Real Piano Remote vs PianoToolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Piano Remote
This companion app allows you to control your Real Piano™ from a separate device. View sheet music, adjust settings like volume and effects, and even use your secondary device as a sustain pedal.
- View real-time notation
- Adjust volume and effects
- Use as a sustain pedal
- Control keyboard layout
- Tune and transpose settings
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This app requires Real Piano v4.2.3 or later (http://realpianoapp.com). The two apps work together. Real Piano Remote is a free add-on app for Real Piano. Real Piano and Real Piano Remote must be running on separate iOS devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network or via Bluetooth. FEATURES • See the notation of what you are playing on Real Piano in real time. • Quickly and easily adjust a variety of settings from a separate screen. • Use your secondary device as a sustain pedal (touch with your hand or foot). Real Piano settings that can be adjusted during play from Real Piano Remote include volume, keyboard layout, audio effects, tuning and transposition. With Real Piano Remote, you can keep a hand on the keyboard on one device and control Real Piano settings on the other device. CONTACT We can’t contact you through the App Store or respond to your reviews. If you have any questions or experience any problems with Real Piano Remote, please e-mail realpiano@cookieapps.com or leave a message at our Facebook page. We will help resolve any issues as soon as possible.
PianoToolbox
Connect to your digital piano via Bluetooth to unlock its full capabilities. Explore and customize instrument sounds with deep parameter editing, and manage built-in musical content like metronomes and songs.
- Visual sound browser
- Deep sound parameter editing
- Custom sound storage
- Metronome and rhythm control
- Built-in song playback
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Using Bluetooth to pair the app to your piano, you will discover the full potential of your instrument. Features: 1. Browse the available sounds quickly using our visual browser. 2. Edit the piano sounds by accessing deep parameters such as string resonance, damper resonance, reverb, chorus, etc. You can also adjust pitch (tuning and temperament) and control different keyboard settings (split, layer, etc). 3. Store your own sounds as favourites and recall them instantly. 4. Browse, play and control the music contents on your piano such as metronome, built-in rhythm accompaniments and songs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Real Piano Remote at 4.5 against PianoToolbox's 4.0. Real Piano Remote also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). PianoToolbox's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 25 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Real Piano Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Real Piano Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of PianoToolbox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Real Piano Remote ships an update every 25 months, PianoToolbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Piano Remote | PianoToolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cookie Commons | Clemen Software (ShangHai) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Real Piano Remote
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In-app purchases
Real Piano Remote
No in-app purchases
PianoToolbox
No in-app purchases
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