PianoStream vs Lyrics View 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PianoStream
Experience high-quality piano performances on your player piano or digital piano. Enjoy curated stations, exclusive artist content, and seamless playback. Upload your own MIDI files and create custom playlists for a personalized musical experience.
- Live concert-quality piano performances
- Curated music stations by genre and era
- Universal compatibility with digital and analog pianos
- Upload personal MIDI files
- Create custom playlists
- Exclusive artist content
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Turn your player piano or digital piano into a live concert — any song, any time, with no CDs or floppy disks. PianoStream streams thousands of real piano performances straight to your piano's keys. Pick a station, press play, and your piano plays itself all day long. NEW IN 5.0 - Gentle on your piano — built-in volume and note-strength limits help protect your player piano - Suggested volume settings for Yamaha Disklavier ENSPIRE, PianoDisc and QRS - Completely rebuilt — faster, cleaner, easier - Help & Support right in the app: questions, bug reports and song requests - iPad support with landscape mode MUSIC FOR EVERY MOOD - Exclusive performances by MauColi The Pianoman and other world-class pianists - Golden Hits from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s - Modern favorites and chart-toppers - Classical masterpieces, jazz, pop and more - Holiday Magic — our Christmas station is unmatched - Requested Songs — a station built from listener requests worldwide - Three brand-new songs recorded every Friday WORKS WITH YOUR PIANO - Yamaha Disklavier — Wagon Grand, Mark II/III/IV, e3, DKC-850/800, Enspire - PianoDisc — iQ, CD, Prodigy I & II, PDS-128+, PDS-228 - QRS - Pianocorder - Any digital piano or keyboard with MIDI or USB MIDI (Clavinova, Casio and more) EASY CONNECTION - Bluetooth MIDI: connect with a wireless MIDI receiver (WIDI Master or Yamaha MD-BT01) for pure solo-piano sound - Audio: use a Wi-Fi audio receiver (WiiM Mini) or Bluetooth receiver for PianoDisc iQ/CD, analog Disklaviers and Pianocorder - USB-only keyboards: use a USB-to-host MIDI adapter YOUR MUSIC, YOUR WAY - Save favorite songs and stations - Build your own playlists - Repeat and Shuffle remember your choice - Upload your own MIDI and PianoDisc MP3 files - Fully licensed: ASCAP-licensed, in-house productions and public-domain works REAL HELP FROM REAL PEOPLE Our support is the best in the business — just read our reviews. Join our Facebook group to share requests and hear new releases first. SUBSCRIPTION Unlock everything with a monthly ($24.99) or yearly ($179.99) plan. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase - Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://api.balanceiq.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://api.balanceiq.com/terms/ Support: https://api.balanceiq.com/support/ Subscribe today and let your piano play itself!
Lyrics View 3
This app provides a clean interface for viewing song lyrics, designed for professional and karaoke singers. It allows customization of text size, font, and color, and integrates with the device's music player. Lyrics are loaded from song file tags, requiring proper music collection tagging.
- Clean and minimal interface
- Customizable theme picker (color, font, size, alignment)
- Full iPad multitasking support
- Music player control
- Song queueing
- Loads lyrics from song file tags
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Lyrics View 3 Focus on the lyrics This is version 3 of the popular Lyrics View app. It has been fully rewritten from scratch to support all modern iOS devices. It is used by professional and karaoke singers around the world. The clean and minimal interface lets you focus on the song lyrics played by the iOS music app. IMPORTANT: Please review the Lyrics View description carefully before making the purchase. Lyrics View can be used in any orientation on iPhone and fully supports iPad multitasking. With the built-in theme picker, you can change the colour scheme, font, text size and alignment for the best experience. You can easily control the music player and queue songs from within the app. Note that the app doesn’t come with any lyrics, nor does it download them from the internet. You need to ensure that your music collection is tagged properly. This means it doesn't support displaying lyrics for songs streamed from services like Apple Music or Spotify. Lyrics View loads lyrics from the song file tags. You can easily edit them using the iTunes or Music application on your desktop computer. For more information and any support queries please visit the product website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PianoStream at 94% against Lyrics View 3's 14%. PianoStream also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Lyrics View 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
PianoStream is free to download; Lyrics View 3 costs $4.99 up front. PianoStream sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Lyrics View 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
PianoStream holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PianoStream has 217 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of PianoStream's written reviews are positive against 14% of Lyrics View 3's.
PianoStream ships an update every 2 months, Lyrics View 3 every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PianoStream | Lyrics View 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (217 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | B&T Entertainment Inc | Nikolozi Meladze |
Customer experience
PianoStream
Lyrics View 3
Bugs and requests
PianoStream
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between digital and analog modes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to create and save custom playlists
- Landscape mode support for better tablet experience
- Expanded audio output options (e.g., integrating with home audio systems)
Lyrics View 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PianoStream
- Premium Trial Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
- Premium Trial Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- Monthly Subscription$24.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$179.991 Year
- Premium Trial Yearly3 Days trial$179.991 Year
Lyrics View 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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