Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

Music Note Reading Game

This app uses game-like piano rounds to help children aged 6-12 learn to read music notes. It offers rewards, levels, and progress tracking to make practice engaging and build sight-reading confidence.

Highlights
  • Game-like piano rounds
  • Treble and bass clef practice
  • XP, levels, and badges
  • Authentic piano sound
  • Progress tracking
  • Mastery Heatmap
  • Practice Weak Notes mode
Features
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Music Note Reading Game helps children ages 6–12 learn to read music notes through fast, game-like piano rounds. Kids see a note on the staff, hear it played on a real grand piano, and tap the matching key. With XP, levels, badges, daily quests, and Melody Stars rewards, practice feels like play while building real sight-reading confidence. Use Music Note Reading Game to: - Practice treble clef and bass clef note reading in quick flash-card rounds - Master notes with XP, levels, 25 achievements, streaks, and daily quests - Build speed and accuracy across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Custom difficulty levels - Hear every note with authentic piano sound and haptic feedback - Track daily streaks, best scores, accuracy, and progress — all stored safely on your device - Share beautiful result cards after every round - Use the Mastery Heatmap to instantly see strong and weak notes - Focus practice with “Practice Weak Notes” mode for faster improvement - Customize your experience with piano themes, note styles, and musician avatars in the Shop - Unlock bass clef, both clefs, advanced octaves, and an ad-free experience with a one-time Pro purchase Designed with music teachers and parents in mind, Music Note Reading Game turns note reading into a fun daily habit. No account needed — all progress stays private on your device.

About

Root Notes

Features
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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 - 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

Screenshots

Music Note Reading Game4 screens
Root Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Root Notes at none against Music Note Reading Game's shown. Root Notes also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Note Reading Game ships an update every 2 weeks, Root Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Music Note Reading Game versus Root Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Note Reading GameRoot Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe NguyenCem Kamiloglu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Music Note Reading Game

One-time1
  • Music Note Reading Game Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Root Notes

One-time1
  • Premium$0.29

Questions

Is Music Note Reading Game free?
Music Note Reading Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Root Notes free?
Root Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Music Note Reading Game or Root Notes have ads?
Music Note Reading Game shows ads; Root Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Music Note Reading Game or Root Notes?
Music Note Reading Game ships an update every 2 weeks, and Root Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Music Note Reading Game was updated on October 17, 2026 and Root Notes on October 14, 2026.

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