Simplified Notation Piano vs Piano Solo Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Piano Solo Studio
Learn and play piano with a versatile app featuring a full keyboard, 47 songs, 21 instruments, and MIDI controller support. Record your performances and export them in various formats. Suitable for all skill levels.
- Full 85-key piano with adjustable display
- 47 songs across four difficulty levels
- 21 virtual instruments
- MIDI keyboard connectivity (USB/Bluetooth)
- Song recording and export (MP3, WAV, MIDI)
- Four chord modes
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Why use Piano Solo Studio? Because it is the definitive tool for playing piano on your iPhone or iPad. Easy to use, forty-seven songs to learn, twenty-one virtual instruments, four chord modes and advanced features make it suitable for beginners and for advanced musicians alike. You can record what you play and export it to several formats, and you can connect a MIDI keyboard over USB or Bluetooth and multiply your creativity. The main features are: - Easy and intuitive user interface - Full 85-key piano, and you set how many keys fit on screen, from 6 to 26. A strip with the whole keyboard shows where you are and lights up what is playing - Four chord modes: Autochord, with major and minor chord strips above the keys; Dual Piano, with two keyboards; Face to Face, so two people can play with the tablet flat on the table; and Chord Pads, a grid of chords next to the keyboard - Forty-seven popular and classic songs to learn, in four levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert. Slow them down, jump to any point and play along - Twenty-one instruments: grand piano, bright piano, honky tonk, harpsichord, FM synthesizer, synthesizer, pipe organ, classical guitar, overdriven guitar, acoustic guitar, xylophone, 8-bit, harp, saxophone, violin, accordion, clarinet, choir, sitar, banjo and tuba - Note labels on the keys: on every key, only on the C keys, or none at all - Five notations to choose from: C D E F G A B, German (H), DO RE MI, Japanese and Bengali - Connect a keyboard controller over MIDI USB, or pair a wireless one over Bluetooth MIDI from the settings screen. Notes, velocity, pitch bend and sustain pedal, all live - Pitch bend wheel, on the left or on the right, wherever your hand is - Easy to use metronome, from 40 to 300 BPM - Transposition up to ten semitones either way - Equalizer, delay, reverb and compressor, with presets - Record your songs in any mode and export them to MP3, OGG, WAV or MIDI, chords and effects included. Share the file with your friends - Playback speed control. Set position and speed both in the included songs and in your own recordings - Low latency, tuned so the note sounds the instant you touch the key - This app is free, but you can acquire a permanent premium license to remove the ads and unlock every instrument and every lesson. One payment, no subscription Questions or ideas? Write to info@batalsoft.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Piano Solo Studio at 5.0 against Simplified Notation Piano's 3.7. Simplified Notation Piano's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Piano Solo Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simplified Notation Piano asks for nothing beyond the download.
Piano Solo Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Simplified Notation Piano ships an update every 2 days, Piano Solo Studio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplified Notation Piano | Piano Solo Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MVTrail Tech Co., Ltd. | Batalsoft |
In-app purchases
Simplified Notation Piano
No in-app purchases
Piano Solo Studio
- Premium$7.99
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