Comparison

Real Piano™ Lite vs Virtual Piano +

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

Head to head
About

Real Piano™ Lite

Experience a realistic grand piano with an 88-key keyboard on your device. Enjoy authentic sound quality, dynamic controls, and interactive features for musicians of all levels.

Highlights
  • Realistic grand piano sound
  • Full 88-key keyboard
  • Touch-to-slide and pinch-to-stretch
  • Dynamic expression controls
  • Game Center achievements
  • External display touch points
Features
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Take your grand piano with you anywhere. Glide across all 88 keys. Real Piano produces authentic grand piano sound quality that was sampled from a real grand piano. The full length of the 88-key keyboard is accessible during play with touch-to-slide and pinch-to-stretch functionality. The huge feature set offers something for everyone – amateurs, professionals, songwriters, teachers and students. FEATURES • Realistic grand piano sound. • Full 88-key keyboard that you can smoothly slide and pinch to move and zoom during play. • Dynamic expression controls, including position-based or tap-force detection. • Game Center achievement integration – earn usage and skills-based achievements. • Display touch points when connected to an external screen or projector. Full version only: • Realistic instruments, including grand piano, guitar, bass, harp, marimba and music box. • Different keyboard layouts and customizable key labels: C-D-E, 1-2-3 or do-re-mi. • Various professional tuning and transposition tools. • Audio effects support for unique sound production. • Recording and sharing via e-mail, Facebook, SoundCloud or iTunes. • Connect with the Real Piano Remote app for remote control on a secondary device. With Real Piano Remote, you can see the notation of what you are playing in real time, quickly and easily adjust a variety of settings from a separate screen, and even use your secondary device as a sustain pedal (touch with your hand or foot). Real Piano and Real Piano Remote must be running on separate iOS devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network or via Bluetooth. CONTACT If you have any questions or experience any problems with Real Piano, please e-mail realpiano@cookieapps.com or leave a message at our Facebook page. We will help resolve any issues as soon as possible.

About

Virtual Piano +

This application provides a free virtual piano experience directly on your mobile device. Users can create original music, save their compositions, mix them, and share their creations with others.

Highlights
  • Virtual piano keyboard
  • Create original music
  • Save compositions
  • Mix tracks
  • Share music with friends
Features
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Free Virtual Piano in Your Hands, Create Your Own Music, Save It, Mix It and Share it With Friends and Family and It's 100% Free. Free Virtual Piano For Every One Enjoy!

Screenshots

Real Piano™ Lite4 screens
Virtual Piano +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Virtual Piano + at 4.4 against Real Piano™ Lite's 3.6. Virtual Piano + also leads on ratings volume (630 vs 56). Real Piano™ Lite's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Virtual Piano + holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Piano + has 630 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Real Piano™ Lite's written reviews are positive against 36% of Virtual Piano +'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Real Piano™ Lite versus Virtual Piano +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal Piano™ LiteVirtual Piano +
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (56 ratings)4.4 (630 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews — better36.5% of reviews
Number of ratings56630 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCookie CommonsAppcano LLC

Customer experience

Real Piano™ Lite

All ratings56 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral12.0%
Negative27.3%

Virtual Piano +

All ratings631 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative53.5%

User reviews

Real Piano™ Lite

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Realistic sound quality
  • 👍 Good for practice and learning
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 👍 Free version is functional
  • 👍 Dual keyboard feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Lag and unresponsiveness
  • 🐛 Keys get stuck
  • 🐛 Sound issues (no sound, delayed sound)
  • 🐛 Limited functionality without upgrades

Virtual Piano +

From 630 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎹 Great variety of instruments
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🎨 Helpful for practicing and composing music
  • 💰 Good value for a free app

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Sound quality issues
  • 🕰️ Delayed key response
  • 🎚️ Limited number of keys
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes

Bugs and requests

Real Piano™ Lite

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Keys get stuck when pressing more than 3
  • App crashes when changing settings
  • App crashes when trying to strike a chord
  • App lags and is slow to follow touches
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  • Cannot close app without rebooting iPhone Xs
  • No sound from the app
  • Delayed sound when playing chords
  • New sound is disliked
  • Intonation issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bring back old sound
  • Make all features free
  • Allow playing music while using the app
  • Label keys for beginners
  • Independent scrolling for upper and lower registers
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  • Ability to slide to second piano independently
  • Add pedals/recording to pro version

Virtual Piano +

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No sound output
  • Keys not registering properly
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to record and save compositions
  • Expanded keyboard range
  • Improved sound quality and realism
  • Customization options for instruments and layout

In-app purchases

None

Real Piano™ Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Piano +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Piano™ Lite free?
Real Piano™ Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Piano + free?
Virtual Piano + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Real Piano™ Lite or Virtual Piano +?
Virtual Piano + is rated higher. Real Piano™ Lite averages 3.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Virtual Piano + averages 4.4 from 630 ratings.
Do Real Piano™ Lite or Virtual Piano + have ads?
Neither Real Piano™ Lite nor Virtual Piano + shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Real Piano™ Lite or Virtual Piano +?
Real Piano™ Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Virtual Piano + every 5 months. Most recently, Real Piano™ Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Virtual Piano + on November 1, 2026.

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