Comparison

Piano Notes Treble vs Noted

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

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About

Piano Notes Treble

This app helps beginners learn and practice music notes for piano. It offers various modes, adjustable difficulty, and visual aids to improve sight-reading skills. Multiple user profiles are supported for tracking progress.

Highlights
  • Teaching Mode for note identification
  • Game Mode for sight-reading practice
  • Adjustable note range and key signatures
  • Colored keys and pitch name labels
  • Simultaneous multiple note display
  • Multiple user profiles
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Music Note Trainer for Piano Beginners ------------------------------ Looking for free apps to help you on learning music notes? Piano Notes Treble is definitely what you need. With a wide range of level control, Piano Notes Treble is not only an interesting game for experienced piano players, but is also a great music note tutor for piano students. It certainly can help you learn and practice music notes effectively on your iPad. ------------------------------ FEATURES: - Teaching Mode: Tap a key to show its note and pitch name. - Game Mode: Practice your sight-reading skill with games. - Adjustable Range: Your practice can be focused on particular notes by setting note range. - All Key Signatures: 15 key signatures for treble clef and bass clef respectively. - Help Modes: 3 help modes, including a Tutor mode for beginners. - Colored Keys: In game mode, colors can be applied as hints. This is especially helpful for beginners and kids. - Pitch Name Labels: White keys can be marked with their pitch names, 4 naming conventions provided. - Multiple Notes: Unlike other similar apps showing only one note at a time, Piano Notes Treble shows multiple notes simultaneously in game mode. This is very important for improving sight-reading speed. - Game Length Control: Each game quizzes you with up to 10 pages of notes. Both number of notes and number of pages are adjustable. - Keyboard Size Control: You can adjust the keyboard size to fit your need. 3 different sizes are available. - Multiple User Profiles: With up to 10 user profiles, you can share this app with your friends or family members. This feature is also very useful for piano teachers to keep track of students' progress. - Gorgeous Sound: High-quality, real and beautiful piano sound.

About

Noted

This app helps users learn to read music by providing instant feedback on notes played. It offers keyboard mode or microphone input for practice, with adjustable session lengths to maintain focus. The app supports learning all notes, including sharps and flats, and uses assisted mode to highlight correct notes for better understanding.

Highlights
  • Instant feedback on note recognition
  • Grand Staff display
  • Built-in keyboard mode
  • Microphone input for instruments
  • Adjustable session intervals
  • Assisted mode for error correction
  • Learn sharps and flats
Features
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Noted provides instant feedback for those trying to learn their notes. The notes are shown on the Grand Staff where users can use the built in keyboard mode or use their own instrument and the device's microphone. Each session is broken up in to 15, 30, or 60 second intervals to allow students, young and old, to stay attentive and interested. Noted provides the ability for students to quickly learn all their notes, including those with sharps and flats. In assisted mode, if an incorrect note is played, it is immediately shown on the staff so the student can compare the note they played to the actual note. This spacial awareness helps to engrain in the students mind how the notes relate to one another. This method is proven to work, even for those who have never had any introduction into music. Simply start, and the instant feedback will have you learning in no time at all.

Screenshots

Noted4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano Notes Treble at none against Noted's 1. Piano Notes Treble also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Noted's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Noted sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Piano Notes Treble asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piano Notes Treble holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Noted has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Piano Notes Treble's written reviews are positive against 75% of Noted's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Notes Treble ships an update every 5 months, Noted every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Piano Notes Treble versus Noted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Notes TrebleNoted
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick ChanFirewhale

Customer experience

Piano Notes Treble

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Noted

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Piano Notes Treble

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Noted

One-time1
  • Unlock All Difficulties$1.99

Questions

Is Piano Notes Treble free?
Piano Notes Treble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Noted free?
Noted is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piano Notes Treble or Noted?
Piano Notes Treble is rated higher. Piano Notes Treble averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Noted averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Piano Notes Treble or Noted have ads?
Neither Piano Notes Treble nor Noted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Notes Treble or Noted?
Piano Notes Treble ships an update every 5 months, and Noted every 16 months. Most recently, Piano Notes Treble was updated on October 23, 2026 and Noted on October 24, 2026.

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