Comparison

Musical Memory vs Violin Real

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

Head to head
About

Musical Memory

This app offers a classic memory game enhanced with musical tones. Challenge your recall by repeating increasingly complex sequences, improving your memory and cognitive skills through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Classic memory game
  • 6 different musical tones
  • Increasingly fast sequences
  • High score tracking
  • Retina display graphics
Features
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Musical Memory is a brilliant implementation of the classic family favourite, taking it to the next level with 6 different tones, not 4. Now you can have fun whilst at the same time improving your memory through the power of music. The computer generated sequence gets faster with each turn - it'll drive you crazy! What's the longest sequence you can hold in your head? The faster you can correctly repeat the sequence, the more points you get. Featuring beautiful Retina display compatible high resolution graphics.

About

Violin Real

This app simulates a violin, allowing users to play by drawing a bow (Arco) or plucking strings (Pizzicato). It offers multiple playing modes, practice songs with adjustable speed, and features for creating music sheets and recording performances.

Highlights
  • Arco (bowing) simulation
  • Pizzicato (plucking) simulation
  • Multiple playing modes (Simple, Professional, No Bow)
  • Practice songs with speed control
  • Music sheet creation and export
  • Recording and playback functionality
Features
Currently charting
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The violin, sometimes known as a fiddle, is a wooden string instrument in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and highest-pitched instrument in the family in regular use. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the kit violin, but these are virtually unused. The violin typically has four strings tuned in perfect fifths, and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its strings, though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers (pizzicato) and by striking the strings with the wooden side of the bow (col legno). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres. They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition, both in ensembles (from chamber music to orchestras) and as solo instruments and in many varieties of folk music, including country music, bluegrass music and in jazz. Electric violins with solid bodies and piezoelectric pickups are used in some forms of rock music and jazz fusion, with the pickups plugged into instrument amplifiers and speakers to produce sound. Further, the violin has come to be played in many non-Western music cultures, including Indian music and Iranian music. The name fiddle is often used regardless of the type of music played on it. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin) The Violin Real is 2 Violin type simulation app with Arco (using hand drag Violin bow) and Pizzicato (using hand touch) feature. Frequency range: G3 -> A5#. More offline and online songs for practice (With the ability to change speed) Play with 3 modes: - Simple (Recommend for Beginner): Only use right hand for dragging Violin bow (Arco) or touching Violin string (Pizzicato) - Professional: Use 2 hands. Use right hand for dragging Violin bow (Arco) or touching Violin string (Pizzicato). Use left hand for choosing note (frequency) in Violin string. - No Bow: Use 1 or 2 hands press note for playing Violin sound You can choose autoplay for listening songs. Create Music Sheet feature: You can create, save, open your music sheet with 2 instruments: Violin and Piano. Export it for playing or sharing to everyone. Record feature: record, play back and share to your friends. ** Songs is updated regularly

Screenshots

Musical Memory2 screens
Violin Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Musical Memory at none against Violin Real's shown. Musical Memory also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Violin Real's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Musical Memory against 4.3 for Violin Real. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 285 and 732 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Musical Memory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Violin Real's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Musical Memory ships an update every 11 months, Violin Real every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Musical Memory versus Violin Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusical MemoryViolin Real
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (285 ratings)4.3 (732 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews67.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings285732 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#134 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTruncated Tales LimitedSon Truong Ngoc

Customer experience

Musical Memory

All ratings282 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative53.1%

Violin Real

All ratings708 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

Musical Memory

From 285 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 💡 Clever concept
  • 👍 Improves memory
  • 👍 Simple yet engaging
  • 👍 Good for aural memory improvement

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • 😠 Extremely loud volume
  • 🐛 Buttons not working correctly
  • 🐛 Game crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Game freezes

Violin Real

From 732 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 No ads or interruptions during use
  • 📚 Educational value for beginners
  • 🎨 Beautifully designed interface
  • 🎯 Multiple difficulty modes available
  • 🎹 Sheet music feature included

Room to improve

  • 😤 Significantly harder to play than real violin
  • 🎻 Unrealistic violin mechanics and controls
  • 🐛 Sound cuts out unexpectedly
  • ❌ Limited note range (doesn't go up to A7)
  • 🔧 Inaccurate tuning on certain strings (D string)

Bugs and requests

Musical Memory

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • Ads interrupt gameplay
  • Volume control has no effect
  • Game is too loud even on mute
  • No instructions
  • Ads for other apps appear immediately
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  • Games are short
  • Layout issues with color sequences
  • Cannot contact developer for fixes
  • Constant pop-ups and ad tracking cause crashes
  • Bottom buttons don't operate
  • Game restarts unexpectedly
  • Finger not synced with buttons
  • Buttons don't register correctly
  • App freezes and won't reload
  • App goes to home page automatically
  • Yellow button lights up when green is pressed
  • Fails under new iOS
  • Crashes every time on startup

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add an editor
  • Allow choice of timbres
  • More instructions
  • Fix button glitches
  • Increase number of buttons to 6
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  • Update to fix issues

Violin Real

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Sound cuts out when trying to sustain notes
  • App switches to wrong string or tone unexpectedly
  • Unwanted note repetition or no sound at times
  • D string is out of tune
  • G#3 note is an octave lower than expected (G#2)
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  • Glitchy performance during gameplay
  • Inconsistent audio output

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand note range to include higher octaves (up to A7)
  • Add more violin positions for extended range
  • Improve bow control mechanics
  • Fix string positioning to match real violin layout
  • Add more songs with complete note sets

In-app purchases

None

Musical Memory

No in-app purchases

None

Violin Real

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Musical Memory free?
Musical Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Violin Real free?
Violin Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Musical Memory or Violin Real?
Violin Real is rated higher. Musical Memory averages 4.2 out of 5 from 285 ratings, while Violin Real averages 4.3 from 732 ratings.
Do Musical Memory or Violin Real have ads?
Violin Real shows ads; Musical Memory does not.
Which is updated more often, Musical Memory or Violin Real?
Musical Memory ships an update every 11 months, and Violin Real every 8 months. Most recently, Musical Memory was updated on October 21, 2026 and Violin Real on October 25, 2026.

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