# Colossus Piano — Extremely Realistic Piano App > Extremely realistic piano sound library with advanced features for iOS devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colossus-piano/id1122637899 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte](https://appshunter.io/developer/428367741) - Category: Music, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 3.30/5 from 65 App Store ratings · 112 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 384 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2016-11-17 - Data updated: 2026-08-21 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colossus-piano/id1122637899/reviews.md ## What is Colossus Piano? Colossus Piano sets a new standard in terms of realism, detail and overall quality of piano sounds on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. There are 8 acoustic piano models available as 8 individual in-app purchases, plus 5 E-Piano legends bundled as 1 sound set with this app, together those 13 piano models make up 30 Gigabyte of sound material. All keys of all piano models were recorded in full length with a recording quality of 24 bit and 96 kHz stereo. Note: this app requires in-app purchases to provide its functionalities! Minimum Requirement: at least iPad 3 / iPad Air 1 / iPad mini 2 / iPhone 5 / iPod touch 6th gen. Recommended: iPad Air 2 / iPad mini 4 / iPad Pro / iPhone SE / iPhone 6s or higher. The dark brown „Colossus Concert Grand” model:³ • 24 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 14 GB in size (SSD space). The white „Baby Grand” model: • 12 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 6 GB in size (SSD space). The „Upright Piano” model: • 8 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 3.4 GB in size (SSD space). The „E-Piano” sound set: • 5 legendary E-Piano models (plus different model generations or configurations). • 17 E-Piano sounds in total. • Optional pad sound. • Optional tremolo effect. • 1.6 GB in size (SSD space). For information about the other piano models, please visit our product website! This app supports Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio and Bluetooth LE MIDI ! Software features: • Modulation wheel support for controlling the most relevant sound parameter of the currently selected sound. • Warm pad sound of a well known analogue synthesizer (not available for all models) can be turned on/off as support for the piano sound; volume can be controlled by mod. wheel and expr. controller. • Sustain pedal support for holding notes. • Sostenuto pedal support for holding individual notes. • Soft pedal support for a more gentle sound. • Expression pedal support for controlling optional pad layer's volume. • Hammer sound when releasing keys, uses round robin, can be turned on/off and volume controlled (some acoustic pianos only). • Polyphony of up to several hundred stereo voices.² • Low latency disk streaming. • Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms. • Integrated effects (18 presets). • App States: Save app's entire state as user presets. • MIDI velocity response curve editor. • App can keep running in the background. • Master Tune, Scale Tuning & Hermode Tuning. • Provides Audio Unit v3 plugin version of this app, which allows it to be used as virtual instrument directly within 3rd party multi-track DAW apps. • Supports Apple's "Inter-App Audio" system. • Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable. MIDI Player / Recorder: • Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format. • Share your songs easily as audio file. • Unlimited amount of tracks. • Unlimited recording and playback length. • Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail). • Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes. • Metronome. • Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time, learn your favorite songs more easily. ¹ For more information about supported adapters and MIDI keyboards, please visit our product website. ² Some sounds might use several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website. ³ Important: the dark brown „Colossus Grand” piano model requires a large amount of main memory, so we only recommend this piano model for device models mentioned as „recommended” above. ## Key features - 13 high-quality piano models - 24 velocity layers per key - Sustain, Sostenuto, and Soft pedal support - MIDI integration (In/Out) - Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio support - Low latency disk streaming - Adjustable tuning options ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Colossus Concert Grand | $49.99 | one-time | | Baby Grand Piano | $26.99 | one-time | | Upright Piano | $19.99 | one-time | | Colossus E-Piano Set | $19.99 | one-time | | Vintage Upright | $9.99 | one-time | | Pianino | $12.99 | one-time | | Japanese Grand | $12.99 | one-time | | Classic B Grand | $15.99 | one-time | | Historic S Grand | $9.99 | one-time | ## What do users think of Colossus Piano? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎶 Amazing piano sound quality - 🎹 Realistic and detailed samples - 🎧 High-fidelity audio - ✨ Professional-grade instrument - 💡 Inspiring and expressive - 🚀 Fast MIDI response - 👍 Great with external controllers - 🌟 Best on iOS - 💯 Worth the price for quality **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases - 🚫 No free trial or demo sounds - 💸 Overpriced for some users - 💾 Large storage requirements - 🐌 Slow download times - 🪲 Glitchy AUv3 interface - 📉 Low overall volume - 🤔 Confusing pricing model - 😵 Overwhelming interface - 👎 Outdated interface **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when exporting to WAV/M4A in GarageBand - App crashes when switching piano models - Audio Unit extension crashes - No sound when exporting to GarageBand - Plugin crashes in DAWs during export/freeze - App crashes when loading MIDI files - Hammer sound too loud even at lowest settings - Low C1 note out of tune - Electric Grand F4 note sample start time issue - Electric Grand G#4, D5 notes have noise on attack - Plugin not loading properly in hosts - AUv3 interface scaled back - Exporting to WAV results in silence - App crashes during export/freeze - Japanese Grand has low volume - Colossus Concert Grand needs improvement - G1 key has loud, annoying noise - B flat 3 key sounds too flat - Crashing in AU mode - Bass notes drop out when holding damper pedal - Voice stealing makes piano perform unacceptably - Bass is muddy in Concert Grand - Note 26 (Bb2) sounds like an upright - Subtle nuance playing is nearly impossible - App crashes or freezes randomly - MIDI player doesn't work with GarageBand - Audio Units extension terminates unexpectedly **Most requested features** - Add chorus effect - Global EQ - Release control - Tap tempo for modulation speed - Save velocity curves - More intuitive UI - Zoom function for keys - Add release samples - MIDI export/import - Three-band EQ - Layering sounds on multiple MIDI keyboards - Ability to save setups - Improve AUv3 functionality - Add more piano models ## Recent user reviews (10 of 112) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/colossus-piano/id1122637899/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Best piano App. *2026-05-16, version 2.4.1* I bought it and wasn’t that impressed, UNTIL I played it on my NEW iPad. WOW! This thing is incredible.. maybe the set up on my old iPad was incorrect. Don’t know.. i’ve tried all the rest. This one is the best.. The Grand, the Upright, amazing. ❤️🎹 ### 5/5 — Best piano ap I’ve ever tried. It’s perfect. *2026-04-19, version 2.4.1* It’s a virtual Clavinova. Outstanding with external midi controller. It can get expensive but its so worth it. Just get it. You’ll use it all the time. ### 4/5 — Old interface but great sounds *2025-09-18, version 2.4* I’ve been using this connected to my Roland digital piano for years, the sound quality is a thousand times better than my piano defaults. The only real negative is the outdated interface that’s hardly changed in the 5+ years I’ve been using it. ### 1/5 — $75! No trial offered! *2025-05-17, version 2.3.6* Why would anyone pay $75 when Korg Module Grand Piano is completely free ### 1/5 — Poor interface design *2025-02-09, version 2.3.4* I use the Music Studio app to work in music. The Crudebytes Piano app is seen as an Inter-App in muisc studio. Load the piano sound and the spund SOON DISAPPEARS and this makes the app UNUSEABLE, you cant depend on it. Also has no Release Control in Music Studio, you cant get the piano sound to continue being heard after you Release the piano keyboard keys. I paid too much for this overhyped up app ### 5/5 — Amazing Piano Sound *2025-01-09, version 2.3.3* I’ve been using keyboards for more than 30 years and I can tell you now that this piano sound is one of the best piano sounds there is available. It is amazing to me that we can get such quality Sounds on an iPad. With all due respect to the other reviewers, having used professional grade equipment all my life, I can tell you that the price for this Piano is nothing compared to what you would pay for professional grade equipment. If you want a free piano sound, then by all means use the GarageBand default piano, but if you want a good quality sound, then please don’t expect it for free! ### 1/5 — オーディオファイルにするとなぜか無音 *2024-11-12* 全く改善されてない ### 3/5 — Good Piano *2024-08-18, version 2.3.3* Edit: Dropped a start because after two plus years beyond maintenance update to work with newer devices, this good piano never really improves or gets new updates that improve the functionality of the app. All of the things that could greatly improve this app haven’t been done. Still the hammer think is too loud at lowest settings. Still no global eq. Dev how do you feel about the issues mentioned below? Older review: A lot of people moan that you don’t get to try first. If anything buy the piano’s with the higher velocity layers, they sound good. If you don’t like it from off the bat get a refund. The 24 layer piano is a bit overpriced, I’m yet to try it because of the price. Each piano has its own character. I’d hoped for more from the bright Japanese as it is meant to have 12 velocity layers although it is only about a gig in size so I’m guessing the quality of the samples is not that great. By far my favourite is the vintage upright which has 8 velocity layers at 3.4 gig. I feel the sampled have been normalised and denoised and sound a bit pristine. The low C1 is a good bit out of tune. The thunk of the hammers is way too loud even if set at zero and is basically the same sample for each note and sounds unnatural when on. This needs sorting. The reverbs are okay. The halls, rooms are decent. The cathedral sound a bit mad and unnatural in my honest opinion. A global eq and some presets would be handy. ### 3/5 — Switching apps *2024-04-05, version 2.3.2* Wonderful app great sound, but do something about switching between apps without pressing a million keys of the piano. Very annoying! ### 5/5 — YES! *2024-04-01, version 2.3.2* The quality of the Colossus Grand Piano with its 24 layers of sampled velocity is so finely detailed in the sound that I mistakenly thought it was a fault at first! Just a two hours of trying different styles of piano music and I was pleasantly realizing the detail I heard enables me to identify notes by more than their pitch, as if I were sitting in front of a real piano I had played for a few years and was familiar with! Fantastic realism in this Colossus Grand Piano! ## Frequently asked questions about Colossus Piano ### What is Colossus Piano? Colossus Piano is a mobile application designed to provide an extremely realistic and high-quality piano sound experience on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It features a large library of acoustic and electric piano models, meticulously recorded with advanced sampling techniques. ### How much does Colossus Piano cost? The app itself is free to download, but its functionalities are unlocked through in-app purchases. Users can buy individual acoustic piano models or bundled sound sets of electric pianos to expand their sound library. ### What are the key features of Colossus Piano? Key features include a wide selection of piano models with extensive velocity layers, dedicated sustain and release samples, support for sustain, sostenuto, and expression pedals, and advanced MIDI capabilities. It also offers low latency, adjustable tuning, and integration with other music apps. ### What devices is Colossus Piano compatible with? The app requires at least an iPad 3, iPad Air 1, iPad mini 2, iPhone 5, or iPod touch 6th generation. For an optimal experience, devices like the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPad Pro, iPhone SE, or iPhone 6s or newer are recommended. ### Can I use Colossus Piano with other music software? Yes, Colossus Piano supports Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio, allowing it to be used as a virtual instrument within compatible multi-track DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) apps on iOS. It also supports Bluetooth LE MIDI for external controller connectivity. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.4.1 — 2026-01-19 • Minor corrections. ### 2.4 — 2025-07-07 • Fixes noise that could happen under certain conditions when switching sounds. • Improved download of piano models. • Audio Unit: added audio rendering time statistics. • Audio Unit: detects audio dropouts and shows a warning in this case. ### 2.3.6 — 2025-05-12 Fixes a regression of previous update which caused a crash on some older devices. ### 2.3.5 — 2025-05-08 Fixes a crash with iOS 18. ### 2.3.4 — 2025-01-21 This update provides an important fix for App Store communication with iOS 18.2, and provides support for new iPad and iPhone models. ## Apps similar to Colossus Piano | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Piano ٞ](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano/id1126477246) | 4.6 (168,928) | Free | Music | | [Piano app by Yokee](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano-app-by-yokee/id890740165) | 4.7 (148,923) | Free | Music | | [Piano Keyboard App: Play Songs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano-keyboard-app-play-songs/id1171389552) | 4.5 (13,054) | Free | Music | | [Perfect Piano - Learn to Play](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/perfect-piano-learn-to-play/id942937409) | 4.5 (8,262) | Free | Music | | [Piano ∞](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano/id485362757) | 4.4 (567) | Free | Music | | [Piano with Songs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano-with-songs/id408878018) | 4.6 (7,337) | Free | Music | ## More apps by Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte - [CMP Grand Piano](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmp-grand-piano/id566874816) - [MIDI Wrench](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/midi-wrench/id589243566) - [iSymphonic Orchestra](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/isymphonic-orchestra/id892220800) - [iCathedral Organ](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icathedral-organ/id925910220) - [Oriental Strings](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oriental-strings/id945125583) - [Heavy Brass](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heavy-brass/id1037802910) All apps by Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte: https://appshunter.io/developer/428367741 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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