# Donner Play

> Interactive music learning and creation app with instrument integration and masterclasses. (iPhone/iPad app by Donner LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/donner-play/id1632150488 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Donner LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1630863971)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.50/5 from 22 App Store ratings · 17 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 152 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2022-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-08-14
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/donner-play/id1632150488/reviews.md

## What is Donner Play?

Donner Play, the best one for you to change the way to learn and create music. With Donner series instruments, it kick starts your musical journey easier.

1. Seamless interaction with Donner instruments provides real-time feedback to improve your playing efficiently.
2. Play various songs with the Backbeat e-drum to challenge yourself, or create and arrange music easily with the MEDO portable synthesizer in seamless sync with your gear.
3. Berklee-certified masterclasses covering drums, digital pianos, guitar/bass, and MIDI production offer you structured, professional music training.
4. The built-in toolset includes tuner, chord finder, metronome and more to support efficient practice and performance.

Whether you're just starting or already progressing, Donner Play is your go-to place for learning, improving, and creating music.

## Key features

- Real-time instrument interaction
- Song practice with e-drum
- Music creation with synthesizer
- Berklee-certified masterclasses
- Practice tools (tuner, metronome)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 17)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/donner-play/id1632150488/reviews.md

### 2/5 — MeDo Compatibility

*2026-02-26*

The MeDo is a wonderful little device to interface with, but this app just comes short of the customizability that I feel is necessary. The inability to edit MIDI, create your own drum kits, or do any of the synth editing on the phone (despite there being a button implying a fictional app exists) make it hard to get anywhere with precision, or without often needing to start from scratch from a single note slip in performance. The bugs completely erasing my tracks or disabling me from upload make things even more frustrating to deal with. It makes me wonder how much I can do on the MeDo at a time while connected to the app, as the device doesn’t have these issues on its own. It unfortunately makes what would be a tool innovative in terms of baseline ease of use, its portability, and range (particularly given what you can do with its limited 5 channels) better off as a simple MIDI controller for other programs. I find it a shame Donner seems to have neglected these, with the MeDo synth PC app taking a bit to track down, since they’ve removed it from the website. The MeDo itself is such a fun groovebox, and I think with a bit more love from Donner, it could be leagues better. It’s just a matter of opening more doors for its users on PC and phone.

### 1/5 — Does not connect

*2026-02-25*

I spent $15 for a mini usb cable to connect to app. Doesn’t recognize.  No support . I was wanting some help with the midi controller but no documentation for that either.  Terrible company . Will take back the drums .

### 2/5 — Doesn’t work properly

*2026-02-21*

I bought one of the practice guitars and was going to set this app up to use it, but I couldn’t even select the guitar in the app. Hopefully they’ll fix that cause the guitar is awesome.

### 2/5 — This needs a different way to sign in

*2025-12-29*

This has a sign in and I need a verification code in order to sign in but I forgot my password for my apple account. This needs another way to sign in.

### 1/5 — Pocket GO

*2025-08-13*

Can’t connect to the pocket GO, not sure it is possible. Wanted to connect to my iPad as my interface but guess not. The Bluetooth wont recognize it on my iPhone . So sending back and deleting this app!

### 2/5 — Good idea but needs lots of work and improvements

*2025-07-19*

This is about using the app with the MEDO. Here is a list of improvements it needs:
1. Make it more stable so it doesn’t crash 90% of the time after loading samples.
2. Instead of just funny names for presets, how about some text that describes it. There are like thousands of them and many are named in the most inscrutable ways.
3. How about letting us hear what they sound like before we load them to the device? That would help a lot. Even just a recorded playing sample.
4. Give us the ability to mark presets as favorites instead of having to slog through long lists. 
5. Give us the ability to set it so that we don’t have to verify that we want to load a preset. It’s one extra step in an already cumbersome process.
6. How about changing “remix” to “load preset”? Remix is a weird choice for loading a preset. A song? Yes, but a preset? Weird.
7. If possible, create a MEDO Synth app for mobile, or add that functionality to this app.

Do 80% of this and it would be much appreciated. Do 90-100% and it would be a solid 5 star app and make the devices it works with be that much more attractive.

### 2/5 — App keeps crashing

*2025-01-01*

I don’t know what it is sometimes it will open fine but sometimes it will not open at all they really need to fix this

### 4/5 — Very good

*2024-12-21*

All round good reminder u have to have one of there beet machines only thing I do not know how to save my beats

### 4/5 — Decent but needs work

*2024-10-12*

Great device (medo) but the app is a bit clunky. The piano roll could do with an edit screen to remove or retune notes. Each sound would also benefit from having a mute option so that you don’t have to enter each sound and drop a volume fader down. The volume fader isn’t working as a fade but more as an incremental jump that happens after you touch it. If you could link the delay (wet/dry) to the sensor so you could tilt the device to get delay on the drums (or any sound) would be great. Otherwise it works ok. Fun to play this with another iPhone and mix elements together. Not going to use this live or on stage.

### 5/5 — Features in MEDO are great

*2024-09-04*

good tool in music inspiration. Looking forward to getting more sounds and advanced tools.

## Frequently asked questions about Donner Play

### What instruments can I use with Donner Play?

Donner Play is designed for seamless interaction with Donner series instruments. This includes the Backbeat e-drum and the MEDO portable synthesizer, among others in the Donner product line.

### What kind of music lessons are available on Donner Play?

Donner Play offers Berklee-certified masterclasses covering drums, digital pianos, guitar/bass, and MIDI production. These provide structured, professional music training.

### Does Donner Play offer practice tools?

Yes, Donner Play includes a built-in toolset to support efficient practice and performance. These tools feature a tuner, chord finder, and metronome.

### Is Donner Play suitable for beginners?

Yes, Donner Play is designed to kickstart your musical journey easier. It caters to those just starting out as well as those already progressing in their musical skills.

### What devices support Donner Play?

Donner Play is currently supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is available for free on these platforms.

### How often is Donner Play updated?

Donner Play was last updated on December 10, 2025, with version 1.16.0. This indicates a relatively recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### What is the user rating for Donner Play?

Donner Play has a user rating of 2.3 stars from 13 ratings. This suggests that while some users find value, there may be areas for improvement based on user feedback.

### What is the age rating for Donner Play?

Donner Play has an age rating of 17+. This is likely due to the complexity of music production and the professional nature of some of the content offered.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2026-08-14

-Optimized song score display
-Bug fixed

### 2.0.0 — 2026-08-05

-Added DONNER VIVA Smart Stringless Guitar support.
-Supports Bluetooth connection, song playback, and device management.
-Added multiple instrument tones and hundreds of playing styles.
-Bug fixed

### 1.17.0 — 2026-05-19

-Supports Hush-X-Live firmware update
-Bug fixed

### 1.16.0 — 2025-12-10

-Supports BEAT GO Tabletop Electronic Drum Set
-Bug fixed

### 1.15.4 — 2025-11-13

- Small improvements and bug fixes.

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