Comparison

PLAYnJAM vs pOus

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

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About

PLAYnJAM

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Become a real pianist now! and Discover the Music band. A lot of fun, with Two Play modes: Playmode 1: iPad alone Play Piano tiles game or Play 8 different instruments. Piano, Rock Organ, Church organ, Strings, Guitar, Pan Flute, Trumpet, Synth Each songs have 3 different arrangements Pop, Hip hop, or Electro and are progressive. Playmode 2: Connect in Bluetooth the non included iDance Keyboard Controller PLAYKEYS25 and Enjoy a real 25 keys high quality keyboard, with direct access to the 8 instruments, and discover 10 more instruments to play, without any inapp. All Menu pages can be accessed from your PLAYKEYS25 as well. How fun is it to capture the most precious moments of the year with a wink of rhythms? Let’s MUSIC your soul with the beat of most popular kid’s songs. 
 PLAYnJAM key features: 
Appealing, modern and diverse music genres to satisfy every music taste! 8 instruments to play the solo in direct access during demo mode, learn mode or game mode. We have 3x styles per songs: Pop, Hip hop, or Electro, hear the music like you never heard it before. Discover instruments mode (when connected to the iDance PLAYKEYS25 keyboard) with total of 18 instruments Discover Instruments mode includes cartoon video to present the instruments Learning mode have 3 speeds, learn at your pace. 
 Game’s rules: 1. Tap the correct keys 2. Avoid the wrong keys 3. Play on time, you can lower the tempo So, get ready to try out the most challenging piano game for free! 
Besides, to improve the game’s performance and offer a customized user experience, It is recommended to use the iDance PLAYKEYS25 Keyboard. Support: Are you having any problems? Send the email to info@idanceintl.com or contact us on our web site. 
PLAYnJAM is from iDance, the number one Karaoke and Musical instruments company for Youngster and teenagers. Music lovers can interact with hundred of our gear in our ecosystem. At iDance, we believe that it is YOUR MUSIC, it is YOUR STYLE – MUSIC is Easy, MUSIC is Fun.

About

pOus

This app emulates analog drum machine bass drums with adjustable tuning and decay. It offers MIDI OUT functionality for envelope follower data and a scale mode for playing musical scales. Designed for musicians using AUv3 hosts.

Highlights
  • BassDrum emulation
  • Adjustable tune and decay
  • MIDI OUT envelope follower
  • Scale mode for musical notes
  • AUv3 instrument
  • MIDI CC routing
Currently charting
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Concept: The app is an AUv3 instrument that emulates the so-called “BassDrum” of analog drum machine. In addition it features MIDI OUT functionality of Envelop Follower, that is, the user can send out this instrument's unique envelop via midi CC for modulating external plugins. Also there is "scale mode" where the user can play "pOus" with musical scale like Bass. System Requirements: AUv3 host that has a flexible capability of MIDI routing (AUM, apeMatrix, etc) Usage: There are 9 sliders & one button. Tune: BassDrum’s fundamental frequency (30hz - 160hz). text-editable. Decay: determines its duration. Amp: audio’s decibel representation. MIDI OUT: whether the functionality of envelop follower is turned on or off (default: off) MIDI Gain: gain amount of MIDI out Offset: balances the output parameter’s value Channel: determines MIDI channel MIDI CC: determines the destination MIDI CC number. text-editable Scale Mode: This is a sort of Bass mode, that is, it can play musical scale in response to incoming MIDI notes. Button: triggers the instrument. Recommended Scheme: drum machine (MIDI out) -> “pOus” -> audio effect (compressor, saturator etc)

Screenshots

PLAYnJAM4 screens
pOus2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PLAYnJAM at Free against pOus's $2.99. pOus's advantage is chart position (#198 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PLAYnJAM is free to download; pOus costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PLAYnJAM ships an update every 2 months, pOus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PLAYnJAM versus pOus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLAYnJAMpOus
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#198 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDanceSatoshi Kajii

In-app purchases

None

PLAYnJAM

No in-app purchases

None

pOus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLAYnJAM free?
PLAYnJAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is pOus free?
pOus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PLAYnJAM or pOus have ads?
Neither PLAYnJAM nor pOus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PLAYnJAM or pOus?
PLAYnJAM ships an update every 2 months, and pOus every 4 months. Most recently, PLAYnJAM was updated on September 27, 2026 and pOus on September 6, 2026.

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