Piano Partner 2 vs PianoToolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piano Partner 2
Enhance your Roland digital piano experience with interactive learning tools. Practice with intelligent accompaniment, develop skills through engaging games, and track your progress with recording and diary features. Control your piano remotely for easier operation.
- Interactive learning tools
- Intelligent accompaniment
- Skill-building games
- Performance recording
- Practice diary and stats
- Remote piano control
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Compatible Pianos: GP609、GP607、LX-17、LX-7、HP605、HP603A/HP603、HP601、RP501R、RP102、KIYOLA KF-10、DP603、F-140R、FP-90、FP-60、FP-30、FP-10、GO:PIANO(GO-61P)*、GP:PIANO88(GO-88P)、GO:PIANO with Alexa Built-in(GO-61P-A)*、 *Incompatible with iPad Pro 9.7 inch. Make sure your Roland digital piano is updated with the most current system program. The latest system program and setup instructions can be found at the support pages at www.roland.com. Introduction: The Piano Partner 2 app provides a friendly, interactive way to help you learn and enjoy music with your Roland digital piano. Songs and DigiScore Lite show the piano’s internal music collection on your device’s display, while Rhythm and Flash Card allow you to build skills with intelligent accompaniment and engaging music exercises. Piano Partner 2 also enables your iPad/iPhone to work as a remote controller for your Roland piano, offering an intuitive graphic interface for even easier operation. Recorder and Diary functions help you progress more quickly, allowing you to evaluate performances and keep track of your daily practice activities. The Diary logs stats about playing time, which keys you played, and more, and it’s even possible to share them with your family, friends, and teachers directly from the app. To use Piano Partner 2, connect your device and a compatible Roland piano wirelessly via Bluetooth®, or wired with a USB cable. -Songs—browse and select music from your Roland digital piano’s onboard song library -DigiScore Lite—display music notation for the onboard songs -Rhythm—develop your sense of rhythm with accompaniment that follows the chords you play -Flash Card game—fun challenges to develop ear-training and note-reading skills -Remote Controller—control Roland digital piano functions from your mobile device -Recorder—capture daily performances and listen back instantly -Diary—track your daily activities and share progress statistics on social media such as Twitter -Profiles—multiple users can track individual Diary data on one device Notes: - A connection with the compatible model is required to use this application except for the part of Flash Card. - The compatible model and an iPad or iPhone need Bluetooth connection or a wired connection by a USB cable. - When connecting an iPad or iPhone to the piano via a USB cable, a USB cable and Apple’s iPad Camera connection Kit or Lightning-USB Camera Adapter are required. - When using Piano Partner 2 with a compatible piano for the first time, an Internet connection for the tablet is required. - Songs and DigiScore Lite corresponds to only a built-in song of the piano. Log Retention Policies The Piano Partner 2 app collects information when it is used, including the device type and how the app is used (the functions used, date and time of use, etc.). We will never use this data for the purpose of collecting any personal information or identifying a specific person. We use the collected data for the following purposes only: • To improve the functionality of Piano Partner 2 and future related apps. • To create statistical analysis about how the app is used. When you download and use the Piano Partner 2 app, it is accepted that you agree with the above policies. If you do not accept these policies, we recommend that you do not use the app.
PianoToolbox
Connect to your digital piano via Bluetooth to unlock its full capabilities. Explore and customize instrument sounds with deep parameter editing, and manage built-in musical content like metronomes and songs.
- Visual sound browser
- Deep sound parameter editing
- Custom sound storage
- Metronome and rhythm control
- Built-in song playback
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Using Bluetooth to pair the app to your piano, you will discover the full potential of your instrument. Features: 1. Browse the available sounds quickly using our visual browser. 2. Edit the piano sounds by accessing deep parameters such as string resonance, damper resonance, reverb, chorus, etc. You can also adjust pitch (tuning and temperament) and control different keyboard settings (split, layer, etc). 3. Store your own sounds as favourites and recall them instantly. 4. Browse, play and control the music contents on your piano such as metronome, built-in rhythm accompaniments and songs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PianoToolbox at 100% against Piano Partner 2's 19%. PianoToolbox also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.2). Piano Partner 2's advantage is ratings volume (230 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PianoToolbox holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piano Partner 2 has 230 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Piano Partner 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of PianoToolbox's.
Piano Partner 2 ships an update every 3 months, PianoToolbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piano Partner 2 | PianoToolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (230 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 230 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roland Corporation | Clemen Software (ShangHai) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Piano Partner 2
PianoToolbox
Bugs and requests
Piano Partner 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when accessing Diary feature
- Inability to connect to piano via Bluetooth
- Recorded audio playback issues
- Metronome settings reset when switching apps
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to save/export recorded audio
- Improve metronome functionality and settings retention
- Optimize app for modern device screens
- Expand song/rhythm library beyond classical music
- Improve reliability and reduce bugs
PianoToolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Piano Partner 2
No in-app purchases
PianoToolbox
No in-app purchases
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