SharpEar vs Flash Notes Flash Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SharpEar
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SharpEar provides a fun way to learn to recognize music intervals and commonly used music modes. It features audible and visual examples of intervals and over 30 modes as well as hints on how to recognize them. Take listening tests frequently and track your progress through the statistics views! Take performance tests and the app will tell you how well you are prepared to play modes and intervals on your instrument! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
Flash Notes Flash Cards
Practice musical sight-reading with simple flashcards. Swipe through cards, select the correct key, and track your progress. Customize card types and enjoy infinite, randomly generated musical notation.
- Swipeable flashcards
- Correct key selection
- Progress tracking
- Customizable card types
- Infinite random cards
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Flash Notes are simple flash cards to practice musical sight reading. Features: • Just swipe the cards and choose the correct key to keep going • Keep track to see how well you're doing or simply tap the score to reset to zero • Use the settings gear to change which types of cards you see • Cards are infinite and randomly generated This app was developed as a gift to music students. Learn Music. Play Love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flash Notes Flash Cards at none against SharpEar's 9. SharpEar's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 42 months). 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
Both are free to download. SharpEar sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Flash Notes Flash Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.
SharpEar ships an update every 10 days, Flash Notes Flash Cards every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SharpEar | Flash Notes Flash Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Mollov | James Tosspon |
In-app purchases
SharpEar
- Interval Sequences Monthly$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads Monthly$2.991 Month
- Advanced Modes Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Advanced Modes Monthly$6.991 Month
- Interval Sequences Yearly$9.991 Year
- Remove Ads Yearly$29.991 Year
- Advanced Modes Yearly$49.991 Year
- Advanced Modes Yearly$69.991 Year
- Unlock More Modes and Remove Ads$0.99
Flash Notes Flash Cards
No in-app purchases
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