Noctave

Press kit

Noctave

Notes of light to learn the piano again, all the way to the score.

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In short

Noctave is an Android app to learn the piano: notes fall as light towards the keyboard, like in a rhythm game, then fade little by little to make room for the real score, synchronised above. The goal isn't to follow colours, but to read music again.

You play on a real digital piano or a MIDI keyboard, over USB or Bluetooth (from 25 to 88 keys, with versions adapted to small keyboards), or with your fingertips on the screen to try. A journey of 116 levels leads from the first notes to Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu; a learning mode (wait mode, tempo, loop, separate hands, fingerings) and note reading in 14 steps complete the game.

Noctave is free for the first three chapters, without ads; Noctave Plus opens everything else for €24.99, once, with no subscription. It works offline and without an account, and contains no analytics or advertising tools.

Fact sheet

Name
Noctave
Platform
Android 7 and later, tablets and phones (iPhone and iPad next)
Release
November 2026 on Google Play
Price
Free (3 chapters, no ads); Noctave Plus €24.99 incl. VAT, one-time in-app purchase
Content
8 chapters, 116 levels, 108 pieces including all 21 Chopin Nocturnes (fourteen after their first editions) and fifteen virtuoso pieces
Keyboards
USB and Bluetooth MIDI, 25 to 88 keys; touch screen; microphone soon
Languages
French, English
Privacy
Offline first, optional account, no ads, no tracking
Publisher
418 DevOps (Matthias Vogel EI), Molsheim, Alsace, France

Screenshots

Real screenshots of the app, on a tablet in landscape, untouched. Tap an image to open it large (1440 pixels wide).

A game: notes of light fall towards the keyboard, the score scrolls above.
A game: notes of light fall towards the keyboard, the score scrolls above.
Learning: the synchronised score, wait mode and fingerings.
Learning: the synchronised score, wait mode and fingerings.
Note reading: one note on the staff, to play on the keyboard.
Note reading: one note on the staff, to play on the keyboard.
The home screen, Noctave's
The home screen, Noctave's "Portal".
The results: three stars, accuracy, a new personal best and the next level unlocked.
The results: stars, accuracy and the bars to work on.

Logo and visuals

Free to use to talk about Noctave. Please don't alter the logo.

Logo (SVG)Noctave's symbol, as vectors Icon (PNG, 512 × 512)The app's icon on Google Play Banner (PNG, 1024 × 500)The banner of the Google Play listing, in English French banner (PNG, 1024 × 500)The same, in French

Video

Demo videos (16:9 and 9:16, 1080p, played by a real person or by the autoplay, always labelled as such) are sent on request.

Contact

Matthias Vogel, developer and publisher of Noctave: admin@418devops.fr. Answer within 48 hours. Noctave Plus codes for journalists and teachers who test the app.

What is on this page is public; a release date given by email stays under embargo until the day stated.