StaffWars
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Prices are current as of 10 Sept 2026.
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| United States | $1.99 |
| Australia | A$2.99 |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 |
| New Zealand | NZ$3.99 |
| China | CN¥15.00 |
| Germany | €1.99 |
| Thailand | THB 79.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 7.99 |
| Canada | CA$2.99 |
| Ireland | €1.99 |
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| Indonesia | IDR 29,000 |
| Italy | €1.99 |
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| Singapore | SGD 2.98 |
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| South Africa | ZAR 39.99 |
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| Switzerland | CHF 2.00 |
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| Chile | CLP 1,990 |
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| Cyprus | €1.99 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 49.00 |
| Denmark | DKK 19.00 |
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| Hong Kong | HK$18.00 |
| Honduras | $1.99 |
| Croatia | €1.99 |
| Hungary | HUF 999 |
| Israel | ₪7.90 |
| India | ₹199.00 |
| Iraq | $1.99 |
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| Jamaica | $1.99 |
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| Japan | ¥300 |
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| Mexico | MX$39.00 |
| Malaysia | MYR 9.90 |
| Mozambique | $1.99 |
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| Nigeria | NGN 3,200.00 |
| Nicaragua | $1.99 |
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| Peru | PEN 9.90 |
| Papua New Guinea | $1.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 500 |
| Poland | PLN 9.99 |
| Portugal | €1.99 |
| Palau | $1.99 |
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| Romania | RON 9.99 |
| Serbia | €1.99 |
| Russia | RUB 199.00 |
| Rwanda | $1.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 9.99 |
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| Sweden | SEK 29.00 |
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| Turkey | TRY 99.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $1.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 5,900.00 |
| Ukraine | $1.99 |
| Uganda | $1.99 |
| Uruguay | $1.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $1.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $1.99 |
| Venezuela | $1.99 |
| British Virgin Islands | $1.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫59,000 |
| Vanuatu | $1.99 |
| Kosovo | €1.99 |
| Yemen | $1.99 |
| Zambia | $1.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $1.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Reviews | 264 | 54K | 8.5K | 7.8K | 1.7K | 540 | 289 | 265 | 187 | 47 | 28 |
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| Monthly price | — | $12.99 | — | $5.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| One-time price | — | — | $3.99 | — | $8.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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StaffWars reviews
4.2 out of 5, based on 264 reviews.
What people like
- Students really enjoy playing it competitively
- Actually helps improve note reading skills
- Developer provides prompt and helpful support
What they complain about
- Wants actual keyboard images instead of letters
- Notes are sometimes in wrong spots
- Game gets too fast for some players
My students love this!
Such a fun and competitive game for my students! They love this!!!
Bad game
I was clicking the right note it kept saying the wrong answer
Good for improving
This app is a nice way to help to improving note reading and learn by having the show answer button switched on. An update would be nice to have larger ranges to cover full Cello 4 octaves range from low C in bass cleff to highest C in tenor cleff
Good game
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I like it but..
It really good but it makes me Rage🤬😡🤬😰😰😰😰😤😤😤😤😌
It's good
I prefer it
Seriously?
The notes are located in the wrong locations on the lines, so it’s prevented my child from learning how to read music
Pretty fun but could be improved
This is a great game to play when you don’t have an instrument and staff paper. My biggest gripe is that they don’t divide the notes into two sections so that your thumbs can easily tap the notes. Developers, study the Kinesis blue keyboard and fix this!
Why
It’s really good but it to fast.
love thisss
this game is amazing ! i play it all the time since im a 4th year flute player and a 3rd year oboe player! its like a fun little exercise for me and im glad that my band director found this for me 🥹✌🏻
This game makes me mad
It goes to fast and I don’t know what they are
Needs a couple things
I like the app, long time alto and soprano sax player, I only learned the treble clef. Now taking up cello and tenor sax. This old brain is having a time not thinking of the treble clef notes when reading the bass clef. I’d like to see a mode where the note names appear in the note head, a level zero where it stays on slow mode, a zap sound when you get it wrong, and an option for a piano keyboard in place of the letter buttons. Already a good learning aid, I think these would make it even better.
Not bad, but not for beginner pianist
Really good for single line instrument. My request for an update, however, is for the setting of piano stave notes. As it is you can only set the note range for both staves to use the same numbered spaces and lines. If you set this, for example, for the notes a beginner knows in treble clef, they do not stand a chance in the bass clef as the same lines and spaces are lower than they know. In a future update, could the LH AND RH staves be set separately please?
Very Fun
In orchestra class we were seeing who could get the highest score in this game and it instantly captivated me so I bought it at home.
Boring
It’s annoying and unresponsive
Great
It’s great 👍 It really helped me learn notes 🎵
Not enough ledger lines
I use this with my suzuki guitar students but we need ledger lines down to a low E under the treble clef staff. It’s a bummer not to have the full low range to train with. Please help!
STAFF WARS IS AWESOME!
I’m learning how to play the guitar and Staff Wars (along with Staff Wars Live) taught me how to quickly process the Treble Clef. I had already learned the notes, but wasn’t confident in processing them quickly enough to play what I was reading. It took that part of my studies and made it fun. And an even more remarkable aspect is that it helps maintain the desire to get quicker and quicker. There aren’t many tools that have been able to keep my interest in this way. I definitely recommend it for musicians at any level.
Childhood memories
When I was younger my mother used to force me too play this instead of minecraft... my soul was drained 😂 she would watch over me whilst I played the game, and when she would walk away I would double tap and go back to minecraft pe, god daym I hate this game, once I played it once or twice, it was extremely easy, all you need is fast fingers and a fast mind, would not recommend this too advanced musicians, probably best for children, however maybe my review of this game is biased considering how many bad memories I have associated this with. Truly this game is torture if your a child 😂
Finally my son wants to learn note names!
Gone are the groans when I ask my 6yo to practice note names! He loves this game and is improving his note recognition. Works great on all my iOS devices, except I can’t get it to close on my iPhone X. It doesn’t respond to swiping up from anywhere on the screen. I end up having to reboot the phone. Is there something I’m missing or is this something that needs to be fixed in the next version?
Not what I thought it was
My music teacher showed us this on his computer. He demonstrated it on his clarinet. A note would appear on the screen and he would play it and win. I downloaded it on my iPhone and (it was 99 cents by the way) and it only lets you tap the notes not play them. It wasn't what I thought it was.
This game is absolutely incredible!
I love this game! I’m getting so much better at Alto Clef and Treble Clef! My friend recommended this app for me for Treble Clef, but then I learned to play the viola and started learning Alto Clef. When I started off, I didn’t know anything at all. But now I am much better at it, and I can say read quickly and easily! My teacher was amazed! Before, the app would occasionally double click, but now it works much better! This app is amazing, and my teacher is recommending it to her other students now. Thanks!
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Practicing alto clef
Fun and helpful for a violinist who dabbles with occasional viola parts. I wish notes on ledger lines came while it is still slow so I could get used to what they look like.
Good game, but please add microphone feature!
This is a good game for learning names of notes... But I much prefer the PC version of the same game where you need to actually PLAY the correct note on your instrument to blast the note away. Also, on the PC version, you can choose which instrument you're playing so the transpositions are correct. Could you please add this feature to the iOS version of the game? That would make this game FANTASTIC!
Amazing Staff Game 🎼
This is such a great game. My band teacher suggested this game to us, so I went home and got it. It’s great for practicing reading music, as I am just starting to read and play music on my clarinet. It’s fun, has good music, challenging but not overly challenging, and simple. I’ve already been reading music for years, as I started piano pretty young, but this is great also for piano music—it helps me sightread even complex songs better and generally improves my playing on both piano and clarinet—making me faster and more accurate. My band teacher hands out prizes for making it past levels 10 and 15, which I’m getting close to. If you are just starting to read music, or if you would just like a little practice with it, this game is for you. You’ll be hooked—and even if you’re not, you’ll at least be a better musician. My only suggestion is: it would be fun if the music that plays in the background could change from the same 8 notes or so. Having different songs would make it even more fun. This is a great game. Good job, developers 😊 The $1.29 for this game is worth it.
This game is boring but educational for kids not a good game get it if you want
It makes you board as hell don’t get it is trash get a different game it’ should be free it is ok
Ms
Great little game for music students to learn note reading but could it be a bit more customisable so that you can change note ranges and key signatures you want students to learn?
Good app, but not what I was expecting.
Today, my band teacher showed us the app, and demonstrated how it hones your note accuracy. He used his clarinet with it, and played the notes it showed. The problem is, I can't do that. All it allows me to do is click the notes, but I was expecting to be able to play the notes with my saxophone.
Effective note learning tool.
This is a very effective note learning tool for many students—they are drawn in by the increasing pace/intensity. As a teacher I love that I can choose a range of notes to practice, such as treble clef space notes only, an appropriate hurdle for beginners.
Why have two apps?
I downloaded staff wars, my daughter needed staff wars live. Wat? What sane engineer has two apps named the same thing that do slightly different things? Put a tab view controller in your app and drop both apps functionality into each one. Easier to maintain, easier to publish and you customer won’t hate you b/c they bought the wrong app. This is when it would be nice if digital goods were more like the real world ... returnable. Rating this 1 because it’s misleading.
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This game is perfect for developing your musical skills. I would recommend it to any aspiring musician
Needs actual keyboard
This is a fantastic app, BUT why isn't there an option for an image of an actual keyboard instead of just the letter names? Hell, you could have a fretboard option. This app has great potential as a handy teaching tool for young students.
A great app, great support
I just purchased this last week. My students love it! I’ve used other note reading apps too, but this has rave reviews PLUS my students who use it in band and orchestra at school have mentioned how much they love beating top scores. Craig also gives prompt and helpful support as the developer. I’m definitely recommending to other teachers.
Not pleased at all.
I personally so not think this is a good learning experience. I think this because I can not understand how to play the game and there is very little help. I can not understand how to read the notes since I am a oboe player and started about 6 months ago. A great website to use is music racer! Try it out!
Great game
This is a great game and I play it in music class all the time🎼🎵📰🎹🎻🎺🎷🎸🎤🎧
Absolutly love Thief app
its an amazing app to learn how to read music notes
Staff Wars
One of the dumbest apps you could ever buy. Don't waste your time or money.
StaffWars FAQ
- Is StaffWars free?
- No. StaffWars costs $1.99 (US) to download.
- Does StaffWars have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to StaffWars?
- Piano Maestro (4.6 from 54,151 reviews, premium from $9.99), Notevision - Sight Reading (4.8 from 8,456 reviews, premium from $3.99) and Learn Music Notes Piano (4.5 from 7,792 reviews, premium from $3.99).
StaffWars download
Last updated 2 years ago.
StaffWars sells in 175 countries. It was released 12 years and 8 months ago, on 8 Feb 2014. It holds a 4.2 rating from 264 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does StaffWars make?
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