For ages 5 to 10 · iPhone and iPad

Bring the colour back to Melody Town

A grumpy cloud called the Hush has swallowed every sound. Your child reads the notes, hears them and plays them on a real piano to wake seven colourful friends. Made to be used between weekly piano lessons.

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Nothing collected
No accounts
Works offline
Treble and bass clef

0 of 7 colours are back

Tap a friend to wake it up.

The story

A grumpy cloud swallowed every sound

The Hush took one enormous breath and the colours went with it. The seven Notelings, C, D, E, F, G, A and B, ran off to hide.

Only a young Melody Keeper can bring them home. Your child is the Keeper, and every note they read, hear and play wakes a friend.

14story chapters
7friends to find
2clefs to learn

The story screen: the Hush has swallowed every sound in town

Try a round

Can you read the note?

This is how a round feels in the app. Read the note, then pick the Noteling with the matching letter. Five right answers wake the town.

The Notelings

Seven friends, seven notes

Tap a friend to hear their note, or press play for a little tune.

How it works

Read it. Hear it. Play it.

Short, friendly rounds that build real reading skills, one note at a time.

Read the note

Every friend lives on Staff Street. Your child reads a note and picks the letter to wake a friend. Every answer has a picture, so a child who can't read words yet can still play alone.

A staff with a note and three Noteling answers: A, B or G

Play it on a real piano

The microphone listens and checks the note your child plays. The sound is analysed on the device and is never recorded. No piano nearby? An on-screen keyboard works too.

Press the key for this note, with a keyboard on screen

Watch the colour return

A little practice each day brings the town back to life. Today's spark gives six quick questions picked from the notes your child finds tricky, and a streak flame keeps the habit going.

Melody Town with three of seven colours back and Today's spark

What children practise

Real skills, built slowly

Fourteen chapters take a beginner from the first note to simple chords.

Reading notes in treble and bass clef
Middle C and ledger lines
Finding every note on the keyboard
Playing notes on a real piano
High and low, up and down
Steps, skips and repeated notes

Steady beat and rhythms
Whole, half, quarter and eighth notes
Sharps, flats and the black keys
Key signatures in C, G and F
Triads and chords I to V in C
Lightning rounds to beat your best

Storybook mode ages 5 to 6

Everything is read aloud by a warm narrator, with the words lighting up as she goes. Three letters to choose from and plenty of hearts.

Adventure mode ages 7 to 10

Longer practice, all seven letters and brisk feedback. Hush showdowns add a little risk, and nothing earned is ever lost.

Lesson mode: choose a weekly focus and share a practice report with the teacher

For grown-ups

Made for the days between lessons

A teacher sets the notes. Melody Town makes practice at home feel like play.

Lesson mode
Pick the notes from this week's lesson and Today's spark leans on them. Share a plain-text practice report with your child's teacher.
Progress you can read
See how every note is going in both clefs, with a "try this together" idea after each chapter.
Private by design
No accounts. Nothing about your child is collected. Progress stays on your device and the microphone never records. Read the privacy policy.
Calm and safe
No ads. Plans, sharing, settings and every link that leaves the app sit behind a grown-ups check.
New phone? Nothing lost
Save a backup file and restore it on a new device, or let your iCloud backup bring it back by itself.

Plans

Start free. Unlock the whole adventure when you're ready.

Chapters 1 to 3 are free, with no sign-up. Premium and Family open every chapter, both clefs in free play and all levels.

Free

$0chapters 1 to 3

Meet the first Notelings and see if it clicks. No time limit.

Premium Best for one learner

$44.99a year, or $6.99 a month

Every chapter, both clefs and all levels. Yearly starts with a 2-week free trial; monthly with 1 week.

Family

$59.99a year, or $9.99 a month

Everything in Premium for up to six players on one device. Same free trials.

Prices are in US dollars and appear in your local currency in the App Store. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and are charged to your Apple Account. Free trials are for new subscribers. Manage or cancel any time in Settings, then your name, then Subscriptions. See the terms of use.

Questions

Good to know

Do we need a piano?

It helps, because playing on a real piano is where reading turns into music. An acoustic piano or a digital keyboard both work. If there isn't one nearby, children can tap the on-screen keys instead.

What age is it for?

Children aged 5 to 10. Storybook mode (5 to 6) reads everything aloud and offers three letters to choose from. Adventure mode (7 to 10) has longer practice and all seven letters.

Does it replace piano lessons?

No. It is built to be used between weekly lessons, so practice at home keeps up with what the teacher sets. Lesson mode lets you choose the week's notes and share a report back.

What do you collect about my child?

Nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics and no third-party software inside the app. Names, ages and progress stay on your device. The microphone is used only in piano rounds, is analysed on the device and is never recorded. The privacy policy has the details.

Does it need the internet?

No. Melody Town plays without a connection. You only need one to start or restore a subscription.

We got a new phone. Is progress lost?

Not if you restore from an iCloud or computer backup, because progress comes back with it. You can also save a backup file in Grown-ups, then Backup and restore, and load it on the new device. Purchases are restored separately under Plans.

How do I cancel?

Open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Melody Town. You can also cancel any time before a free trial ends to avoid being charged.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later.

Something else? Help and support has more answers.

Bring the colour home

Seven friends are waiting to be woken. Start free today.

Coming soon on theApp Store

The seven Notelings: C, D, E, F, G, A and B