Comparison

Notevision vs Notes Game

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

Head to head
About

Notevision

Master sight-reading and build musical skill with interactive exercises. Practice using a MIDI instrument, microphone, or on-screen keyboard. Learn music theory and chords with adaptive difficulty and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Interactive sight-reading exercises
  • MIDI, microphone, or on-screen keyboard input
  • Adaptive difficulty levels
  • Music theory lessons
  • Interactive chord reference
  • Progress tracking
  • Songs and randomized practice
Features
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Notevision is your essential tool for mastering sight reading and building real musical skill. Whether you’re just starting out or refining advanced technique, Notevision helps you learn faster and play with confidence. Why Musicians Choose Notevision: Interactive Sight-Reading Exercises • Targeted practice sessions that quickly sharpen accuracy, rhythm, and note recognition. Flexible Practice Options • Use a MIDI instrument, your device’s microphone, or the built-in on-screen keyboard. Adaptive Difficulty • Adjust challenge levels to match your skill and grow at your own pace. Music Theory Made Simple • Learn key signatures, accidentals, and rhythms—and explore the new key signature reference for quick lookups. Interactive Chord Reference • Browse essential chords with clear visuals and playback support. Chord Practice Mode • Reinforce chord recognition and harmonic understanding through guided exercises. Progress Tracking • Gain motivation from detailed insights that show your improvement over time. Songs & Randomized Practice • Combine structured lessons with curated songs and endlessly varied note patterns. Begin your musical journey with Notevision—learn smarter, play better, and build confidence every day.

About

Notes Game

This app helps users practice reading musical notes in a fun and interactive way. It offers two modes: a relaxed practice mode and a timed challenge mode. Users can customize clefs, sharps/flats, and note naming conventions.

Highlights
  • Playful note reading practice
  • Two game modes: Practice and Play
  • Customizable clefs (G, F, C)
  • Sharps, flats, or both options
  • Traditional or modern note names
  • Progress tracking and reports (full version)
Features
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With Reading Notes you will able to work on reading notes in a playful way, configuring the possibilities: clef, sharps/flats, name... You can play two modes: -Practice: In this mode, you can train to read the note that appears dedicating all the time you need. -Play: In this mode you will have to read the note as it comes out on the screen before it reaches the clef. You will have to be quick and when you rack up hits, faster will be the note speed. You can choose the clef that you want to practice: G, F or C. Also, you can decide if you want to practice flats, sharps or both. And if you want, you can choose use the traditional name or modern name of the notes. In full version one email can be registered per user, but each user can have any number of groups and aliases. In this way, students can use aliases supervised by a teacher. Registration allows you to save the results and to receive a results report for each of the groups and aliases by email to the user, in this way you can follow-up and analize the evolution of each one.

Screenshots

Notevision4 screens
Notes Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Notevision at 88% against Notes Game's 0%. Notevision also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Notes Game's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Notevision sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notes Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notevision ships an update weekly, Notes Game every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notevision versus Notes Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotevisionNotes Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan NewsomeCesar Herreros

Customer experience

Notevision

All ratings3,187 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews380 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.8%

Notes Game

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Notevision

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Microphone Input from Piano Does Not Work
  • Keyboard Covers Notes on iPhone
  • Incorrect Note Detection
  • Microphone Feature Not Working

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to Practice Chords and Chord Progressions
  • Option to Practice Both Hands Playing at the Same Time
  • Ability to Import MIDI Files
  • Metronome and Rhythm Practice
  • User Profiles to Track Individual Progress
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  • More Songs and Lessons
  • Ability to Set Custom Key Signatures
  • Microphone Support for Real Instruments

Notes Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notevision

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
1 purchases

Notes Game

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99

Questions

Is Notevision free?
Notevision is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes Game free?
Notes Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Notevision or Notes Game have ads?
Notes Game shows ads; Notevision does not.
Which is updated more often, Notevision or Notes Game?
Notevision ships an update weekly, and Notes Game every 2 months. Most recently, Notevision was updated on October 13, 2026 and Notes Game on October 1, 2026.

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