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Re: Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)

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rooster117 wrote: post #27
pil0u wrote: post #19

This is incredible because it exactly matches my needs. I started learning the piano 3 years ago as an adult, I love it, but my biggest difficulty is reading scores. I do want to practice but also I'm very lazy, I tried to find a tool to help but never found yours before. Tiny question before I purchase to unlock the microphone feature (which is really what makes sense for me): does the app understands do ré mi via m…

My app appears at the top of a search if you specify sight reading but if you are searching for "learn piano" or similar keywords it will be no where near the top

Apple's app-store search is a joke. Actually... it's not a joke; it's offensive to developers and users alike. You can search for the name of the publisher, spelled perfectly, and Apple will instead show you hundreds of screenfuls of apps that don't contain your search string ANYWHERE.

This despite Apple claiming that publisher name is one of the top three criteria for search.

Re: Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)

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Post by IncreasePosts »

busymom0 wrote: post #20
aterp wrote: post #10

Anyone have recs for good Android equivalents?

I made a similar app for both iPhone and Android called Note Flash. Works with microphone and MIDI: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.n... https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/note-flash-music-sight-reading...

Needs to be updated for a modern version of Android:(

Re: Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)

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Post by swixed »

I tried the app and I honestly am pretty disappointed. I know the app is for note training but the rhythms are completely broken. In Ode to Joy and Minuet, there are notes that should be dotted but are not. And in Practice modes there is also no consistency; some measures have 4 beats, others 6. I'd consider removing the measure bars entirely and/or making all notes have the same duration if note pitch is the only goal.

Re: Show HN: My iOS app to practice sight reading (10 years in the App Store)

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Post by rooster117 »

swixed wrote: post #67

I tried the app and I honestly am pretty disappointed. I know the app is for note training but the rhythms are completely broken. In Ode to Joy and Minuet, there are notes that should be dotted but are not. And in Practice modes there is also no consistency; some measures have 4 beats, others 6. I'd consider removing the measure bars entirely and/or making all notes have the same duration if note pitch is the only go…

Yeah these are things I'm working on. The lack of dotted notes and rests are a weakness in doing any real songs which is why that section is a little lacking. I'm testing a new way to build lessons altogether which will be a big improvement over random. Anyway thanks for the feedback. I know there is a lot to go
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