# Studio Island: Song Creator — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of Studio Island by MUS-ED LLC, rated 4.98/5 from 131 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/studio-island-song-creator/id1467924448/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/studio-island-song-creator/id1467924448.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 129 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Studio Island? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎵 Excellent music creation and composition tools - 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface - 🎨 Colorful, engaging graphics and fun characters - 📚 Educational value about instruments and music - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Great for family bonding and collaboration - 🎭 Entertaining performance/concert feature - 🎸 Wide variety of instruments and music styles - 🎤 Voice recording capability - ⭐ High-quality sound output - 🧠 Builds creativity and musical confidence - 🎯 Accessible to multiple age groups - 🎪 Humor and playful tone throughout **Cons** - 🤔 Unclear instructions for some features - 🐛 Recording functionality doesn't always transfer to final song - 📝 Difficult to track which instruments already added - ⚙️ Multiple musicians per instrument require manual switching - 📱 No iPad version available **Commonly reported bugs** - Voice recordings not transferring to final composition - Sound effects not properly integrating into songs - Difficulty managing multiple musicians in single instrument category **Most requested features** - iPad/tablet version of the app - Clearer tutorial or on-screen guidance for new users ## Newest reviews (20 of 70) ### 5/5 — Great App for Kids! *2019-09-12, version 1.0* My eight year old son loves making music on this app and sharing it with us on road trips. It’s fun and educational! ### 5/5 — I love this game! *2019-09-11, version 1.0* From my 8 year old: I love this game so much! I like experimenting with the different instruments and sounds. I like to test out the sounds all together. I can’t wait to make songs together with my mom. ### 5/5 — Making music with my kids *2019-09-10, version 1.0* Really enjoy this app. We get together and help each other work on new songs, funny songs, new versions of pop songs. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Creative app *2019-09-10, version 1.0* Great fun for aspiring DJs — and composers! ### 5/5 — A lot of fun! *2019-09-09, version 1.0* I have two young girls (ages 8 & 9) and both of them loved this app! They loved experimenting with the different instruments and making their own music. The graphics and ‘characters’ are colorful and fun. It’s a great way to introduce your kids to music and to get them to engage on their own. This one has gone into our regular app rotation! ### 5/5 — My Kids Love Playing (so do their parents!) *2019-09-09, version 1.0* My two boys LOVE playing this app! The characters are so much fun and it is an incredible way to learn to make music. The games keeps my kids engaged and learning for a long time. My background is in Elementary Education and as a past Elementary School Teacher I would highly recommend this to to anyone with young kids! ### 5/5 — Great tool for kids to learn music creation! *2019-09-07, version 1.0* This app is a nice educational tool for kids to learn how to create a piece of music using multi-track recording. It is easy to learn, motivating, and positive feedback is provided along the way. Parents could use it, homeschool educators, and teachers in schools as well! ### 5/5 — Fun and educational! *2019-09-07, version 1.0* I love how this app takes a fun approach to familiarizing children with the instrumentation of modern music as well as the use of technology to capture, layer, and edit arrangements. ### 5/5 — Builds mastery *2019-09-06, version 1.0* As a mental health therapist who works with children this app is so creative and fun. It’s easy to use and can help kids build a sense of mastery by creating music of their own. I highly recommend this app to all children who enjoy music or want to incorporate music into their lives. Also the graphics are colorful and imaginative. ### 5/5 — Great *2019-09-05, version 1.0* Really fun tool to get kids on the road to composing music ### 5/5 — You’re kids won’t want to leave Studio Island! *2019-09-05, version 1.0* What a wonderful app for kids to constructively lose themselves in, sure to find a deeper love for music and knowledge of new instruments. A wacky sense of humor plus the edible illustrations make for an enjoyable immersive experience. ### 5/5 — Fun and creative *2019-09-04, version 1.0* My two sons enjoyed this game very much. They especially liked creating their own songs. Lots to see and explore in this game, making it fun, interesting and novel each time. They also learned about instruments in a fun and engaging way. Would definitely recommend! ### 5/5 — Studio Island *2019-09-04, version 1.0* This app was extremely entertaining and educational. As a psychologist I plan on using it as a tool when I see elementary school age children. It is a great way to play with them and to get them talking! ### 5/5 — Very cool for creative kids *2019-09-04, version 1.0* This is the perfect app for parents who want their kids engaged and creating, instead of zoning out to a game. It’s engaging, interactive and intuitive. A+ ### 5/5 — Fun music app for kids!! *2019-09-04, version 1.0* This is a great introduction to song writing and music production. It’s like a garage band for kids, but very simple and fun. I made a song in two minutes and it sounded great. I will definitely play more tomorrow! ### 5/5 — So many possibilities, so much to explore, and lots of learning! *2019-09-04, version 1.0* This game is loaded with things to explore. The illustrations are really nice and there are so many options while in the studio. There is also a lot to learn so it keeps kids very engaged. A truly fun and interactive game that lets kids learn at the same time!! And the music and characters are so fun! ### 5/5 — Studio Island *2019-09-04, version 1.0* This is an awesome app for children to create their own songs in an easy to use interface that is intuitive and educational. Get this app to encourage the next generation of music makers! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2019-09-04, version 1.0* I found it fun to learn about the different instruments ### 5/5 — What a fun way to create music! *2019-09-03, version 1.0* A seemingly endless amount of winning characters navigate child users (and kids-at-heart adults) through the creation of unique music compositions - while seamlessly introducing types of music/instruments, and ways to blend cool sounds in a fun and experimental fashion. This is an amazing primer for the musical citizens of tomorrow who will combine tangible instruments with cutting edge technology to create super cool music. ### 5/5 — Let your creativity soar *2019-09-03, version 1.0* This app is very user friendly within minutes you can compose music that actually sounds good. The characters and animations are funny and the way they are used to help you learn how to build a song and the different elements involved is very clever. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 4/5 — Fun but confusing *2019-08-31, version 1.0* I recently downloaded studio island and I immediately got creative and I made a song. I have to say though, the song creating process is a little confusing. The app doesn’t tell you exactly what to do. For example, I wanted to put in a few notes from the piano and I recorded something but it didn’t transfer to the actual song. Same with the sound effects. Also, while picking instruments and such, I found it hard to remember what I already put Down and that made the process not as fun. After the song building is finished, you get a very satisfying concert with the band you made playing your song. However, if you add more than one musician in a instrument category, you have to manually switch them. I put two so they could play at the same time. I eventually learned that it is easier to just have one animal per instrument. You can also look around the island to see other bands. Doing that gave me more ideas for my songs. This game is very fun when you get past the challenges that I had!!! I would definitely use this app again!!! ### 5/5 — Good game *2020-08-05, version 1.2* Great game for children who like songs and music 100% recommend ### 5/5 — Wonderful creative space to jam out! *2019-10-04, version 1.0* Kids of all ages in our family love this app- this Dad included! It’s so cool. Very fun and engaging. The great thing is it’s silly and educational and, best of all, it sounds great also! What a gift to give a child, to help them learn the ways different sounds and instruments combine to make music. And they get to do it themselves! Thank you creators of this app. Well done! ### 5/5 — Great Music Education Game *2019-10-01, version 1.0* My daughters have been playing this for a few days and are learning a lot about instruments and music. The songs they made sound very cool. ### 5/5 — I love this App! *2019-09-28, version 1.0* I’m a father of a 5 and 9 year old and we love playing with this app. It’s great to collaborate with my kids and make music using these cool loops. And I love that they can record their voices. It feels great to hear them singing to the loops. Nice work. ### 5/5 — Fantastic app for kids interested in music *2019-09-23, version 1.0* I have to say I was blown away by this app. My five year old son creates and arranges his own music and loves it. He now wants to take music lessons. I never thought an app could make a child want to learn to play an instrument. Thank you so much for this. It is the only thing I let him play on my phone. :) ### 5/5 — Learning in a fun way! *2019-09-22, version 1.0* Great app! Let’s you isolate instruments as well as hear them in any combination to make a cool song. A very intuitive way to teach children music software, editing, and song production. It’s like the step before pro tools or garage band. With cute characters and lots of humor. And I appreciate the instrument tutorials. I was looking for something like this for my son! Will definitely recommend to others. ### 5/5 — Wow! What an app! *2019-09-20, version 1.0* This app is a great kid-friendly app! It provides hours of entertainment and teaches musical and recording fundamentals in a fun way! Our kids can not get enough of it! They even love looking at the profiles for the musicians. They've played for hours and are always going back again! ### 5/5 — Tune me in *2019-09-18, version 1.0* Colorful and creative ### 5/5 — Great app for kids! *2019-09-17, version 1.0* I really liked this app, it’s fun and educational. If you want your kids to learn new sounds and make music, download this app! ## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome Learning Music App for Kids ! *2019-09-12, version 1.0* Absolutely love this. I can’t wait for my nieces and nephew to create their own songs and then watch them play out the stage. This is brilliant and such a cool way for kids to learn music and how the people and instruments come together to create a band !! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-11.*