Play Fast Notes vs Music Dictation Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Fast Notes
This app helps musicians master difficult musical passages through scientifically-backed practice techniques. It allows users to import sheet music, isolate challenging sections, and apply tools like tempo ladders and rhythmic variations for effective learning. A practice log tracks progress, and an optional one-time purchase unlocks full functionality.
- Import sheet music via photo or PDF
- Isolate and drill specific passages
- Tempo Ladder for gradual speed increase
- Interleaved Click-Up for contextual practice
- Rep Rotator for random passage cycling
- Rhythmic Variations for finger dexterity
- Integrated metronome and recorder
- Practice log for progress tracking
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Play Fast Notes helps musicians turn the hard passages into the easy ones, using practice techniques backed by how the brain actually learns. Snap a photo of your sheet music or import a PDF, box the exact passage you're drilling, and run it through focused, guided practice tools instead of mindless repetition: • Tempo Ladder: start slow and climb, working for consistency, until you reach performance speed. • Repetition inside an ever-changing context, so the passage holds up under pressure instead of only working in the practice room (Interleaved Click-Up). • Cycle through several spots in random order so your brain works to recall each one, the way a performance demands (Rep Rotator). • Rhythmic Variations: drill a run in many different rhythms to even out your fingers. You apply the rhythms, or the app writes your passage in the rhythms for you. Tools travel with every practice screen: • A real metronome with subdivisions, custom meters, accents, and drum-machine grooves. • A recorder that captures a take and plays it back slowed down and pitch-corrected, so you hear what really happened. • Apple Pencil support, so you can mark up your music right on the page. • Smart timers that nudge you to rotate passages, take micro-breaks, and stand up. Everything you do is saved to a practice log so you can watch your progress over time. No ads. Just focused practice. Your first 30 days are free with everything unlocked. After that you can keep going on the free plan with up to three photo passages, or unlock the whole app, PDF parts included, for one payment of $19.99. No subscription. No renewals. Works on iPhone and iPad. A free account keeps your library backed up and in sync between them.
Music Dictation Game
Improve your musical ear with progressive dictation exercises. Practice pitch recognition, melody memory, and harmonic listening through interactive lessons. Get instant feedback to refine your skills.
- Progressive level-based ear training
- Melodic and chord dictation
- On-screen piano keyboard input
- Staff notation feedback
- Instant answer checking
- Difficulty tuning for tonal practice
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• Tonal Dictation is an ear-training app designed to help musicians improve pitch recognition, melody memory, and harmonic listening skills through progressive dictation exercises. Practice short melodic phrases, rests, accidentals, key signatures, and chord recognition with level-based difficulty that grows as your skills improve. Each exercise is played with piano sound, and you enter what you hear on the on-screen keyboard and staff. After submission, the app gives immediate feedback so you can quickly identify missed notes and improve through repetition. Features: - Progressive level-based ear training - Melodic dictation with key signatures, rests, leaps, and accidentals - Chord dictation with 2-note, 3-note, and 4-note chords - On-screen piano keyboard input - Staff notation feedback - Grand piano and synthesized piano sound options - Instant answer checking and review - Difficulty tuning designed for tonal listening practice - Suitable for music students, composers, performers, and anyone training their musical ear Tonal Dictation focuses on practical listening skills rather than passive drills. Exercises start simple and gradually introduce more complex melodic motion, harmony, rhythm, rests, and chromatic notes. Whether you are preparing for music theory classes, entrance exams, sight-singing practice, or personal musicianship development, this app provides a structured way to build stronger ears step by step. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Play Fast Notes and Music Dictation Game are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Play Fast Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Music Dictation Game sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Play Fast Notes against 5.0 for Music Dictation Game. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Play Fast Notes ships an update every 8 days, Music Dictation Game every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Fast Notes | Music Dictation Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ralph Skiano | LOOINSOFT |
Customer experience
Play Fast Notes
Music Dictation Game
In-app purchases
Play Fast Notes
- Practice Pro$19.99
Music Dictation Game
- Unlimited Play$1.991 Month
- 10 Play Tokens$0.49
- 22 Play Tokens$0.99
- 60 Play Tokens$2.99
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