Sounds good, really needs keyboard – iGrand Piano FREE Review

I downloaded the iPhone version. The sound is good, pretty convincing to my ears. The sample songs demonstrated a lot of nuance -- both delicacy and power, depending on how the notes were played. If I had an external keyboard I would probably like it a lot. The on-screen keyboard, though, isn't really practical. 2/3 of the screen is taken up by pretty pictures of instruments or control knobs, leaving 1/3 of it for keys. For some reason, hitting the top half of the key doesn't work -- a shaded overlay displays and no note sounds. Key volume is controlled by where you touch -- further "down" on the screen is louder. That's a nice idea as a way to give some expression. The problem is that the black keys are shorter! This means that you can't play them as loud as the white keys. Try to move upwards to balance them out and you rapidly run into the shaded bar that prevents the top half of the keys from playing. I don't play enough piano to justify buying the keyboard. If I did, I'd probably like this app. With the onscreen keyboard, though, I will probably not use it a lot. If you like the sound of a good piano, it's worth downloading to make your own decision.
Review by fivearrows on iGrand Piano FREE.