# Plush Keys: Piano by Color — No sheet music. Kids & adults > No sheet music. Kids & adults (iPhone/iPad app by Hiroki Shingu.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plush-keys-piano-by-color/id6780288745 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Hiroki Shingu](https://appshunter.io/developer/1195484473) - Category: Music, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 172 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese - Released: 2026-07-14 - Data updated: 2026-10-25 ## What is Plush Keys? Can't read music? Just tap the colors and play real songs. Plush Keys is a piano app for iPhone and iPad that kids and grown-ups can both enjoy. Match the falling color bars to the same-colored keys and you're playing, from Twinkle Twinkle to Fur Elise and Clair de Lune. A band of soft pastel animals plays along with every note. - A gentle first instrument for little ones - An easy way for adults who always wanted to play piano - Practice on real keys: plug in your digital piano - Duets for parent and child WAYS TO PLAY Free play Tap the big, colorful keys however you like. Every note makes the animal band bounce and cheer. There are no wrong notes. It's like drawing with sound. Play along and sheet music 177 songs, from nursery tunes to classics. 56 are free, and 121 classical pieces plus long versions come with Premium. Match the falling color bars to the same-colored keys. Switch on the staff view and notes on the lines become friendly and familiar. Today's Song Every day, one Premium classical piece is free to play. You can also get a daily reminder (turn it on in Settings). Digital piano and MIDI keyboard Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard over USB or Bluetooth and play along on real keys. Notes count in any octave. The microphone can also hear a real acoustic piano (beta). Practice A step-by-step practice mode with finger guides and a metronome. Duet A two-player duet mode for parent and child, or siblings. Record and video Record what your child plays and pair it with your own photos to make a keepsake video. Save it to the camera roll and share with family. Photos stay entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Composer encyclopedia Meet 33 great composers, including Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, through gentle, child-friendly stories: how they grew up, what their music is like, what they left to history, and fun facts. With read-aloud narration (English and Japanese), even pre-readers can just listen. Kids discover who wrote the songs they play, a first step into music appreciation and history. DESIGNED TO BE KIND TO KIDS - Big, colorful keys that are easy for little fingers - No penalty for mistakes. The guide never scolds - Gentle synth tones with reverb, easy on the ears even after a long play - Dress-up keyboard skins and animal themes, plus progress records (with PDF report) - Landscape-only, so it sits nicely on a table or a lap PRICING AND PEACE OF MIND - No ads, and no data collected from your child. - Free to play: 56 songs plus classical samples. - Premium unlocks every classical piece, long versions, sheet music, composer stories and focused practice. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Try it free for 3 days. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 3-day Trial | Free | one-time | | Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time | | Premium | $3.99 | one-time | | Upgrade to Premium | $1.99 | one-time | ## Is Plush Keys safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Plush Keys. ## Is Plush Keys legit? Plush Keys: Piano by Color appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Plush Keys is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5.1 — 2026-10-24 - Better layout for iPhone Duo. Unfolded, Plush Keys uses the larger screen like it does on iPad, with 16, 18 or 21 keys to choose from, and the keyboard keeps a comfortable size as you fold, unfold or use Split View. ### 1.5 — 2026-10-23 - One song, little by little: practice Fur Elise, Canon and Ode to Joy in short sections. Listen first, then play the glowing keys. The app waits for you, so you can go at your own pace, and you can pick up where you left off from the home screen. - Choose a playing speed: 50%, 75% or 100%. After a pause, a 3-second count-in helps you come back in. - The results screen compares your score with your last try at the same song and speed, and you can share a picture of your progress. - Got 3 stars? Go straight on to the long version of the same song. - New "Playable now" filter shows only the songs you can play right away. - Added Restore Purchases to the purchase screen. - Fixed: "Dance of the Reed Flutes" and "Parade of the Tin Soldiers" were missing from the song list. - From December 1 to 25, a Christmas shelf collects the holiday songs, and Today's Song is a piece from The Nutcracker. - During the 3-day trial, the home screen shows how many days are left. - After a good performance, you can turn on a daily reminder with Today's Song. - New welcome pages, and "Support Plush Keys" in Settings. - Fixed the melodies of Jingle Bells, Silent Night, When the Saints Go Marching In, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Silent Night now plays to the end. - New accompaniments for six songs, including Santa Lucia and My Grandfather's Clock, and a steady, as-written rhythm for four Chopin pieces such as the Raindrop Prelude. - Small fixes and improvements. ### 1.4 — 2026-10-11 - Tap a Premium song to preview it or start the free 3-day trial right there - Premium songs now have a gem badge, so you can spot them at a glance - After a 3-star clear, we suggest a song to play next - When your free trial ends, we show the songs you played during it - The long versions of five free classical songs (such as Für Elise and Canon) are now part of Premium; their regular versions stay free - Other small improvements ### 1.3 — 2026-10-06 - Today's Song: one Premium classic is free to play every day - Practice reminder: a daily note with today's song (turn it on in Settings) - The 3-day free trial now starts through the App Store - Other small improvements ### 1.2 — 2026-09-29 A big update! • Try Premium free for 3 days • No more ads • Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard (USB or Bluetooth) and play real keys • The microphone can now hear notes played on a real piano • Refreshed screens and descriptions so grown-ups can enjoy it too • Lighter on battery: the device stays cooler during long sessions • Other small improvements ## Apps similar to Plush Keys | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Piano tutor -How to play piano](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piano-tutor-how-to-play-piano/id6498711091) | 4.9 (51) | Free | Music | | [Metronome Lite by Piascore](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/metronome-lite-by-piascore/id1084291731) | 4.3 (65) | Free | Music | | [Sonofield Ear Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sonofield-ear-trainer/id6740409139) | 4.9 (389) | Free | Music | | [Rhythm Learning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rhythm-learning/id1516415316) | 4.7 (326) | Free | Music | | [MobileSheetsLite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mobilesheetslite/id6470054573) | 4.5 (8) | Free | Music | | [Music Rhythm Trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/music-rhythm-trainer/id1319997438) | 4.8 (5,129) | Free | Music | ## More apps by Hiroki Shingu - [Text On](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-on/id1195513934) - [PeraTango - 忘れない英単語帳](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/peratango/id6766181074) - [Kotoha Tales: Fairy Tale Books](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kotoha-tales-fairy-tale-books/id6801822208) - [Soroban Path](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soroban-path/id6818738928) All apps by Hiroki Shingu: https://appshunter.io/developer/1195484473 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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