Comparison

PianiCian vs RingLoop

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

Head to head
About

PianiCian

Experience piano like never before with this rhythm game. Play with your feet using AR, express dynamics on touch, and convert YouTube videos to MIDI sheet music. Enjoy authentic performance elements and customize your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Big Piano AR mode
  • Touch dynamics expression
  • YouTube to MIDI conversion
  • SoundFont compatibility
  • PC keyboard support
  • Cat's Paw rapid-fire function
  • AI song generation
Features
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◎ Introducing a "Big Piano" AR —play the piano with your feet, using your camera! ◎ Now express dynamics (velocity) on the touch! ◎ YouTube → Direct MIDI sheet music conversion & High-speed AI analysis Available! ◎ 128 tones! Standard support for Sound Font (GM standard). Fully compatible with mute/manual/auto playback for each performance part, tone changes, and drums (percussion) using only the app. ◎ You can now play using a PC keyboard (USB/BLE connection)! + Sastain [Shift-key] ◎ [Cat's Paw] function, let you easily play High-speed Rapid-fire notes & Tremolos! ◎ AI generates any song you want! ◎ The world's first and only app to authentically play any piano song with just 12 touch keys! ◎ Connect to a MIDI keyboard for even more fun! ◎ SoundFont compatible! -play with your favorite sounds! ◎ [OctaveS, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 88] Keyboard display function for serious practice! ◎ We've incorporated authentic performance elements into a rhythm game! ◎ Display by part (melody, chords, etc.) and by octave is now possible → Practice each part or octave by placing it on a real piano, or enjoy playing the piano with multiple people simultaneously! Simply press the keys like whack-a-mole when the falling blocks (notes) hide the keys (buttons). It's designed so that anyone can achieve advanced performances with just that. You can customize the song's difficulty, tempo, block (note) speed, and the part you play! Enjoy both as a game and as a keyboard performance at the same time! Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard to play with a game-like feel! Load MIDI files and enjoy everything from pop to classical music! (In-app sales are in preparation) ◆ When connected via MIDI-USB... Benefit ①: Performance response equivalent to a keyboard instrument (speed, strength, timbre, feel) Benefit ②: Learn, play, and enjoy the piano with a game-like feel, and keep it up! Benefit ③: Exercise and train your brain and fingers *On iOS, sound may stop when returning from the background. Please try [reload] or changing the sound.Benefit ④: Electronic instruments can be operated from a touch panel

About

RingLoop

This rhythm game lets you tap along to musical loops, building songs ring by ring. You can then easily record your performance as a video clip for social media.

Highlights
  • Tap notes in time to build songs
  • Clear rings to add instruments
  • Record performances as video clips
  • Portrait and landscape video options
  • Import your own MIDI files
  • Works offline
  • No timers, lives, or energy
Features
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RingLoop is a rhythm game built out of loops you can see. Every song is a set of circles. Each ring carries one instrument — a bass line, a hi-hat, a lead — and a comet runs around it, lighting each note as it plays. Clear a ring and it joins the mix. By the end you are hearing the whole arrangement, and watching it turn. Then you can film it. One tap renders the loop to a video, saved straight to your photo library, ready for Reels, Shorts or TikTok. ### How it plays * Notes fall in lanes — tap them in time * Clear a ring and it starts playing in the background * Ring by ring, the song builds itself up * Miss a note and the loop breaks, so stay with the beat ### Make a video of it * Portrait for Reels and Shorts, landscape for YouTube * 720p free, up to 4K with VIP * Rendered offline, so the video is perfectly in time even if your phone can't keep up in real time * Saved to your photo library — no watermark for VIP ### Dozens of loops, and your own A catalogue of original synth tracks across house, synthwave, funk and chiptune, with new loops added over the air. The first four are free; unlock any other song by watching a short ad, or get them all with VIP. Bring your own too, free: import any MIDI file, or start from one of our sample songs, and RingLoop splits it into rings, one per track. A short guided tour shows you around. Adjust the mix, split dense parts across rings, and play the result. ### Made to be quiet about it * No timers, no lives, no energy * Works offline * Every instrument is synthesised on device from a real SoundFont RingLoop is a small game about hearing a piece of music assemble itself under your fingers — and then keeping the recording. * RingLoop is free to play with ads. VIP removes them — see details below. Subscription pricing and terms RingLoop offers the following auto-renewing subscriptions for VIP features (no ads, every song unlocked, higher render resolutions, watermark-free videos, and continuing a broken loop without an ad) while your subscription is active: Monthly: $7.99/month Yearly with a 3-day free trial, then $29.99/year For other currencies, pricing corresponds to the same tier in the App Store Pricing Matrix. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited upon subscription purchase. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please reach out to us — we'd love to hear from you. Terms of Service: https://cihadturhan.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cihadturhan.com/privacy

Screenshots

PianiCian4 screens
RingLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

PianiCian and RingLoop are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. PianiCian sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RingLoop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PianiCian ships an update every 10 days, RingLoop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PianiCian versus RingLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPianiCianRingLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRENKUL, INC.Cihad Turhan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PianiCian

One-time1
  • pianician_30days$5.99
2 purchases

RingLoop

Subscriptions2
  • VIP Monthly$7.991 Month
  • VIP Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PianiCian free?
PianiCian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RingLoop free?
RingLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PianiCian or RingLoop have ads?
Both PianiCian and RingLoop show ads.
Which is updated more often, PianiCian or RingLoop?
PianiCian ships an update every 10 days, and RingLoop every 3 weeks. Most recently, PianiCian was updated on November 8, 2026 and RingLoop on November 5, 2026.

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