Start without a piano
Choose On-screen keyboard, then start practice. Read the note on the staff and tap the matching key. You can also change your input in Practice settings. No microphone permission or external instrument is required for the on-screen keyboard.
Levels, pauses and rotation
Ten levels gradually introduce more notes, treble and bass clefs, sharps and flats. Notes that need more practice appear more often. The color map reflects your practice results.
Use Pause to stop practice and Resume when you are ready. On levels with bass notes, the on-screen keyboard may ask you to turn your device sideways before continuing. Practice waits while that rotation prompt is shown.
Use your piano and microphone
Choose Microphone in Practice settings and allow microphone access when iOS asks. Start or resume practice and play the single piano note shown on the staff. For the clearest input, reduce background noise and avoid overlapping notes.
If recognition is unavailable, check Ivories’ microphone permission in iOS Settings, then return to the app. You can switch to On-screen keyboard while troubleshooting. Recognition depends on the instrument, device and acoustic conditions.
If sound or input stops
Pause practice, check device volume and the current audio output, then resume. If you have just returned from a call or another audio app, let that activity finish before resuming.
If the issue continues, contact support with the steps that led to it. Avoid deleting the app or resetting your color map as a troubleshooting step: Ivories cannot remotely restore local practice history.
Your practice progress
Progress is stored on this device. Ivories does not provide account sync or its own cloud backup. Reset heat map in Practice settings deletes local answer history, the color map and level progress after confirmation. Use it only when you intend to start that progress over.
Read the privacy policy for details about local storage, optional microphone input, Apple diagnostics and support messages.
Report a problem
Email a.nefedov@gmail.com. To help us reproduce an issue, include:
- Your iPhone or iPad model and iOS or iPadOS version.
- The Ivories version and build, if available.
- Your selected input, what you did and what happened.
- A screenshot, if useful and you are comfortable sharing its contents.
Please do not send passwords, sensitive recordings or unrelated personal information. If you use the TestFlight beta, you can also send feedback through TestFlight.