Instruments vs Bagpipe Manometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 55 interactive musical instruments
- Real sounds and spoken names
- Supports 78 languages
- Offline functionality
- Adjustable slideshow mode
- Parental gate for settings
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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
Bagpipe Manometer
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This app requires the ESM1 manometer device from eonsound.ca. The ESM1 electronic bagpipe manometer measures the bag pressure electronically and sends the data wirelessly to your smart-phone or tablet. You are no longer tethered to a water system or have to squint at small dial gauges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bagpipe Manometer at Free against Instruments's $1.99. Bagpipe Manometer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Instruments's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
Bagpipe Manometer is free to download; Instruments costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, Bagpipe Manometer every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instruments | Bagpipe Manometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #178 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Burdin | Steven Brooke |
In-app purchases
Instruments
No in-app purchases
Bagpipe Manometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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