Comparison

Xylophone vs Instruments Free

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

Head to head
About

Xylophone

Transform your device into a realistic toy xylophone. Play chords with multitouch and enjoy moving prongs with each note. Perfect for entertaining yourself, friends, or children with a simple, classic instrument.

Highlights
  • Realistic xylophone samples
  • Multitouch chord playing
  • Animated prongs
  • One octave range (C4-C5)
  • Simple, no sharps/flats design
Features
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Turns your iPhone (or iPodTouch using headphones) into a fully functioning toy Xylophone, featuring: • Realistic xylophone samples • Multitouch lets you play chords • Prongs move when hit • One octave C4-C5 • No sharps, no flats Entertain yourself, your friends, your kids. Excellent conversation starter and debate topic.

About

Instruments Free

Explore a vibrant sound picture book with a collection of musical instruments. Tap images to hear their authentic sounds and see their names spoken in one of 78 languages. Ideal for early learning and language development.

Highlights
  • Interactive sound picture book
  • Real instrument sounds
  • Spoken instrument names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Offline functionality
  • Parental gate
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring a lot of musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com

Screenshots

Xylophone1 screens
Instruments Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

Xylophone and Instruments Free both sit at 1.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 53% of Instruments Free's written reviews are positive against 0% of Xylophone's. Instruments Free also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 19 months vs every 39 months). Xylophone's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Instruments Free is free to download; Xylophone costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Xylophone against 1.0 for Instruments Free. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Xylophone's written reviews are positive against 53% of Instruments Free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xylophone ships an update every 39 months, Instruments Free every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Xylophone versus Instruments Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXylophoneInstruments Free
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews52.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 19 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEttore Software Ltd.Christophe Burdin

Customer experience

Xylophone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral22.2%
Negative77.8%

Instruments Free

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative39.5%

In-app purchases

None

Xylophone

No in-app purchases

None

Instruments Free

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xylophone free?
Xylophone costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instruments Free free?
Instruments Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xylophone or Instruments Free?
Xylophone and Instruments Free are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Xylophone or Instruments Free have ads?
Neither Xylophone nor Instruments Free shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xylophone or Instruments Free?
Xylophone ships an update every 39 months, and Instruments Free every 19 months. Most recently, Xylophone was updated on October 15, 2026 and Instruments Free on October 13, 2026.

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