# Air Pipes — user reviews > 213 indexed App Store user reviews of Air Pipes by Tim Ross, rated 4.90/5 from 10 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-pipes/id490891516/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-pipes/id490891516.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Air Pipes? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great sound quality - 👍 Fun and entertaining - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Realistic bagpipe simulation - 👍 Customizable backgrounds **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or sound issues - 💡 Desire for more songs/tunes - 💡 Difficulty controlling the 'blowing' mechanism - 💡 Lack of advanced features for serious learners **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes or sound cutouts on some devices - Issues with autoblow/microphone functionality **Most requested features** - More song options and ability to add custom tunes - Ability to change key or pitch - Improved finger positioning guidance - Integration with real-world bagpipe learning ## Newest reviews (19 of 213) ### 3/5 — How do I change the key?!!' *2018-01-09, version 1.7.2* I'm stuck on a film shoot with massive air conditioning hum which is in the key of F. Bought the pipes to jam with the offending noise and canny change the feckin' key! ### 4/5 — Fun and Simple *2014-11-18, version 1.7.1* This is a really fun simple app. For some reason I hard time filling the bag with air bit I'm getting the hang of it. ### 5/5 — So much fun! *2014-07-05, version 1.7.1* If you enjoy bagpipes & have always wanted to learn (albeit it on your iPhone), then this is the App for it! ENJOY! ### 5/5 — Addicting! *2014-07-05, version 1.7.1* Love this app, downloaded it as a joke and it's awesome. Only downside is that it sounds like bagpipes... ### 5/5 — way cool *2014-07-05, version 1.7.1* I like it! ### 4/5 — Amazing *2014-07-04, version 1.7.1* Can't believe this app works as well as it does. Pretty awesome stuff. Not a musician but wish it had a wider range. Do that and it's a 5 Star app all the way! ### 5/5 — Fun app *2014-06-23, version 1.7.1* Great app. Like guitar hero for bagpipes ### 5/5 — So far so good *2014-06-14, version 1.7.1* Love this app! ### 5/5 — Math fhèin *2014-05-12, version 1.7.1* A simple but fun app. Cool sound. A layout to somewhat simulate chanter fingering would be good but perhaps impractical on an iPhone screen. ### 5/5 — Great app *2014-04-22, version 1.7.1* I love it and it sounds great! But I just wish there more notes on it, so you could make more songs. That'd be nice. ### 4/5 — Cool app! *2014-04-15, version 1.7.0* Such a fun app!!! Never played the real bagpipes before, but this I can handle...lol!! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2014-04-12, version 1.7.0* It's great fun and sounds great. ### 5/5 — My New Weapon *2014-04-10* I have a very loud bunch of daughters who sing tons of annoying musical songs. Now i just whip out my iphone bag pipe, play amazing grace, and they leave the room immediately. Ahhhhh, love my bagpipes. ### 5/5 — Hysterical ... *2014-04-09, version 1.7.0* Yeah ... Could definitely lose some friends using this app. Love it! ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2014-04-08, version 1.7.0* Can't wait to learn more. ### 5/5 — Devastating *2014-04-07, version 1.7.0* I lost all my friends after I downloaded this app. ### 5/5 — I'm the William Wallace. *2014-04-07, version 1.7.0* This is so cool! I've never played actual bagpipes so I have no idea how accurate or useful it is for learning, but it's a ton of fun to play around with. ### 4/5 — Fun! *2014-04-07, version 1.7.0* Interesting little toy if you like the pipes. Fun to play. ### 3/5 — Fantastic. *2014-03-31, version 1.7.0* It's truly great! Very smooth. I just wish it had more keys. If it had the option to switch key rather than always be in G, I would give 5/5. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Load of crap *2014-03-08, version 1.6.3* Could easily make this inter a user friendly bagpipe chanter. ### 1/5 — Meh *2013-09-20, version 1.6.1* Stopped working after iOS 7 update, but wasn't very good anyway. It says to blow down by the headphone jack of my iPod, but doesn't work very well. The mic is actually on the upper back side of the device, which makes things difficult... ### 1/5 — Crashed my sound! *2013-07-07, version 1.6* I will update this review as I go through their support, but for now the recent update has crashed all of my sound on my iPhone 4S! ### 1/5 — No longer works *2012-11-30, version 1.5* Now crashes on launch. *sigh* ### 1/5 — Absolutely terrible, wish I could rate it 0 star! *2012-09-13, version 1.4* Don't buy! ### 1/5 — Not what I thought *2012-07-31, version 1.3* Nothing like the real ones U have to push individual notes one at a time ### 2/5 — Ugh *2014-01-08, version 1.6.3* All my audio apps on my iPhone five work with Bluetooth so the music coming out the speakers..all except for this app!! ### 2/5 — why? *2013-12-25, version 1.6.3* Cool, but why not make it playable just like the pipes, some one might just learn something. I feel like I'm playing bagpipe hero. Waist of time. ### 2/5 — Bit of a rip off!! *2013-08-08, version 1.6.1* Works well but is pricey. £1.99 up front then they have the temerity to charge 69p per song! At that price I would have expected if to be all inclusive. You've got to really like bagpipes to pay out that amount. Wish I'd never bought it. ### 2/5 — Just ok *2012-04-05* Suppose it's alright for a laugh but being a piper has no bearing on how you will do at this. 2 holes short and layout means you can't use your fingers in the position you would when actually playing even discounting high A on the back ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This is why you should get this app I love it! *2022-08-07* I love this app I could play this for ever if I want to I like how you can choose from the great highland bagpipes to the Scottish smallpipes it railly sounds like I am playing bagpipes thank you for this amazing app I hope that this app will still be fantastic for years to come! ### 5/5 — I love this app! *2022-05-20* I could play this for hours. Props to the developer. ### 5/5 — Stirs the blood ❣️❣️ *2018-11-20, version 1.7.2* Love the sound of the pipes...and my neighbours love it that I can play in our apt. building without anyone complaining. ### 5/5 — Good app *2015-11-12, version 1.7.1* Very good app. A bit of an explanation of how to use the app and how It relates to actual pipes would be greatly appreciated ### 5/5 — I'd recommend it *2015-08-06* I usually deride music apps if they are supposed to be 'fun' more than functional. This one, however is both very entertaining and quite polished. ### 5/5 — It's just cool. *2015-04-17* I am not a piper, nor am I a serious student. This is a fun app to play with, and I believe it would be a real benefit to serious students as well as to duffers like me. It has definitely encouraged me to begin to study how to play bagpipes. ### 5/5 — If you want this app, get it. *2015-04-06, version 1.7.1* Nothing I need to say. It's just great. ### 5/5 — Lots of fun! *2014-09-23, version 1.7.1* This is way awesome. ### 5/5 — Wha's like us? *2014-09-19, version 1.7.1* Rare fun playin' yer ain bagpipes. Scare the pants off a' those Sassenachs an' Tatty Boguls. Very easy to play. Great sound, drones and chanter. We may still be slaves to England, but they canna take our Bagpipes!! Wha's like us? Damn few an' they're a' deed. ### 5/5 — Very fun! *2014-07-07, version 1.7.1* I've always loved bagpipes and now I can play them! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*