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24 alternatives to 8 million downloads after one year on the App Store

Tiny Piano recently reached its 8 millionth download. Here's my analysis & experience with indie iOS development/marketing. http://blog.squarepoet.com/post/44099054060/one-year-on-the-app-store

Tiny Piano is an iOS app that allows users to play piano on their iPhone or iPad. The app reached 8 million downloads within its first year on the App Store. It is designed for anyone interested in playing music on a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 8 million downloads after one year on the App Store launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1TG

    I'm an indie developer making iOS games. My guitar app, Tiny Guitar, has reached 1 million DLs after about 14 months on the App Store. Check it out here: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id504720445 It reached 128K weekly active users this March, and is currently hovering at around 100K weekly actives. http://i.imgur.com/Z4Zha73.png I'm anxiously waiting for the new Nexus 7 to get released, so I can explore porting some of my apps over to Android. You may have seen me post about my piano app in the past:…

    2013 · its alternatives →

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    Play Piano on Widget, LockScreen, Dynamic Island

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Fast and fun way to learn piano

    2015 · hellosimply.com · its alternatives →

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    I trained a 125M-parameter transformer to autocomplete piano performances in real time (~108 notes/sec on an iPhone 15). The idea is basically GitHub Copilot or Tabnine, except instead of prompting it with code, you prompt it by playing a few notes on a MIDI piano. The model then continues what you played, entirely on-device. The app is free if anyone wants to try it. Happy to answer questions about the model, training, Core ML, or the many things that didn't work.

    Aug 2026 · simedw.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello HN, this has been my personal project for quite some time now. It has been a slowly evolving project over the years and its core function is for users to expose themselves to progressively more difficult lessons of music notes. NOTE: It is free and there are no ads. There is an in app purchase but most of the app doesn't require it.

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The easiest way to learn piano with your iPhone or iPad

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    iOS app to play piano songs on any real piano with AR

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2012 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Discreetly play music, podcasts & videos on desktop

    2024 · community.spotify.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Make a song and a music video while you're on the go

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The most effective and complete way to learn piano

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12MI
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    Muky▲200

    Hi, I've developed an iOS app called Muky (https://muky.app/) that allows parents to create and manage music playlists for their children. It provides a focused, distraction-free audio experience for kids. I created this app because my 4-year-old daughter loves music, but existing solutions like Tonies or cassettes didn't meet our needs. Using an iPhone or iPad directly with Apple Music wasn't ideal either. Muky aims to solve these issues under the motto "Music for the Kids". Here some key features: * Dedicated music player for children * Parent-controlled playlists *…

    2024 · muky.app · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    A full 88-key portable piano for iOS

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Apple Music is now available to stream on the web

    2019 · beta.music.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Some time ago I moved from Spotify to Apple Music for a few reasons. As someone who builds iOS and macOS apps, I quickly noticed how rough the Apple Music experience felt on Mac. It just wasn’t fun to use. So I decided to challenge myself and see if it was possible to build a full, complex, and performant Apple Music client using SwiftUI. At first, it went surprisingly well. SwiftUI made it easy to build out the main structure and experiment quickly. The UI came together nicely, and it was exciting to see how modern and flexible the framework could be. But the deeper I went, the more cracks…

    2025 · daftmusic.app · its alternatives →

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    Turn study plans into focused quests

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Minimalistic music player with clean UI & quick search

    2021 · catnapgames.com · its alternatives →

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    What's currently playing in your favorite music app

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    World's smallest piano on your wrist!

    2023 · innovationbox.com · its alternatives →

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    Hanon Pro is an app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that helps improve your keyboard and piano technique with repertoire and exercises modernized for the digital age. Just as health and fitness apps track your physical health over time, Hanon Pro does the same for piano practice. It enables you to get fee

    2024 · furnacecreek.org · its alternatives →

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    Simple and innovative app to learn to play music

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Pianify▲79

    Simple and effective piano learning app

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.

    2013 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

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