Plush Keys: Piano by Color
Hiroki Shingu Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Plush Keys: Piano by Color is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Hiroki Shingu. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 24, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 172 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 24
- 2026 · v1.5.1
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About Plush Keys: Piano by Color
Can't read music? Just tap the colors and play real songs. Plush Keys is a piano app for iPhone and iPad that kids and grown-ups can both enjoy. Match the falling color bars to the same-colored keys and you're playing, from Twinkle Twinkle to Fur Elise and Clair de Lune. A band of soft pastel animals plays along with every note. - A gentle first instrument for little ones - An easy way for adults who always wanted to play piano - Practice on real keys: plug in your digital piano - Duets for parent and child WAYS TO PLAY Free play Tap the big, colorful keys however you like. Every note makes the animal band bounce and cheer. There are no wrong notes. It's like drawing with sound. Play along and sheet music 177 songs, from nursery tunes to classics. 56 are free, and 121 classical pieces plus long versions come with Premium. Match the falling color bars to the same-colored keys. Switch on the staff view and notes on the lines become friendly and familiar. Today's Song Every day, one Premium classical piece is free to play. You can also get a daily reminder (turn it on in Settings). Digital piano and MIDI keyboard Connect a digital piano or MIDI keyboard over USB or Bluetooth and play along on real keys. Notes count in any octave. The microphone can also hear a real acoustic piano (beta). Practice A step-by-step practice mode with finger guides and a metronome. Duet A two-player duet mode for parent and child, or siblings. Record and video Record what your child plays and pair it with your own photos to make a keepsake video. Save it to the camera roll and share with family. Photos stay entirely on your device. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Composer encyclopedia Meet 33 great composers, including Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, through gentle, child-friendly stories: how they grew up, what their music is like, what they left to history, and fun facts. With read-aloud narration (English and Japanese), even pre-readers can just listen. Kids discover who wrote the songs they play, a first step into music appreciation and history. DESIGNED TO BE KIND TO KIDS - Big, colorful keys that are easy for little fingers - No penalty for mistakes. The guide never scolds - Gentle synth tones with reverb, easy on the ears even after a long play - Dress-up keyboard skins and animal themes, plus progress records (with PDF report) - Landscape-only, so it sits nicely on a table or a lap PRICING AND PEACE OF MIND - No ads, and no data collected from your child. - Free to play: 56 songs plus classical samples. - Premium unlocks every classical piece, long versions, sheet music, composer stories and focused practice. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Try it free for 3 days.
What’s new
Version 1.5.1 · Updated October 24, 2026
- Better layout for iPhone Duo. Unfolded, Plush Keys uses the larger screen like it does on iPad, with 16, 18 or 21 keys to choose from, and the keyboard keeps a comfortable size as you fold, unfold or use Split View.
App privacy
The developer, Hiroki Shingu, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| Plush Keys: Piano by Color | – | Free | October 24, 2026 | |
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