Instruments Free vs Sound Museum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instruments Free
Explore a vibrant sound picture book with a collection of musical instruments. Tap images to hear their authentic sounds and see their names spoken in one of 78 languages. Ideal for early learning and language development.
- Interactive sound picture book
- Real instrument sounds
- Spoken instrument names
- Supports 78 languages
- Adjustable slideshow mode
- Offline functionality
- Parental gate
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring a lot of musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com
Sound Museum
Explore the diverse instrument sounds of your Kawai digital piano. Listen to demo songs, select Dual and Split modes, and save favorite sounds through an intuitive touch interface. Compatible with a wide range of Kawai models and supports wireless MIDI connections.
- Explore Kawai digital piano instrument sounds
- Listen to demonstration songs
- Select Dual and Split playing modes
- Store favorite sounds
- Wireless MIDI connectivity
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Learn about the various instrument sounds included with your Kawai digital piano, listen to inspirational song demos, select Dual and Split playing modes, and store favourite sounds - all from a beautiful touch interface. Sound Museum is musical instrument learning app developed especially for Kawai digital pianos, providing an opportunity for players of all levels to explore the various instrument voices available in their piano. Using the attractive touch interface, players can easily select sounds, read about each instrument's tonal characteristics and suitable musical genre, and listen to professionally recorded demonstration pieces. It's also possible to use Sound Museum to select sound combinations for Dual and Split playing modes, adjusting the volume balance and split point as desired. Popular sounds or sound combinations can even be stored to one of eight Favourite memories for convenient recall at a later date. Sound Museum is compatible with a broad range of Kawai digital pianos, and fully supports the Quicco Sound mi.1 Bluetooth MIDI interface for cable-free wireless connectivity. Feature Summary =============== - Learn about the musical instrument sounds available in Kawai digital pianos. - Listen to built-in demonstration songs and new musical performances. - Select Dual and Split playing modes and adjust relevant settings. - Store popular sounds to Favourite memories for convenient recall. - Connect wirelessly using the Quicco Sound mi.1 Bluetooth MIDI interface. Compatible models: Kawai CN39/CN29/CN37/CN27/CN17/CN35/CN25/CN14/KDP110/KDP90/KDP70, CS11/CS8, ES8/ES100/ES110, CA58/CA48/CA28/CA97/CA67/CA17/CA33 \* The 'Lightning to USB Camera Adapter', 'Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter', or 'Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit' accessory is required in order to connect an iOS device to the Kawai digital piano using a USB cable. It is also possible to connect the iOS device wirelessly using the Quicco Sound 'mi.1' Bluetooth MIDI interface. \* When connecting via Bluetooth MIDI using an iPhone 7/iPhone 7 Plus, the CN37, CN27, ES110, and QuiccoSound mi.1 may need to be updated to the latest BLE MIDI firmware in order to function correctly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sound Museum at 3.5 against Instruments Free's 2.1. Sound Museum also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Instruments Free's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 25%) and ratings volume (54 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Sound Museum holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instruments Free has 54 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Instruments Free's written reviews are positive against 25% of Sound Museum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Instruments Free ships an update every 19 months, Sound Museum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instruments Free | Sound Museum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (54 ratings) | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christophe Burdin | Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Instruments Free
Sound Museum
In-app purchases
Instruments Free
No in-app purchases
Sound Museum
No in-app purchases
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