Comparison

NoteNames+ vs Flash Notes Flash Cards

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

Head to head
About

NoteNames+

This app helps young musicians instantly recognize note names across treble, bass, and alto clefs. It aids in learning key signatures, scales, and enharmonic notes, making music study more efficient and engaging.

Highlights
  • Treble, bass, and alto clef training
  • Enharmonic note recognition
  • Key signature training
  • Scale spelling
  • Key signature building
  • Teacher class codes for student scores
Features
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NoteNames+ tackles one of the most serious roadblocks for young musicians: The ability to instantly recognize the names of notes. Instantaneous note recognition allows students to process other important information, such as dynamics, articulation, phrasing, fingerings, and so on. NoteNames+ was first developed nearly 20 years ago for the Macintosh, and now it lives on via iOS. Gone are the days of writing the names of notes above the music! Use NoteNames+ as a regular part of your curriculum. Features include: *Training for treble, bass AND alto clefs! *Enharmonic training *Major and minor key signature recognition *Scale spelling (major) *Key signature building (major and minor) *Google Docs implementation (free) Teachers can create their own unique school code in order to receive student scores and to set their own preference requirements *on a per-class basis* which is extremely powerful. Contact us to do this (it's free). NoteNames+ rewards speed *and* accuracy. Students will remain engaged rather than zoning out in a self-paced tutorial format.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipeable flashcards
  • Correct key selection
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable card types
  • Infinite random cards
Features
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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.

Screenshots

NoteNames+2 screens
Flash Notes Flash Cards3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NoteNames+ at weekly against Flash Notes Flash Cards's every 42 months. NoteNames+ also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Flash Notes Flash Cards's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flash Notes Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of NoteNames+'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Flash Notes Flash Cards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NoteNames+ ships an update weekly, Flash Notes Flash Cards every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NoteNames+ versus Flash Notes Flash Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteNames+Flash Notes Flash Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.3 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1625 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian WisJames Tosspon

Customer experience

NoteNames+

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Flash Notes Flash Cards

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%

In-app purchases

None

NoteNames+

No in-app purchases

None

Flash Notes Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteNames+ free?
NoteNames+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash Notes Flash Cards free?
Flash Notes Flash Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NoteNames+ or Flash Notes Flash Cards?
Flash Notes Flash Cards is rated higher. NoteNames+ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Flash Notes Flash Cards averages 4.3 from 25 ratings.
Do NoteNames+ or Flash Notes Flash Cards have ads?
Neither NoteNames+ nor Flash Notes Flash Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NoteNames+ or Flash Notes Flash Cards?
NoteNames+ ships an update weekly, and Flash Notes Flash Cards every 42 months. Most recently, NoteNames+ was updated on September 30, 2026 and Flash Notes Flash Cards on October 9, 2026.

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