Comparison

Note Trainer Lite vs MyTunes

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

MyTunes

Features
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Organize your Irish tunes into collections, and take quizzes to help you learn. With MyTunes you can: * Create collections of tunes. Examples: To practice, Favourites, Local Session. * Add tunes and find their reference on TheSession.org. * Take quizzes on a collection to help you learn the tunes. * Share collections of tunes. * Personalise tune information such as the key, your favourite recording, or personal notes. * Manage up to 3 collections in the app, or unlimited collections with the Pro Badge (available to purchase in the app). * Manage your sets in set lists. Also: * No ads. * No account needed. * We don't sell your data.

Screenshots

Note Trainer Lite3 screens
MyTunes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Note Trainer Lite at none against MyTunes's 1. Note Trainer Lite also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). MyTunes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyTunes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Note Trainer Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Trainer Lite ships an update every 3 months, MyTunes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Note Trainer Lite versus MyTunes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote Trainer LiteMyTunes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (899 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings899 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB39 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerthoor software ABJulien Cohen

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

MyTunes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Note Trainer Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MyTunes

One-time1
  • Pro Badge$4.99

Questions

Is Note Trainer Lite free?
Note Trainer Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTunes free?
MyTunes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Note Trainer Lite or MyTunes have ads?
Neither Note Trainer Lite nor MyTunes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note Trainer Lite or MyTunes?
Note Trainer Lite ships an update every 3 months, and MyTunes every 2 days. Most recently, Note Trainer Lite was updated on October 12, 2026 and MyTunes on October 1, 2026.

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