Comparison

オトヨミ vs Master the Staff

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

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About

オトヨミ

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楽譜を読む力を楽しく効率よく身につけることができる革新的な教育アプリです。 【こんな方におすすめ】 • 楽器を始めたばかりで楽譜が読めない初心者の方 • 楽譜を読むスピードを上げたい中級者の方 • 音楽の基礎をしっかり学びたいお子様 • ブランクがあって読譜力を取り戻したい方 • 音楽教師として生徒に推薦できるアプリを探している方 【主な機能】 ◆ 3段階の段階的難易度設定 • 初級:基本的な音(ド〜ソ)からやさしくスタート • 中級:補助線を含む広い音域で実力アップ • 上級:シャープ・フラットを含む全音域をマスター ◆ 全調号完全対応(業界最高水準) 7フラット(変ハ長調)から7シャープ(嬰ハ長調)まで、全ての調で練習可能。調号に応じて音符が自動的に調整されるので、実際の楽譜演奏に直結する実践的 な練習ができます。 ◆ ゲーミフィケーション要素で楽しく継続 • 正解時のキラキラパーティクルエフェクト • 連続正解で特別なボーナスメッセージ • レベルアップシステムでモチベーション維持 • 心地よいサウンドエフェクトで達成感アップ • 5連続・10連続正解時の特別演出 【学習効果】 このアプリで練習することで、以下のスキルが身につきます: • 楽譜の基本的な読み方 • 音符と鍵盤の対応関係の理解 • 調号(シャープ・フラット)の正確な認識 • 素早い音符認識能力 • 実際の楽器演奏に必要な読譜力

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Master the Staff

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A focused trainer for one skill: naming the note on the staff without counting up from the bottom line. A note appears, you name it with a button or play it on the keyboard. A round takes a few minutes. WHO IT'S FOR • You can read music, but slowly, one line at a time • Treble is fine, bass clef is a struggle • You play viola or cello and want alto and tenor clef to feel automatic • Ledger lines still trip you up • You've just started piano or guitar and want reading to keep up • You want something small to practise between lessons FOUR CLEFS • Treble — the piano's right hand, voice, most wind instruments • Bass — the piano's left hand and the low instruments • Alto — the viola's clef. Middle C on line 3 • Tenor — the upper range of cello, bassoon and trombone. Middle C on line 4 Best streak and accuracy are kept separately per clef, so you can work on the one that is holding you up. THREE SESSION MODES • Endless — practise as long as you like • 20 Notes — clear twenty notes as fast and accurately as you can • 60 Seconds — score as high as possible in one minute ADAPTIVE PRACTICE The app tracks your accuracy for every note and quietly asks the ones you miss more often. The Statistics screen shows accuracy note by note and highlights what to focus on next. TWO WAYS TO ANSWER • Note buttons — seven pitch buttons, fast and simple • Piano keyboard — answer the exact octave too, on the treble and bass clef TWO DIFFICULTIES • Easy — notes stay inside the staff, no ledger lines • Normal — two full octaves, ledger lines included ENGLISH AND JAPANESE Pitches are shown as C D E in English and as ド レ ミ in Japanese. Switch any time inside the app. ALSO • Every correct answer plays the real pitch, so your ear trains alongside your eyes • A miss shows the right note name straight away, on the staff • Best streak and best score are kept per clef • Sound, haptics and keyboard labels can each be turned off • Universal — iPhone and iPad PRIVACY • No advertising of any kind • No account, no sign-in • No data collected and nothing transmitted • Settings and records stay on your device • Works entirely offline For piano, guitar, voice, strings and winds — anyone who reads from a staff.

Screenshots

オトヨミ4 screens
Master the Staff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Master the Staff at Free against オトヨミ's $0.99. Master the Staff also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months). オトヨミ's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Master the Staff is free to download; オトヨミ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

オトヨミ ships an update every 11 months, Master the Staff every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 4 level
オトヨミ versus Master the Staff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterオトヨミMaster the Staff
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuke ImaiYuki Isaka

In-app purchases

None

オトヨミ

No in-app purchases

None

Master the Staff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is オトヨミ free?
オトヨミ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Master the Staff free?
Master the Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do オトヨミ or Master the Staff have ads?
Neither オトヨミ nor Master the Staff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, オトヨミ or Master the Staff?
オトヨミ ships an update every 11 months, and Master the Staff every 5 days. Most recently, オトヨミ was updated on October 30, 2026 and Master the Staff on October 29, 2026.

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