Comparison

Musa vs Root Notes

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

Head to head
About

Musa

Features
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Musa came home from her piano lesson upset - she had forgotten all the notes on the treble clef. And the music school exam was coming soon. That's how "Musa" - a music notes learning game - was born. To make learning notes fun, not boring textbook drilling. WHAT'S INSIDE - Treble and bass clef - 30 levels across two islands - 3 mini-games: - "Name the Note" - staff quiz - Virtual Piano - play melodies on the keyboard - "Falling Notes" - speed arcade challenge - Boss exams: drag-and-drop notes onto the staff - 14 collectible Notiki characters: Do-bunny, Re-fox, Mi-cat, Fa-owl, Sol-dolphin, La-butterfly, Si-firefly - Storyline: Musa saves Notlandia from the villain Cacophony WHO IT'S FOR - Kids ages 7-12 - Beginning piano, violin, or guitar students - Music school students (grades 1-3) - Practice between music lessons - Solfege exam preparation KIDS SAFETY - Completely free - No ads - No in-app purchases - No data collection - No internet required after download - COPPA compliant VISUAL STYLE Vintage music book aesthetic - parchment pages, hand-drawn illustrations, warm sepia tones. No flashy cartoon visuals. LANGUAGES English and Russian. Full localization of interface and learning content. TECHNICAL - Works offline after initial download - iPhone and iPad support - Haptic feedback - High-quality audio (real-time note synthesis) Made by a father for his daughter and her classmates at music school. Development driven by feedback from parents and music teachers. Channel: t.me/musa_notlandia Web version: musa.mddt.tech

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

Musa4 screens
Root Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Musa at none against Root Notes's 1. Musa also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Root Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). 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. Root Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Musa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musa ships an update every 2 months, Root Notes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Musa versus Root Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusaRoot Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr VolkovCem Kamiloglu

In-app purchases

None

Musa

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Root Notes

One-time1
  • Premium$0.29

Questions

Is Musa free?
Musa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Root Notes free?
Root Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Musa or Root Notes have ads?
Neither Musa nor Root Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Musa or Root Notes?
Musa ships an update every 2 months, and Root Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Musa was updated on October 2, 2026 and Root Notes on October 14, 2026.

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