Comparison

PianoMate vs Paglano

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PianoMate

This app transforms your piano into an interactive learning tool. It recognizes your sheet music from photos or digital files, allowing you to play along with personalized feedback. Practice with features like one-hand play, tempo control, and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Import your own sheet music (photos, PDFs, MusicXML)
  • Interactive score following and note recognition
  • Practice hands separately
  • Adjustable tempo and metronome
  • Progress tracking and accuracy reports
  • Built-in library of classical pieces and lessons
Features
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PianoMate turns your piano into an interactive teacher — and now it plays YOUR sheet music. BRING YOUR OWN SHEET MUSIC Point the camera at a page on your music stand, pick a PDF from Files, import a photo, or open a MusicXML file. PianoMate recognises the notes and builds a fully playable score: it follows your hands, waits for you, counts the beat and marks every note you get right. • Photograph printed music — a book on the stand, a page, a printout • Import PDF scores, single- or multi-page • Open MusicXML from any notation editor • Recognition runs on your device — your music stays yours, and works offline • Imported pieces get everything the library pieces get: hands separately, tempo control, assistance, progress tracking IT LISTENS WHILE YOU PLAY Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard over cable or Bluetooth — or use the on-screen keyboard. PianoMate follows the score at your speed, waits when you hesitate, and never rushes you. PRACTISE THE WAY TEACHERS DO • One hand at a time — PianoMate plays the other hand for you • Slow the piece down and build speed up bar by bar • Fingering, note names, and a metronome when you need them • Help with hard chords and ornaments: play one note, PianoMate fills in the rest • Accuracy, tempo and progress for every session A LIBRARY TO GROW INTO Hundreds of pieces from beginner arrangements to the real classical repertoire — Bach, Chopin, Beethoven, Satie — grouped by composer and by difficulty level, plus step-by-step lessons that build technique from the first note. FREE AND SUBSCRIPTION Free pieces and lessons are included. A subscription unlocks the full sheet music library and unlimited imports of your own scores. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://dodecaton.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://dodecaton.com/en/privacy

About

Paglano

Practice identifying musical notes on a staff through a fun shooting game. Improve your sight-reading skills for piano and music theory. Learn to find notes faster without conscious effort.

Highlights
  • Musical note identification game
  • Treble and bass clef support
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Sharps and flats introduction
  • In-game tips available
  • Adjustable game speed
Features
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Paglano is a simple shooting game. By playing this piano game, you will teach yourself an important aspect of reading music and playing the piano. After playing this game for a while, you can find the notes on your piano much faster. Without having to think about it a lot. And that helps you immensely in reading music while playing your piano. All you have to do in this game is shoot notes from a staff. You first choose which clef you want to play (the treble clef for the higher notes or the bass clef for the lower notes). The game starts in the simplest level. In this level you play the notes without any sharps or flats. You just have to play the white keys. Of course, every new level gets a bit more difficult, as you have to play more and more sharps and flats. But if you don't know which key to play, there is always a tip you can use. But a tip costs you some of your points you just scored... Every time you successfully played 7 levels, the speed of the game increases. The time you have to find a note becomes shorter and shorter. Learning to play the piano well is of course best done with a real piano, in combination with taking regular piano lessons. But there are times and places where you cannot play the piano. For example, if you are on the train or bus or if you are at home and your neighbors are sleeping... So if you want to kill some time without wasting time, learn how to quickly find your notes on your piano by playing this simple game.

Screenshots

PianoMate4 screens
Paglano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PianoMate at every 4 days against Paglano's every 3 weeks. PianoMate also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 50%) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). Paglano's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PianoMate sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Paglano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PianoMate against 4.5 for Paglano. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PianoMate has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of PianoMate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Paglano's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PianoMate ships an update every 4 days, Paglano every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PianoMate versus Paglano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianoMatePaglano
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitry AvdeevHarjan Evertse

Customer experience

PianoMate

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative25.0%

Paglano

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PianoMate

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Für Elise (Easy)$1.99
  • Ode to Joy$1.99
  • Moonlight Sonata (Easy)$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Meet Piano$3.99
  • Left Hand$3.99
  • Black Keys$3.99
  • River Flows in You$3.99
  • Intervals and Chords$3.99
  • Moonlight Sonata$5.99
1 purchases

Paglano

One-time1
  • Paglano Premium$3.99

Questions

Is PianoMate free?
PianoMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paglano free?
Paglano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PianoMate or Paglano?
PianoMate and Paglano are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 26 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do PianoMate or Paglano have ads?
Neither PianoMate nor Paglano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PianoMate or Paglano?
PianoMate ships an update every 4 days, and Paglano every 3 weeks. Most recently, PianoMate was updated on November 9, 2026 and Paglano on November 3, 2026.

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