# Pianist — user reviews > 306 indexed App Store user reviews of Pianist by MooCowMusic Ltd., rated 3.60/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pianist/id284622652/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pianist/id284622652.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Pianist? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⭐ Best piano app - 🎹 Realistic piano sound - 🎶 Great for composing and recording - 👍 Intuitive and easy to use - 🎛️ Customizable keyboard layout **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🔇 Low volume output - 📱 Limited by small screen size - ⏱️ Slow startup time - 🔀 Confusing recording/playback controls **Commonly reported bugs** - Keyboard gets stuck or changes configuration - App freezes or crashes after extended use - Sustain pedal not functioning properly - Bluetooth speaker connectivity issues **Most requested features** - Add support for iPhone 5/newer displays - Implement MIDI export/import - Integrate with music streaming apps - Expand sound library with more instruments - Improve scrolling and key accessibility ## Newest reviews (14 of 306) ### 2/5 — Have to restart your phone every time when done *2026-07-18, version 1.9.2* Piano keyboard shows 2 octaves at once, which is nice. The app is great except for one very annoying aspect. Unless your iPhone has a physical home button, there is no way to leave the Pianist app without completely restarting the phone. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen is disabled, and there is no button or hamburger menu to let you get out. ### 2/5 — No IPhone X screen support *2018-01-19, version 1.9.2* Please optimise the app for iPhone X. ### 2/5 — ㅅ ㅅ *2016-11-07, version 1.9.1* 삭제 요청부탁 드립니다 ### 2/5 — Superfluous app *2016-10-13, version 1.9.1* The sound quality and the functionality aren't any better or different than the piano in GarageBand. Best use that instead of paying for this app. ### 3/5 — Пора бы обновиться *2015-03-12, version 1.9* На iPhone 6plus программа вылетает или отображается не во весь экран. Исправте пожалуйста ### 4/5 — Transpose support *2015-01-04, version 1.9* Please add the support of keyboard transpose, as the iPad version has. ### 4/5 — Bluetooth speaker issue *2014-11-22, version 1.9* Cool app. Has an issue with bluetooth speakers (I’m using UE MINI BOOM): if you delay more than 12 seconds between notes, the sound stops working. You can restart it by going to settings, changing the speaker to iPhone and then changing it back to the bluetooth speaker (or by restarting the app). It’s as if the app isn’t keeping the connection alive or is being moved to the background and shutting the connection down. ### 4/5 — this update is cool!! *2013-04-08, version 1.9* but I want some more. Audiobus!, please. ### 3/5 — Confusing record mode! *2013-03-14, version 1.8* This app is great for quickly recording song riff ideas. However, the record mode is confusing and not intuitive at all. When I press record, for example, I expect to be creating a new song and not hear another one playing back! The help menu is not helpful in this regard, either. Also, I'm not sure when I save something exactly what I'm saving and if I'll be overwriting an existing file. So not worth the price if I'm deleting or not saving what I intended. ### 3/5 — Needs iPhone5 update!!! *2013-03-12, version 1.8* I love it in HD but I actually think the free one-octave MiniPiano looks and sounds better. I think this one should get more sounds; like an old Moog synth and an organ or bells etc, and it needs is better scrolling; several other synths and pianos scroll nice and smooth so you can follow the keys with your eyes but scrolling in Pianist is so jerky it's an exercise in disorientation. For this price I'd like another big update or two pretty soon. ### 3/5 — iOS 6 update needed *2012-12-16, version 1.8* Needs 4 inch display update!!!! ### 5/5 — Update for iphone 5 *2012-12-07, version 1.8* Super app!!!... The only exeption is the inch, please update plaease Porfavor actualizelo para iphone 5 d 4 pulgada Thanks... Gracias... ### 4/5 — Great app, used it for years, needs iPhone 5 update!!!!! *2012-12-03, version 1.8* Great app, used it for years, needs iPhone 5 update!!!!! ### 2/5 — Abandoned *2012-10-29, version 1.8* No updates in forever. Doesn't even have multitask support! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — おすすめしません *2019-12-11, version 1.9.2* iPadのversionが素晴らしかったのでiPhoneにもと思って購入しましたが、これは音源がpianoだけだったり大幅に機能が省かれた有料の「お試し版」でがっかりしました。 ### 1/5 — 垃圾 *2018-02-27* 垃圾，什么功能都没有，骗人软件 ### 1/5 — 麻蛋辣鸡 *2017-10-19* 什么辣鸡软件，就一个键盘，其他什么都没有，要收25，我想知道哪里可以举报 ### 1/5 — 垃圾 *2016-09-18* 我从来下载过这么垃圾的键盘，收25？大家千万别上当，这样的商家太缺德了。 ### 1/5 — 更新8.3后贴图错误 *2015-04-14* 这个app很久没更新了，昨天更新8.3后，出现贴图错误，现在完全不能用了。 ### 1/5 — Where is the 4 inch Keyboard ? *2012-11-05, version 1.8* Lousy. No updates for iOS 6. Could have squeezed another at least 3 keys into the new 4 inch screen. ### 1/5 — iPhone 5's 4 inch retina display* *2012-10-25, version 1.8* • Please update this app to support the iPhone 5's 4 inch retina display* ### 1/5 — did not purchase this but have been charged *2012-04-25, version 1.8* sorry find it hard to find the right surport but been charged for this product but have not downloaded it ### 1/5 — No background music *2012-04-08, version 1.8* What kind of jerk would make a piano app for the iPhone in which you can't play along with your own library!? I can't believe I paid for this. ### 1/5 — Not even worth it if it was free! *2012-02-14, version 1.8* I have it on the iPhone 4s and when I open the app it zooms in and makes everything look huge and there aren't any settings in the app that changes that and when I go back to my homescreen that is zoomed in also so then I have to power off my phone to get it back to normal. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best! *2025-01-28, version 1.9.2* This app hasn’t been updated in almost a decade, but it’s still the best piano app out there IMHO!! I wish the devs came out and updated it for newer bigger screens, but it’s just amazing that it still works as intended! Thank guys, I’ve been using this app since it was announced back in the iPad 2 days ### 5/5 — It’s TRULY baby grand in your pocket☆ *2017-02-08, version 1.9.2* I’m FLOORED that you updated this today☆ Thank you for caring enough to do so. I know you did an update in the past year, or two, but today’s update shows you really do care about this app. I’ve had this app since my iPhone3G back in 2009, and I’ve also put it on my iPhone4 (Twenty-10), iPhone5 (Twenty-12), and my iPhone6S+ (Twenty-15). I’ve been a student of David L Burge’s Perfect Pitch course since 1998, and I like to use your piano app to test my ear when tones and notes jump out at me in real life☆ I like the accuracy of the touch, even when using 15-key mode. The tone is so realistic for it to be coming from a phone. It really makes me wish I had a stereo iPhone7, but i’m still gonna wait a while since I still have the last of the headphone-jack iPhones. Thank you so much. ### 5/5 — Flawed... *2016-07-01, version 1.8* Lotta fun...when it actually works, that is. When I go to it on my homescreen, it jumps me BACK to my homescreen after a few seconds. It was working fine the first day I downloaded it, but it's been acting up ever since. And please forgive my ignorance, but I've only had my iPhone a couple of months. What exactly is a "jailbroken" iPhone? ### 5/5 — Класс *2014-12-24, version 1.9* Не пожалел что купил) ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2014-11-28, version 1.9* Vale a pena melhor App de piano ### 5/5 — Best *2013-07-16* Best ### 5/5 — iOS6 or iPhone 5 *2013-03-27, version 1.8* Kindly update for iPhone 5.. Waiting for very long time now.. ### 5/5 — 不错的钢琴软件！你们公司那款organist也很不错！可惜就是键太少了只有c1-c5不过音色很有教堂味〜 *2013-01-14* 不错的钢琴软件！你们公司那款organist也很不错！可惜就是键太少了只有c1-c5不过音色很有教堂味〜 ### 5/5 — Great! Add Iphone 5 Support!! *2012-12-27, version 1.8* Love using this app just need to update!! ### 5/5 — Excelente! *2012-12-19, version 1.8* La verdad es de las mejores apps que hay pero ya optimicen para iPhone 5 por favor! :) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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