Comparison

Perfect Piano vs Colossus Piano

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

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About

Perfect Piano

This app is an intelligent piano simulator that teaches you to play with a variety of learning modes and thousands of popular music scores. It features a smart keyboard with multiple sound effects and allows multiplayer connections to play with others worldwide.

Highlights
  • 88-key piano keyboard
  • Thousands of popular music scores
  • Falling note and waterfall guidance
  • Multiplayer connection and PK
  • MIDI and MusicXML notation support
  • USB MIDI keyboard support
  • Metronome
Features
Currently charting
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Perfect Piano is an intelligent piano simulator design for your iPhone and iPad. With in-built genuine piano timbre, this app can teach you how to play piano and amuse you at the same time! [ Smart Keyboard ] • 88-key piano keyboard • Single-row mode; Double-row mode; Double players • Multitouch screen support • Force touch • Keyboard width adjustment • Multiple in-built sound effect: Grand piano, Music box, Pipe organ, Synth bass, Steel string guitar, Strings Ensemble, Soprano Sax, Space Synth, Rhodes Piano • MIDI and AAC audio recording • Metronome • Direct sharing of recording file or set as ringtone [ Learn to Play ] • Learn thousands of popular music scores • Two guidance patterns: falling note, waterfall • Three play modes: auto play, semi-auto play, note pause • Left & right hand setup • A->B loop • Speed adjustment • Difficulty adjustment [ Multiplayer Connection & PK ] • Play the piano with other players from all over the world • Make friends • Real-time on-line chatting • Weekly new song challenge ranking • Create guilds [ Support USB MIDI Keyboard ] • Support standard General MIDI protocol and allow the connection of MIDI keyboard (such as YAMAHA P105, Roland F-120, Xkey, etc.) through USB interface • Perfectly control the piano, play, recording and competition via external MIDI keyboard [ MusicXML notation ] • Support MIDI and MusicXML notation. If you have any question regarding the use of app, please contact us: • Email: contact@revontuletsoft.com Let's rock and roll! Terms of use: http://www.revontuletsoft.com/terms_perfectpiano.html Privacy Policy: http://www.revontuletsoft.com/privacy_perfectpiano.html Thanks for using Perfect Piano!

About

Colossus Piano

Experience incredibly realistic piano sounds with a vast library of acoustic and electric piano models. This app offers advanced features like multi-velocity layers, pedal support, and MIDI integration for a professional playing experience.

Highlights
  • 13 high-quality piano models
  • 24 velocity layers per key
  • Sustain, Sostenuto, and Soft pedal support
  • MIDI integration (In/Out)
  • Audio Unit v3 and Inter-App Audio support
  • Low latency disk streaming
  • Adjustable tuning options
Features
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Colossus Piano sets a new standard in terms of realism, detail and overall quality of piano sounds on your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. There are 8 acoustic piano models available as 8 individual in-app purchases, plus 5 E-Piano legends bundled as 1 sound set with this app, together those 13 piano models make up 30 Gigabyte of sound material. All keys of all piano models were recorded in full length with a recording quality of 24 bit and 96 kHz stereo. Note: this app requires in-app purchases to provide its functionalities! Minimum Requirement: at least iPad 3 / iPad Air 1 / iPad mini 2 / iPhone 5 / iPod touch 6th gen. Recommended: iPad Air 2 / iPad mini 4 / iPad Pro / iPhone SE / iPhone 6s or higher. The dark brown „Colossus Concert Grand” model:³ • 24 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 14 GB in size (SSD space). The white „Baby Grand” model: • 12 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 6 GB in size (SSD space). The „Upright Piano” model: • 8 velocity layers per key. • Dedicated sustain samples. • Release hammer sound. • Optional pad sound. • 3.4 GB in size (SSD space). The „E-Piano” sound set: • 5 legendary E-Piano models (plus different model generations or configurations). • 17 E-Piano sounds in total. • Optional pad sound. • Optional tremolo effect. • 1.6 GB in size (SSD space). For information about the other piano models, please visit our product website! This app supports Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio and Bluetooth LE MIDI ! Software features: • Modulation wheel support for controlling the most relevant sound parameter of the currently selected sound. • Warm pad sound of a well known analogue synthesizer (not available for all models) can be turned on/off as support for the piano sound; volume can be controlled by mod. wheel and expr. controller. • Sustain pedal support for holding notes. • Sostenuto pedal support for holding individual notes. • Soft pedal support for a more gentle sound. • Expression pedal support for controlling optional pad layer's volume. • Hammer sound when releasing keys, uses round robin, can be turned on/off and volume controlled (some acoustic pianos only). • Polyphony of up to several hundred stereo voices.² • Low latency disk streaming. • Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms. • Integrated effects (18 presets). • App States: Save app's entire state as user presets. • MIDI velocity response curve editor. • App can keep running in the background. • Master Tune, Scale Tuning & Hermode Tuning. • Provides Audio Unit v3 plugin version of this app, which allows it to be used as virtual instrument directly within 3rd party multi-track DAW apps. • Supports Apple's "Inter-App Audio" system. • Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable. MIDI Player / Recorder: • Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format. • Share your songs easily as audio file. • Unlimited amount of tracks. • Unlimited recording and playback length. • Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail). • Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes. • Metronome. • Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time, learn your favorite songs more easily. ¹ For more information about supported adapters and MIDI keyboards, please visit our product website. ² Some sounds might use several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website. ³ Important: the dark brown „Colossus Grand” piano model requires a large amount of main memory, so we only recommend this piano model for device models mentioned as „recommended” above.

Screenshots

Perfect Piano4 screens
Colossus Piano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Perfect Piano at 4.5 against Colossus Piano's 3.3. Perfect Piano also leads on ratings volume (8.3K vs 65) and review sentiment (71% vs 54%). Colossus Piano's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Perfect Piano sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Colossus Piano sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Perfect Piano holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Perfect Piano has 8.3K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Perfect Piano's written reviews are positive against 54% of Colossus Piano's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Perfect Piano versus Colossus Piano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPerfect PianoColossus Piano
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.3K ratings) — better3.3 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8.3K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#150 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB384 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRevontulet Soft IncChristian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte

Customer experience

Perfect Piano

All ratings8,262 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,575 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative19.1%

Colossus Piano

All ratings65 ratings
Positive50.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative35.7%

User reviews

Perfect Piano

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and relaxing to play
  • 🎹 Helps learn and practice piano
  • 🎨 Variety of instruments and sounds
  • ⭐️ Great for beginners and experts
  • 🎧 Can play along with own music

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited song selection
  • 💰 Some features require payment
  • 🔇 Audio issues or bugs
  • 🔌 High battery consumption
  • 📵 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay

Colossus Piano

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎶 Amazing piano sound quality
  • 🎹 Realistic and detailed samples
  • 🎧 High-fidelity audio
  • ✨ Professional-grade instrument
  • 💡 Inspiring and expressive

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🚫 No free trial or demo sounds
  • 💸 Overpriced for some users
  • 💾 Large storage requirements
  • 🐌 Slow download times

Bugs and requests

Perfect Piano

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Account creation/login issues
  • Keyboard input not always responsive
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • Connectivity problems with multiplayer
  • Incorrect note detection in some songs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more popular/recent songs
  • Improve online multiplayer functionality
  • Provide more free instrument options
  • Add support for MIDI keyboard input
  • Implement a 'dark mode' theme

Colossus Piano

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Crashes when exporting to WAV/M4A in GarageBand
  • App crashes when switching piano models
  • Audio Unit extension crashes
  • No sound when exporting to GarageBand
  • Plugin crashes in DAWs during export/freeze
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  • App crashes when loading MIDI files
  • Hammer sound too loud even at lowest settings
  • Low C1 note out of tune
  • Electric Grand F4 note sample start time issue
  • Electric Grand G#4, D5 notes have noise on attack
  • Plugin not loading properly in hosts
  • AUv3 interface scaled back
  • Exporting to WAV results in silence
  • App crashes during export/freeze
  • Japanese Grand has low volume
  • Colossus Concert Grand needs improvement
  • G1 key has loud, annoying noise
  • B flat 3 key sounds too flat
  • Crashing in AU mode
  • Bass notes drop out when holding damper pedal
  • Voice stealing makes piano perform unacceptably
  • Bass is muddy in Concert Grand
  • Note 26 (Bb2) sounds like an upright
  • Subtle nuance playing is nearly impossible
  • App crashes or freezes randomly
  • MIDI player doesn't work with GarageBand
  • Audio Units extension terminates unexpectedly

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add chorus effect
  • Global EQ
  • Release control
  • Tap tempo for modulation speed
  • Save velocity curves
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  • More intuitive UI
  • Zoom function for keys
  • Add release samples
  • MIDI export/import
  • Three-band EQ
  • Layering sounds on multiple MIDI keyboards
  • Ability to save setups
  • Improve AUv3 functionality
  • Add more piano models

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Perfect Piano

Subscriptions1
  • VIP ACCESS7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time11
  • Unlimited access all online songs and sound effects for 7 days$0.99
  • 650 Golden Coins$0.99
  • 1年内无限制访问所有在线歌曲和音色$1.99
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  • 1500 Golden Coins$1.99
  • Unlimited access all online songs and sound effects for 3 Month$2.99
  • 2500 Golden Coins$2.99
  • 3800 Golden coins$3.99
  • Unlimited access all online songs and sound effects for 6 Month$4.99
  • 5000 Golden Coins$4.99
  • Lifetime VIP Membership$5.99
  • Unlimited access all online songs and sound effects for 1 year$7.99
9 purchases

Colossus Piano

One-time9
  • Vintage Upright$9.99
  • Historic S Grand$9.99
  • Pianino$12.99
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  • Japanese Grand$12.99
  • Classic B Grand$15.99
  • Upright Piano$19.99
  • Colossus E-Piano Set$19.99
  • Baby Grand Piano$26.99
  • Colossus Concert Grand$49.99

Questions

Is Perfect Piano free?
Perfect Piano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colossus Piano free?
Colossus Piano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Perfect Piano or Colossus Piano?
Perfect Piano is rated higher. Perfect Piano averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Colossus Piano averages 3.3 from 65 ratings.
Do Perfect Piano or Colossus Piano have ads?
Perfect Piano shows ads; Colossus Piano does not.
Which is updated more often, Perfect Piano or Colossus Piano?
Perfect Piano ships an update every 2 months, and Colossus Piano every 2 months. Most recently, Perfect Piano was updated on September 24, 2026 and Colossus Piano on September 16, 2026.

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