Comparison

Numa Player vs Sunday Keys

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

Head to head
About

Numa Player

This free virtual instrument offers a vast library of high-quality sounds for music creation. It features a flexible multizone system, advanced sound engine, and extensive effects, suitable for both live performances and studio work across multiple platforms.

Highlights
  • Free multitimbral instrument player
  • Cross-platform (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS)
  • Standalone or plugin mode
  • Multizone sound management
  • Advanced multi-core sound engine
  • Extensive sound library
  • 9 insert effects and 3 master effects
Features
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Numa Player is a completely free virtual instrument. It's not only the perfect companion for your SL Keyboard, but it is also much more! The User Interface scales to different monitor sizes to fit best in your Audio/MIDI setup and makes Numa Player the first Studiologic Instrument Player available for macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS. KEY POINTS • A completely free Multitimbral Instrument Player. • The Only Cross-Platform Instrument: macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS. • Works in Standalone or Plugin mode. • The perfect match for Studiologic SL Controllers. • Live performances and Studio features. • A new "easy to use" user interface. • 4 Parts, 27 free sounds. • 9 Insert Effects and 3 Master Effects. MULTI-CORE. The advanced sound engine of Numa Player 2 takes your performance to the next level. It's now optimized to harness the full power of your device's multi-core cpu, delivering exceptional performance and ultra-low latency even in the most demanding setups1. Enjoy higher polyphony and smoother playback, no matter how complex your project gets. MULTIZONE. Designed with ultimate flexibility in mind, Numa Player 2 allows you to create and manage infinite Zones effortlessly. Add, duplicate, or drag and reposition zones with ease, all within an intuitive interface that puts full creative control at your fingertips. Customize each zone with its own sound parameters, keyboard ranges, and MIDI settings, or even assign custom colors for clear and easy navigation during your performance. MANY SOUNDS. Numa Player 2 comes packed with an extensive library of professionally recorded, high-quality sounds, covering a wide range of music genres and styles. Among Acoustic Pianos, punchy leads, orchestral textures and intricate percussive elements, find the perfect sound to bring your music to life. WHAT'S YOUR PROGRAM? In a Program you can combine any sound with its own insert effects. Save and load your program sets for Live performances and Studio sessions. 9x3 SOUND EFFECTS. MULTIPLY YOUR MOODS. Numa Player provides up to 9 integrated insert effects for each part and a Master effects section. LIVE OR STUDIO. PLAY SMARTER LIKE NEVER BEFORE. Organize the best Live Performarce setup with your devices and MIDI controllers or use Numa Player as an instrument plugin inside your DAW2 to create professional music sequences.

About

Sunday Keys

This app provides a comprehensive worship keyboard rig for iPad, allowing users to access and organize their sounds, patches, and setlists. It supports AUv3 instrument plugins and offers powerful audio and MIDI effects for live performance and service preparation.

Highlights
  • AUv3 instrument plugin hosting
  • Organized sound, patch, and setlist library
  • Touch-optimized interface
  • Powerful audio and MIDI effects
  • Tonic Pad Player for ambient pads
  • MIDI hardware and Bluetooth support
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The Sunday Keys App is the best way to access your favorite resources from SundaySounds.com using just your iPad and now supports hosting your favorite AUv3 instrument plugins! Login to your existing SundaySounds.com account to access your available content and enjoy an optimized Sunday Keys experience, designed for churches, built for iPad. *****You'll need an existing SundaySounds.com account to use the Sunday Keys App. If you don't have any purchased resources you can still login with an existing Sunday Sounds account and try out the App in demo mode. Additional SundaySounds.com content will be made available over time within the Sunday Keys App. Sunday Keys features powerful workflows for fast preparation of your worship services and reliable live performance with on the fly flexibility and control. Featuring an interface designed for touch, quickly browse the ready to play Patches or create exactly what you need by easily layering Sounds together across the keyboard. The App is designed specifically for the needs of worship teams, so it's easy to stay organized. Easily browse your favorite Sounds, Patches, and Setlists from the User Library with full support for custom folders and built-in search tools. Setlist Sharing makes it easy to send a Setlist to a friend or member of your worship team with just a tap. Sunday Keys will deliver reliable performance and incredible results for your worship team, allowing you to take your live worship keys rig to the next level, all from your iPad. Based on your content from SundaySounds.com choose from a growing library of individual Sounds and ready to play Patches with more content to be added regularly.* Browse a wide selection of incredible Sounds including grand, upright, and felt pianos, warm and evolving pads, strings, synth leads, bass, and more. You can now also host your favorite AUv3 instrument plugins inside Sunday Keys, making this App the ultimate host for your favorite plugins! Sunday Keys features a full suite of audio effects including stereo Delay, lush Reverb, Chorus, Tremolo, Rotor, Overdrive, and more plus powerful midi effects including an Arpeggiator, Easy Chord, and a full midi Sequencer, all available for both the internal Sound Library and applying to AUv3 instruments as you'd like. Use the Tonic Pad Player to glue together your band and cover any transition with gorgeous background ambient pads. You have full control over the drone's sound, crossfade time, and tone so you'll always fill just the right amount of space. Use the Tonic Pad on the fly or easily program seamless changes per Patch as you move through your Setlist. Connect any class-compliant Midi hardware and an audio interface to the App and enjoy tactile control via full Midi Learn functionality. Bluetooth and Network Midi are also fully supported! Detailed information on Midi and Audio connections can be found here: https://support.sundaysounds.com/hc/en-us/articles/5874902996247 Download Sunday Keys to get started with an all new way to play worship keys. *Content will be added to the Sunday Keys App as it is available. The core Sunday Keys Sound Library will be prioritized as additional Sounds and Patches are added. Once the full library is available the Sunday Keys Sound Library will receive monthly updates according to the terms of our license agreement available at SundaySounds.com

Screenshots

Numa Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunday Keys at none against Numa Player's 3. Sunday Keys also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Numa Player's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 71%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 117). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Numa Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sunday Keys 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 Numa Player against 4.6 for Sunday Keys. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Numa Player has 1.2K ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Numa Player's written reviews are positive against 71% of Sunday Keys's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Numa Player ships an update every 6 weeks, Sunday Keys every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Numa Player versus Sunday Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuma PlayerSunday Keys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better4.6 (117 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better117
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFATAR SRLLoop Community

Customer experience

Numa Player

All ratings1,189 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative10.5%

Sunday Keys

All ratings115 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Numa Player

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great sounds
  • 👍 Excellent sound quality
  • 👍 Stable and reliable
  • 👍 Fantastic free app
  • 👍 Impressive for a free app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Polyphony issues
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Notes dropping out
  • 🐛 Sound glitching
  • 🐛 Sustain pedal issues

Sunday Keys

From 117 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ High-quality sounds
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Innovative AI patch builder
  • 🤝 Helpful customer support
  • 🚀 Seamless transitions

Room to improve

  • 💸 High price point
  • ⏳ Annual license renewal
  • 🤔 Complex registration process
  • 🚫 Limited editing of song patches
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent drone functionality

Bugs and requests

Numa Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing issues in GarageBand
  • Incompatibility with some MIDI controllers
  • Sustain pedal causing noise

Requested features

6 requests
  • More types of resonance (aliquot, body, bridge/soundboard)
  • New piano models (Bosendorfer, Yamaha CFX)
  • More instruments (brass, saxes)
  • Ability to save custom patches
  • Ability to resize on-screen keyboard
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  • MIDI learn functionality

Sunday Keys

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashing on iPad
  • Drone not working reliably
  • Core audio error on iPad
  • Sound library installation issues
  • App not running on older macOS versions
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  • UVI plugins sometimes fail to load
  • App glitching and closing mid-service
  • App reappearing after deletion

Requested features

10 requests
  • AUv3 plugin support for Logic Pro and GarageBand iOS
  • Sampler/looper functionality
  • Loop player
  • MIDI monitor on main screen displaying chords
  • Ability to use third-party plugins
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  • HD Pianos sound library
  • Graphical EQ
  • Pitch bend wheel/lever
  • Song-specific patches with more editing flexibility
  • Assign controllers to more parameters (tremolo speed, envelope attack, etc.)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Numa Player

One-time3
  • VINTAGE PIANOS$17.99
  • GRAN CODA$24.99
  • STAGE D$24.99
None

Sunday Keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Numa Player free?
Numa Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunday Keys free?
Sunday Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Numa Player or Sunday Keys?
Numa Player is rated higher. Numa Player averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Sunday Keys averages 4.6 from 117 ratings.
Do Numa Player or Sunday Keys have ads?
Neither Numa Player nor Sunday Keys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Numa Player or Sunday Keys?
Numa Player ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sunday Keys every 3 weeks. Most recently, Numa Player was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sunday Keys on November 3, 2026.

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