Comparison

Piano Maestro Studio vs Hedgemaze

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

Head to head
About

Piano Maestro Studio

Features
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Play real songs on a beautiful grand piano. Notes fall toward the keys, and you tap them in time with the music. MELODY – Children's songs and folk tunes from around the world. A great first step for beginners. SYMPHONY – Classical masterpieces and famous themes on a two-octave keyboard, from easy pieces up to expert virtuoso runs. ENDLESS – Pick any song and play it on a loop. It speeds up every 20 notes. You have 3 lives. How far can you go? DAILY CHALLENGE – A new song every day, the same for every player. Reach 100 notes as the song speeds up, and keep your daily streak alive. JUNIOR MAESTRO – A colorful toy piano with lions, elephants, cows, birds and more. Tap the keys to hear notes or real animal sounds, listen to simple songs and play them back with the magic keys. No score, just fun. FREE PLAY – A full piano to play whatever you like, and record it. • Sweet candy-colored design • Collect piano skins and play in your favorite colors • 58 songs, from nursery rhymes and folk tunes to Christmas carols and great classics • Realistic concert grand piano sound • Precise timing: Perfect, Great and Good hits, plus combos • Earn stars and unlock new songs • Record your performances and listen back • Daily reminder at the time you choose • Game Center leaderboards for Endless and the Daily Challenge • Designed for iPhone and iPad • Available in 28 languages Easy to start, hard to master. Put on your headphones and become a Piano Maestro!

About

Hedgemaze

A relaxing logic puzzle game where you use grid clues to create a single path through various serene environments. It offers over 2,000 puzzles with increasing difficulty and a daily challenge mode with leaderboards. Enjoy a pure puzzle experience with no ads or timers.

Highlights
  • Logic-based grid puzzles
  • Build a single perfect path
  • 2,000+ puzzles
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • No ads or timers
Features
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Hedgemaze is a relaxing logic puzzle inspired by nonograms, picross, and traditional paper puzzles. Use row and column clues to build a single perfect path through flowers, zen gardens, torii gates, and winding rivers. Each puzzle challenges you to determine exactly which cells become hedge and which become path. Every puzzle has one unique solution and can be solved with logic alone. No guessing required. Play 2,000+ puzzles across four difficulties. Start with 6×6 Easy grids and work your way up to challenging 12×12 Expert puzzles with rivers, bridges, and new twists to master. Take on a new Daily Challenge every day. Solve three puzzles that reset at midnight, compete on global leaderboards for the fastest times, and track your streaks and best solves while earning achievements. No ads. No energy timers. Just puzzles.

Screenshots

Piano Maestro Studio4 screens
Hedgemaze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Piano Maestro Studio at none against Hedgemaze's 1. Piano Maestro Studio also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Hedgemaze's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Hedgemaze sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Piano Maestro Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Maestro Studio ships an update every 5 days, Hedgemaze fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Piano Maestro Studio versus Hedgemaze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Maestro StudioHedgemaze
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeynep ToyDrew Koontz

In-app purchases

None

Piano Maestro Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hedgemaze

One-time1
  • Hedgemaze Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Piano Maestro Studio free?
Piano Maestro Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hedgemaze free?
Hedgemaze is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Piano Maestro Studio or Hedgemaze have ads?
Piano Maestro Studio shows ads; Hedgemaze does not.
Which is updated more often, Piano Maestro Studio or Hedgemaze?
Piano Maestro Studio ships an update every 5 days, and Hedgemaze fortnightly. Most recently, Piano Maestro Studio was updated on October 28, 2026 and Hedgemaze on October 24, 2026.

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