Comparison

Note Trainer Lite vs Do

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

Head to head
About

Note Trainer Lite

This app helps users improve their music reading skills with various exercises for notes and chords. It tracks progress and indicates readiness for new lessons, supporting multiple notation systems and input methods.

Highlights
  • Note and chord reading exercises
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Multiple notation systems supported
  • Singing or instrument input
  • MIDI device input
  • Time challenge mode
Features
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This is the LITE version of Note Trainer with 9 exercises. The full version has 30 exercises as well as custom exercises. Note Trainer is designed to help train your ability to read music. It is aimed at beginners, music students, musicians and anyone interested in musical reading. Note Trainer includes exercises reading musical notes and musical chords. When an exercise is complete the users' statistics are saved allowing them to track their progress and easily return to areas that need more training. Note Trainer indicates when a user is ready to move on to the next exercise. Features: - Preset exercises for notes and chords - Note Trainer guides you and instructs when you are ready to continue to new lessons - Note Trainer supports English (B, Bb), German (H, B), and Solfége (Do, Re, Mi) notation - Supports transposing instruments - Answer by singing or playing an instrument (iPhone 5s and newer) - Answer using MIDI device (*), virtual piano or answer buttons - Visual feedback on virtual piano and note view - Statistics - Time challenge mode - Studio sound quality *) Using a MIDI-input device may require an Apple USB Camera Connection Kit

About

Do

Practice sheet music with interactive modes. Play along with guided lessons or test your skills in performance mode. Features a wide variety of songs from nursery rhymes to classical pieces.

Highlights
  • Interactive sheet music practice
  • Guided practice mode with note correction
  • Performance mode for independent playing
  • Extensive song library
  • Premium plan for full access
Features
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Doremi no Okeiko" is an application that allows you to practice sheet music on your smartphone or tablet. You can collect the sound played by your instrument and practice. From nursery rhymes to classical music, you can enjoy practicing reading music while playing songs that everyone knows. [Practice mode Just touch the keyboard in time with the guide. With our unique system, only the correct notes can be played, so you will always be able to play the song. Production Mode After practicing in the practice mode, try the production mode. In the production mode, there is no guide, so read the notes carefully and play them. If you can play without mistakes, you will receive a "very well done" stamp. Included songs Twinkle Twinkle Boshi Frog song The Big Fudokei Butterflies Bun bun bun bun Mary's Sheep Head, shoulders, knees, and arms The Saija's New Heart The Dog March Donguri korokoro Dancing Pompokolin Three Walks My Neighbor Totoro The dog policeman Toy Cha Cha Cha Goat mail Ponyo on the Cliff Tulip Songs of Joy If You're Happy, Let's Clap Our Hands Aria on the G line Minuet O Lord, Joy of Man's Desiring Turkish March For Elise Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique Nocturne No. 2 And many more! *Includes Premium Plan music Plus seasonal additions! About Premium Plan Subscription All features of "Do Re Mi no O Keiko" are available. For individuals: 480 yen For music schools: 960 yen For public facilities: 2,900 yen. Terms of Use: https://www.genit.jp/termsofuse/?app=ドレミのおけいこ Privacy policy: https://www.genit.jp/privacypolicy. You can use all the features of this application while subscribing. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Auto-renewal will automatically renew subscriptions unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before and at the end of the current period, identifying the cost of renewal. Subscriptions are managed by the user and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to the user's account settings after purchase.

Screenshots

Note Trainer Lite3 screens
Do3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note Trainer Lite at none against Do's 4. Note Trainer Lite also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 57%) and ratings volume (899 vs 33). Do's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Do sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Note Trainer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Do holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Note Trainer Lite has 899 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Note Trainer Lite's written reviews are positive against 57% of Do's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Trainer Lite ships an update every 3 months, Do every 8 days. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Note Trainer Lite versus Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Trainer LiteDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (899 ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better57.5% of reviews
Number of ratings899 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerthoor software ABGENIT Inc.

Customer experience

Note Trainer Lite

All ratings899 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral10.0%
Negative12.2%

Do

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral20.0%
Negative22.5%

Bugs and requests

Note Trainer Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound stops playing after app runs in background (iPadOS 18.3.2)
  • Microphone note detection is inconsistent and slow

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add scale training exercises
  • Option to filter by treble clef only
  • Option to filter by bass clef only
  • Exercises combining notes on lines and spaces simultaneously
  • Clef-specific practice modes

Do

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Note Trainer Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Do

Subscriptions2
  • ドレミのおけいこプレミアムプラン2 variants$4.491 Month
  • ドレミのおけいこプレミアムサービス$4.491 Month
One-time1
  • 「ドレミのおけいこ」買い切りプラン$19.99

Questions

Is Note Trainer Lite free?
Note Trainer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Do free?
Do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note Trainer Lite or Do?
Do is rated higher. Note Trainer Lite averages 4.6 out of 5 from 899 ratings, while Do averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Note Trainer Lite or Do have ads?
Neither Note Trainer Lite nor Do shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Trainer Lite or Do?
Note Trainer Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Do every 8 days. Most recently, Note Trainer Lite was updated on September 23, 2026 and Do on September 23, 2026.

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