Comparison

Repertories vs NoteRunner

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

Head to head
About

Repertories

A casual rhythm game that uses musical notation as its interface. Improve your sight-reading, sheet music, and rhythm skills with real songs and practice pieces. Unlock new songs and instrument sounds as you progress.

Highlights
  • Staff-based rhythm gameplay
  • Strengthens sight-reading skills
  • Play with real songs and practice pieces
  • MIDI keyboard support
  • Level up and unlock content
  • Practice and performance tracking (premium)
Features
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Introducing Repertories, a music rhythm game played on a staff, just like sheet music! * If reading notes on the staff feels difficult, why not build your sight-reading skills with a casual, fun staff-based rhythm game? * Strengthen your sight-reading, sheet music reading, and rhythm skills with real songs and practice pieces. * Play anytime in short sessions while reading the score as you perform. * You can also play with a MIDI keyboard. Bluetooth MIDI-compatible keyboards are supported as well. * As you play, you level up. Unlock more songs and expand your choice of instrument sounds. * Premium feature: Review your practice and play records through play history, performance trends, and mastery tracking. * More playable songs are being added regularly. * At the moment, the library focuses mainly on classical pieces, public-domain folk and world music songs, and practice exercises. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ๅˆฉ็”จ่ฆ็ด„: https://repertories.jp/terms Privacy Policy: https://repertories.jp/privacy

About

NoteRunner

Features
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NoteRunner is a music education game where you learn to read notes through a fun runner game. As your character keeps running, walls with musical staves appear one after another. Read the note shown on each wall and tap the correct key on the piano keyboard at the bottom of the screen to smash through it! [Main features] - A fresh music game: read notes while you run - Build your ability to read staff notes in real time - Intuitive controls: just tap the piano keyboard - Aim for high scores with combo bonuses [4 difficulty levels] - Easy: start with basic notes - Normal: wider range and faster tempo - Hard: an advanced mode with accidentals - Sadistic: take on the ultimate challenge! [Ranking system] Scores are graded on 5 tiers: S / A / B / C / D. Track your skill and level up. From music beginners to piano students, this app trains your sight-reading while you have fun.

Screenshots

Repertories4 screens
NoteRunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteRunner at none against Repertories's 3. NoteRunner also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). Repertories's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Repertories sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. NoteRunner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repertories ships an update every 4 days, NoteRunner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Repertories versus NoteRunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepertoriesNoteRunner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.118.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size50 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfeb19MIZOU, CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Repertories

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

NoteRunner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Repertories free?
Repertories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteRunner free?
NoteRunner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Repertories or NoteRunner have ads?
Both Repertories and NoteRunner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Repertories or NoteRunner?
Repertories ships an update every 4 days, and NoteRunner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Repertories was updated on September 13, 2026 and NoteRunner on September 21, 2026.

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