Artie User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience56.4% of reviews
Neutral11.7% of reviews
Negative experience31.9% of reviews

~ Based on 163 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Artie Safe?

Artie: Learn Piano with AI appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Artie is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 2,433 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,433 App Store ratings for Artie.

Is Artie Legit?

Artie: Learn Piano with AI appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Artie is 75/100.

Based on 75 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

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Toco com vc

doesnt work

i was SOOOO excited and then the tutorials are so annoying? i just want to get to the song? and guess what? IT DOESNT WORK! Im embarrassing myself playing the same key over and over and over and it doesnt pick it up on the app so my housemates are getting annoyed and i have a brand new iphone! like, it would pick it up every 20 times so i had to stop it and i just wanted to play the song and it work not have 500 tutorials on pressing a key. this seems bitter cause i had such high hopes. can someone from the team reply and fix my concerns? đŸ©·
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Response from developer

Hi Harriet, sorry you are having issues. Please check that Artie has microphone permission enabled, close any other apps using the microphone and try removing your phone case. You can also connect by MIDI or Bluetooth MIDI for more accurate note detection. We hear you on wanting to get to the song faster too. Please email us at info@artmaster.com with your account email, device details and User ID, which you can find at the bottom of Artie settings, and we’ll help check what’s going wrong.

Attention avant de souscrire abonnement

J’ai voulu installer cette application pour me remettre au piano. Malheureusement le catalogue est assez pauvre en dehors des Ɠuvres classiques. Je rajouterai surtout de faire attention, j’ai voulu tester gratuitement pour quelques jours l’application, mais insatisfait je n’ai pas renouvelĂ© pour une version payante. Cela fait des semaines que l’application tente de payer par carte bancaire les fais annule de 179,99 euros: 1 tentative de paiement par jour!!!! Et impossible de stopper ça que ça soit en supprimant mon compte ou autre. Je n’ai jamais vĂ©cu une telle situation
 rien que pour cela je mets une Ă©toile. Je trouve que c’est prendre le consommateur pour des idiots et j’ai horreur de ça!!
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Response from developer

Bonjour Nicolas, dĂ©solĂ©s que l’expĂ©rience ait Ă©tĂ© aussi frustrante. Les abonnements et les tentatives de paiement sont gĂ©rĂ©s par Apple via l’App Store, pas directement par Artie. Supprimer votre compte Artie ne permet pas d’annuler un abonnement App Store ni d’arrĂȘter le processus de paiement d’Apple. Veuillez vĂ©rifier vos abonnements dans l’App Store et annuler Artie Ă  cet endroit s’il est toujours actif. Si vous voyez encore des tentatives de paiement aprĂšs cela, contactez directement l’assistance Apple, ou Ă©crivez-nous Ă  info@artmaster.com et nous vous aiderons Ă  vĂ©rifier ce qu’il se passe de notre cĂŽtĂ©.

My review

I enjoy this all, it’s aesthetically pleasing to the eye and with the Ai being straight forwarding to help.

Any changes id suggest?

I know it’s a new app but the increase of more songs would be great!! Also when teaching, it be nice to have some type of standard to move on to the next task. Not to limit it but to make sure the AI knows you can play well enough before moving on.

Like a friendly push.

Great app!!
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Response from developer

Thanks Kickerzzz! Really glad you’re enjoying Artie. More songs are definitely coming. We’re also working on a big update to the way Learn with Artie works, with more adaptive learning that should better understand when you’re ready to move on, and when you need that extra friendly push. Thanks for the thoughtful review đŸŽč

NĂŁo reconhece as notas do teclado

Fui tocar com ele e o do central por exemplo ele reconhece somente nas teclas pretas, ele nĂŁo reconhece as notas das teclas brancas.

Response from developer

Sentimos que vocĂȘ esteja tendo esses problemas. Verifique se o microfone estĂĄ livre, feche outros apps que possam estar usando o microfone e tente remover a capa do celular. VocĂȘ tambĂ©m pode conectar por MIDI ou Bluetooth MIDI para uma detecção mais precisa. Se ele ainda nĂŁo reconhecer corretamente as teclas brancas, escreva para info@artmaster.com e nĂłs vamos ajudar.

Review

I like the rudimentary concept this app is built on and the training mode, but regarding the monthly budget the app demands, doesn’t live up to the facts of:
1. low choice of songs/no import option
2. In my opinion bad sound recognition
3. Overly repetitive monologues of the ai

3 stars is my conclusion because im rather an intermediate player and i think this app is rather build for beginners who learn simple chords and finger positions than arpeggios and dynamic play.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Artie is especially useful for beginners, but we do want it to feel valuable for more intermediate players too. You can now import your own MIDI and MusicXML files, and we’re continuing to improve note recognition, the AI guidance and the song library. We really appreciate the specific points. They help us see where Artie needs to get better.

Went through my bank account straightaway

Although nothing was charge from my bank, the moment i click to download the app the $0 notifications was shown from my bank account from thjs app. I understand thats probably the “ trial “ period BUT it is unacceptable to automatically do that without me agreeing to anything other that click “ download” my my apple store. VERY DISAPPOINTED
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Response from developer

Hi, sorry this caused concern. Artie can’t charge you just for downloading the app. Any $0 notification would usually be an App Store payment check or authorisation, not a charge from us. A trial or subscription can only start through Apple’s App Store flow, where the terms are shown before you confirm. We’re sorry this felt unclear, and we’ll keep working to make the subscription flow as transparent as possible.

Premium

I'd like to have a week option to buy premium I can't afford to buy a month or year at once

Response from developer

Hi, we’re sorry those songs were removed. Song availability can change over time, especially with popular music, and we know that’s frustrating when you’ve been practising songs you enjoy. We’re continuing to add more music, and you can now import your own MIDI files too, so you have more flexibility beyond the built-in library.

Great!!

I love it so much!!!

Top mais !

L’application m’a l’air top mais dommage qu’elle ne soit pas (encore ?) en français


Peut ĂȘtre un jour, dans une prochaine mise Ă  jour ?

Response from developer

Merci ! Le français arrivera dans une future mise Ă  jour. Ravi de voir que vous vous intĂ©ressez Ă  Artie đŸŽč

Don’t even do the trial, or you will pay $150

The app is not the easiest to navigate. There are not a large selection of songs. The keys are supposed to recognize when you play the note, but maybe they do 50% of the time. I asked for a refund and was declined. Huge investment for a glitchy app. Not happy at all.

Gut zum Auswendiglernen

Die Herangehensweise der App ist sehr interessant. Besonders positiv sind fĂŒr mich die ausfĂŒhrlichen FingersĂ€tze, die das Erarbeiten der StĂŒcke vereinfachen und bei anderen Apps oft lĂŒckenhaft sind. Nur bei den Trillern (z. B. 2./3. statt 4./5. Finger) wĂŒrde ich mir teilweise prĂ€zisere Angaben wĂŒnschen – das ist bisher aber mein einziger Kritikpunkt und lĂ€sst sich problemlos selbst anpassen.

Die App macht Spaß, eröffnet einen besonderen Fokus auf die Musik und ist gerade fĂŒrs Auswendiglernen eine echte Bereicherung. Schön wĂ€re noch, die Geschwindigkeit stufenlos statt in 25er-Schritten anpassen zu können.

Über Liszts „Liebestraum“ und weitere anspruchsvollere Chopin-StĂŒcke wĂŒrde ich mich sehr freuen. Auch fĂŒr fortgeschrittene Klavierspieler auf jeden Fall einen Blick wert!
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Response from developer

Vielen Dank fĂŒr diese ausfĂŒhrliche Bewertung. Es freut uns sehr, dass dir die FingersĂ€tze und das Auswendiglernen mit Artie so gut helfen. Deine Hinweise zu Triller-FingersĂ€tzen und einer feineren Tempo-Einstellung sind sehr hilfreich, und wir geben sie an das Team weiter. Liebestraum und weitere anspruchsvollere Chopin-StĂŒcke nehmen wir auch gern in unsere Wunschliste auf đŸŽč

Tutorials sind okay aber


Dass ist mit abstand der dummste KI Assistant auf der Welt. Ihr habt es nur reingefĂŒhrt damit die App cooler aussieht er wiederholt die frage nur und hat bisher noch nie geantwortet. Lohnt sich absolut nicht fĂŒr das Geld. Entweder reparieren und Geld investieren oder die App kostenlos machen. Die Tutorials sind aber in Ordnung.
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Response from developer

Hallo, danke, dass du das gemeldet hast. Der KI-Assistent sollte deine Frage nicht einfach nur wiederholen, da funktioniert also offensichtlich etwas nicht richtig. Bitte aktualisiere Artie auf die neueste Version. Falls das weiterhin passiert, kontaktiere uns unter info@artmaster.com, damit wir das untersuchen können.

Bien mais problĂšme de micro

L'application est bien sur le principe, mais elle ne reconnaĂźt pas le son de mon piano. Quand je joue, l'application ne rĂ©agit pas. Dans les paramĂštres, rien ne propose d'activer l'accĂšs au micro. Je suis bloquĂ©e. Si vous avez une solution, je suis preneuse. D'ailleurs, si mon problĂšme est rĂ©solu, j'augmenterai Ă©galement la note car l'idĂ©e de l'application en elle-mĂȘme est excellente.
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Response from developer

Bonjour, dĂ©solĂ©s que vous soyez bloquĂ©e avec ce problĂšme. Il semble qu’Artie n’ait peut-ĂȘtre pas l’autorisation d’utiliser le micro dans les rĂ©glages de votre iPhone. Allez dans RĂ©glages de l’iPhone > ConfidentialitĂ© et sĂ©curitĂ© > Microphone et vĂ©rifiez qu’Artie est bien activĂ©. Vous pouvez aussi essayer de fermer les autres apps qui utilisent le micro et de retirer la coque de votre tĂ©lĂ©phone. Si l’app ne rĂ©agit toujours pas, Ă©crivez-nous Ă  info@artmaster.com et nous vous aiderons.

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muito bom

Response from developer

Obrigado! Que bom saber que vocĂȘ estĂĄ gostando do Artie đŸŽč

Excepcional

Me encanta

Por favor vejam

O app Ă© muito bom, e pelo que ele entrega a mensalidade Ă© atĂ© que barata. Eu tenho um pedido do fundo do coração aos desenvolvedores, 3 na verdade, deixem pelo menos 5 mĂșsicas MIDI de graça, deixem alterar a mĂșsica MIDI pra dificuldade que a pessoa achar e O MAIS IMPORTANTE, por favor coloquem a opção de editar as notas de mĂșsicas MIDI para os dedos que vocĂȘ quer, facilita demais poder ver embaixo de cada nota qual dedo deve tocar. Por favor abracem minha ideia, vai me ajudar demais đŸ™đŸŒ
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Response from developer

OlĂĄ Breno, obrigado por dedicar um tempo para escrever isso. Suas sugestĂ”es sĂŁo muito Ășteis. VocĂȘ jĂĄ pode importar arquivos MusicXML, alĂ©m de MIDI, e o MusicXML pode incluir dedilhado. Mas concordamos que seria muito melhor poder editar as importaçÔes diretamente dentro do Artie, e Ă© algo em que estamos trabalhando. TambĂ©m vamos passar suas ideias sobre mais importaçÔes gratuitas e dificuldade ajustĂĄvel.

Minha avaliação

Muito bom, ajuda a aprender devagar, ensina muito bem

Response from developer

Obrigado, Valentina! Ficamos muito felizes que o Artie esteja ajudando vocĂȘ a aprender no seu prĂłprio ritmo đŸŽč

The Problem with Artie: A Gimmicky Shortcut to Nowhere

The Artie piano app leans heavily into the "Synthesia/Guitar Hero" style of learning, substituting falling visual bars and novelty AI chatbots for real musical education. While it feels instantly gratifying to press keys when colored blocks hit the bottom of a screen, it builds bad habits that are agonizing to unlearn!

Zero Musical Literacy: It trains mechanical visual reaction time, not the ability to read standard notation, understand key signatures, or recognize harmonic patterns. Once you turn off the screen, you are left unable to sit down with a piece of sheet music.

Flawed Note Detection & Mechanics: Like many microphone-reliant apps, note recognition frequently hiccups on acoustic resonance or polyphonic textures. More critically, an app cannot assess hand weight, wrist relaxation, dynamic phrasing, or finger independence.

Shallow Musical Understanding: Artie treats music as pure muscle memory rather than an auditory language. You end up memorizing key locations for a specific track without understanding why the chord progression works.

Why flowkey Is a Significant Step Up

If you want an interactive app, flowkey is fundamentally designed around actual musicianship rather than arcade gaming:

Dual-View with Real Notation: flowkey displays synchronized professional sheet music alongside high-definition video of an instructor’s hands. You naturally learn to associate printed notation with physical keyboard geography. 

Dedicated Practice Tools: The app excels in targeted practice workflows—allowing you to loop isolated 2-bar phrases, slow down tempo without pitch distortion, isolate left/right hands, and use a responsive "Wait Mode" that holds until the correct voicing is played. 

Expansive, High-Quality Repertoire: Rather than simplified snippets, flowkey offers complete, tiered arrangements across classical, pop, film, and jazz standards.

Why a Structured Course Like Piano with Jonny Is in a Different League

While flowkey teaches you how to execute specific pieces, Piano with Jonny (Jonny May) teaches you how to play the instrument:

Deep Harmonic Understanding: Jonny breaks down functional harmony, chord voicings (e.g., shell voicings, rootless 7ths, altered extensions), and groove foundations.

Improvisation and Freedom: Instead of turning you into a human music box that only plays pre-programmed scores note-for-note, courses like this teach you how to take a simple chord progression or lead sheet and craft your own fills, rhythm patterns, and variations on the fly.

Nuance, Touch, and Articulation: Real video masterclasses cover the subtleties of swing feel, syncopation, left-hand bass lines, and dynamic touch that no automated software algorithm can convey.

While apps like Artie offer the illusion of quick progress through gamification, flowkey actually teaches repertoire, and a comprehensive course like Piano with Jonny gives you the tools to become a fluent, self-sufficient pianist.
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App has hard time recognizing chords via microphone

App seems great overall but it’s frustrating when the app doesn’t register chords about 75% of the time. Will come back to app when they have patched the issues