# Synthesia — user reviews > 1,069 indexed App Store user reviews of Synthesia by Synthesia LLC, rated 3.80/5 from 3,316 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synthesia/id579518445/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synthesia/id579518445.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,953 · 4★ 340 · 3★ 199 · 2★ 169 · 1★ 655 ## What do users think of Synthesia? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎹 Helps learn piano - 🎶 Good song selection - 🎮 Fun game-like experience **Cons** - 💰 Paywall for many songs - 🔑 Limited free features - 🖱️ Small piano keys - 🕰️ Time limit on free play **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect note registration - Connectivity issues with external keyboards - Frequent crashes **Most requested features** - More song variety - Ability to create and share custom songs - Larger piano keys - Unlimited free play time ## Newest reviews (14 of 1,069) ### 4/5 — Rush e piano noise? *2026-08-18, version 10.9.2* Where is the rush e piano noise by SMB ### 2/5 — please add mic feature *2026-08-17, version 10.9.2* The app is great but it doesn’t capture audio, so if you have a piano that doesn’t have Bluetooth the app won’t capture the notes like most piano apps. Most piano apps have microphones that can capture the notes that you play while this doesn’t which means I can’t play at all with this app. Please add a mic feature it would greatly enhance this app ### 3/5 — FORGOTTEN SONG *2026-08-14, version 10.9.2* U FORGOT THE SONG, THE SCARY ONE, IS CALLED STREETS OF CAIRO ### 2/5 — It’s impossible to play *2026-08-13, version 10.9.2* The notes are so small and it’s nearly impossible to tap the notes.and m gonna delete it. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-05-23, version 10.9.2* Absolutely perfect ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-05-16, version 10.9.2* This is really good if you get the full version. I found a midi for rush e and.. i for some reason had the best day ever.. please update soon! It hasn’t been updated in 3 YEARS. ### 5/5 — Grest *2026-05-06, version 10.9.2* I got better recently using this app ### 4/5 — Great app! *2026-04-30, version 10.9.2* Love the selection of instruments, and here’s really the thing for me: I accidentally learned a song, on a website, but y’know it’s a website, in fact, not an easily accessible one, and this helps me play the song and practice it easier! One thing that could be changed, and may not be very easy to add, but I want to upload custom instruments, so I could have like pure 8-bit waveforms, I would really like a custom instrument feature. And I really don’t understand why you have to pay for it. Other piano apps let you record songs and stuff, and ok sure in the paid version you can record, export .mid files and play any .mid file but I just want to record a song. Though it’s overall a great app ### 4/5 — I love it but.. *2026-04-28, version 10.9.2* I love the game and the many songs they have, but theres one particular song I really want on there and its not! I would really appreciate if they added more songs to play ### 5/5 — Still great after 2 decades *2026-04-27, version 10.9.2* I purchased Synthesia back when it was only available for desktop use. I was able to use my old license on this app as well. Just this shows the integrity of the developer. I now use it both, on iPad and pc. I love how you can easily remove notes that are too hard for me to reach, while maintaining the melody. I could go on with praising the app, but my recommendation is to get it and learn for yourself all the amazing features. Love it and thank you! 🥰🫶🎹 ### 5/5 — Here is why I love this game *2026-04-25, version 10.9.2* I was bored of this game but I realized I had a profile with rush e ### 4/5 — Good app *2026-04-23, version 10.9.2* Good app but make the piano keys bigger because it’s hard to tap the right key. ### 3/5 — Somethings need to be corrected, but overall it’s a good app *2026-04-18, version 10.9.2* 1. Easy and beginner-friendly Synthesia teaches piano using falling notes instead of traditional sheet music, making it very accessible for beginners. You don’t need prior music knowledge to start playing. 2. Strong practice features * Slow down songs * Practice one hand at a time * Wait mode (won’t continue until you hit the right note) These features make it a solid learning tool rather than just a game. 3. MIDI keyboard support You can connect a real keyboard and play properly, which makes the experience much more realistic and useful for actual learning. 4. One-time purchase model Unlike many apps, Synthesia uses a one-time purchase instead of a subscription, which is appealing for long-term use. ⸻ 👎 Areas That Need Improvement ❌ 1. Purchase restore issues Restoring purchases does not always work properly. When this happens: * Paid features may remain locked * Users may feel forced to purchase the app again This is a major reliability issue, especially for an app that promotes a one-time purchase model. ⸻ ❌ 2. Sound quality problems Most of the piano sounds are not very high quality and can come across as fuzzy or unrealistic. The electric piano tends to sound better, while the others feel outdated and less polished. ⸻ ❌ 3. Loss of access to content If purchases fail to restore correctly, access to songs and features can be lost. This can prevent users from playing or listening to music they previously used, which is frustrating and limits the app’s usefulness. ⸻ ❌ 4. Outdated feel The app works well at its core, but: * The interface feels a bit old * Updates are not very frequent * Some features feel behind modern apps ⸻ ❌ 5. Touchscreen limitations Playing directly on a screen can be difficult because: * Keys may feel too small * Accuracy can be inconsistent The app works much better with a physical keyboard. ⸻ 🧠 Final Verdict Synthesia is a strong and enjoyable piano-learning app with a simple and effective concept. It’s especially useful for beginners and those using MIDI keyboards. However, technical issues like purchase restoration problems and lower-quality sound hold it back from being a top-tier app. ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-04-11, version 10.9.2* If you play a chord, it tells you the name on the top-left corner, for example, when I play A, C, and E, it gives me ‘A minor’, or C# and E and Ab gives you ‘C# minor’. Did you know that A can also be called ‘B-double-flat’ Or C can also be called B-sharp. But I also want MORE than 88 keys, to play super-duper high notes or super-duper low notes, and with that feature, it could have something that can ‘teleport’ to an octave. The first octave in a normal 88-key piano is called 0. The octave before that is called -1. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nope *2026-08-10, version 10.9.2* When you’re right in the middle of a song, it literally says you have to pay but if you press back, it literally doesn’t unpause Then what’s the point of playing it? ### 1/5 — I hate this *2026-07-28, version 10.9.2* Just saying is so bad it’s just when I go on a easiest song, it has the guards and it just something just pops up and I have to not play the song ### 1/5 — Limited songs and impossible to “learn” the songs *2026-07-03, version 10.9.2* Learning the songs on the piano ❌ Listening to the songs on the piano✅ ### 1/5 — Nothing *2026-06-19, version 10.9.2* You can't even do anything except watch the game play the songs. Terrible ### 1/5 — MORE SONGS *2026-04-24, version 10.9.2* WHY I NEED TO BUY TO ACCESS OTHER SONGS AND THE SEARCH BAR IS BROKEN YKSRNKSGNFKTNRSKRTANKRTANOOSHRKFGGDKGDFGLTHSROTHARJNTADMMXBGFOCFODGFHIAHRTJMHSDTOVFXOGFXTIATRHJHTRAJSKGFTGOTFIHSTRJRTHAKSFTHXLFBGOBDFGOHTRJSHFTKFXLFXGHLYHFKKHZTDLGCBXLXFGHTKRHSKHTDZKXFGBLHFXTSF ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-04-18, version 10.9.2* Infinite flight is the best contact them and change ur game to a plane game. Infinite flight is a plane game. Get advice from them! ### 1/5 — Makes no sense *2026-04-05, version 10.9.2* Makes no sense and you have to buy it for anything good to happen ### 1/5 — Used to be great updates ruined it. Buyer beware *2026-03-25, version 10.9.2* Used to be great but after so many updates now the app is making me play notes I don’t have on my keyboard despite connecting my keyboard and pressing both the last keys of each side. I have 49 key piano and also a casio lk-220 but this app doesn’t work anymore the midi plays too high or too low notes specially on F major . This is very upsetting because it is such a waste of money. Very unhappy with this app. I have the paid version on Windows and iPad. ### 1/5 — Keys need to be bigger *2026-03-05, version 10.9.2* So I wish these keys were bigger because because then it’s because then you can’t really take piano lesson lessons ### 1/5 — No support *2026-02-23, version 10.9.2* If you have a question or a problem there is zero support. The forum is dead or down for registration and the email goes to nowhere. Buy something else ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thomas train whistles *2026-08-29, version 10.9.2* So I do the whistle instrument for Thomas train whistles and also y’all should know how to do it ### 5/5 — I can't even play my own song *2026-08-25, version 10.9.2* hi ### 5/5 — Ava *2026-07-27, version 10.9.2* Reporse ### 5/5 — Best synthesizer of ALL TIME *2026-07-05, version 10.9.2* Synthesia is probably the most insane synthesizer of ALL TIME! It has so much instruments, a whole bunch of songs to choose from, and gives the player a WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF MUSIC. Five stars, I am just speechless… ### 5/5 — NOSTALGIA *2026-06-30, version 10.9.2* Yo i play this game back in 2021-2022 so nice lol ### 5/5 — This is the best app I could find *2026-06-21, version 10.9.2* So the story begins when I'm looking for this Synthesia app but I can not find it am I dumb I can jus use search so I search up Synthesia and boom I already know like how to play 50 songs on piano 5 star for sure. ### 5/5 — I found it! *2026-06-20, version 10.9.2* On YouTube I saw someone on this app at first I wanted the app NOW I HAVE FOUND IT! Thank you for making this game hope I gets EVEN BETTER five stars no bugs so far ### 5/5 — they didt’n made another update for three years *2026-06-11, version 10.9.2* Yeah, it’s kind of a shame. I don’t know why. they haven’t made an update. It’s been three years since he hasn’t made another update. and I hope he makes another update next time ### 5/5 — Frtyuiolmnbvcxzaser *2026-05-30, version 10.9.2* Frtyuiolmnbvcxzaser ### 5/5 — The OG *2026-05-25, version 10.9.2* You can’t find a better app for this specific use case. Simple, easy to use and a nod to an era when software was something you OWNED! I’ve used it for 15 years now and keep coming back to it. Now, using on the iPad is an incredible experience. --- *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 2026-09-08.*