Comparison

Tiny Instrument vs BANDMATE Easy Perc

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Instrument

This app simplifies playing, recording, and exploring MIDI keyboards with real-time visual feedback. It allows users to record performances, import MIDI files, and customize instruments and playback settings.

Highlights
  • Plug & Play MIDI keyboard connection
  • Real-time note visualization on staff
  • Record and save MIDI performances
  • Import and play MIDI files
  • Customizable instruments with SF2 support
  • Flexible playback and display settings
Features
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Learn music by playing it. Tiny Instrument is a keyboard-first way to learn music theory, train your ear, and practice scales, chords, and songs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Instead of treating theory like a textbook, it turns learning into something hands-on: play notes on the keyboard, hear how they sound, build chords and scales, train your ear, and explore ideas as you go. Start with the basics of notes, rhythm, intervals, scales, and chords. Then grow into keys, harmony, progressions, modes, and composition. Tiny Instrument keeps the experience light and musical with guided lessons, playful warm-ups, open-ended exploration, ear training, and beginner-friendly practice tools. Why Tiny Instrument feels different: - Learn theory through the keyboard, not away from it - Reinforce concepts with ear training and practice in the same app - Explore musical ideas through playful exercises and warm-ups - Sketch chord progressions and first song ideas in Compose - Use Aria, an optional learning companion, on supported Apple Intelligence devices - Keep learning across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Connect a MIDI keyboard for a more instrument-like experience Tiny Instrument includes: - Guided music theory lessons - Ear training levels - Play & Explore exercises - Practice for scales, chords, songs, and MIDI - Beginner-friendly composition tools - Focus sessions for intentional practice - Music Library concept browsing - Spotlight search and other Apple-platform integrations The app is free to download and includes a genuine free tier you can keep using: Intro lessons, Keyboard basics, the Scales chapter, starter ear training in every stage, the first Play & Explore group, core practice tools, and Aria on supported Apple Intelligence devices. When you want more, additional chapters and tools are unlocked with one-time purchases. That includes deeper theory chapters, expanded practice and ear training, extra Play & Explore groups, and the Composition path. No subscription required. Whether you are starting from your very first keypress or filling in theory gaps as a self-taught player, Tiny Instrument is designed to make learning music feel more playful, connected, and alive. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BANDMATE Easy Perc

Features
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Play with real striking motions or touch. Turn your own sounds into instruments and build a rhythm of your own. BANDMATE Easy Perc brings Performance, Looper and Sampler together. Start free, then expand your tools with the one-time Easy Perc Pro in-app purchase. YOUR SOUNDS, YOUR INSTRUMENTS Record a sound in the Sampler and trim the start and end. Rename, re-edit or delete your instruments, and use them in Performance mode, My Kits and the Looper. Create one custom instrument free, or unlimited instruments with Pro. Recordings stay on your device. PRO: 2,340 LOOP PRESETS Explore drum and percussion grooves from rock, jazz, hip-hop, house, dubstep and more. Browse by genre, BPM and bar count, preview sounds and collect favorites. Change the tempo and instruments of 4–32-bar presets while the originals stay intact. Loading the full collection requires Pro. PRO: UP TO 8 LOOPER TRACKS Record instruments and overdub your performance. Follow the count-in and bar progress, then shape each track with volume, pan and a five-band EQ. With Pro, play a complete multipad kit on one track. PRO: ON-DEVICE AI LOOP GENERATION Choose a genre and BPM, then adjust mood, intensity, note density, swing and instrumentation. See the instruments, choose a bar count and decide whether to include fills. Preview the result and load the loop you heard to combine it with your own playing. Generation runs on your device, with no generation limit in Pro. Creates drum and percussion loops, without basslines or melodies. PRO: SAVE AND SHARE AUDIO Save unlimited loops to My Library and export WAV or MP3 audio. Choose a repeat count and check the estimated duration. Before loading another loop, choose whether to save your current work. Original presets remain unchanged. INSTRUMENTS AND YOUR OWN KITS Play kick, snare, hi-hat, cymbals, toms, bongos, congas, tambourine, shaker, cowbell and more. Explore varied whistles and acoustic and electronic drum sounds. Select sounds and adjust kit pad positions, sizes and volumes. START FREE Enjoy basic instrument performance and kit editing, up to four looper tracks, four curated presets of at least eight bars, one sampled instrument and three AI-generated loop applications. Preview all presets. Free loops can be used in the current looper; saving to My Library and sharing audio require Pro. ONE PURCHASE FOR PRO Unlock eight tracks, kit tracks, the full preset collection, unlimited loop saves, AI generation and sampled instruments, plus WAV/MP3 export. Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not an automatically renewing subscription. See the purchase screen for your local price. Restore your purchase with the same Apple Account. Supports iPhone, iPad, English, Korean and Japanese. Performance and loop generation work offline; purchases and restores require internet access. Motion performance requires a physical device with motion sensors.

Screenshots

Tiny Instrument4 screens
BANDMATE Easy Perc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tiny Instrument at 4 against BANDMATE Easy Perc's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Tiny Instrument sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and BANDMATE Easy Perc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Instrument ships an update every 3 days, BANDMATE Easy Perc every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tiny Instrument versus BANDMATE Easy Perc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny InstrumentBANDMATE Easy Perc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size299 MB353 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodeloopE Sangdan Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tiny Instrument

One-time7
  • Keyboard Themes$1.99
  • Core Theory$2.99
  • Chord Lab$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Composition Studio$4.99
  • Advanced Theory$4.99
  • Practice Studio$4.99
  • Full Library$14.99
1 purchases

BANDMATE Easy Perc

One-time1
  • Easy Perc Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Tiny Instrument free?
Tiny Instrument is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BANDMATE Easy Perc free?
BANDMATE Easy Perc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Instrument or BANDMATE Easy Perc have ads?
Neither Tiny Instrument nor BANDMATE Easy Perc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Instrument or BANDMATE Easy Perc?
Tiny Instrument ships an update every 3 days, and BANDMATE Easy Perc every 5 days. Most recently, Tiny Instrument was updated on October 30, 2026 and BANDMATE Easy Perc on November 6, 2026.

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