[1][2][3] The game on iOS requires initial purchase, but the Android version allows free play up to Chapter 3, interspersed with ads.

[4] Lanota includes a story told in a picture book style, map exploration, and item collecting along with the main rhythm game gameplay.

The player must tap (click), hold (catch), slide (rail), or flick the notes when they reach the outer ring of the circle in accordance to the beat.

The plate changes sizes, spins, or moves around the screen in the middle of gameplay and the player must re-adjust themselves accordingly.

The story and items can be looked at by accessing the menu, which also includes options to customize the game interface.

The player has the option to turn off background effects, change timing offset, tuner transparency, and tap note volume.

Areas are able to retain their color only by being near ordered "Notalium", an artificially created crystalline energy source left behind by ancient predecessors.

[8] The player is given the task of controlling the two main characters, Fisica and Ritmo, to "tune" the Notalium that has weakened and become "disordered" over time to return the world to its original state.