StaffReader: Learn Sheet Music
Sight Reading Note Trainer
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Most note-reading apps drop you into 35 notes on day one. StaffReader starts with one: G. You earn the next note when the first one is automatic.
THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER APPS
Someone I know practiced note reading every day for a week and hit 6% accuracy. That's not a memory problem — it's a design problem. When you have no anchor, you guess. Randomly. The app marks you wrong and moves on. Nothing sticks.
HOW STAFFREADER IS DIFFERENT
Stage 1 is one note: G4. The treble clef literally wraps around that line — the clef exists to point at G. You drill it until you recognize it in under half a second. Then you earn Stage 2.
Stage 2 adds C5. Now you have two landmarks. Everything between them — A4 and B4 — is just a step from something you already know.
Stage 3, 4, and 5 expand outward from your anchors. By the time you reach the full treble clef in Stage 8, every note is familiar because you arrived at it from something solid.
This is the landmark note method — what music teachers have used for decades. StaffReader enforces it.
THE PROGRESSION
Stage 1 — G4 (one note; the treble clef points here)
Stage 2 — G4 + C5 (two anchors)
Stage 3 — G4, C5, A4, B4 (fill between anchors)
Stage 4 — adds E4, F4 (expand downward)
Stage 5 — adds D5, E5, F5 (complete the octave)
Stage 6 — adds Middle C (C4) — your first ledger line
Stage 7 — adds G5, A5 — ledger lines above the staff
Stage 8 — accidentals: sharps and flats on notes you already know
Stages 9–15 — two-note intervals, then 3-, 4-, and 6-note melodies
You advance by hitting 90% accuracy — not by waiting for a timer. The note has to be automatic before you move on.
WHAT YOU GET FREE
Stages 1, 2, and 3 are completely free. No ads, no credit card, no subscription. That covers G4, C5, A4, and B4 — four notes that anchor the entire treble clef.
FULL CURRICULUM
Stages 4–15 unlock for $4.99, one-time — intervals and melody reading included. Bass clef gets its own track, same method, starting from F3. Every future update included. No subscription, ever.
DESIGNED FOR ADULTS WHO'VE TRIED AND FAILED
If you've opened a note-reading app, felt overwhelmed, and closed it — StaffReader is designed specifically for that experience. Short sessions (about 60 seconds). One note at a time. Progress that's measurable.
It also works for children learning with a teacher, and for musicians who play by ear and want to add notation literacy.
PRIVACY
No account required. Anonymous usage analytics and crash reports only — nothing personal, never sold. Works offline.
Ratings & Reviews
First App Store release.
StaffReader teaches treble and bass clef note reading with the landmark note method — start with one anchor note, advance only when it's automatic, expand outward one stage at a time. No mnemonics, no guessing.
Stages 1–3 are free. Stages 4–15 — including intervals and melody reading — unlock with a one-time purchase, no subscription.
The developer, Aliaksandr Kazarez, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Aliaksandr Kazarez
- Size
- 22.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- StaffReader Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Aliaksandr Kazarez