PianoMajors vs Simplified Notation Piano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PianoMajors
Master major scales with your MIDI keyboard. Practice hands separately, adjust octaves, and view finger numbers. Track your progress with tempo, accuracy, and dynamics graphs.
- MIDI keyboard integration
- Independent hand practice
- Adjustable scale lengths
- Finger number display
- Tempo, accuracy, dynamics graphs
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Learn the major scales using your MIDI keyboard. * Practice Left and Right Hand Independently * Pentascale / One Octave / Two Octaves * Show/Hide Finger Numbers * Tempo, Accuracy, and Dynamics Graphs Note: You will need a Lightning-To-USB adapter to connect your iPad/iPhone to your MIDI compatible keyboard.
Simplified Notation Piano
This virtual piano simulator offers a realistic keyboard experience with HD sounds. It supports various labeling systems for notes and includes learning aids like classical music and a metronome. Users can also record their performances.
- Realistic 88-key piano keyboard
- HD Piano sounds
- Musical alphabet, syllable, and number labels
- Built-in classical music examples
- Metronome for tempo control
- Record performances to WAV
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"Simplified Notation Piano" is a virtual piano simulator designed for iPhones and iPad. With 52 white keys, 36 black keys and HD Piano sounds, it will give your the real piano experience. Features: 1. High simulate the classic pinao: 88-key piano keyboard and HD Piano sounds; 2. Support three kind of labels: musical alphabet, syllable name, musical number; 3. Build in 5 classical musical notes, help you learn quickly; 4. Build in metronome help you to control speed; 5. Support record your play to wav.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PianoMajors at 100% against Simplified Notation Piano's 50%. PianoMajors also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). Simplified Notation Piano's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PianoMajors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PianoMajors's written reviews are positive against 50% of Simplified Notation Piano's.
PianoMajors ships an update every 7 months, Simplified Notation Piano every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PianoMajors | Simplified Notation Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Diaz | MVTrail Tech Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
PianoMajors
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In-app purchases
PianoMajors
No in-app purchases
Simplified Notation Piano
No in-app purchases
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