Music Note Reading Game vs Root Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Music Note Reading Game
Learn to read sheet music with interactive exercises and games. Practice notes, melodies, and rhythms on an on-screen piano. Track progress and personalize your experience.
- Sheet music reading practice
- On-screen piano with sound and haptic feedback
- Melody and rhythm games
- Progress tracking and streaks
- Daily practice sessions
- Customizable piano and avatar
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Learn to read sheet music, find piano notes, and keep the beat with short, playful practice sessions. Music Note Reading Game welcomes beginners of all ages, from adults starting a new hobby to children learning alongside a parent. START WITH YOUR FIRST NOTES A guided first round introduces C, D, and E. Then practice treble and bass clef notes on an on-screen piano, with sound, haptic feedback, and difficulty options that let you learn at your own pace. TURN NOTES INTO MUSIC - Read a melody: build confidence one phrase at a time, with a library of 17 melodies and starter melodies available free. - Play a song: learn familiar tunes one note at a time. - Rhythm game: catch falling notes and practice keeping time with the music. - Explore 20 bundled songs in Play a Song and Rhythm, including three free songs. Pro unlocks the full library. MAKE PRACTICE A HABIT Follow a daily practice session, revisit weak notes, and retry mistakes. Track accuracy, streaks, and session history in your progress hub. Earn XP, complete quests, collect achievements, and personalize your piano and avatar. Set an optional practice reminder for a time that suits you. GO FURTHER WITH PRO One optional, one-time purchase unlocks the full song and sight-reading libraries, every rhythm level, Advanced practice, premium styles, and an ad-free experience. Pro also lets you import your own .mid or .midi files from Files into Play a Song and Rhythm, and use a compatible MIDI keyboard for note and sight-reading practice. No subscription is required. Treble and bass clef note practice is available free. No account is needed, and practice progress is stored on your device. Free users may see banner ads. External hardware is optional; you can learn with the on-screen piano.
Root Notes
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Can you read sheet music at a glance? Root Notes turns sight reading into a short daily game: a note appears on the staff, you find it on the piano keyboard, and the app keeps track of what you actually know. Rather than drilling the whole staff at once, each level grows one note at a time - starting with two notes and ending on all twelve, accidentals included. - Separate treble and bass clef courses, 20 levels each - Six short stages per level, a couple of minutes at a time - Free play mode with the full keyboard - Fretboard mode: find notes on a 4-string neck (E A D G), for guitar and bass players - Notes you miss come back more often, notes you know fade out - Every note is played back, so your ear learns along with your eyes - No ads, no accounts, nothing to sign up for Made for beginners working through their first pieces, and for anyone who plays by ear and wants the notation to finally click. Privacy Policy: https://cemgames.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Root Notes at none against Music Note Reading Game's shown. Root Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Music Note Reading Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Root Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Music Note Reading Game ships an update every 3 days, Root Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Music Note Reading Game | Root Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Nguyen | Cem Kamiloglu |
In-app purchases
Music Note Reading Game
- Music Note Reading Game Pro$4.99
Root Notes
- Premium$0.29
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