Comparison

Numa Player vs Learn Your 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

Learn Your Keys

Master musical keys and scales with this app. It visually shows note positions on a staff and piano keyboard, helping you learn to recognize notes and their corresponding keys. Understand accidentals and practice identifying notes by tapping.

Highlights
  • Master keys and scales
  • View notes on staff
  • See notes on piano keyboard
  • Learn accidentals (sharps/flats)
  • Identify note names
  • Practice note recognition
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Learn Your Keys does one thing—help you master keys and scales! When you started learning to play your instrument you probably played notes in C Major, the simplest scale using the white keys on a piano. Now you’re ready to learn about the other keys, like D Major and F# minor. This app helps you remember the notes in a key, where they appear on a staff (with the appropriate sharp or flat accidental) and what piano keys are used. Tap a note to see where it’s played on a piano. Or tap a piano key to see where the note appears on the staff. You will get used to hearing it so you’ll recognize it in the future. And as you start to learn your keys and scales you can see the actual note names on the staff, not just musical notation.

Screenshots

Numa Player4 screens
Learn Your Keys1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Your Keys at none against Numa Player's 3. Learn Your Keys also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Numa Player's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Numa Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Learn Your Keys asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Your Keys holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Numa Player has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Numa Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn Your Keys's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Numa Player versus Learn Your Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuma PlayerLearn Your Keys
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFATAR SRLKevin Monahan

Customer experience

Numa Player

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

Learn Your Keys

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Learn Your Keys

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Numa Player

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

Learn Your Keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Numa Player free?
Numa Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Your Keys free?
Learn Your Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Numa Player or Learn Your Keys?
Learn Your Keys is rated higher. Numa Player averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Learn Your Keys averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Numa Player or Learn Your Keys have ads?
Neither Numa Player nor Learn Your Keys shows ads.

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