StaffWars Live2.21 - App Store

Built on the success of the original 'StaffWars', StaffWars Live offers game play designed to aid students in instrumental practice. Choose your instrument, key signature, scale and note range, then play the notes that appear on the staff with your instrument to destroy them before they damage you clef. Notes get faster with every ten correct and you get three lives.
Press the "Settings" button to change your instrument, scale, key signature and adjustable note range. All notes are in the instruments' written pitch (i.e. Clarinet in C major would be concert Bb Major)
All your scores are saved when exiting the game, so you can track your improvement. Scales include Major, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Chromatic
Need to practice transposition? StaffWars Live has got you covered. All notes are in the instruments’ written pitch, so you can be a french horn player and select ‘Trumpet' to practice transposing to Bb.
Connect any MIDI device to trigger the game with MIDI.

Note range = from 4 Spaces Below to 4 Spaces Above Clef
Start speed adjustable.

***NOTE*** - Make sure your instrument is in tune prior to playing StaffWars Live. Always play with good attacks and good tone. Game sounds may trigger the pitch detection so it is a good idea to turn your iPhone\iPad volume down while playing with the sound turn on.

Version History Difficulty mode changed. Modes only apply difficulty to pitch detection. Speed stays constant throughout modes (Beginner is slightly slower than the rest) 2.21 May 5 • Added Difficulty levels that adjust game speed ramp and note detection forgiveness
• Updated pitch detection + repeat-note handling for more reliable hits
• High Scores now show difficulty, support optional player names, and have a refreshed card-style design
• Performance and stability fixes across gameplay, audio, and saved settings 2.20 Apr 3 New “Musical” mode – smarter note selection that favors stepwise motion with tasteful leaps. Swipe up on game screen for options

Editable Musical presets – Easy/Medium/Arpeggiated/Leaps + full custom tuning via sliders (live-updates gameplay).

Custom Instrument – set your own transposition (+/- 24 semitones) and clef with a clean, dark sheet UI.

Auto Transpose - Don't know your transposition? Press 'Detect' and play the note shown. The transposition will be automatically set.

Cleaner settings – key/scale/instrument persist reliably; key labels/accidentals improved (Ab vs G#, harmonic minor).

Performance & stability – faster pitch processing, steadier triggers, and fewer false hits.

Snappier swipe for options in gameplay 2.10 12/14/2025 Custom Instrument Fixed
Mini Bassoon Transposition Fixed
SceneDelagate Added 2.01 11/18/2025 Minimum iOS Version 15.6

NEW CUSTOM INSTRUMENT
Is the transposition for your instrument not available in SW Live. It is now!
Custom instrument allows you to choose the interval for offset, and clef you want to you.
Select 'Custom' in setting and select the number of semitones up or down you want shifted.
It will show you the Concert pitch verses the Written Pitch. Enter what you want the written pitch to be.
Example - Trumpet -> To Sound C Major -> Written D Major -> +2 semitones

Improved Pitch Detection
Pitch Slider removed for tuning, better algorithm accounts for closeness
Improved Midi Detection
Addition of Minor Scales\Harmonic Minor Scales
Fixed Varios Layouts 2.0 08/30/2025 Fixed some note issues with certain instruments
Fixed Alto Clarinet

Added -
Mini Bassoon in F
Mini Bassoon in G
Eb Clarinet

REMEMBER TO SELECT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND CLEFS!
Email tmimediallc@icloud.com with questions or bugs 1.75 07/15/2024 Baritone BC Added
Baritone TC Added
Mini Bassoon Added
iPhone Pro 12/13 screen size fix
Rebuilt with AudioKit 5
Bug fixes

Bugs and questions can be sent to tmimediallc@icloud.com 1.70 12/30/2021 New website: www.tmimediallc.com
New email: tmimediallc@icloud.com

Bug Fixes 1.63 06/26/2021 Fixed bug with Tenor Sax not registering

As always, email craig@themusicinteractive.com with bugs, suggestions or problems. 1.62 01/22/2021 AudioKit Update
Fixed a Tenor Sax major key bug which caused the app to crash
Fixed Bari Sax range
Fixed G Major graphic bug
Fixed explosion sound

As always, contact craig@themusicinteractive.com with problems or suggestions. 1.61 12/04/2020 Thanks to everyone for their support!
***MAJOR UPDATE***
1 - Note range increased by two notes up and down.
2 - MIDI Support - Plug in you compatible midi device at anytime to trigger the game via midi. Works for all instruments. Great way to practice transposition.
3 - Mic Mute switch - When using MIDI, mute the microphone and the MIDI pitch will be displayed instead of the detected pitch
4 - Scale Mode - Notes selected will be played in order ascending and descending.
5 - UI Changes - Displayed pitch in upper corner instead of in the swipe up menu. (Remember you can swipe up anywhere on the screen)
6 - Bug Fixes

Contact craig@themusicinteractive.com with questions 1.60 07/24/2020 Fixed a bug with detecting Concert 'C'
Fixed a bug where Tenor Clef does not reset properly when hit by a note
Added Tenor Clef for Bass
Added Treble Clef for Bass 1.53 03/09/2020 Fixes bug on iPad that presented storyboards incorrectly.

As alway, report problems and bugs to craig@themusicinteractive.com 1.52 10/17/2019 Request for Steel Drum Instrument
AudioKIt 4.9
Bug Fixes

As always, report bugs and issues to craig@themusicinteractive.com 1.51 10/15/2019 Thanks to all of you that have given your input into StaffWars Live!
Please send suggestions\questions to craig@themusicinteractive.com.

New in version 1.50

**CUSTOM NOTE SELECTION**
You can now choose which lines and spaces are used in the game, or you can use the original slider method.
Just lines..... Just spaces...... mix and match..... no problem.

Chromatic Mode has been adjusted and improved upon. There are now 3 chromatic choices:
- Chromatic (All Chromatics b's & #'s)
- Chromatic Flats Only
- Chromatic Sharps Only

If using Custom Note Range and using chromatic scale, the associated chromatic will appear for whichever note you select.
**Cb\B#\Fb\E# have been removed from chromatics. Let me know if you would rather have this as an option.

**Beg Violin, Beg Cello, Beg Viola have all been removed since you can now just select the open strings with the 'Custom Note' option.

**NEW VIDEO WALKTHROUGH**

UI changes\improvements
Swift 5.1
Audiokit 4.8
Improvements to pitch detection
Bug fixes in instruments 1.50 08/06/2019 Thanks as always with the support!

Swift 5
Audiokit 4.7

Alto Recorder added (User Suggestion)

Email Craig@themusicinteractive.com with questions and suggestions 1.48 04/20/2019 - Bug Fix (Quit on launch)

Please email craig@themusicinteractive.com with any crashes or bug reports. 1.47 02/11/2019 Thanks for everyone's support!

AudioKit & Swift 4.21 Update 1.46 01/21/2019 OS 12 Support
Redesigned screen layout for iPhone X family of phones
Remember to swipe up during game play for options. 1.45 10/03/2018 There has been some confusion with Tenor Clef and using cello and bassoon.
So there are now dedicated instruments to select in settings.
Added:
Bsn-Tenor
Cello-Tenor
Glockensiel 1.42 09/10/2018 Tenor Clef added.
-- Use "Tenor Clef" as the instrument in 'Settings'
Bug Fixes 1.41 08/22/2018 Thanks for everyone's continued support and suggestions!!

- Pitch Detection Improvements
- New played pitch display shows note you are currently playing. (Transposed)
- You now 'Swipe Up\Down' to show\hide options during game play, includes Pitch Detection Adjustment, Speed Adjustment, Played Pitch Display
- Updated UI
- AudioKit 4.3
- Swift 4.1 1.40 08/11/2018 Thanks for all the feedback!
Added ability to change speed manually. 1.33 01/16/2018 Game functionality improvements.

Bug Fixes from 1.30\1.31 introduction
- Tapping screen during gameplay no longer triggers correct answer
- In some cases using the pitch slider throws off the pitch detection by an octave.
- Rewrote Core Data for iOS 10+ compatibility (Highscores will be reset with this update)
- Sharing scores fixed

Reminder - Double tapping pitch slider returns the value to 0
Please contact us with suggestions or problems. Thanks for your continued support!! 1.32 12/11/2017 Thanks for using StaffWars Live!

New instrument options for beginning strings
“Beg Violin”, “Beg Viola” & “Beg Cello” added

Only open strings are available in the range selection screen, regardless of Key or Scale. 1.31 12/04/2017