Pianu
Pianu turns photographed printed sheet music into playable scores for children to practice at a piano.
What Pianu is
Pianu turns photographed printed sheet music into playable scores for children to practice at a piano. Its tools can loop a bar, mute one hand, adjust tempo, identify trouble spots and play a piece back. The app can listen through a device microphone or connect to a Bluetooth or USB MIDI keyboard. The maker describes Pianu as a companion to a child’s music teacher, not a course with lessons or levels, and says it is made for ages five to eight while welcoming younger and older children. Users can write music on a blank staff, import or export MusicXML and open files from the Files app; songs sync between iPads through iCloud. New accounts get three free sheet-music scans. The Free plan is free, and both Pianu Pro Monthly at $6.99 a month and Pianu Pro Yearly at $59.99 a year include 25 scans per month. Pianu is available for iOS and macOS. The maker says photos are discarded after transcription and the app has no ads or chat.
Good
- Scans printed sheet music into playable scores
- Loop, mute, and adjust tempo during practice
- Works with MIDI keyboards or an acoustic piano
- Music syncs across iPads through iCloud
- No ads or chat, according to the maker
Watch out
- New accounts receive three free scans
- Pro plans include 25 scans per month
- Available on iOS and macOS
Who it suits
Pianu suits children practicing piano pieces with support from a music teacher, especially those learning from printed sheet music. Its music-writing and file tools may also suit users who want to work with MusicXML.
Verdict
Pianu combines sheet-music scanning with focused piano practice tools and support for common music files. Its free scans offer a starting point, while continued scanning requires a Pro plan.
Plans and prices
From Pianu's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 free sheet-music scans for each new account |
| Pianu Pro Monthly | $6.99 a month | 25 sheet-music scans per month · Monthly auto-renewable subscription |
| Pianu Pro Yearly | $59.99 a year | 25 sheet-music scans per month · Yearly auto-renewable subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Pianu's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account deletion
- Users can request deletion of their account and associated data by emailing [email protected] from the address on the account.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Ads and chat
- The maker says Pianu has no ads and no chat.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker says Pianu is made for ages five to eight, with younger and older children welcome.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Composition and files
- Users can write music on a blank staff, import and export MusicXML, and open files from the Files app.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Data providers
- The maker identifies Supabase for authentication and database, Cloudflare for hosting and content delivery, and Modal for transcription compute.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Instrument connection
- Pianu supports Bluetooth or USB MIDI keyboards, and can also listen to an acoustic piano through the microphone.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Music input
- It scans printed sheet music, and its App Store listing says new accounts receive three free scans.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Photo handling
- Scanned sheet-music photos are discarded after transcription and are not saved or used to train models.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Positioning
- Pianu says it has no lessons or levels and is intended as a companion to a child's music teacher.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Practice features
- The app can loop a bar, mute one hand, adjust tempo, identify trouble spots, and play a piece back.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- The maker says login and data are protected in transit and at rest by its infrastructure providers, with access limited to what is needed to run the service.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email at [email protected], including for bugs, scan issues, billing questions, and data deletion requests.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sync
- Songs sync across iPads through iCloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Pianu turns photographed sheet music into playable scores and helps children practice it on a piano.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Spokane, Washington, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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