PianoMemories is a Simon-style memory game on a piano keyboard. The app plays a growing sequence of notes and you repeat it by tapping the keys.
How it helps you
It trains musical memory, pitch recognition, and finger-to-note mapping. By staying inside a chosen major key, it also reinforces scale awareness and common note patterns.
How to play
Choose a game (Memory / Know the key / Know the scale).
Choose a Scale (used by Memory and Know the scale).
If you play Memory, choose a Mode (Easy / Normal / Hard).
Flip your phone to landscape and tap Play.
Follow the prompt in the top bar and tap the correct keys.
Games
Memory: the app plays a growing sequence and you repeat it.
Know the key: reaction-time trainer for finding random notes.
Know the scale: speed trainer for playing a major scale in order.
Modes apply only to Memory.
Know the key
Tap Play to start a 3-2-1 countdown.
A note name appears in the middle box (example: C#) and its tone plays.
Tap the matching key as fast as you can.
There are 12 rounds (each note appears once). A wrong tap ends the run.
Your total time is shown at the end and saved as your best.
Know the scale
Choose a Scale (or Random key) and tap Play.
The middle box shows the scale name (example: D Major).
Play the 7 notes of the major scale in exact order starting from the root.
A wrong note or wrong order ends the run.
Timing starts when you tap the first note (root). Your total time is saved as your best.
Scale & Random key
Memory: the game picks notes only from the selected major key, so you practice inside that key.
Know the scale: uses the selected Scale; if set to Random key, each restart picks a new scale.
Know the key: the Scale setting is ignored (the keyboard is always C4–B4).
Modes (Memory)
Modes only affect the Memory game.
Easy (fifth): a smaller keyboard window from the root up to the fifth.
Normal (1 octave): notes span one octave from the root.
Hard (2 octaves): notes span two octaves from the root.
Play screen
Top bar: shows status and a prompt for the current game. Memory shows Scale/Mode/Level; the other games show a center prompt box.
Blue highlight: shows notes played by the app during the sequence.
Red highlight: shows your taps while repeating the sequence.
Max: shows your best result for the selected game (best level for Memory, best time for the other games).
Settings
Show note names is disabled in Know the key and Know the scale.
Show note names: shows labels on the keys (Memory only).
Selected Major scale only: when enabled, only notes that belong to the selected major key show labels (useful for learning the scale).
Audio uses piano samples (or a fallback tone if missing).
Achievements & Max
Achievements on the home screen show best levels for Memory modes and best times for the other games.
Max (green) on the play screen shows the best for the currently selected game.
Mistakes & restart
If you tap a wrong note, you’ll see a message and input stops for that run.
Tap anywhere to dismiss the message.
Press Restart to start over and try again.
Tips
Start with Easy mode and one key (C Major), then add more keys.
Use “Selected Major scale only” to focus on scale tones while still seeing the full keyboard window.
Try Random key to build fast recognition across all major keys.