Comparison

Pianoforce Remote vs Sign

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

Head to head
About

Pianoforce Remote

Control your acoustic player piano remotely via Wi-Fi. Adjust playback, volume, and other functions. Requires a Pianoforce Performance Player and a Wi-Fi connection.

Highlights
  • Remote playback control
  • Volume level adjustment
  • Control all player piano functions
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Offline view demonstration
Features
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The remote control for the Pianoforce Performance player allows you to control the playback, volume levels and all other functions of your acoustic player piano. It connects to Your player piano through Wi-Fi. Note: To use this service - You NEED to have the Pianoforce Performance Player (www.pianoforce.com) V2.50+ connection to LAN and one Wi-Fi access point for iPhone/iPod Touch connection. Or you can press the offline view to see how it works.

About

Sign

This iPad app digitizes paper signup sheets, allowing for unlimited custom lists with up to six configurable fields. Personalize the app's appearance with custom colors, logos, and background images. Export collected data easily via email or spreadsheet after events.

Highlights
  • Replace paper signup sheets
  • Unlimited custom lists
  • Up to 6 custom fields
  • Field type selection
  • Customizable appearance (color, logo, background)
  • Password protection
  • Data export via email/spreadsheet
Features
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Sign-Up Sheet replaces your paper lists with an iPad or iPhone app. Have unlimited lists with up to six custom fields, make them required or not and select field type. You can also customize the color, logo, background image, message and many of the features of the app. Export your lists after each event. - Replace your paper signup sheet - Collect names, emails, phones numbers...anything - Maintain multiple lists for different events - Up to 6 custom fields - Customize color, logo, messages. - Password protect your settings and lists

Screenshots

Pianoforce Remote1 screens
Sign4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pianoforce Remote at none against Sign's 1. Pianoforce Remote also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). Sign's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pianoforce Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.7 for Pianoforce Remote against 1.8 for Sign. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Pianoforce Remote's written reviews are positive against 26% of Sign's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pianoforce Remote ships an update every 26 months, Sign every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pianoforce Remote versus Sign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianoforce RemoteSign
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (3 ratings)1.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews26.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPianoforceOrionbelt.com LLC

Customer experience

Pianoforce Remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

Sign

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral26.3%
Negative47.4%

In-app purchases

None

Pianoforce Remote

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sign

One-time1
  • Add Un-Limited Sing-Ups$7.99

Questions

Is Pianoforce Remote free?
Pianoforce Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sign free?
Sign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pianoforce Remote or Sign?
Sign is rated higher. Pianoforce Remote averages 1.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sign averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Pianoforce Remote or Sign have ads?
Neither Pianoforce Remote nor Sign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pianoforce Remote or Sign?
Pianoforce Remote ships an update every 26 months, and Sign every 3 months. Most recently, Pianoforce Remote was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sign on November 1, 2026.

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