StaffWars vs Westley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StaffWars
Master musical clefs with this interactive game. Practice note names on the grand staff, treble, alto, and bass clefs. Ideal for musicians of all levels looking to improve their sight-reading skills.
- Learn note names on grand staff
- Practice treble clef
- Master alto clef
- Woodshed bass clef
- Interactive musical game
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StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice and woodshed the note names on the grand staff, treble, alto and bass clefs. THE APP for anyone who wants to master these clefs.
Westley
This app assists music students in tracking and enhancing their practice sessions. It incorporates timers, goals, challenges, and rewards to foster improvement. The platform supports collaboration between students and teachers for progress monitoring and feedback.
- Practice session tracking
- Timers and goals
- Challenges and rewards
- Collaborative student-teacher monitoring
- Progress feedback
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Westley helps music students track and improve their practice sessions by using timers, goals, challenges, and rewards. The app is designed to be collaborative, allowing both students and teachers to use it to monitor progress and provide feedback. Monthly subscription required after one month free trial.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Westley at Free against StaffWars's $1.99. Westley also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). StaffWars's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (133 vs 11). On 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
Westley is free to download; StaffWars costs $1.99 up front. Westley sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. StaffWars asks for nothing beyond the download.
Westley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StaffWars has 133 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of StaffWars's written reviews are positive against 100% of Westley's.
StaffWars ships an update every 4 months, Westley every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StaffWars | Westley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (133 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 133 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TMI Media, LLC | Westley Inc. |
Customer experience
StaffWars
Westley
Bugs and requests
StaffWars
Reported bugs
5 issues- Double-click registration causing unintended note selections
- Incorrect note location detection preventing proper learning
- App fails to close properly on iPhone X
- Unresponsive touch input
- Occasional app crashes reported
Requested features
13 requests- Extended note range for ledger lines (especially for cello and violin)
- Piano keyboard interface instead of letter buttons
- Microphone/instrument input feature for actual note playing
- Note names displayed in note heads
- Slow mode option for beginners
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- Sound feedback for incorrect answers
- Multiple clef practice mode (switching between clefs)
- Separate range settings for treble and bass staves
- Teacher account system to track student progress
- Different background music themes
- Instrument-specific transposition settings
- Audio playback of correct pitches
- Account system for home practice tracking
Westley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
StaffWars
No in-app purchases
Westley
- Westley Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Westley Monthly$1.991 Month
- Westley Monthly Subscription$1.99
Questions
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