Comparison

Pocket vs Tiny Keys

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

Head to head

A simple piano app !

About

Pocket

Features

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・You can play music freely. ・You can increase the number of keys by turning the screen sideways. ・When the music comes to you, play it right away! Synthesizer Functions ・Waveform Switching (Sine/Square/Saw/Triangle) ・ADSR (Attack/Decay/Sustain/Release) ・Filter (LPF/HPF) ・LFO (Vibrato/Tremolo) ・Pitch Bend/Portamento ・Effects (Delay/Reverb) ・Preset Switching

About

Tiny Keys

Features

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Tiny Keys is a minimal iPhone piano keyboard for quick melody checking by ear. It opens straight to a playable keyboard, keeps the interface focused on the keys, and plays over Apple Music, Spotify, and other audio already playing on your device. Features: Play notes without interrupting background music Fast on-screen keyboard with multitouch chords Glissando-style playing by dragging across keys Thin navigation strip to move across a wider range Choose 1, 1.5, or 2 visible octaves Piano, sine, triangle, and square sounds Portrait or landscape app orientation Independent keyboard direction settings No login, no ads, no subscriptions

Screenshots

Pocket2 screens

Tiny Keys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny Keys at every 2 days against Pocket's every 2 months. Pocket's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket ships an update every 2 months, Tiny Keys every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Pocket versus Tiny Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pocket	Tiny Keys
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	24 MB	15 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Tomohiro Kamiyama	William Paul

In-app purchases

None

Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny Keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket free?

Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Tiny Keys free?

Tiny Keys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Pocket or Tiny Keys have ads?

Neither Pocket nor Tiny Keys shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Pocket or Tiny Keys?

Pocket ships an update every 2 months, and Tiny Keys every 2 days. Most recently, Pocket was updated on October 12, 2026 and Tiny Keys on September 30, 2026.