# Smart Pianist — Everyone can enjoy the Piano!

> Music app for enhanced piano playing with accompaniment and score generation. (iPhone/iPad app by Yamaha Corporation.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-pianist/id1190216616 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yamaha Corporation](https://appshunter.io/developer/353469356)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.45/5 from 51 App Store ratings · 229 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 785 MB
- Languages: Korean, Dutch, Danish, German (Germany), Latvian, Russian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Swedish and 16 more
- Released: 2017-07-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-pianist/id1190216616/reviews.md

## What is Smart Pianist?

Using the Smart Pianist app, everyone can enjoy the Piano more.
The Smart Pianist is a special app that provides a variety of music-related functionality when connected to a compatible instrument.

■Features
1. Easy Voice selection and Easy settings
In addition to selecting piano voices, you can use Smart Pianist to adjust parameters such as reverberation and other factors that affect the sound of the piano.

2. Backing band accompaniment that you can sing along with (CSP Series only)
Enjoy accompaniment from a dynamic backing band, even when you’re playing by yourself.

3. A variety of piano lesson pieces
You can play back song data such as Preset songs and commercially available songs.

4. Play your favorite songs right away with the “Audio To Score” function (CSP Series only)
Smart Pianist features an ""Audio To Score"" function that automatically creates a piano accompaniment score from songs on your smart device, allowing you to enjoy playing along with your favorite tunes.

5. Play your favorite songs right away with chord progression

*If you are using iPad pro 12.9 inch 3rd generation or iPad pro 11 inch, please use Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter or Apple USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter.

## Key features

- Easy voice selection and sound settings
- Backing band accompaniment
- Variety of piano lesson pieces
- Audio To Score function
- Chord progression playback

## Recent user reviews (10 of 229)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smart-pianist/id1190216616/reviews.md

### 1/5 — 使い方がわからない

*2026-08-19*

ヤマハとは思えないクオリティ
他のよくわからん会社の提供してるサービスの方がマシ

### 3/5 — CSP170 (2019) Very good but never perfect, always enjoyable, and very clever.

*2026-07-31, version 3.10.0*

Since new purchase in 2017 we have greatly enjoyed the combination of CSP170 with iPad Pro (12”). 
Really worth the 12” if you possibly can. 

All the music delivered with the App is of excellent quality for piano score and performance standard. 

Note - there are several different types of downloadable music from the Yamaha store and you should be aware what you are buying. Some is really just to play and enjoy listening too (e.g. The Greatest Showman), some is PDF that’s quite basic and some is of a similar nature to the tracks embedded in the SmartPianist App. 

Downloads from other sources do of course depend totally on the quality of the score and/performance - so it’s good to experiment with free/low cost downloads to find your way around. 

Using music from iTunes or just bringing in downloaded tracks or tracks from CD’s etc is OK but the same as original (and expensive) Yamaha material. 

I’d recommend maintaining notes of your sources of music and how you rate them. 

Overall, a superb addition to a household of ageing, enthusiastic, mediocre but used to be quite good pianists. 

Always sure to provide entertainment at a gathering. 

Well done Yamaha, it’s a brilliant concept, keep developing and test, test, test before going public.

### 5/5 — Un outil formidable

*2026-07-11*

J’ai découvert le mode. PDF avec notation des doigts. Il manque peut être un soutien en ligne, à moins que je ne sache pas le trouver, avec le piano numérique Clavinova, indisssociable 🎶

### 2/5 — Il faudrait des mémoires de configurations !

*2026-07-09*

Cette application ne me sert à rien, alors qu’il serait si simple de programmer des mémoires de configurations !

Piano room et autres différemment réglés par l’utilisateur et avec des sauvegardes nommables et facilement récupérables…

Par exemple et selon chacun pour casque, bas volume, baroque, romantique, jazz…

### 1/5 — 使えない

*2026-07-05*

ユーザーのことをまったく考えられていない、信じられないくらい分かりにくいUI/UX。直感的ではないし、言葉のチョイス、動線も最悪。
よく分からないタイミングで本体との接続が切れる。
ピアノ本体のメニュー操作がめちゃくちゃやりにくいので、スマホ操作したいのに全然できない。
ユーザーソングの編集がしたいだけなのに、やり方が全然分からないし、そもそもできるのかどうかもあやしい。

### 4/5 — パソコンへの転送

*2026-06-25*

この楽譜と音をパソコンに送れると見やすいのですが、出来るのでしょうか？

### 5/5 — 다좋은데…

*2026-06-11*

가끔 다른곳에서 만든 pdf에서 아분음표나 뭐 그런 속이 비어있는 음표들이 읽히지 않고 무음으로 인식되요.

### 1/5 — Connexion clavier P145 BT impossible

*2026-06-08*

Apres de multiples essais, impossible de se connecter en bluetooth, meme sous android...

### 1/5 — Bluetooth on P225 not working

*2026-06-04, version 3.9.2*

Can’t connect via Bluetooth for the life of it. Also whoever designed this app should be tried for crimes against humanity. Joke of an app

### 3/5 — Does not connect

*2026-05-14, version 3.9.2*

I have this app on my new iPad Air 2026.  Whilst my Yamaha CLP885 connects to my iPad via Bluetooth in the iPads settings.  The app refuses to connect however.  I have implemented all advice re turning Bluetooth on and off etc all to no avail.  It works fine with my ancient android phone! Am now going to have to try to connect to my iPad with a cable.  It seems that this app does not work with the latest breed of iPads.  Please fix this.

## Frequently asked questions about Smart Pianist

### What is Smart Pianist?

Smart Pianist is a music application designed to enhance the piano playing experience. It offers features like voice selection, sound adjustments, lesson pieces, and the ability to generate sheet music from audio.

### What are the main features of Smart Pianist?

Key features include easy voice selection and settings, backing band accompaniment (on CSP Series instruments), a variety of piano lesson pieces, and an 'Audio To Score' function to create accompaniment from your smart device's songs.

### Is Smart Pianist free to use?

Yes, Smart Pianist is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements based on the provided information.

### What instruments are compatible with Smart Pianist?

Smart Pianist is designed to work with compatible Yamaha instruments. Specific compatibility details would need to be checked with Yamaha's product information.

### Can Smart Pianist help me learn piano?

Yes, Smart Pianist includes a variety of piano lesson pieces and can generate scores from songs, aiding in learning and practice.

### Does Smart Pianist have ads?

Based on the available data, Smart Pianist does not appear to have advertisements. The app is listed as free with no indication of ad support.

### What is the 'Audio To Score' function in Smart Pianist?

The 'Audio To Score' function allows Smart Pianist to automatically create a piano accompaniment score from songs on your smart device, enabling you to play along with your favorite tunes.

### What is the age rating for Smart Pianist?

Smart Pianist has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.11.0 — 2026-09-10

-Added a new compatible model
-You can now specify starting and ending positions in beats*.
-Other minor improvements have been made.

*Available for CLP-800 series (except for the CLP-825), CSP series, CVP series, P-S500, P-525

### 3.10.0 — 2026-06-11

Added a new compatible model
Changed the tone played when importing PDF piano and vocal scores
The way stream lights/guide lamps indicate how to play the chords when you import PDF lead sheets now feels more natural (CSP series, CVP series, and P-S500 only)
Made other minor fixes

### 3.9.2 — 2026-03-25

-Fixed some small problems.

### 3.9.1 — 2026-03-03

Fixed an issue with some devices not being able to make BLE connections.

### 3.9.0 — 2026-01-14

-The stream lights/guide lamps now indicate how to play the chords when you import scores in lead sheet format (only on the CSP Series, the CVP Series and the P-S500).
-The difficulty of the song is now shown when you load a PDF score.
-A feature for rating your performance has been added.
-Other minor changes have been made.

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