# Beethoven’s 9th Symphony — user reviews > 339 indexed App Store user reviews of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony by NatureGuides Ltd., rated 4.90/5 from 932 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beethovens-9th-symphony/id601942399/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beethovens-9th-symphony/id601942399.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 869 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Powerful and feature-rich - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly - 🎨 Visually stunning - 🎧 High-quality audio - 🔍 Detailed analysis and commentary - 🎥 Excellent video integration - 🎼 Seamless score integration - 🎶 Variety of performance options **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 💾 Large file size and storage requirements - 🔒 Difficulty restoring previous purchases - 🔊 Limited audio output options - 🕰️ Slow download and update times **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to restore previous purchases - Crashes when accessing certain features - Inconsistent performance on older devices **Most requested features** - Support for more classical works - Integration with music streaming services - Improved Airplay and Bluetooth connectivity - Customizable user interface - More language support ## Newest reviews (17 of 339) ### 4/5 — Can you make an app about Wellingtons victory? *2025-06-14, version 2.0.12* Please ### 5/5 — Eccezionale *2024-10-30, version 2.0.12* Un modo ottimo per studiare ma anche solo sentire la Nona! ### 4/5 — Mindestens so großartig wie das Werk selbst! *2024-10-20* Ich musste, nachdem die App (mehrfach?) den Entwickler gewechselt hatte, die Vollversion zweimal kaufen, weil nach Gerätewechsel mein Kauf nicht mehr synchronisiert wurde. Allerdings ist diese App jeden Cent wert. Habe erst kürzlich ein iPad erhalten und somit erst sehr spät festgestellt, dass diese App noch viel mehr bietet als auf dem iPhone ohnehin schon. Die Aufnahmen klingen „Zeitgerecht“, wie ich mir den jeweiligen Stand der Aufnahmetechnik vorstelle (bei 1992 könnte ich mitreden, alles andere war vor meiner Zeit). Allein die Möglichkeit, „on the fly“ zwischen den Aufnahmen hin und her zu springen, ist Herausragend. Ein Stern Abzug, da ich zweimal kaufen musste (bei unterschiedlichen Entwicklern) ### 5/5 — A phenomenal gift *2024-05-31, version 2.0.12* As an aspiring composer (aren’t we all in respect to Beethoven?) this is just the most magnificent resource to absorb and learn from a genius. It’s fascinating, beautifully laid out, and I can’t thank the app designers enough. Love it! ### 5/5 — Best app all time! *2024-05-08, version 2.0.12* WOW! ### 4/5 — Great app! Only one problem… *2024-03-14, version 2.0.12* I love so much about this app! I just wish it could connect to AirPlay to connect to my HomePod so I could follow along with my boys with anything better than the lame iPad speakers! ### 3/5 — Disappoint *2024-02-04, version 2.0.12* Hello, I have purchased this App on July 30, 2015, but now I can't restore the previous purchase after reinstallation. ### 5/5 — Eccezionale *2023-08-05, version 2.0.12* L’app più bella che abbia mai visto, vorrei altre composizioni studiate e presentate in questo modo così straordinario ### 5/5 — beethovens 9th *2023-06-13, version 2.0.12* how exciting to see all aspects of the music. So wonderful for both experienced and buddng musicians. A delight! ### 5/5 — Mehr davon, bitte! *2023-04-15* Einfach großartig, um sich dieses Meisterwerk zu erschließen! Das gleiche Prinzip auch für Dvoraks 9. , Mahlers 5., Schuberts unvollendete, würde ich sofort kaufen!!! ### 5/5 — IF ONLY we could listen to all music like this *2023-01-21, version 2.0.12* One of my favorite iPad apps, allowing even listeners/viewers like myself with only a modicum of musical training to follow and appreciate the music. I purchased this when it first came out years ago and have enjoyed it again and again. This is really the way (one way) musical recordings should evolve in terms of presentation. You can zoom in for the many levels of detail or zoom out for the full effect. Perfect for the iPad. ### 5/5 — Beethoven 9th *2022-06-10, version 2.0.12* Best application I have in my iPad!! ### 5/5 — Beethoven *2022-04-10, version 2.0.12* The very definition of genius. Man has no greater achievement. ### 4/5 — Buena app pero debería incluir a Karajan 1977 *2022-04-09, version 2.0.12* Esta genial y me encanta, pero al igual que incluye el vídeo de Bernstein debería incluir la mítica grabación de Herbert von Karajan en video de 1977. Eso ya sería lo más!!!!! Buen trabajo de todos modos! ### 5/5 — 挺好的软件 *2022-03-09* 但是我没搞懂购买了什么东西，买了和免费的是一样的，没什么区别，这是我感到匪夷所思的，但就白嫖补票的话，也无所谓了，希望能够修复一下这个问题。 ### 5/5 — Großartig! *2022-02-26* Ich kenne keine bessere Möglichkeit, 4 der besten Einspielungen dieser Ausnahmesymphonie nebeneinander abspielen zu können und so die Unterschiede direkt nacherleben zu können bei dem Tempo und Drive, dass die 4 großartigen Orchester und Dirigenten spielen. Super gemacht!!! ### 5/5 — Possibly the best app on iPad I have ever used *2022-02-20, version 2.0.12* This is the Mercedes Benz of iPad apps. A beautifully constructed app by Deutsche Grammophon that truly utilises the power of synchronisation and screen layout to augment and enhance one’s understanding of the music. Very well designed app that has intuitive controls and great content. I rarely buy apps, but this purchase was well worth it. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Restore option *2024-02-02, version 2.0.12* Brought this in a bundle other two apps work fine, the Beethoven app is in my purchase history from 2014, but its missing from the App Store history to download again. So I download the free version and tried to restore it won’t App worked fine in 2014, no idea why the other two from the bundle worked, but not the Beethoven. The apps is good and enjoyable, but I shouldn’t be prompted to pay again. notice the developer name is different . So not sure what as happened. ### 1/5 — $$ stealer *2022-10-28, version 2.0.12* Doesn't actually let you restore your past purchase of the full version. If you bought it before the ios update, be prepared to buy it again and again and again to get it to work ### 1/5 — 再課金 *2022-03-27* このアプリケーションの初期版が出てから2回の大きなアップデートがあった。アップデートしない場合はアプリが立ち上がらない。アップデートしたらしたで同じ曲のデータをダウンロードするのに再課金される。たまったものではない。アップデートのたびに再生できるコンテンツが増えているようだが、それは演奏家のとおりいっぺんの感想のインタビューであって、聴ける演奏数が増えたりスコアの使い勝手が良くなったりしているわけではない。Spent money on every major update. ### 1/5 — Imposible compartir en grupo familiar *2020-07-02, version 2.0.12* No puedo compartir en grupo familiar ### 1/5 — Beethoven's 9th *2020-06-21, version 2.0.12* I paid for this app, but it would not download. What should I do? Help? ### 1/5 — Schade *2020-02-08* Stürzt leider nach anfänglich ungestörter Nutzung ab und ist deshalb nicht mehr ausführbar. Lässt sich auch durch Neue Installation nicht nutzen. Schade, da an sich tolle App, schade um das Geld. ### 1/5 — Bought this a few years back... *2020-01-31, version 2.0.12* ...now locked out. ### 1/5 — Imposible restaurar compras *2019-12-28, version 2.0.12* Lamentablemente no me ha sido posible restaurar las compras ya que el botón no se encuentra habilitado para tal fin. ### 1/5 — Lässt sich nicht deinstallieren *2018-08-10* Eigentlich eine tolle App, stürzte bei mir gelegentlich ab. Da sie viel Speicher benötigt, wollte ich diese deinstallieren. Geht leider nicht! ### 1/5 — Wonderful application for classical music lovers, but... *2018-05-17, version 2.0.9* I purchased the paid app years ago, when it was first launched and it wasn’t cheap. Now that I have a new iPhone and enough memory to Download it I realize it is no longer supported and I’d have to pay for it again?! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excepcional *2026-07-26* Sem palavras para descrever uma obra prima ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2026-05-10, version 2.0.12* This is a must have if you are a student of music at any age. Being able to see the instrument being played while watching the conductor or reading the notes is so wonderful and puts your heart closer to the music! ### 5/5 — One of the Best *2026-05-03, version 2.0.12* Of course both Beethoven and his Ninth Symphony are each one of the best, but this app is one of the best iPad apps I have ever used. Very approachable as a non-musician (like me), it is also excellent for professional musicians. I wish they would give the same treatment to The Fifth and other top classical works! Please buy this to encourage more of this outstanding content. (Note that it collects no data from you…none!) ### 5/5 — My favorite app *2026-03-05, version 2.0.12* Beautiful music with libretto, analysis, 4 different renditions, and video for the Bernstein one. Have been listening to it for years, thank you for the joy and comfort it brings me. ### 5/5 — Bellissima app *2025-12-13* Davvero bella ed istruttiva, spero ne vengano realizzate molte altre così. ### 5/5 — The beginning of my career *2025-11-30, version 2.0.12* I started playing clarinet in 6th grade. On the bus ride home, I would open this app and explore the different recordings of Beethoven 9. This was the first piece of classical music I fell In love with. Now, I am a professional clarinetist and I play with many professional orchestras. This app started my music journey. I can’t thank you enough! Without this app, I would not have found my love for classical music. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Exceptionally cool *2025-06-13, version 2.0.12* This is a sophisticated and intricate app! Its features demonstrate a true understanding of what fascinates musicians. Skip around on the recordings and the score to hear different interpretations, watch the fun light-up map of the orchestra, and read detailed analysis. So cool. ### 5/5 — 宝藏 *2025-04-16, version 2.0.12* n多年前买的这个app，现在偶尔听一听还是不错的。 ### 5/5 — Me gusta clásica *2025-04-09, version 2.0.12* yo se ser la ópera y mucho instrumentos de la música clásica ### 5/5 — Einzigartig *2025-03-12* Es gibt kein superlativ, dass diese unglaublich liebevoll gestaltete App auch nur annähernd beschreiben könnte. Vielen Dank für dieses Kunstwerk! --- *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 2026-09-07.*