Comparison

Sound Museum vs Spatial Orchestra

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

Head to head
About

Sound Museum

Explore the diverse instrument sounds of your Kawai digital piano. Listen to demo songs, select Dual and Split modes, and save favorite sounds through an intuitive touch interface. Compatible with a wide range of Kawai models and supports wireless MIDI connections.

Highlights
  • Explore Kawai digital piano instrument sounds
  • Listen to demonstration songs
  • Select Dual and Split playing modes
  • Store favorite sounds
  • Wireless MIDI connectivity
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Learn about the various instrument sounds included with your Kawai digital piano, listen to inspirational song demos, select Dual and Split playing modes, and store favourite sounds - all from a beautiful touch interface. Sound Museum is musical instrument learning app developed especially for Kawai digital pianos, providing an opportunity for players of all levels to explore the various instrument voices available in their piano. Using the attractive touch interface, players can easily select sounds, read about each instrument's tonal characteristics and suitable musical genre, and listen to professionally recorded demonstration pieces. It's also possible to use Sound Museum to select sound combinations for Dual and Split playing modes, adjusting the volume balance and split point as desired. Popular sounds or sound combinations can even be stored to one of eight Favourite memories for convenient recall at a later date. Sound Museum is compatible with a broad range of Kawai digital pianos, and fully supports the Quicco Sound mi.1 Bluetooth MIDI interface for cable-free wireless connectivity. Feature Summary =============== - Learn about the musical instrument sounds available in Kawai digital pianos. - Listen to built-in demonstration songs and new musical performances. - Select Dual and Split playing modes and adjust relevant settings. - Store popular sounds to Favourite memories for convenient recall. - Connect wirelessly using the Quicco Sound mi.1 Bluetooth MIDI interface. Compatible models: Kawai CN39/CN29/CN37/CN27/CN17/CN35/CN25/CN14/KDP110/KDP90/KDP70, CS11/CS8, ES8/ES100/ES110, CA58/CA48/CA28/CA97/CA67/CA17/CA33 \* The 'Lightning to USB Camera Adapter', 'Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter', or 'Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit' accessory is required in order to connect an iOS device to the Kawai digital piano using a USB cable. It is also possible to connect the iOS device wirelessly using the Quicco Sound 'mi.1' Bluetooth MIDI interface. \* When connecting via Bluetooth MIDI using an iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus, the CN37, CN27, ES110, and QuiccoSound mi.1 may need to be updated to the latest BLE MIDI firmware in order to function correctly.

About

Spatial Orchestra

Experience a full orchestra in augmented reality, allowing you to walk through the musicians and visualize the music. Explore four different songs with three unique viewing modes, bringing immersive recordings to life anywhere.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality orchestra experience
  • Walk through musicians
  • Visualize music in 3D
  • Four songs included
  • Three viewing modes
  • iOS 12 required
Features
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Have you ever wanted to walk through the orchestra yourself? Well now you can, thanks to the power of augmented reality in iOS 12. "Spatial Orchestra" brings the raw, immersive recordings of the Cinema-Sonic orchestra to life anywhere you are--including in your own living room! Download the free app and launch for quick and easy instructions (don't forget to use your camera!), and then get physically moving to walk through the orchestra! You can enjoy four different songs all played by the orchestra, and take advantage of three different views to visually see the music. "Spatial Orchestra" is the collaboration of Cinema-Sonic, the award-winning team of composers and musicians, and TCW, developers of augmented reality music applications. To take advantage of Cinema-Sonic's composing, mixing, and orchestra services, or to learn more about the group, visit cinema-sonic.com. For more information on the app or TCW's spatial audio work, please visit tcwav.com. *iOS12 is required. App runs better on newer devices--above an iPhone 6S and newer iPads are strongly recommended. If your iOS device can't run the app, please contact us or try the desktop versions available on tcwav.com.

Screenshots

Sound Museum4 screens
Spatial Orchestra3 screens

Verdict

The call

Sound Museum and Spatial Orchestra both sit at 3.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 25% of Sound Museum's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spatial Orchestra's. Sound Museum also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sound Museum holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Sound Museum's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spatial Orchestra's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sound Museum versus Spatial Orchestra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound MuseumSpatial Orchestra
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings) — better3.3 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings615 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB487 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.TCW

Customer experience

Sound Museum

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative41.7%

Spatial Orchestra

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sound Museum

No in-app purchases

None

Spatial Orchestra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sound Museum free?
Sound Museum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spatial Orchestra free?
Spatial Orchestra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sound Museum or Spatial Orchestra?
Sound Museum is rated higher. Sound Museum averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Spatial Orchestra averages 3.3 from 15 ratings.
Do Sound Museum or Spatial Orchestra have ads?
Neither Sound Museum nor Spatial Orchestra shows ads.

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