Piano Sharp HD vs Colossus Piano
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piano Sharp HD
This app offers a virtual piano experience for composing, learning, and playing music. It features highlighted keys for guided learning, the ability to import and export MIDI files, and a metronome for practice. Users can enjoy high-quality piano sounds and flexible keyboard controls.
- Virtual piano with highlighted keys
- Compose and record songs in MIDI
- Import and play MIDI files
- High-quality sampled piano sounds
- Adjustable keyboard size and position
- Metronome for practice
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◉◉◉ FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME ◉◉◉ Piano Sharp HD is a virtual piano that allows you to compose, learn music, play your own MIDI files and record new songs in a simple and innovative way. When playing a song, piano keys will be highlighted on the top keyboard to help you learn any song you like. Select over 40 songs that come with the app or import your own MIDI files to the Piano Sharp. You can also record your songs in MIDI format then export to your computer for external editing/playing with your preferred audio application. Even if you can't play the piano, you can still enjoy listening to high-quality piano tunes, which can be imported into Piano Sharp as MIDI file. Main Features: - Two fully flexible keyboards including five octaves of high-quality sampled piano sounds, low-latency with no clicks or pops - Export your recorded songs or import MIDI files to play with high-quality piano sounds - Fully adjustable keyboard size for both keyboards by simply pinching your fingers - Ability to change position and tempo of the song playing - Slide your fingers to roll the keys - Metronome Some of demo songs included in the application: - Arabesque #1 - Claude Debussy - Canon in D major - Johann Pachelbel - Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy - Fur Elise – Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata 1st - Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata 3rd - Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata, Movement 2 - Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 - Bethoven - Turkish March – Mozart - Gymnopedie #1 - Erik Satie - Fantaisie Impromptu – Chopin - Etude Opus 10 No.4 – Chopin - Nocturne Opus 55 No. 1 – Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2 - Chopin - Passacaglia - Handel - Symphony No. 40 I and III - Mozart - Spring - Vivaldi - Air on the G String - Bach - Badinerie - Bach - Bourree - Bach - Swan Lake Scene 1 - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 3 - Brahms - Habanera - Bizet - In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg - Polonaise - Oginski - Sabre Dance - Khachaturian - Morning - Grieg - The Poet's Heart - Grieg - Greensleeves - English folk song - The Entertainer - Scott Joplin - Gounod - Soldiers Chorus Follow us on twitter @iRambax for news and updates.
Colossus Piano
Experience incredibly realistic piano sounds with a vast library of acoustic and electric piano models. This app offers advanced features like multi-velocity layers, pedal support, and MIDI integration for a professional playing experience.
- 13 high-quality piano models
- 24 velocity layers per key
- Sustain, Sostenuto, and Soft pedal support
- MIDI integration (In/Out)
- Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio support
- Low latency disk streaming
- Adjustable tuning options
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Colossus Piano sets a new standard in terms of realism, detail and overall quality of piano sounds on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. There are 8 acoustic piano models available as 8 individual in-app purchases, plus 5 E-Piano legends bundled as 1 sound set with this app, together those 13 piano models make up 30 Gigabyte of sound material. All keys of all piano models were recorded in full length with a recording quality of 24 bit and 96 kHz stereo. Note: this app requires in-app purchases to provide its functionalities! Minimum Requirement: at least iPad 3 / iPad Air 1 / iPad mini 2 / iPhone 5 / iPod touch 6th gen. Recommended: iPad Air 2 / iPad mini 4 / iPad Pro / iPhone SE / iPhone 6s or higher. The dark brown „Colossus Concert Grand” model:³ • 24 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 14 GB in size (SSD space). The white „Baby Grand” model: • 12 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 6 GB in size (SSD space). The „Upright Piano” model: • 8 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 3.4 GB in size (SSD space). The „E-Piano” sound set: • 5 legendary E-Piano models (plus different model generations or configurations). • 17 E-Piano sounds in total. • Optional pad sound. • Optional tremolo effect. • 1.6 GB in size (SSD space). For information about the other piano models, please visit our product website! This app supports Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio and Bluetooth LE MIDI ! Software features: • Modulation wheel support for controlling the most relevant sound parameter of the currently selected sound. • Warm pad sound of a well known analogue synthesizer (not available for all models) can be turned on/off as support for the piano sound; volume can be controlled by mod. wheel and expr. controller. • Sustain pedal support for holding notes. • Sostenuto pedal support for holding individual notes. • Soft pedal support for a more gentle sound. • Expression pedal support for controlling optional pad layer's volume. • Hammer sound when releasing keys, uses round robin, can be turned on/off and volume controlled (some acoustic pianos only). • Polyphony of up to several hundred stereo voices.² • Low latency disk streaming. • Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms. • Integrated effects (18 presets). • App States: Save app's entire state as user presets. • MIDI velocity response curve editor. • App can keep running in the background. • Master Tune, Scale Tuning & Hermode Tuning. • Provides Audio Unit v3 plugin version of this app, which allows it to be used as virtual instrument directly within 3rd party multi-track DAW apps. • Supports Apple's "Inter-App Audio" system. • Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable. MIDI Player / Recorder: • Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format. • Share your songs easily as audio file. • Unlimited amount of tracks. • Unlimited recording and playback length. • Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail). • Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes. • Metronome. • Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time, learn your favorite songs more easily. ¹ For more information about supported adapters and MIDI keyboards, please visit our product website. ² Some sounds might use several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website. ³ Important: the dark brown „Colossus Grand” piano model requires a large amount of main memory, so we only recommend this piano model for device models mentioned as „recommended” above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano Sharp HD at none against Colossus Piano's 9. Piano Sharp HD also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Colossus Piano's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Colossus Piano sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Piano Sharp HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Piano Sharp HD holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Piano Sharp HD's written reviews are positive against 54% of Colossus Piano's.
Piano Sharp HD ships an update every 6 months, Colossus Piano every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piano Sharp HD | Colossus Piano |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (19 ratings) — better | 3.3 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 384 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rambax, LLC | Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte |
Customer experience
Piano Sharp HD
Colossus Piano
Bugs and requests
Piano Sharp HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Colossus Piano
Reported bugs
27 issues- Crashes when exporting to WAV/M4A in GarageBand
- App crashes when switching piano models
- Audio Unit extension crashes
- No sound when exporting to GarageBand
- Plugin crashes in DAWs during export/freeze
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- App crashes when loading MIDI files
- Hammer sound too loud even at lowest settings
- Low C1 note out of tune
- Electric Grand F4 note sample start time issue
- Electric Grand G#4, D5 notes have noise on attack
- Plugin not loading properly in hosts
- AUv3 interface scaled back
- Exporting to WAV results in silence
- App crashes during export/freeze
- Japanese Grand has low volume
- Colossus Concert Grand needs improvement
- G1 key has loud, annoying noise
- B flat 3 key sounds too flat
- Crashing in AU mode
- Bass notes drop out when holding damper pedal
- Voice stealing makes piano perform unacceptably
- Bass is muddy in Concert Grand
- Note 26 (Bb2) sounds like an upright
- Subtle nuance playing is nearly impossible
- App crashes or freezes randomly
- MIDI player doesn't work with GarageBand
- Audio Units extension terminates unexpectedly
Requested features
14 requests- Add chorus effect
- Global EQ
- Release control
- Tap tempo for modulation speed
- Save velocity curves
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- More intuitive UI
- Zoom function for keys
- Add release samples
- MIDI export/import
- Three-band EQ
- Layering sounds on multiple MIDI keyboards
- Ability to save setups
- Improve AUv3 functionality
- Add more piano models
In-app purchases
Piano Sharp HD
No in-app purchases
Colossus Piano
- Vintage Upright$9.99
- Historic S Grand$9.99
- Pianino$12.99
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- Japanese Grand$12.99
- Classic B Grand$15.99
- Upright Piano$19.99
- Colossus E-Piano Set$19.99
- Baby Grand Piano$26.99
- Colossus Concert Grand$49.99
Questions
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