NoteFlash vs Telling Time Practice for Kids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NoteFlash
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Read music at a glance—not one note at a time. NoteFlash turns note reading into a fast, daily flashcard workout. See a note on the staff, tap the answer, and repeat until every note is instant. No more counting lines from the bottom. ■ WHO IT'S FOR - Beginner pianists who freeze when the sheet music comes out - Parents teaching kids their first notes - Choir, band, and orchestra players who want to stop guessing - Returning players whose note reading got rusty - Anyone starting solfege or music theory and needing solid fundamentals ■ WHY YOU STILL COUNT LINES Slow reading isn't a talent problem—it's a method problem. If you decode notes one by one, you'll never keep up with the music. Fluent readers recognize notes the way you recognize words: instantly, on sight. NoteFlash builds that reflex with rapid-fire flashcards. ■ SEE IT. TAP IT. NEXT. One note appears on the staff. Tap the answer and the next card is already waiting. Each question takes seconds, so a meaningful session fits into a bus ride or the five minutes before practice. ■ ANSWER YOUR WAY ▸ Solfege buttons (Do–Re–Mi) — friendly for absolute beginners ▸ Piano keys — connect each note to its place on the keyboard ▸ Full keyboard — rotate your phone for a 3-octave piano layout, closest to real playing (Premium) ■ YOUR WEAK NOTES SHOW UP MORE NoteFlash tracks your accuracy on every single note and weights the deck so your problem notes appear more often. No wasted reps on notes you already know—and you can check your per-note stats anytime. ■ RHYTHM AND CHORDS, TOO ▸ Rhythm mode: identify note values—quarter notes, eighth notes, and more (Premium) ▸ Chord mode: read triads as a single shape (Premium) Pitch, duration, and harmony—all trained with the same fast flashcard flow. ■ MAKE IT A GAME ▸ Time Attack: how many notes can you name in 60 seconds? ▸ Endless: keep going until you miss Beat yesterday's score, and daily practice takes care of itself. ■ TREBLE AND BASS CLEF Treble clef training is free. Go further with bass clef, sharps and flats, and the upper register as you level up (Premium). ■ HEAR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER Correct answers play a real piano sound, linking the note you see to the pitch you hear—a head start for ear training as well. ■ ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Premium unlocks bass clef, sharps & flats, the upper register, chord mode, rhythm mode, and the full 3-octave keyboard—forever, with a single purchase. Start free with treble clef today. --- Fluent reading is the skill that makes every other part of music easier. Download NoteFlash and start reading at a glance.
Telling Time Practice for Kids
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No ads, ever. No sign-up. Works fully offline. Telling Time Practice is a clock-reading app for 1st graders that parents can hand over without worry. QUIZ MODE 9 progressively harder levels take kids from the basics to real time calculations, with 15 free questions every day: - Level 1: o'clock - Level 2: half past - Level 3: hour and minute - Levels 4-9: elapsed time, time remaining, and other time-calculation challenges Big check/cross marks and sounds give instant feedback, and a streak counter keeps kids coming back to beat their best. UNLIMITED PLAY FOR A ONE-TIME $1 Once the daily free questions are used up, a single one-time purchase ($1, not a subscription) unlocks unlimited play for good. A simple parent-gate math question appears before any purchase, so kids can't buy by accident. 6 LANGUAGES — LEARN ENGLISH TIME PHRASES TOO Available in Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), and Spanish. In English mode, kids naturally pick up phrases like "half past" and "quarter to" — real English time expressions, not just digital-clock reading. COLOR-CODED FOR KIDS WHO FIND CLOCKS TRICKY The clock face is shaded in 12 colors by time of day, giving kids an intuitive visual cue for "about what time it is" even before they can read the numbers confidently. FREE PLAY MODE Drag the colorful hour and minute hands with a finger to explore any time. A satisfying ratchet click and a musical chime at the top of each hour make learning the clock's mechanics fun to hear, not just see. - Automatically follows your device's light/dark appearance - No personal data collected - Network is only used for purchases/restore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteFlash at every 4 days against Telling Time Practice for Kids's every 2 weeks. Telling Time Practice for Kids's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. NoteFlash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Telling Time Practice for Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NoteFlash ships an update every 4 days, Telling Time Practice for Kids every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoteFlash | Telling Time Practice for Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TETSUYA SAKAI | KETI WORKS Inc. |
In-app purchases
NoteFlash
- NoteFlash Premium$2.99
Telling Time Practice for Kids
- Unlimited Quiz Mode$0.99
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