Comparison

PiaBookPlayer vs Jamcorder

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

Head to head
About

PiaBookPlayer

This app displays musical scores from built-in lesson songs and practice pieces on Kawai digital pianos. It allows users to view scores, listen to playback through the instrument, and utilize features like phrase repetition and hands-free page turning via pedals.

Highlights
  • View musical scores
  • Listen to built-in songs
  • Digital score viewer
  • Repeat phrase function
  • Hands-free page turning
  • Bluetooth MIDI connectivity
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"PiaBookPlayer" is a musical score display app for Kawai digital pianos. It allows you to view the notated scores of the many lesson songs and practise pieces built into the digital piano, and listen to them playing back through the instrument. [*] *^ Music playback requires the digital piano be connected to an iPhone/iPad. ・View various lesson song scores Access high quality music scores for the wide variety of lesson songs/practise pieces built into Kawai's digital pianos. ・Listen to built-in songs easily Select the lesson song/practise piece you wish to listen to using the familiar music player app interface. ・Digital musical score viewer Transform your iPad or iPhone into a digital musical score viewer, allowing immediate access to hundreds of professionally created scores. ・Repeat phrase function feature Tap a bar on the score to specify the play position or playing range.  Once the start and stop points are set, the passage will repeat continuously until stopped. ・Hands-free page turning using pedals Turn pages of the musical score using the sostenuto or soft pedals, allowing players to concentrate on their performance. ・Bluetooth MIDI connectivity PiaBookPlayer takes advantage of the wireless Bluetooth MIDI feature built into many Kawai digital pianos, allowing players to enjoy listening to classical pieces and viewing their musical scores from the comfort of an armchair. ■ Included lesson songs/practise pieces Beyer 106 (Vorschule im Klavierspiel, Opus 101) Burgmüller 25 (25 Etudes Faciles, Opus 100) Czerny 100 (Hundert Übungsstücke, Opus 139) Czerny 30 (Etudes de Mécanisme, Opus 849) Sonatinen Album 1 J.S. Bach: Inventionen Chopin Walzer (Chopin waltzes series) Chopin Etudes (Opus 10) ■ Compatible models Please check our website. www.kawai-global.com/piabookplayer

About

Jamcorder

This app allows you to automatically record everything you play on your digital piano. It offers over 25,000 hours of storage, enabling you to create a personal archive of your musical journey. Turn everyday practice into visible progress and share your performances.

Highlights
  • Automatic play detection
  • Over 25,000 hours of storage
  • Effortless recording
  • Personal music archive
  • Shareable performances
  • Visible practice progress
Features
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Have you ever thought, “wow, I wish I recorded that”? Now, it is. Jamcorder is a tiny device you attach to your digital piano that quietly captures everything you play — effortlessly, for life. With automatic play detection and over 25,000 hours of included storage, that’s 3 non-stop years of music, it turns everyday practice into visible progress and a growing personal archive to revisit and share. Requires Jamcorder hardware. Sold separately.

Screenshots

PiaBookPlayer4 screens
Jamcorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jamcorder at 100% against PiaBookPlayer's 21%. Jamcorder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). PiaBookPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

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

Jamcorder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jamcorder has 66 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of PiaBookPlayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jamcorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiaBookPlayer ships an update every 5 months, Jamcorder every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PiaBookPlayer versus Jamcorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiaBookPlayerJamcorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings566 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Jamcorder

Customer experience

PiaBookPlayer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

Jamcorder

All ratings66 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PiaBookPlayer

No in-app purchases

None

Jamcorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiaBookPlayer free?
PiaBookPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jamcorder free?
Jamcorder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PiaBookPlayer or Jamcorder?
Jamcorder is rated higher. PiaBookPlayer averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Jamcorder averages 5.0 from 66 ratings.
Do PiaBookPlayer or Jamcorder have ads?
Neither PiaBookPlayer nor Jamcorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiaBookPlayer or Jamcorder?
PiaBookPlayer ships an update every 5 months, and Jamcorder every 2 days. Most recently, PiaBookPlayer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Jamcorder on October 12, 2026.

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