Comparison

Instruments vs IQ Robots

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

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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

IQ Robots

Bring robots to life from your notebooks using augmented reality. Solve math problems and shoot targets within a time limit to defeat them. Scan icons to unlock skills and bonuses.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality robot battles
  • Solve math problems to attack
  • Time-based challenges
  • Scan notebooks to unlock skills
  • Collect robot series
  • Compete with friends
Features
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With IQ Robots app you can make deadly robots step out of your notebooks, puzzles, and other school products into the real world to defeat them using augmented reality, accuracy, and the sharpness of your skills. To defeat the robot you have to solve math exercises and shoot the targets with correct answers. And if it sounds too easy for you, remember that you have only 60 seconds, the clock is ticking, and the difficulty increases with every level. Scan different IQ Robots notebooks to unlock powerful skills and even more bonuses such as spectacular power-ups. HOW TO DEFEAT THE ROBOTS? Download the IQ Robots app Use your smartphone camera to scan the IQ Robots icon to bring the robot to life When you see a mathematical problem on-screen, shoot the correct answer to damage the robot Each correct hit adds up 5 seconds to the time limit but each incorrect hit reduces the time by 5 second - so you better be on your toes! The more robots you defeat, the more points you have. Show your best winning streak and compete with your friends. Scan new IQ Robots and unlock new skills, additional time, and other cool bonuses (bonus lives, slow-mo, autoscope). Collect the complete IQ Robots series. Prepare for the battle of your life and let the smartest win!

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
IQ Robots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Instruments at 100% against IQ Robots's 50%. Instruments also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). IQ Robots's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

IQ Robots is free to download; Instruments costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instruments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Instruments's written reviews are positive against 50% of IQ Robots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, IQ Robots fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Instruments versus IQ Robots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsIQ Robots
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB291 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinLive Animations Corp.

Customer experience

Instruments

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

IQ Robots

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

IQ Robots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IQ Robots free?
IQ Robots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or IQ Robots?
Instruments is rated higher. Instruments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while IQ Robots averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Instruments or IQ Robots have ads?
Neither Instruments nor IQ Robots shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or IQ Robots?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and IQ Robots fortnightly. Most recently, Instruments was updated on October 4, 2026 and IQ Robots on September 25, 2026.

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