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NotaluneNever stop practicing because of one forgotten note.
You know the piece. It's just that one note.
Point your camera. The names appear.
On the notes themselves, in seconds. When Notalune isn't sure, it stays silent instead of guessing.
The whole page, on the stand.
One purchase, no subscription.
$9.99 once, no subscription.
How it works · 1
Forgot a note? Point your camera.
Open Notalune and aim at one measure, or a whole page. Nothing to set up, nothing to create first.
How it works · 2
The names appear on the notes.
In seconds, on your own sheet music. English, German and Czech, solfège or katakana. When Notalune isn't sure, it leaves the note blank instead of guessing.
How it works · 3
See how sure it is. Fix what's off.
A tap shows how confident each name is: green, orange, red. Open the measure and the editing tools are right there. Any name takes two taps to correct, with undo.
How it works · 4
Play it. Notalune listens.
Frame a measure and play it on your piano. The notes it hears you play right light up; miss one and it tells you what it heard. A note the microphone didn't catch never counts as wrong. The sound stays on your device.
The toolkit · My Sheet Music
Whole pages, measure by measure.
Photograph a page or import a PDF. Every measure reads itself in, and the page map shows honestly which measures are done and which still need you.
The toolkit · PDF import
Already have a PDF? Drop it in.
Title, composer and tempo fill in from the file, and every measure reads itself while you watch. A clean PDF is the sharpest thing Notalune can read, so the fewest notes come back blank.
Learn notes
A reading course, chapter by chapter.
33 short chapters, from middle C to both clefs and three sharps or flats. Gold stars without help, silver with it. The first five are free.
Learn notes · no piano
No piano? Play on the app's keys.
Answer on Notalune's own keyboard, anywhere: on the bus, at a friend's, in a waiting room. Free and unlimited.
The toolkit · Metronome
A real metronome, free.
The mechanical wooden metronome with tap tempo. Free and unlimited, purchase or not.
New in 1.3
Can't read notes yet? Notalune now teaches you.
For complete beginners of any age, and for the parents and teachers who practise with them. A reading course on a real staff, at your own pace, with no lesson to wait for.
33 short chapters, from middle C up
Five-finger positions first, then ledger lines, the bass clef, scales, broken chords and keys up to three sharps and three flats, in one hand and both. Turn help on while you need it: a round with help earns silver stars, a round without it gold. Free practice deals random notes in the range you choose. The first five chapters are free.
No piano? Play on the app's own keys.
On the bus, at your grandparents', in the waiting room before a lesson: answer on Notalune's keyboard, with a recorded piano sound. Practising without a piano is free and unlimited. At home at the piano, Notalune listens through the microphone instead, and nothing is ever recorded.
Keep playing. Check only the notes you forgot.
Free to start: 10 readings, no trial to expire. One purchase for everything.
The trust principle
Blank beats wrong.
A wrong name teaches a wrong habit. A blank one just says “look again.” Honest feedback you can trust is the whole point. It has three parts:
Silence
When Notalune isn't sure about a note, it shows nothing rather than guess. The blank is a feature.
Certainty
One tap on the traffic light tints every name by how confident the reading is: green, orange, red. You see exactly how much to trust each label.
Correction
Any name can be fixed in two taps, with revert. Every scan opens with a quick clef check, because a wrong clef would mis-name everything.
Pricing
Free to read. One purchase for everything.
One-time purchase. No subscription. Buy once, yours forever. Family Sharing included.
Ten readings to try. No clock, no card. The metronome stays free forever.
- 10 quick readings in total
- 3 pieces · full pages, annotation & practice
- 1 page per piece · PDF import included
- Every reading & correction tool
- The metronome · free forever
- Practice without a piano · unlimited
- The first 5 course chapters
- 5 sessions of listening practice
Buy once, yours forever. No subscription.
- Unlimited quick reading · instead of 10 free
- All 33 chapters & unlimited listening
- Unlimited pieces, pages & kept readings
- Print & share annotated PDFs · your names on paper
- Every future feature · one payment, forever
Quick answers
Asked before downloading.
Does Notalune need an internet connection?
No. It runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad. The app contains no networking code at all. It works in airplane mode.
Why do some notes stay blank?
By design: blank beats wrong. When Notalune isn’t sure about a note, it shows nothing rather than guess, and any name can be corrected in two taps.
Is it a subscription?
No. Notalune Pro is a one-time purchase ($9.99) with Family Sharing. The free tier stays free.
All the questions, honestly answered → · Learn to read music: the guides →
Who it's for
Made for the moment you get stuck.
- Parents at the piano bench who don't read music. Check "which note is that?" without waiting for the next lesson.
- Adults coming back to the piano after years away. Your hands remember the keys; Notalune brings back the staff.
- Anyone learning to read, from first songbooks to harder pieces, at your own pace.
Before you decide
Notalune may not be for you.
Five honest reasons to skip it. Better to know now than after paying.
- You're on Android or Windows. Notalune is iPhone and iPad only (one purchase covers both), and there is no port planned. If you'd want one, tell me and I'll count.
- You want to hear the piece played. Notalune names the notes and listens while you play; it doesn't play your piece for you. Your hands still do that part.
- You already read fluently. Then you don't need a scaffold, you need repertoire. Your money is better spent on sheet music.
- Your music is handwritten or orchestral. Printed piano and solo parts are where Notalune is strongest; dense scores and manuscript will leave many notes blank.
- You want help with rhythm. Notalune reads pitches. Counting stays yours. The metronome is the only help it offers there, and that one is free.
Still here? Then the free tier will tell you more than any promise on this page: ten readings, no clock, no card.
For teachers & skeptical parents
A scaffold, not a crutch.
Teachers are right that letter names must not become permanent. That is why Notalune's names are built to disappear. Notalune succeeds when you stop needing it.
Coming back after years away?
Your early reading still counts.
Research found sight-reading expertise acquired early remains one of the best predictors of reading later in life. Pick up where you left off, one photographed page at a time.
The metronome
A real metronome, free. In the app and in your browser.
The same mechanical metronome that ships inside Notalune: pendulum, brass weight, bell on the downbeat. Try it right now, no app, no account.
Andante · 88 BPM · silent preview
“I couldn’t find an app that would just tell me the notes in front of me. So I built it.”
David, pianist who came back after twenty years · the story of Notalune
Private by design
Your sheet music never leaves the phone.
Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone or iPad. The app contains no networking code at all. It works in airplane mode.
Press Read the full privacy policy. It's short, because there's nothing to disclose.