Comparison

Pianolytics vs PickKey

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

Head to head
About

Pianolytics

Master piano notes and chords with engaging games and tools. Practice specific sections of the piano, explore scales, and generate chord progressions. Track your progress with detailed statistics and share your achievements.

Highlights
  • 25+ games and tools
  • Explore 950+ scales
  • Practice any piano section
  • Master chord patterns
  • Learn to read music
  • Track progress with heat-map
  • Ear training
Features
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Pianolytics is the ultimate educational game to learn the notes and chords on the piano. Pick one of the many games available to you to practice the piano until you have mastered every key and every chord pattern. Customize your experience by selecting which section of the piano you want to practice on. Practice the first keys, a section in the middle, or the entire piano. Many games are available. Choose how you want to train. Learn by simply matching random notes with the keys on the piano, or try something different with the Color Matching game! Learn and master all kinds of chord patterns on the piano with the Name Chord game. Choose which chords you want to practice on any section of the piano, and go at your own pace. You will learn to identify any chord pattern very quickly! Learn how to quickly read notes on a staff in the Staff game. Choose whatever section of the staff you want to practice on, choose the staff type, and start training! Or master the piano and staff at the same time in the Staff and Piano game. Select a key on the piano that matches a note on the staff! Explore scales on the piano with the Scale Explorer game. Choose a root note, pick one of the 950+ different scales available, and start memorizing your scale. Change the color of the notes on the piano to identify intervals easier. Create your own songs on the fly and learn how to play them right away using the Chord Progression generator tool. Any popular chord progression can be generated in any scale you want. Play along to the chords of your progression by using the playback feature to practice the shapes. View your progress as statistics are logged for each key. A heat-map is used to show your progress. Share your progress with your friends! More games and features to come! FEATURES - 30+ different games and tools to practice with. - Explore any of the 950+ musical scales with any root note while customizing the scale how you want! - Train any section of the piano. Choose any range of keys that you want. - Learn and master many kinds of chords on any section of the piano! From simple major and minor triads, to more complicated patterns like diminished sevenths! - Use the Staff game to learn the position of notes on the musical staff. Learn to read music! - Follow your progress by viewing your piano heat-map. Each key has its own statistics. - Symbol chords and nashville number system style. - Solfege, Number, German, Japanese, Indian, Cyrillic, and Korean note notations are supported. - Ear training for notes, intervals, and chords. This version of the application comes with free access to train some keys. All features can be fully unlocked via in-app-purchases. https://www.pianolytics.com/terms/

About

PickKey

Features
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PickKey is a music game in which tiles carrying a note name fall from the top of the screen. Catch them and drop them on the RIGHT piano key, before they pile up. Every tile placed correctly earns points; after 3 minutes, a mark out of 10 sums up your game. A real piano keyboard (two octaves), which adapts to phone, tablet and computer, in portrait as well as landscape. Play ALONE or WITH OTHERS over the network: create a room, share the code (or the link), and the host starts the game once everyone has joined — perfect for a whole class. Note names as you like, in French (do re mi) or in English (a b c), with accidentals (C / D). ⏱ Timed game, live mark out of 10, a celebration with every success. Real piano sounds, animated tutorial, sound and vibration settings. Ideal for revising note reading and position on the keyboard, in music lessons, at a conservatoire, at music school or just for fun with the family. Suited to learning music theory and aural training. Completely free, with no advertising and no in-app purchases. Part of the Lusique collection of music games.

Screenshots

Pianolytics4 screens
PickKey2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickKey at none against Pianolytics's 3. PickKey also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pianolytics sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. PickKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pianolytics ships an update every 2 weeks, PickKey every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pianolytics versus PickKey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianolyticsPickKey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStrong Apps LLCFrancois Fouqueau

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pianolytics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

PickKey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pianolytics free?
Pianolytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PickKey free?
PickKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pianolytics or PickKey have ads?
Neither Pianolytics nor PickKey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pianolytics or PickKey?
Pianolytics ships an update every 2 weeks, and PickKey every 5 days. Most recently, Pianolytics was updated on October 8, 2026 and PickKey on October 9, 2026.

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