Comparison

Note Trainer vs JustinGuitar Note Trainer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Sheet music reading
  • Note recognition
  • Ear training
  • Chord building
  • Rhythm practice
  • Sight reading improvement
  • Music theory lessons
Features
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Learn to read sheet music, identify notes, train your ear, build chords, practice rhythm, and improve sight reading with fast interactive daily music practice. Note Trainer helps musicians improve music theory, note recognition, ear training, rhythm, chord building, 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, bass, alto, and tenor clefs • Train your ear with interactive ear training lessons • Match notes, sounds, and musical patterns • Practice rhythm, melody, and timing • Learn scales, intervals, and key signatures • Identify major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords • Build chords with inversions and extensions • Improve note recognition speed and accuracy • View notes on the stave and piano keyboard Interactive learning features: • Guided lessons and structured progression • Ear Training Mode for listening practice • Infinite Mode for unlimited note training • Melody Mode for reading musical phrases • 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 • Clef reference tools for note placement • Sight reading exercises for practical training • Ear training exercises for musical listening skills 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/

About

JustinGuitar Note Trainer

Master the guitar fretboard quickly with daily exercises designed to build a deep understanding of note locations. This app helps you stop guessing and start knowing every note on your guitar, improving your playing.

Highlights
  • Learn fretboard notes fast
  • Daily 5-minute exercises
  • Build mental map of guitar neck
  • Stop guessing, start knowing notes
  • Smart repetition for weak spots
  • Practice anywhere on your phone
Features
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Most guitar players never properly learn the notes on the fretboard. We memorize shapes and guess—and it works for a while. But when we try to improve, we hit a wall. JustinGuitar Note Trainer helps us learn the fretboard fast, in just 5 minutes a day. No diagrams. No memorizing charts. Just simple exercises that build a real understanding of the guitar neck. We learn to find any note on the guitar fretboard, build a clear mental map across all strings, and stop guessing and actually know the notes. Short daily exercises perfect for busy schedules, smart repetition to reinforce weak spots, and practice anywhere with your phone. If we want to learn guitar notes properly, this is one of the most valuable skills we can build. Built by JustinGuitar.

Screenshots

Note Trainer4 screens
JustinGuitar Note Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Note Trainer at Free against JustinGuitar Note Trainer's $4.99. Note Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). JustinGuitar Note Trainer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume 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

Note Trainer is free to download; JustinGuitar Note Trainer costs $4.99 up front. Note Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. JustinGuitar Note Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JustinGuitar Note Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Note Trainer's written reviews are positive against 80% of JustinGuitar Note Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Trainer ships an update every 3 days, JustinGuitar Note Trainer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Note Trainer versus JustinGuitar Note Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote TrainerJustinGuitar Note Trainer
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatt JonesJustin Guitar

Customer experience

Note Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

JustinGuitar Note Trainer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Note Trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$24.99
None

JustinGuitar Note Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Trainer free?
Note Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustinGuitar Note Trainer free?
JustinGuitar Note Trainer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note Trainer or JustinGuitar Note Trainer?
JustinGuitar Note Trainer is rated higher. Note Trainer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while JustinGuitar Note Trainer averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Note Trainer or JustinGuitar Note Trainer have ads?
Note Trainer shows ads; JustinGuitar Note Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Trainer or JustinGuitar Note Trainer?
Note Trainer ships an update every 3 days, and JustinGuitar Note Trainer fortnightly. Most recently, Note Trainer was updated on October 12, 2026 and JustinGuitar Note Trainer on October 7, 2026.

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