sounding note shown small underneath PROGRESSION YOU CAN FEEL • XP and ranked progression from beginner to master • Two streak systems side-by-side — a daily-play streak that rewards showing up across sessions, plus an in-quiz answer streak that ignites an "On Fire" mode once you chain enough correct answers in a row • Achievement system across Common / Rare / Epic / Legendary rarities • Per-note mastery tracking — after every round, see which notes you missed and what you heard instead • Streak calendar showing every day you played this month STATS YOU'LL ACTUALLY READ • Historical accuracy curve — 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, or a full year of progress • Time played, total quizzes, correct answers, longest streak • Note mastery rings for every pitch class • Game Center leaderboards for career XP, best quiz score and longest Survival run • Share your streak or score as a story-ready image — and dare your friends to beat it POLISH WHERE IT MATTERS • Four hand-tuned color palettes (Tube Glow, Jukebox Chrome, Reel-to-Reel, Rainbow Pride) • Multiple alternate app icons • Optional daily reminders so a busy week doesn't break your streak • iCloud sync — your progress moves with you to a new iPhone and survives a reinstall • Six languages: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 简体中文 PREMIUM Premium Lifetime is a one-time purchase, no subscription. It unlocks the higher difficulty levels, Weak Notes and Custom Notes training, violin, clarinet and guitar, transposition, and exclusive app icons. It's not too late to start. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emign.github.io/absolute-pitch-trainer-legal/

Screenshots

NoteSwan4 screens
Absolute Pitch Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NoteSwan at 5.0 against Absolute Pitch Trainer's 3.7. Absolute Pitch Trainer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. NoteSwan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Absolute Pitch Trainer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoteSwan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteSwan ships an update every 4 months, Absolute Pitch Trainer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
NoteSwan versus Absolute Pitch Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteSwanAbsolute Pitch Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy BastidasNicolai Emig

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NoteSwan

Subscriptions2
  • MusicNote Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • MusicNote Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Absolute Pitch Trainer

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is NoteSwan free?
NoteSwan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Absolute Pitch Trainer free?
Absolute Pitch Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NoteSwan or Absolute Pitch Trainer?
NoteSwan is rated higher. NoteSwan averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Absolute Pitch Trainer averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do NoteSwan or Absolute Pitch Trainer have ads?
NoteSwan shows ads; Absolute Pitch Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, NoteSwan or Absolute Pitch Trainer?
NoteSwan ships an update every 4 months, and Absolute Pitch Trainer every 5 days. Most recently, NoteSwan was updated on October 30, 2026 and Absolute Pitch Trainer on November 9, 2026.

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