Comparison

Music Mini Games vs Note by Note

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

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About

Music Mini Games

Enhance your musical skills with engaging mini-games focused on ear training and chord singing. Practice, challenge yourself, and track your progress with instant feedback and leaderboards. Perfect for beginners and musicians looking to improve their pitch and chord recognition.

Highlights
  • Chord singing practice modes
  • Pitch discrimination games
  • Real-time audio feedback
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Session recording
Features
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Name chord progressions, tune notes that are off, sing chords and catch sharp notes in four bite-sized ear-training games. Fresh daily challenges, the same puzzles for everyone. No ads. No required login. Download and play. Build a daily streak, climb the weekly leaderboard, and watch your accuracy improve week over week. PROG ROCK Hear a chord progression on marimba, then name it. A Daily Challenge brings five fresh rounds a day, plus unlimited Practice. Easy is I-IV-V multiple choice, Medium strays from the I chord, and Hard has you enter every chord you hear. Practice in any of the seven modes, from major and minor to Dorian, Mixolydian, Lydian, Phrygian and Locrian, and Center Your Ear plays the cadence that fits whichever one you pick. TUNE-A-FISH (NEW) One note is out of tune. Drag its fish until it sounds right. Easy is a single note, Medium is an interval, and Hard is a full chord with one note off by a quarter tone or a half step. Hear the original, hear yours, then check your tuning. Five fish a day in the Daily Challenge, plus Practice in sets of ten. STRIKE A CHORD Sing chords note by note. Arrows show whether to go higher or lower, and there are no lives to lose. PRACTICE: Every note is played for you first. Each set ends with your accuracy and the notes you sang cleanly, and your longest run of clean chords ranks on the leaderboard. DAILY CHALLENGE: Five chords a day, the same for everyone worldwide. PITCHIN' IMPOSSIBLE Listen to two notes. Is the second one sharp or flat? EASY: 50 cents apart. Perfect for building pitch awareness. MEDIUM: 25 cents apart, for developing ears. HARD: 10 cents apart. Can you hear the subtlest shifts? Sets of ten calls, keep going as long as you like, and your streak of correct calls ranks on the leaderboards. STREAKS AND LEADERBOARDS • Daily streaks for all three daily challenges, with a play-history grid on the home screen • A This Week ladder across every game, plus Today and All-Time boards in each • Progress charts for your accuracy and scores over time • Warm marimba samples across every game MUSIC MINI GAMES PRO: A COACH FOR YOUR EAR For musicians who want to actually get better. Pro finds your weak spots and names the chord that keeps catching you out, lets you practice exactly what you miss, shows a full year of your progress by difficulty, and unlocks every chord in Strike a Chord and all seven modes in Prog Rock. It also includes unlimited renames and a Pro badge on the boards. One purchase, no subscription. PERFECT FOR Beginners: no music theory required, with instant feedback in every game. Musicians: sharpen your pitch, hear harmony, and track your improvement. Singers, choir members, instrumentalists, music students, and anyone who wants a sharper ear. Four games, a few minutes a day.

About

Note by Note

Features
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Learn songs by ear by listening to real recordings. For each song we have slow simple recordings. We have a recording not only for each song but another recording for each section and another for each individual lick.

Screenshots

Music Mini Games4 screens
Note by Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note by Note at none against Music Mini Games's 5. Music Mini Games's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Music Mini Games sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Note by Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Mini Games ships an update daily, Note by Note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Music Mini Games versus Note by Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Mini GamesNote by Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperH Calvin FlegalCGDevworks LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Music Mini Games

One-time5
  • Retry Daily Challenge$0.99
  • 3 Extra Lives: Pitchin' Impossible$0.99
  • 5 Extra Lives: Daily Challenge$0.99
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  • Unlimited Name Changes$2.99
  • Music Mini Games Pro$8.99
None

Note by Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Music Mini Games free?
Music Mini Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note by Note free?
Note by Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Music Mini Games or Note by Note have ads?
Neither Music Mini Games nor Note by Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Mini Games or Note by Note?
Music Mini Games ships an update daily, and Note by Note every 2 weeks. Most recently, Music Mini Games was updated on October 25, 2026 and Note by Note on October 15, 2026.

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