Piano App reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 199 Reddit reviews across 13 subreddits and 57 posts to rank the best Piano App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/pianolearning, r/piano, r/ipadmusic, r/musicproduction, r/musictheory. Top-rated brands include Simply Piano (4.0/5), Piano Marvel (4.5/5), Flowkey (3.9/5).

Stats

Reviews199

Subreddits13

Posts57

Brands48

Products3

Top communities

r/pianolearning130 r/piano50 r/ipadmusic8 r/musicproduction2 r/musictheory1

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Simply Piano

4.0

(54)

"Been using simply piano for 6 months now and love it! Went from 0 knowledge to reading sheet music very fast."

"I'm currently learning with simply piano and i have to say i absolutely love it."

"Simply Piano seems to be the simplest and most motivating"

"Simply piano is awesome"

"Simply Piano! I’m a complete beginner and have been playing for 4 months straight. It’s a really fun app"

"I started using Simply piano and have practiced almost every day since, loving it!"

"SimplyPiano is by far the best imo. They have a pretty extensive library of exercises with pop songs and also sheet music for beginners."

"I use simply piano and have been making a lot of progress and enjoying it."

"Simply Piano is the most engaging app for total beginners from all that I tried."

"For a beginner, Simply Piano is the best."

Piano Marvel

4.5

(41)

"Piano Marvel. I've tried several apps and Piano Marvel has been the best to actually learn to play."

"I tried lots of apps recently and Piano Marvel really stood out. It's complete, feels like it honestly wants to help you learn, and is more affordable than most apps. I recommend!"

"I've tried both and Piano Marvel all the way. PM has a clear Method course, and it has a lot of theory practice books that you can go through at your own pace."

"Piano Marvel!"

"Whenever these questions pop up, one of the answers is almost always Piano Marvel. I have used it myself for 2,5 years now and it has everything you would want as a beginner."

"Piano Marvel is the only app worth considering, given that it’s essentially just an interactive library of sheet music."

"I use Piano Marvel and it's great. Very structured and well-rounded."

"I second piano marvel!"

"I'm enjoying Piano Marvel... I really want the sight reading skills that Paino Marvel gives and the feedback on correct notes and timing."

"Piano marvel is the best hands down for leading to sightread and read music"

Flowkey

3.9

(17)

"Flowkey is pretty great, it has a setting to wait for you to play the note before it moves onto the next note"

"What worked for me was starting with flowkey. Go through the courses, watch some theory videos on youtube. pick a few starter songs on flowkey and learn your first songs."

"I liked Flowkey personally."

"I’m using flowkey I haven’t read music since the 1980s and I’m reading music and playing easy two hand songs in my first couple weeks."

"Flowkey is a good place to start."

"Flowkey meets both criteria. My only problem with it, is that they also show someone playing the piece with the letters of the notes."

"Flowkey has a decent collection, and good courses that teach some of the basics."

"Flowkey is great for learning songs quickly if that's your thing."

"I just started using Flowkey a week ago; my Yamaha N-35 came with a 3-month subscription. I haven't played piano in decades, so I'm a beginner again, too, and so far, it's good."

"Flowkey has a pretty good selection of songs so I think it's one of the best apps available."

Pianote

4.3

(12)

"Pianote has changed my life. Lisa Witt is the best."

"I use Pianote and love it."

"I love Pianote!"

"Pianote. It’s more like school. She explains it, demonstrates it, and you practice."

"I am using Pianote because it is more geared towards adults."

"Pianote is awesome for me ..I recommend it"

"I am using a Pianote subscription for lessons. Been at it less than a month and really feeling good about my progress."

"Pianote has free beginner videos. She’s really easy to follow."

"Pianote is decent I think. They offer a trial to."

"Never used flowery, but I do use https://www.pianote.com/ A monthly $30 sub gets you all their piano, guitar, and singing lessons. Pretty good deal, and the lessons are thorough but fun"

Playground Sessions

4.1

(10)

"Playground Sessions I’ve tried most of them and this by far my favorite."

"Ive used playground sessions for almost a year now and learned how to play with it. I like that it has modern music that it teaches lessons with."

"I like playground sessions because it gives feedback."

"I started two weeks ago myself and tried out all the apps below and ended up going with Playground Sessions."

"It has customized tempo, and the sheet you can zoom it and zoom out to see better"

"It has great interface a lot of songs and pretty accurate transcription"

"I used Playground Sessions. Downside is the cost, and limited song library, but it helped me get to a low-intermediate level."

"I'll try Playground Sessione for sure."

"I used Playground Sessions for a year before moving to Piano Marvel. It’s solid."

"I'm currently a beginner using playground sessions. Learning to read music is hard but it's helping."

Skoove

4.0

(7)

"The Skoove app is a great choice for beginners! It walks you through everything from the basics to playing full songs."

"The app is great so far to learn and practice. I like the fact that the app has level-appropriate popular music lessons too."

"Try using something like Skoove for structured lessons and feedback, but also watch YouTube tutorials for technique and music theory."

"I have since kept it renewed and enjoy it."

"I've been using Skoove because they're offering individual lessons + the normal app and I find the combination approach works best for me."

"I like Skoove"

"A Skoove lifetime subscription is $150USD on StackSocial. It's a decent app."

Yousician

4.0

(4)

"Yousician is a good start."

"Yousician, Skoove and Pianote are all good options."

"Yousician is good, I used it to learn how to play paino and I still use it to practice"

"Yousician"

5.0

(2)

"I wholeheartedly take that back. It's quickly become my starring role."

"Ravenscroft or the Ivory Pianos in Korg Module. Those are the best."

#13

PianoVision

4.5

(2)

"If you have VR, then PianoVision is what you're looking for. I think it costs less than £10, but has thousands of songs on it, and you can import any music you like (so long as it is midi)."

"Actually PianoVision is much better on your piano rather than the virtual one!"

#14

Piano Vision

4.0

(2)

"It shows you what notes to play by flying them toward your actual piano keys via MR, pretty cool"

"Repeat the same song 5x in a row and the improvement difference is clear; kind of like playing guitar hero for the first time, then 5x repeats later... Bam."

#15

GarageBand

4.0

(2)

"Garageband if you’re using an Apple device"

"GarageBand or Pure Synth Platinum (has IAP’s but I think the free version will give you lots to work with)."

#16

Learn Music Notes

4.0

3.0

(1)

"This sounds like Piano Dust Buster."

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