Donner Play vs Maxwell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donner Play
Learn and create music with interactive lessons and tools. Connect to instruments for real-time feedback, practice with built-in aids, and access professional masterclasses. Ideal for beginners and progressing musicians.
- Real-time instrument feedback
- Song practice with e-drum
- Music creation and arrangement
- Berklee-certified masterclasses
- Practice tools (tuner, metronome)
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Donner Play, the best one for you to change the way to learn and create music. With Donner series instruments, it kick starts your musical journey easier. 1. Seamless interaction with Donner instruments provides real-time feedback to improve your playing efficiently. 2. Play various songs with the Backbeat e-drum to challenge yourself, or create and arrange music easily with the MEDO portable synthesizer in seamless sync with your gear. 3. Berklee-certified masterclasses covering drums, digital pianos, guitar/bass, and MIDI production offer you structured, professional music training. 4. The built-in toolset includes tuner, chord finder, metronome and more to support efficient practice and performance. Whether you're just starting or already progressing, Donner Play is your go-to place for learning, improving, and creating music.
Maxwell
Explore the science of color mixing through interactive simulations. Understand additive and subtractive color models, visualize light spectra, and discover the trichromatic nature of human vision. Experiment with custom light sources and observe real-world color phenomena.
- Additive and subtractive color mixing
- Real-time emissions spectrum visualization
- Cone sensitivity analysis
- Metamerism gallery
- Custom light source creation
- Universal app for Mac, iPad, iPhone
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Beschreibung: Warum ergibt Rot plus Grün gleich Gelb? Warum sieht das Gelb einer Natriumdampflampe genauso aus wie das deines Displays — obwohl die Physik dahinter völlig anders ist? Maxwell macht Farbwissenschaft anfassbar. Mische Farben auf einer Leinwand, beobachte das Emissionsspektrum in Echtzeit und entdecke, warum drei Grundfarben reichen, um (fast) jede Farbe darzustellen. Benannt nach James Clerk Maxwell, der 1855 experimentell nachwies, was diese App interaktiv erlebbar macht: die trichromatische Natur des menschlichen Sehens. Funktionen: - Additive (Licht) und subtraktive (Pigment) Farbmischung auf einer Leinwand mit realistischer Textur - Emissionsspektrum jeder Mischfarbe als Balkengrafik (380–700 nm) - Zapfen-Empfindlichkeit: Sieh, wie deine L/M/S-Zapfen auf jedes Spektrum reagieren - Metamerie-Galerie: Fünf Lichtquellen, physikalisch verschieden, gleicher Farbeindruck - der Aha-Moment - Lichtquellen-Labor: Baue eigene Lichtquellen aus Gauss-Peaks und beobachte Spektrum, Zapfenanregung und Farbeindruck live - Universelle App für Mac, iPad und iPhone Keine Werbung. Keine In-App-Käufe. Nur Physik.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maxwell at 100% against Donner Play's 28%. Maxwell also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Donner Play's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Donner Play is free to download; Maxwell costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Donner Play ships an update every 4 weeks, Maxwell every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donner Play | Maxwell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donner LLC | Alexander Presber |
Customer experience
Donner Play
Maxwell
In-app purchases
Donner Play
No in-app purchases
Maxwell
No in-app purchases









