# Notey - Learn Guitar

> Kids Guitar Games & Lessons

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1667721678](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1667721678)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1667721678`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Notey Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (231 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.27.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2023-08-23
- **Size:** 1.47 GB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notey-learn-guitar/id1667721678)
- **Website:** [https://www.notey.co/](https://www.notey.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://notey.co/privacy](https://notey.co/privacy)

## Description

**Notey** turns guitar practice into an interactive game for kids. Your guitar becomes the controller as the app listens and responds in real time, helping beginners learn through play instead of traditional, work-like lessons.

With real songs, short sessions, and a structured learning path, Notey helps children build confidence and make steady progress. Designed for families learning at home, the app works with acoustic, electric, or classical guitars on iPhone and iPad. Parents can follow progress without planning lessons, while beginner learners of any age are welcome.

## Rankings

- #100,062 — Overall

## Review summary

Notey excites kids and beginners with a fun, game-like approach to learning guitar, aided by engaging visuals and music-reading practice. Many reviews praise its approachable, beginner-friendly design and daily-practice motivation. However, a significant number of users report recurring bugs—especially with mic/tuner note detection, level stalls, and freezes—and stability issues on certain devices (notably iPads). Some users also feel the app overemphasizes gameplay at the expense of actual learning, and subscription management problems have caused frustration. Overall, strong learning-focused potential balanced by notable reliability and platform stability concerns.

### Pros

- Engaging, game-like experience that kids love and keeps players coming back.
- Beginner-friendly and effective at teaching guitar basics and reading music.
- Appealing visuals, cute art, and animations that make practice feel like play.
- Helps motivate daily practice and visible progress for learners (especially kids).
- Tuner and tuning feedback is useful for practice (positive notes in some reviews).

### Cons

- Frequent bugs and instability, including mic input not reliably hearing notes and level progression issues.
- Repeated freezing and crashes, sometimes during mic/tuner screens or when restarting challenges.
- Cross-device stability problems (iPad in particular) with crashes or poor performance.
- Some reviewers feel the app prioritizes gameplay over actual learning.
- Subscription management problems such as trouble cancelling free trials.

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Simply Guitar - Learn Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1476695335) — 4.70 / 5
- [Notewize: Guitar Lessons](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6475016251) — 4.50 / 5
- [Chord Hero: Learn Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747186838) — 2.00 / 5
- [Kids Guitar Sounds Discovery](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id901583671) — 4.50 / 5
- [Guitar : Play & Learn Chords](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id405338085) — 4.50 / 5
- [Note Finder: your guitar tutor](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1516486521) — 3.60 / 5
- [Visual Note](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1559421796) — 4.20 / 5
- [LetPiano - Piano for Kids](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6782109761)
- [GuitarManac - Learn Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760707104)
- [Guitar Score Trainer - Lite - Learn Notes With Your Real Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1008613919) — 2.30 / 5
- [Guitar AI: Learn & Play](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6758861752)
- [Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1116032929) — 4.80 / 5

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1667721678)