Comparison

Visual Piano vs Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Visual Piano

Learn to play the piano with realistic sound and 3D visuals. Import sheet music and MIDI files, practice with interactive learning modes, and explore a library of classical pieces.

Highlights
  • Realistic concert grand piano in 3D
  • Sheet music display and playback
  • MIDI file import and playback
  • Interactive learning and help functions
  • Visualization of piano mechanics
  • Includes classical piano pieces
Features
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Features: - Realistic piano sound including dynamic reverb and audio effects - Realistic concert grand piano including mechanics in 3D - Pedals can be activated (sustain, sostenuto, soft pedal) - Illustration of the piano mechanics with dampers and hammers - Display and playback of sheet music (MusicXML) - Importing Midi files and sheet music* - Using a Midi keyboard* - Learning and help functions for piano playing (left/right hand) - Learning mode for sheet music (played notes are checked for correctness) - Includes many classical piano pieces - Visualization of sheet music in 3D * Features included in the Professional Edition (can be unlocked via one-time In-App purchase)

About

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

Learn, practice, and edit piano music with interactive falling notes and MIDI keyboard support. Shape songs by adjusting individual notes, timing, and tempo. Export in compatible formats for player pianos.

Highlights
  • Load MIDI files or included songs
  • Interactive MIDI keyboard practice
  • Practice hands separately or full song
  • Adjust note pitch, timing, and velocity
  • Edit tempo changes
  • Export MIDI files for player pianos
Features
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Learn, practice, transcribe, and edit piano music in one place. FallingNotes lets you load MIDI files, practice them with a MIDI-compatible keyboard, and shape the music directly in a visual falling-notes editor. Watch notes fall toward the keyboard, pause until you play the right notes, follow staff notation for sight-reading, and edit performances with precise musical control. Version 3.0 is a major expansion. FallingNotes is now not only a practice app, but also a piano performance editor. You can edit notes, tempo, velocity, pedal, tracks, and timing; transcribe piano audio to MIDI; transfer expression from one performance to another; and export standard MIDI files for use in other tools or supported player-piano workflows. Features: • Load standard MIDI files or choose from included songs • Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard for interactive practice • Practice left hand, right hand, selected tracks, or the full song • Pause on notes and continue only when you play • View active notes on the staff for sight-reading support • Edit individual notes or groups of notes visually • Change pitch, timing, length, velocity, and track assignment • Add or remove time in the score • Edit tempo changes with a visual speed profile • Transcribe piano audio into editable MIDI • Transfer timing, velocity, and pedal expression from another performance • Compare transferred expression with ghost-note overlays • Smooth tempo profiles while preserving overall timing • Capture synchronized MIDI and audio takes for paired practice or dataset creation • Choose from multiple animated falling-note visual styles • Export MIDI files with standard tempo events for compatibility with other MIDI software • Export MIDI files in Steinway Spirio-compatible format for supported player pianos FallingNotes is designed for pianists, learners, arrangers, and anyone who wants to understand and reshape piano performances visually.

Screenshots

Visual Piano4 screens
Falling Notes Piano Trainer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Falling Notes Piano Trainer at Free against Visual Piano's $3.99. Falling Notes Piano Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). Visual Piano's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and ratings volume (127 vs 6). On rating, 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

Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download; Visual Piano costs $3.99 up front. Visual Piano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Falling Notes Piano Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Visual Piano against 4.7 for Falling Notes Piano Trainer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Piano has 127 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Visual Piano's written reviews are positive against 33% of Falling Notes Piano Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Piano ships an update every 12 months, Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Visual Piano versus Falling Notes Piano Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PianoFalling Notes Piano Trainer
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (127 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonny WeidemannPooya Jannaty

Customer experience

Visual Piano

All ratings127 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive63.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative20.0%

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Visual Piano

One-time1
  • Visual Piano Professional$9.99
None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Piano free?
Visual Piano costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Falling Notes Piano Trainer free?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Piano or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Visual Piano and Falling Notes Piano Trainer are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 127 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Visual Piano or Falling Notes Piano Trainer have ads?
Neither Visual Piano nor Falling Notes Piano Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Piano or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Visual Piano ships an update every 12 months, and Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Visual Piano was updated on October 17, 2026 and Falling Notes Piano Trainer on October 8, 2026.

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