Comparison

Montessori Musical Instruments vs Instruments

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

Head to head
About

Montessori Musical Instruments

Explore 27 musical instruments through interactive lessons and matching games. This app uses a Montessori-inspired method to teach instrument names, descriptions, and sounds. It's co-developed with an experienced Montessori teacher.

Highlights
  • Learn 27 musical instruments
  • Instrument names and descriptions
  • Listen to instrument sound clips
  • Three-Part Card Matching System
  • Match instrument to its sound
  • Montessori-inspired learning
Features
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A Montessori approach to learning about different musical instruments! Lessons: In the Learning Center, learn about 27 different musical instruments, including, acoustic guitar, violin and piano. Learn their names, descriptions and listen to sound clips for each instrument. Activity #1 is the famous Three-Part Card Matching System used in Montessori Classrooms. Children can drag the picture cards and labels to match them up to the control cards at the top. Activity #2 is a matching activity to identify the correct instrument to its sound. This Montessori application was co-developed and approved by an AMI certified, Montessori teacher with over forty years experience educating children! We sincerely thank you for your support of our Montessori applications and hope you enjoy this one! Visit our website: http://www.mobilemontessori.org App page: http://www.mobilemontessori.org/musicalinstruments

About

Instruments

Explore a vibrant collection of 55 musical instruments with interactive sound and visuals. Learn instrument names and sounds in 78 languages, perfect for young children and language learners. This offline app offers a safe, ad-free, and engaging musical discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 55 interactive musical instruments
  • Real sounds and spoken names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Parental gate for settings
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring 55 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). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Instruments accordion, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, balalaika, bandoneon, banjo, barrel organ, bass drum, bass guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, claves, congas, crash cymbal, didgeridoo, djembe, double bass, drum kit, duduk, electric guitar, flute, french horn, gong, grand piano, handbell, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, lute, mandolin, maracas, oboe, pan flute, piccolo, pipe organ, recorder, saxophone, sitar, snare drum, synthesizer, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani, triangle, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, upright piano, viola, violin, xylophone 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

Screenshots

Montessori Musical Instruments4 screens
Instruments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Instruments at 100% against Montessori Musical Instruments's 0%. Instruments also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Montessori Musical Instruments's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Montessori Musical Instruments costs $2.99 and Instruments $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Montessori Musical Instruments ships an update every 25 months, Instruments every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Montessori Musical Instruments versus Instruments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMontessori Musical InstrumentsInstruments
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRantek Inc.Christophe Burdin

Customer experience

Montessori Musical Instruments

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Instruments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Montessori Musical Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Montessori Musical Instruments free?
Montessori Musical Instruments costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Montessori Musical Instruments or Instruments have ads?
Neither Montessori Musical Instruments nor Instruments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Montessori Musical Instruments or Instruments?
Montessori Musical Instruments ships an update every 25 months, and Instruments every 6 months. Most recently, Montessori Musical Instruments was updated on October 23, 2026 and Instruments on October 25, 2026.

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