Comparison

Piano Maestro vs Illustrator tutorials for iPad

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

Head to head
About

Piano Maestro

This app transforms piano practice into an engaging experience for learners of all ages. It offers interactive lessons, a vast song library, and instant feedback to help master sight-reading, rhythm, and technique. Compatible with any piano or keyboard, it makes learning fun and effective for families and students.

Highlights
  • Interactive piano lessons
  • Vast song library (2,800+ songs)
  • Instant feedback on playing
  • Progress tracking with skill points
  • Method books from publishers
  • Touch mode for devices without piano
  • Teacher management features
Read full description

Piano Maestro is a fun and engaging piano practice tool for families and teachers. Chosen by Apple as #1 Education App in over 20 countries. Works with any piano or keyboard. From playing a single note to complete pieces, Piano Maestro helps your student master sight-reading, rhythm, technique and playing with both hands to make sheet music come to life. Fun piano learning for the entire family with positive screen time! What is included: - Journey - progress by chapters, rising in difficulty level. Collect SKILL POINTS as you play - Library - over 2,800 songs & exercises according to level or genre for songs or by exercise type. From classical, pop, rock, TV & movie songs and themes all songs have fun background music - Method Books - tons of lesson books from leading publishers like Hal Leonard - Receive a 3-star score after mastering rhythm, timing and sight-reading - Practice options to learn songs step-by-step to personalize your learning experience How it works: - Download Piano Maestro to your iPad, place it on your piano/keyboard and the app will immediately recognize what you are playing! - Get instant feedback on your playing to quickly learn and improve your skills - No piano? No problem! TOUCH MODE also available Piano teachers: Created by music educators, Piano Maestro is used as a resource in lessons by tens of thousands of piano teachers worldwide. Includes many teacher management features, reports and a Home Challenge Center to easily assign and assess homework to increase practice time between lessons, helping students learn faster. Join our thriving Piano Maestro Teachers community on Facebook to get ideas on how to use Piano Maestro in your lessons and to connect with other like-minded teachers. “This is the kind of app that if I could get in the hands of every single student, I would!” How the subscription works: All app users can play several free skill levels. Upgrade to a subscription package at any time - Subscribers will receive FULL access to the entire app including all pop songs, method books and other licensed content. New content added every month! Choose from one of the following subscription options. Parents and students learning without a teacher: - Monthly recurring subscription for $9.99/month - Recurring yearly subscription for $59.99/year Teachers: - My Studio: full access to all content, for $12.99/month or $9.99/month (annual) - Studio+Home: Unlocks everything for you and ALL your students, for $19.99/month or $14.99/month (annual) - All recurring subscriptions will auto-renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings - Your subscription is for your iTunes account and can be used on your iOS device - Payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions cannot be canceled during the active subscription period Piano Maestro is developed by Simply (formerly JoyTunes), creators of award-winning apps Simply Piano, Simply Guitar and Simply Sing. Created by music educators, the apps are used by tens of thousands of music teachers worldwide with over 1 million songs learned every week. Simply are experts in creating educational and fun music apps for learning piano quickly and easily. Awards & Recognition: - "EMI’s Innovation Challenge” - "World Summit Award", by the United Nations - “Best Tools for Beginners”, NAMM - "Best Tablet Game", GameIS - “Parents' Choice Award” - “Golden App”, Apps for Homeschooling Have questions, feedback or suggestions? Reach out to us at education@hellosimply.com Enjoy Playing! privacy policy: https://www.hellosimply.com/legal/privacy terms of use: https://www.hellosimply.com/legal/terms

About

Illustrator tutorials for iPad

Learn Adobe Illustrator CC through interactive exercises and step-by-step guidance. This app offers a fun and effective way to master features, from basic tools to advanced techniques, with an added 10-hour video tutorial mode.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning exercises
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Covers core and advanced features
  • 10-hour video tutorial mode
  • Simulates real Illustrator CC actions
Features
Read full description

- Tap, double tap, long press, drag and drop, shortcuts, just like you are learning on the real ILLUSTRATOR CC! - More effective and funny than watching the videos or reading the books! - es! It’s not a bunch of theory, it's a complete interactive training package on the ILLUSTRATOR CC, which take app to a whole new level! WHAT IS INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS FOR ILLUSTRATOR? INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS FOR ILLUSTRATOR brings you simple, funny, interactive learning app for ILLUSTRATOR. The app teaches you about each of the features of ILLUSTRATOR CC and show you how to use them in detail. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you’ll get everything from the core aspects of working to advanced techniques for refined workflows and professional results. It's like having your own personal tutor teaching you the newest version of ILLUSTRATOR. You'll learn how you can use ILLUSTRATOR to express yourself and fine tune your images quickly and directly! It’s the first and only app to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and interactive way. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn ILLUSTRATOR than with this app. In addition to the interactive mode, app supports the inspector mode, it converts the app to be 10 hours video tutorials, a great added value! Who is INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS FOR ILLUSTRATOR for? Ever wonder how that movie poster was created, or how they created that cool magazine ad, or maybe even how to take a seemingly mundane photo and give it the Hollywood treatment? Or maybe you just want to know how to do some really awesome stuff in ILLUSTRATOR. Well, then, this app is for you! Whether you’re a designer, artist, or even a photographer, there’s something here for everyone. [Products] Interactive Tutorials for Photoshop CC https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id794405356 Interactive Tutorials for Photoshop CS5 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id987230167 Interactive Tutorials for Photoshop Script https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id987231882 Interactive Tutorials for iOS Programming https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1066626409 Interactive Tutorials for iOS App Development http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1225080698 Interactive Tutorials for Objective-C https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id841690379 [Help? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us] Email:tapinfinity@gmail.com

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piano Maestro at 4.6 against Illustrator tutorials for iPad's 3.5. Piano Maestro also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 43%) and ads (none vs shown). Illustrator tutorials for iPad's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Piano Maestro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Illustrator tutorials for iPad sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piano Maestro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piano Maestro has 27K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Piano Maestro's written reviews are positive against 43% of Illustrator tutorials for iPad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Maestro ships an update every 9 months, Illustrator tutorials for iPad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Piano Maestro versus Illustrator tutorials for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano MaestroIllustrator tutorials for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27K ratings) — better3.5 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings27K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimply Ltd发展 李

Customer experience

Piano Maestro

All ratings26,692 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews913 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral7.6%
Negative13.4%

Illustrator tutorials for iPad

All ratings20 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Piano Maestro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not unlocking properly
  • Inconsistent note recognition
  • App crashing and freezing

Requested features

5 requests
  • More popular song options
  • Better tutorial videos
  • Ability to adjust piano tuning
  • Ability to download sheet music
  • More advanced content for experienced players

Illustrator tutorials for iPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Piano Maestro

Subscriptions14
  • Unlimited Access$9.991 Month
  • Full Access$9.991 Month
  • Teacher Subscription My Studio1 Month trial$12.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • My Studio1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Studio + Home1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Full Access$29.993 Months
  • Unlimited Access$39.996 Months
  • Full Access$47.996 Months
  • Unlimited Access$49.991 Year
  • Full Access$59.991 Year
  • JoyTunes Premium Membership$89.996 Months
  • My Studio1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • JoyTunes Premium Membership$119.991 Year
  • Studio + Home1 Month trial$179.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Member - Lifetime Access$14.99
4 purchases

Illustrator tutorials for iPad

One-time4
  • 第九章节$3.99
  • 第八章节$3.99
  • 第七章节$3.99
Show 1 more
  • 全部章节的所有课程$7.99

Questions

Is Piano Maestro free?
Piano Maestro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Illustrator tutorials for iPad free?
Illustrator tutorials for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Piano Maestro or Illustrator tutorials for iPad?
Piano Maestro is rated higher. Piano Maestro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Illustrator tutorials for iPad averages 3.5 from 20 ratings.
Do Piano Maestro or Illustrator tutorials for iPad have ads?
Illustrator tutorials for iPad shows ads; Piano Maestro does not.
Which is updated more often, Piano Maestro or Illustrator tutorials for iPad?
Piano Maestro ships an update every 9 months, and Illustrator tutorials for iPad every 2 months. Most recently, Piano Maestro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Illustrator tutorials for iPad on July 15, 2026.

Other comparisons