The piano is one of the most difficult instruments to learn and it takes a lot of practice to become good at it. However, given the large size of the instrument, it is often a problem for piano players to learn on a daily basis. Thanks to technology, now you can study anytime and anywhere, even if you don’t have a keyboard with you.
Here are the recommended 6 best piano learning apps that you can download on your Android & iPhone to simulate your piano playing skills and hence are very useful for learning and polishing your skills.
1. Perfect Piano
Perfect Piano is one of the best piano learning apps on Android and iOS. The app has a user-friendly user interface and has various professional tools that you can practice. Perfect Piano offers you a very realistic experience as it has various sound effects like Grand Piano, Synthesizer and Organ Pipe and many others.
Perfect Piano displays the entire length of the keyboard to give you the option to adjust the width of the keys as per your convenience. There are even options for which mode you want to play like two-player mode, dual row mode, and single row mode.
Under Learn to Play There is a lesson mode which you can practice according to your skill level among three difficulty levels for each song. There are nearly seventy song samples and even more can be downloaded from the store which is updated weekly to add to your library.
This app is developed by Revontulet Soft and is free to download and use. This is a content rich application. It also allows you to record your playing and download it for offline listening. There are also nine keyboard sounds, including a Metronome sound along with audio and MIDI. The best part about this app is its accuracy and sensitivity to touch which makes it very comfortable when practicing the most complex songs.
Downloads for: Android | iOS
2. Magic Piano by Smule
The Magic Piano app offers beginners a fun way of learning the piano although it may not be the ideal choice for professional players. The user interface involves you to follow the light beams to make music. There’s a huge selection to play with from old classics to the latest hits on the pop charts. The playlist is updated daily and you can even compose your own songs and publish them on the web.
The rhythm and tempo can be changed according to the sound you want. It becomes really fun to add a creative touch to popular songs. The instrument mode can also be changed to pipe organ, harpsichord and more.
You can choose different difficulty levels. Not only that, but there is also a game mode where you can unlock badges and achievements to get more songs and rewards to get extra features.
Downloads for: Android | iOS
3. The Piano
The Piano is an excellent app for learning or just playing. This application is simple and easy. The sound is quite realistic like an acoustic piano. This application is most often used by music teachers, singers and beginners. This app was developed by Borce Trajkovski.
The Piano application does not provide songs or tutorials to practice. However, it focuses on users who use quality sound and already know how to play. One of the awesome features is that you can choose different types of piano like Classical piano, Xylophone, or toy piano. Users can also save and share their recordings.
Downloads for: iOS
4. My Piano
The My Piano app developed by Borce Trajkovski is the ideal virtual mode for playing a real piano. The sound is very realistic and the technology is amazing to help you hone your skills. The app is renowned for its high-quality sound, which sounds just as perfect as the one recorded in the studio and its wide range of features.
These features include eleven musical instruments and eight different effects to choose from. These features give you the pleasure to show your keyboard skills with instruments like pipe organ and saxophone. Various effects increase the level and quality of your sound depending on the range of notes you want. There are several features to load your audio in MIDI format with various options to set the mix speed, aftertouch and pitch.
There is also an option to change graphics like your piano skin, windows theme and key type which enhances your user interface experience with the device. The latest update also contains HD animations and graphics. There are six octave modes which have a wonderful effect on the nuances of your voice. New features like split-keyboard and visual graphics make it a very attractive app to choose for your daily piano practice. The only downside of these apps is that they don’t have piano lessons.
Downloads for: Android
5. Pianist HD: Piano +
This app developed by Rubycell allows for various modes which help in learning the instrument with individual style and pace. There are 88 real full keyboard keys which give you access to all keyboard sounds.
Apart from that, twelve instruments to choose from with built-in effects make this app very interesting to learn with different options and improve your skills.
The metronome feature allows you to track the time required for performance and there is a competition game mode which is the best way to promote your workout results.
There is also a sheet music mode while playing which lets you read all the notes. Process “listen and repeat” quite useful in promoting song knowledge for learning and practicing. A large number of songs are provided and users can upload their own MIDI files for practice.
Songs can be recorded and shared to encourage social interaction in the same circle. Therefore, it is a very good application that must be learned to learn their individualistic learning speed. Beginners as well as professional piano players can use this app for routine practice depending on their own style.
Downloads for: Android
6. Gismart Piano Free
Gismart Piano is one of the best apps to learn piano for both beginners and professionals. This is an app created by musicians for musicians and hence has several features to enhance the feel of the genre. The difference between different types of pianos and instruments is very important in understanding the variations of sound and applying effects according to your composition. Some of the instruments offered are organ, harpsichord, accordion and pizzicato.
The dual keyboard feature can be used to play different chords and knots in the 88-key set of the original piano which adds a layer of subtlety to your performance. A number of songs are provided in the application which are useful to help beginners in learning to play. In fact, there are special features for beginners like tutorials, notes and lesson modes which help in understanding the basics and help beginners to learn at their own pace.
One of the most amazing features in Gismart Piano is the 3D touch which is used very intelligently. Not only do the graphics look attractive and realistic to the player, they also produce sound because it is varied by the pressure applied by the fingertips like an acoustic piano. This effect is used very well in this app like no other giving users an amazing experience with Piano. This app also has song lessons which will help you learn chords.
Downloads for: Android | iOS
Learning piano with this app is not only fun but will also help you to practice with different songs, record them easily, and share them with your friends and much more. Pianist HD: Piano+ is my favorite app because of its user interface and features. However, I suggest you to try all the apps and find out what suits your needs.
