Comparison

Steinway Spirio vs Falling Notes Piano Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Steinway Spirio

Control a high-resolution player piano system with a vast library of world-class performances. Browse, search, and curate your favorite music, adjusting playback intensity wirelessly. New content is added automatically.

Highlights
  • Wireless control via AirPlay
  • High-resolution performance library
  • Curated playlists by genre and theme
  • Save and manage favorite music
  • Integrated volume control
  • Search and filter music
Features
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Spirio is the official app for controlling Steinway Spirio, the world's finest player piano system, which is available exclusively on select Steinway grand pianos. The attractive and easy-to-use Spirio app puts a growing library of complimentary world-class performances at your fingertips, all recorded live in high-resolution on Steinway's master recording pianos. These recordings, many featuring Steinway Artists, are reproduced on your piano with unparalleled precision by the Spirio system. A convenient AirPlay link to the piano provides wireless control of the system from anywhere in range over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. FEATURES: - Welcome Screen showcases playlists and artists to allow easy access to the best music. - Search allows your to easily find the music you want to hear. - Playlists, themes and genres curated by Steinway staff draw upon Steinway & Sons' renowned musical expertise to create the perfect mood for any occasion. - Playlists allow you to save your favorite music for easy playback at any time. - Favorite and track hiding features allow you to mark selections as favorites for quick access or hide any pieces that are not to your taste. - An integrated volume control permits fine adjustment of the piano's playback intensity from brilliant, concert-level dynamics to subdued, background-level playing, taking advantage of Spirio's whisper-soft playback capabilities. As new pieces become available, they will be automatically added to the in-app listings for you to enjoy. IMPORTANT: A Steinway piano equipped with the Spirio player system is required to make use of this app, along with an ID code provided with purchase of the piano. Contact your Steinway representative for further information or if you require assistance.

About

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

Learn, practice, and edit piano music with interactive falling notes and MIDI keyboard support. Shape songs by adjusting individual notes, timing, and tempo. Export in compatible formats for player pianos.

Highlights
  • Load MIDI files or included songs
  • Interactive MIDI keyboard practice
  • Practice hands separately or full song
  • Adjust note pitch, timing, and velocity
  • Edit tempo changes
  • Export MIDI files for player pianos
Features
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Learn, practice, transcribe, and edit piano music in one place. FallingNotes lets you load MIDI files, practice them with a MIDI-compatible keyboard, and shape the music directly in a visual falling-notes editor. Watch notes fall toward the keyboard, pause until you play the right notes, follow staff notation for sight-reading, and edit performances with precise musical control. Version 3.0 is a major expansion. FallingNotes is now not only a practice app, but also a piano performance editor. You can edit notes, tempo, velocity, pedal, tracks, and timing; transcribe piano audio to MIDI; transfer expression from one performance to another; and export standard MIDI files for use in other tools or supported player-piano workflows. Features: • Load standard MIDI files or choose from included songs • Connect a MIDI-compatible keyboard for interactive practice • Practice left hand, right hand, selected tracks, or the full song • Pause on notes and continue only when you play • View active notes on the staff for sight-reading support • Edit individual notes or groups of notes visually • Change pitch, timing, length, velocity, and track assignment • Add or remove time in the score • Edit tempo changes with a visual speed profile • Transcribe piano audio into editable MIDI • Transfer timing, velocity, and pedal expression from another performance • Compare transferred expression with ghost-note overlays • Smooth tempo profiles while preserving overall timing • Capture synchronized MIDI and audio takes for paired practice or dataset creation • Choose from multiple animated falling-note visual styles • Export MIDI files with standard tempo events for compatibility with other MIDI software • Export MIDI files in Steinway Spirio-compatible format for supported player pianos FallingNotes is designed for pianists, learners, arrangers, and anyone who wants to understand and reshape piano performances visually.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Falling Notes Piano Trainer at 4.7 against Steinway Spirio's 3.9. Falling Notes Piano Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Steinway Spirio's advantage is review sentiment (45% vs 33%) and ratings volume (46 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Falling Notes Piano Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steinway Spirio has 46 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Steinway Spirio's written reviews are positive against 33% of Falling Notes Piano Trainer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steinway Spirio ships an update every 3 months, Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Steinway Spirio versus Falling Notes Piano Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteinway SpirioFalling Notes Piano Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (46 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinway Musical InstrumentsPooya Jannaty

Customer experience

Steinway Spirio

All ratings46 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral6.5%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Steinway Spirio

No in-app purchases

None

Falling Notes Piano Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steinway Spirio free?
Steinway Spirio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Falling Notes Piano Trainer free?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steinway Spirio or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Falling Notes Piano Trainer is rated higher. Steinway Spirio averages 3.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Falling Notes Piano Trainer averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Steinway Spirio or Falling Notes Piano Trainer have ads?
Neither Steinway Spirio nor Falling Notes Piano Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steinway Spirio or Falling Notes Piano Trainer?
Steinway Spirio ships an update every 3 months, and Falling Notes Piano Trainer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Steinway Spirio was updated on July 21, 2026 and Falling Notes Piano Trainer on July 19, 2026.

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