Notahop
No clock, ever
Nothing counts down. Take the time you need on every note: that is how reading sticks.
Read music notes, one note at a time
Hop the frog shows a note on the staff. You tap its name and hear it played by your own instrument. Calm sight reading practice for treble, bass and alto clef, with no clock and no ads.
Coming soon to the App StoreFree for iPhone and iPad: two rounds that refill every 3 hours.
How a round goes
Pick your instrument
Tell Notahop what you play and it reads your clef. A short placement round at the start finds your level, so you never begin from scratch.
Name the note
Ten notes a round. Tap the name and hear the note from a real recording of your instrument.
Missed it? Keep going
The right key lights up, you tap it and move on. Notes you miss come back in later rounds until they stick.
Climb the lily pads
Five levels per clef, from the lower half of the staff up to three ledger lines. Points, combos and up to three stars a round.
Made for real sight reading
Real instrument sounds
Every note is a recording of a real instrument, not a beep. Singers hear the piano.
- Piano
- Guitar
- Violin
- Flute
- Clarinet
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Viola
- Cello
- Bass guitar
- Singing
Treble, bass and alto clef
Piano reads treble and bass. Viola reads alto. Cello, trombone and bass guitar read bass. Change your instrument any time in Me.
Your note names
Read in the names you learned: letters, letters with H, or Do Re Mi. Pick them in Me.
- CDEFGAB
- CDEFGAH
- DoReMiFaSolLaSi
Inside the app
Ten outfits for Hop
Each new player level brings Hop a new outfit, from level 2 to level 11. No coins and no shop: you earn every one by playing.
ConductorLevel 2
Rock starLevel 3
Marching bandLevel 4
Jazz clubLevel 5
Opera heroLevel 6
ComposerLevel 7
Country singerLevel 8
Island ukuleleLevel 9
Pop starLevel 10
GraduateLevel 11
Read with the whole world
Today
Each player's best round of the day.
This week
The best round of each of the last 7 days, added up.
Countries Cup
Your first 10 rounds a day count for your country.
You show up under a nickname you type yourself, and we check every nickname before anyone sees it. Rather read alone? Switch off "Show me on the ranks" in Me.
Free to play, every day
Free
2 rounds
that refill every 3 hours
- Every clef and every level
- The world ranks and the Countries Cup
- All ten outfits for Hop
- No ads, no account
Notahop Unlimited
As many rounds as you like, whenever you like.
Yearly$19.99a year3-day free trial, then $1.67 a month
Monthly$4.99a monthCancel any time
Lifetime$34.99one timePay once, keep it
Prices in US dollars, local prices vary. Cancel the trial before it ends and you pay nothing. Subscriptions renew until you cancel them in your Apple Account settings.
Questions
Is Notahop free, or is everything behind a paywall?
It's free to play. You get two rounds, and they refill every 3 hours. Every clef, every level, the ranks and all of Hop's outfits are in the free game. Notahop Unlimited only takes away the wait between rounds.
Is there a timer?
No. No round has a clock, so beginners and slow readers can take their time on every note. When you miss one, the right key lights up and you simply go on.
Can I practise bass clef or alto clef for free, or only treble?
All three are free. The clef follows your instrument: piano gives you treble and bass, viola gives you alto, cello, trombone and bass guitar give you bass. You can change your instrument any time in Me.
Does it play the notes?
Yes. Every note you answer is played from a real recording of your instrument (University of Iowa Musical Instrument Samples): piano, guitar, violin, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, viola, cello or bass guitar. Singers hear the piano. The silent switch and the Sounds switch in Me turn it off.
Are there ads, or do I need an account?
No ads and no account. Your progress stays on your device. If you play on the ranks, they only see the nickname you type, your country and your points.
Ready for your first note?
Hop is warming up. Notahop is coming soon to the App Store for iPhone and iPad.
Coming soon to the App StoreQuestions or a bug? Write to [email protected].