StaffWars Live

Name: StaffWars Live
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (875 reviews)
Author: TMI Media, LLC

By: TMI Media, LLC App

Education

Overview

Version:

2.21

Last updated: 2026-05-05

Ranking

#59,232 ▼ 45

Overall

Features & Capabilities

StaffWars Live transforms instrument practice into a fast-paced educational game. Pick your instrument, key signature, scale, and note range, then play the notes shown on the staff to destroy them before they reach the clef; notes speed up after every ten correct hits and you have three lives. Settings let you tailor instrument, scale, key, and range, and scores are saved when you exit to track your progress.

Highlights include MIDI device support, transposition practice (notes written in the instrument’s pitch), and scales like Major, Major Blues, Minor Blues, and Chromatic. Start speed is adjustable, and good tuning and volume help with accurate pitch detection while you play.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

TMI Media, LLC

Rating:

4.40

(875) 2 new ratings

Version:

2.21 Last updated: 2026-05-05

Version code:

885261689

Creation date:

2016-01-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

123.46MB

Price:

2.99

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-01

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Ranking

# 59,232 ▼ 45

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Developed by:

TMI Media, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staffwars-live/id1071622918

User Reviews

StaffWars Live is an educational, engaging tool that helps sight-reading, with real-time feedback and good value. However, users repeatedly report unreliable note recognition, stability crashes, and missing features like MIDI and a grand staff, plus tuning/clef inconsistencies across instruments.

Pros

Improves sight-reading and helps memorize notes quickly.
Fun and educational; engaging practice tool.
Real-time feedback on played notes and customizable instrument/range (including bass).
Good value for money; worth the price.
Better than the original Staff Wars.

Cons

Note recognition is unreliable; notes often don’t register or are misread (including enharmonic cases like Bb/A#).
Crashes and stability issues; not working on some devices or iOS versions.
Lacks MIDI connectivity and essential features (grand staff, full piano, and broader input options).
Pitch/tuning and clef detection inconsistencies across instruments (A=440 differences, octave issues on some clefs).

Recent reviews

The app is supposed to listen to the notes played on a real instrument, but it barely works. I was getting maybe 25% note recognition on a piano that’s in tune. It seemed like I had to play the notes really loud for it to hear anything, but even then it was unreliable. This makes the game unplayable.