I made a memory game to teach you to play piano by ear
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HN · launched Jan 9, 2026 · 565 upvotes (top 1%) · 0 views
Niche: music education and practice apps · 185 launches, 16 in the last 7 days ▼ -36% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Education
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 185 launches in music education and practice apps →
Could you build this?
Yes A simple browser-based memory audio game using the Web Audio API or pre-rendered piano sound samples is an ideal weekend vibe-coding project.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Simon (memory game), Brain Warp, Bop-It, FL Studio / Renoise, Ableton
Concerns raised: Sound not working on certain iPhone models inconsistently, Too difficult for beginners without foundational ear training, Steep learning curve compared to visual/pattern-based games, App restarts from beginning on mistakes, frustrating for learners, Short-term audio memory limitations make longer sequences hard to retain
Feature requests: Acoustic piano support via microphone input, Beginner modes like higher/lower note comparison, Guitar version of the app, Tracker 4-row keyboard layout, Free-play/noodle mode before live gameplay
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 777 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #4 of 778 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 72 days after the earliest competitor.
- Online Piano · hn · 2026-10-17 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- Ultimidi · hn · 2026-10-26 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- pygame-piano-animator · github · 2026-09-27 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- Get Better at Piano with Noodle · hn · 2026-11-05 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- KeyByKey.app · hn · 2025-12-29 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- I made a little voice note recorder · hn · 2026-03-03 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- pianoroll · github · 2026-09-21 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Show HN : A game to document my electronics learning journey. · hn · 2026-01-03 · 26 upvotes · similarity 0.56
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