Liquid Piano vs ColorCoded Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liquid Piano
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Turn your screen into a flowing canvas of color and sound. Liquid Piano transforms touch into music through beautiful fluid visuals that react to every note you play. No musical experience needed. Every sound you create is harmonious, letting you relax and play freely. Tap anywhere on screen and watch colors bloom and swirl like watercolor in motion. Each touch plays a note, with notes mapped across the screen like a simplified piano. The result is part instrument, part meditation, part interactive art. Features: - Fluid simulation that responds to your touch and music in real time - Multiple atmospheres, unique visual themes paired with distinct instruments, from Forest to Oceans and more - Share your creations. Export as audio, video, or MIDI - Chill Mode. Tap freely while a gentle melody plays along with your strokes - Pentatonic scale ensures everything sounds beautiful together - Small learning curve. Just open and play - Calming, screen-free-of-clutter design Coming very soon: - Rhythm Mode. Follow visual cues and tap in time to create beautiful melodies - Creations Hub. Explore creations from other users and add your own layers on top Whether you want a moment of calm, a creative outlet, or a gentle way to explore music, Liquid Piano invites you to slow down and play.
ColorCoded Music
This app simplifies learning to read sheet music by coloring each note by pitch. It offers fingering suggestions for beginner and intermediate pieces and includes a library of pre-analyzed music.
- Color-coded notes by pitch
- Fingering suggestions
- Sheet music import
- Public music library
- Practice companion for students
- Beginner and intermediate focus
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Learning to read sheet music is the biggest hurdle in playing piano. ColorCoded helps you get past it. Import any piece of sheet music and see every note in color, instantly making the page easier to read. Every note is colored by its pitch, so you can tell at a glance what you're looking at without second-guessing the staff. Whether it's a piece your teacher assigned, a page from your method book, or something you picked up at the music store, ColorCoded can read it. ColorCoded also provides fingering suggestions to help you find comfortable hand positions as you learn. They work best on beginner and intermediate pieces, giving you a helpful starting point so you're not figuring out every finger from scratch. Not sure where to start? Browse the public library, a growing collection of beginner and intermediate pieces, already analyzed and ready to study. Open a piece, see the colors, try the fingerings. No importing required. For teachers: ColorCoded works as a practice companion between lessons. Assign a piece, and your student can study it with color-coded notes and fingering guidance before they sit down with you. It reinforces note reading and builds good habits from day one. Built by a pianist and engineer who believes technology should make music more accessible, not more complicated. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.color-coded.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Liquid Piano at 3 against ColorCoded Music's 1. Liquid Piano also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Liquid Piano sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ColorCoded Music sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Piano | ColorCoded Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Carrasco | Braden Boucher |
In-app purchases
Liquid Piano
- Get Full Access$3.99
ColorCoded Music
- ColorCoded Pro1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- ColorCoded Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- 10 Tokens$4.99
- 25 Tokens$9.99
- 50 Tokens$14.99
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- 100 Tokens$19.99









