Piano Sight Reading vs Lotus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piano Sight Reading
This app helps you master piano note reading and sight-reading skills. Practice individual notes, chords, and songs, connecting staff notation to piano keys to improve speed and accuracy. It supports on-screen or MIDI keyboard practice and tracks your progress.
- Note recognition practice
- Sight-reading challenges
- Chord reading lessons
- Song practice with playback
- Import custom scores
- MIDI keyboard support
- Progress tracking
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Piano Sight Reading: Notes is a practice app focused on piano note reading and sight-reading skills. From individual notes to chords and songs, it helps you connect notes on the staff with keys on the piano and gradually improve your reading speed and accuracy. Whether you’re just starting to learn piano or looking to strengthen your foundations, you can practice at your own pace. Fit short exercises into your day, or connect a MIDI piano to make sight-reading part of your regular playing routine. With the app, you can: - Practice Note Recognition Build confidence reading treble and bass clefs. Customize the note range, clef, key signature, and exercise length to match your needs. - Take Sight-Reading Challenges Work through progressive levels and use accuracy and response time to track your readiness for the next challenge. - Learn to Read Chords Start with major and minor triads, then explore inversions and more complex note combinations as you move beyond single-note reading. - Practice Songs and Sections Choose songs from the built-in library and practice reading melodies. Listen to score playback, select left-hand or right-hand practice, and work through sections to become more comfortable reading real music. - Import Your Own Scores Import MIDI files, sheet music images, or PDFs. Review and correct the converted notation, then save it to your personal score library to practice the music you’re learning. - Use On-Screen Keys or a MIDI Keyboard Practice anywhere with the on-screen keyboard, or connect a compatible MIDI digital piano or keyboard to play on physical keys and receive immediate feedback on your notes. - Track Your Practice and Progress Review your practice history, accuracy, and response times for note exercises. Daily goals, practice streaks, and achievements help you follow your progress and build a regular practice habit. This app is for: - Piano beginners building a foundation in reading music - Learners who want to improve their recognition of treble and bass clefs, accidentals, and chords - Players ready to apply note-reading skills to actual sheet music - Anyone looking for short daily exercises or regular practice with a MIDI piano Start with one note, and let each practice session bring you a little closer to reading music with confidence.
Lotus
This app uses spaced repetition to help you study smarter by scheduling flashcards just before you forget them. It offers unlimited decks, image support, and iCloud sync across devices. It also integrates with Mimosa for seamless flashcard creation from PDF highlights.
- Spaced repetition learning
- Unlimited decks and cards
- Image support
- iCloud sync
- Deck sharing
- Mimosa integration
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Your flashcard app, completely free. Lotus helps you build your own study cards and return to them with spaced repetition. MAKE THE CARDS YOU NEED Create cards with text, images or questions. Keep a simple note on one side, add an answer on the other, or use a two-way card to practise both directions. RECALL BEFORE YOU REVEAL Think through the answer before checking it. On iPad, use Apple Pencil to work in the scratch area as you study. REVIEW AT THE RIGHT TIME Rate how each card went. FSRS spaced repetition schedules the next review. See what is due today, start a short round, or practise an entire deck. Mixed up two cards? Pair them, and next time you see both. KEEP YOUR STUDY SIMPLE Organise decks by name, colour and icon, and arrange them as you like. Add your own images and questions, and search your cards. WORKS WITH MIMOSA AND TRELLIS Make cards from your mimosa highlights, and link a deck to a Trellis project to study it from Today. Your core flashcards work without an account. Optional iCloud sync keeps your study data, pictures included, across your Apple devices. Designed for iPad and iPhone. Available in ten languages. Flashcard creation and review are free. The optional connection to highlights in mimosa requires mimosa Pro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lotus at 5.0 against Piano Sight Reading's 3.7. Lotus also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Piano Sight Reading's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lotus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Piano Sight Reading ships an update every 6 days, Lotus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piano Sight Reading | Lotus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明 祝 | Yusuf Melih Bozgeyik |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Piano Sight Reading
No in-app purchases
Lotus
No in-app purchases
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