Comparison

Speck vs Open Piano

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

Head to head
About

Speck

Guide a ball through challenging obstacle courses by tapping to control its movement. Compete for high scores, unlock new levels, and challenge friends on global leaderboards. Enjoy a free-to-play experience with optional in-game purchases.

Highlights
  • Tap-based obstacle avoidance
  • Unlockable challenge levels
  • Beat friends' high scores
  • Global leaderboards
  • Challenge Mode
Features
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Join Speck and embark on an addictive adventure to complete the levels of Speck. Tap to carefully guide the ball between the obstacles, but be careful, touch the floor or roof and you'll have to start over again. Take on the challenges of Speck alone or play to beat your friends and see who can get the top score on the leaderboards! Speck is completely free to play but contains some optional in-game purchases which can be purchased with real money. You can disable the in-game purchases features by disabling in-app purchases in your device settings. Speck features: ◉ Many ways to play Speck: Beat high score, Challenge Mode. ◉ Pass the challenge levels to unlock even more! ◉ Beat your friends score. ◉ Leaderboards to test your skill against your friends! ◉ Your high score is saved to the leaderboards so you'll never lose it. Follow us to get the news and updates: Twitter @EncodedApps Instagram: Encoded__Apps Have fun playing Speck! We recommend iOS version 8.0+ for optimised gameplay.

About

Open Piano

Explore musical creativity with a simplified interface featuring large, colorful buttons and high-quality piano sounds. This app allows users of all abilities to easily play melodies using the five notes of the pentatonic scale.

Highlights
  • Pentatonic scale melodies
  • Large, colorful buttons
  • High-quality piano sounds
  • Responsive interface
  • Accessible for all abilities
Features
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Open Piano turns your screen into a set of inviting musical pads. Choose a scale and every pad plays a note that belongs, so you can explore, improvise and make music without worrying about wrong notes. Keep things simple with six large pads, or expand the instrument to 8, 12 or 24. Choose your root note, scale, sound and colour theme, then start playing. Open Piano includes: • Major, minor, pentatonic and chromatic scales • Piano, guitar, marimba, vibes and choir sounds • 6, 8, 12 or 24-pad layouts • Sharps or flats • Switch Play mode, where each press moves to the next note in the scale Made for accessible music-making, music therapy, classrooms, creative play and anyone who would rather start making music than spend time finding the right notes.

Screenshots

Speck4 screens
Open Piano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Piano at 4.0 against Speck's 3.0. Open Piano also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Speck's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Speck sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Open Piano asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Piano holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Speck's written reviews are positive against 75% of Open Piano's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speck ships an update every 5 days, Open Piano every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Speck versus Open Piano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeckOpen Piano
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnlyApps LimitedMusic Therapy Australia Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Speck

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Open Piano

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Speck

One-time6
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock Level$0.99
  • 80 Stars$0.99
Show 3 more
  • 200 Stars$1.99
  • 400 Stars$2.99
  • 1000 Stars$6.99
None

Open Piano

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speck free?
Speck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Piano free?
Open Piano is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speck or Open Piano?
Open Piano is rated higher. Speck averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Open Piano averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Speck or Open Piano have ads?
Neither Speck nor Open Piano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speck or Open Piano?
Speck ships an update every 5 days, and Open Piano every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speck was updated on October 24, 2026 and Open Piano on October 27, 2026.

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