# StaffWars

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id810405576](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id810405576)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id810405576`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TMI Media, LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (133 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.93.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-07-12
- **First published:** 2014-02-08
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staffwars/id810405576)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.tmimediallc.com/privacy.html](http://www.tmimediallc.com/privacy.html)

## Description

StaffWars is a game designed to help beginning and intermediate musicians learn, practice, and woodshed the note names on the grand staff, treble, alto, and bass clefs.

Aimed at mastering these clefs, the app provides progressively challenging drills, instant feedback, and progress tracking to make daily practice engaging and effective.

## Rankings

- #125,307 — Overall
- #15 — Education (Paid)

## Review summary

StaffWars is a highly praised note-reading game that teaches speed and accuracy across treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs while staying engaging through scoring and wide instrument support. Users value the affordable price and teacher endorsements, with strong feedback on developer support. Recurrent improvement themes include expanding the low-note ledger line range, adding more background music variety, and addressing occasional input glitches. Overall, it’s an effective, motivating tool for students and professionals alike.

### Pros

- Significantly improves note-reading speed and accuracy across treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs, making sight-reading progress tangible.
- Fun and engaging with increasing pace and high-score competition that keeps players motivated.
- Versatile across many instruments (piano, violin, clarinet, sax, guitar, cello, etc.) and suitable for beginners to advanced players; widely recommended by teachers.
- Excellent value for money and well-regarded by educators; positive feedback on developer responsiveness.
- Strong classroom adoption and ongoing development (clef coverage and teacher support).

### Cons

- Limited lower-range coverage; missing ledger lines down to the low notes under the treble staff, hindering some practice ranges.
- Requests for more background music variety and different songs to play during sessions.
- Occasional input issues (moments of wrong feedback or past double-clicks) noted by users.

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