Comparison

Instruments vs iMusicInstruments

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

Head to head
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

About

iMusicInstruments

Explore a diverse collection of musical instruments from around the globe. This app offers a simulated keyboard with various sounds, allowing users to play melodies and entertain others. It supports transposition and spans 3 octaves, making it a fun tool for musical exploration.

Highlights
  • Simulated music keyboard
  • Global instrument sounds
  • 3-octave span
  • Transposition feature
  • Supports phones and tablets
  • 76+ musical instruments and sounds
Features
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Music Instruments Music Instruments from all over the world Have fun playing sounds on a music keyboard. Entertain your family and friends with this very easy to use simulated music keyboard. Play any melody you like in different music sounds. Look, listen and play the sounds of music from different cultures and countries around the world. Musical keyboard spans 3 octaves. Music transposition up or down half a tone on the musical keyboard. Transpose the sound to make it easy to accompany other music instruments. Works with telephones and tablets. 76 musical instruments or sound available : Wind : trumpet, oboe, clarinet, accordion, harmonica, banoneon, trombone, tuba, french horns, saxophone, english horn, bassoon, piccolo, flute, recorder, panflute, bottle blow, shakuhachi, whistle, ocarina, bagpipe, shanai Strings : guitar, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, harp, sitar, banjo, shamisen, koto, fiddle Percussion : vibraphone, timpani, glockenspiel, music box, marimba, xylophone, tubular bell, santur, kalimba, tinkle bell, agogo, steel drums, wood block, taiko Keyboard : piano, organ, electric piano, honky tonk, harpsichord, clavichord, celesta, syncalliope Sounds : bird, telephone, choir aahs, voice oohs, space voice, ice rain, crystal, helicopter, applause, saw, sea shore, fifth saw wave, fantasia, star theme Notes on the keys available C D E F G A B C D E F G A H Do Ré Mi Fa Sol La Si Ni Pa Vu Ga Di Ke Zo Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni ha ni ho he to i ro

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
iMusicInstruments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Instruments at every 6 months against iMusicInstruments's every 12 months. iMusicInstruments's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Instruments costs $1.99 and iMusicInstruments $0.99 up front. 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 — 5.0 for Instruments against 5.0 for iMusicInstruments. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, iMusicInstruments every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Instruments versus iMusicInstruments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsiMusicInstruments
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinAlain Kong

Customer experience

Instruments

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

iMusicInstruments

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

iMusicInstruments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iMusicInstruments free?
iMusicInstruments costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or iMusicInstruments?
Instruments and iMusicInstruments are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Instruments or iMusicInstruments have ads?
Neither Instruments nor iMusicInstruments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or iMusicInstruments?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and iMusicInstruments every 12 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on September 18, 2026 and iMusicInstruments on August 23, 2026.

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