Pianista: Piano Practice

Bring your own sheet music. Real notation, instant note-by-note feedback as you play. The piano practice app that grows with your repertoire.

Pianista is a sheet-music-first piano practice app for iPad. Import your own MIDI or MusicXML files, follow the cursor as you play, and get instant feedback on every note.

Unlike apps that lock you into a fixed song catalog, Pianista is built around your repertoire. Whether you're working through Bach, Chopin, jazz standards, or pop transcriptions you found online, drop the file in and start practicing.

KEY FEATURES
• Real sheet music notation • Bring your own MIDI and MusicXML files • Live note feedback • Adjustable tempo per song • Configurable beat resolution per song • Built-in metronome with adjustable volume • Auto-advance to the next measure on a delay you set • Works with any USB MIDI piano keyboard

HOW IT WORKS

1. Connect your MIDI keyboard to your iPad
2. Import a MIDI or MusicXML file from Files, iCloud Drive, or AirDrop
3. Press play — the cursor waits for you to play each note
4. Practice at your own tempo with instant feedback

FREE & PREMIUM Pianista is free to download and includes 5 free imports so you can try it with your own music. The one-time Premium upgrade removes the import limit so you can build out your full practice library.

REQUIREMENTS • iPad running iPadOS 26 or later • A USB MIDI piano keyboard • MIDI or MusicXML files (free options: OpenScore Lieder, IMSLP, MuseScore.com)

No ads, no analytics, no account required. Your sheet music files stay on your iPad.

Questions or feedback: pianista@zhirin.com