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Ok, so, first and foremost the acoustic pianos are really some of the best on iOS. If you’re looking for a useable upright in particular, this is the place to get it. There are not really deep uprights on IOS. The stand-alone app is great, though minimalistic. The focus is definitely on the samples. What will get me to 5 stars? The AU is … well it’s glitchy. I have issues occasionally with it not loading properly in my hosts (KeyStage and AUM). Once the AU glitches out, you have to close the whole host program and reload it all again, not just reload Colossus. Has to be something with the stream from disk if I’m to take a guess. Also, the AUv3 interface is WAY scaled back from the standalone. That’s a huge miss for using it. There aren’t a lot of options to begin with, but some of the more interesting functionality is built around them — trance slicer, the modulation, pad level, etc. Bring the functionality to AUv3 and track down your glitches, I’ll pop to 5 stars. Show more

Lots of character and long evolving sounds throughout the decay. Still my favorite piano app.

I bought the Baby piano for 26$ and When I opened the app i can’t use it and the keep asking me to buy it again, They will stole ur money like what they did to me Show more

I really love the sounds - I’ve downloaded 2 pianos so far and I’m really enjoying the nuances in the samples. It’s a bit annoying that once I purchase a piano, there’s no way to find the name of that particular instrument (I have the black grand and the red grand, which I think are German/American and Japanese?). The layout of the app is... OK. They could use some UX designers to make the layout cleaner. The biggest disappointment is that it doesn’t show up as an option in iOS GarageBand to use as an external instrument. I’ve been looking for a great piano sound to bring into some of my iOS produced music, but I guess I’ll have to keep looking. Show more

When you download an app that doesn’t charge but then you need to do an additional download for $50 for it to work , I’m out. I don’t mind paying for a good app but you better tell me how front. If the ap is that good it doesn’t need to be deceptive. Show more

I'm in iphone 6, and it crashes with just a single track in any DAW when used as an audio unit. It will record and often play back at normal speed, without crashing. But as soon as you try to freeze / merge / export the track, it gives you studdering audio or simply silence. Which means you will work hard to make a perfect song, only to be unable to render it in the end. Show more

Colossus Piano is THE most realistic sounding piano (and EP) app currently available. If you want a piano that has been compressed and sits well in a mix right out-the-box, try Korg Module or Neo-Soul keys; I have those as well. However, for uncompressed ultra-realism, with a very wide dynamic range, the Colossus is best. The main piano is 14gb in size, a hint to how articulately sampled it is. This is especially great if you’re playing live jazz or classical gigs with no accompaniment. Again, this is probably overkill if you just need a pop piano that sits in a mix alongside vocals, guitars, drums, synths, bass, etc. Show more

I used to love this app. It sounds great and is an excellent piano - When it works. The problem is there have been major stability issues for ever a year and even after contacting the developer to report crashes and bugs, there hasn't been an update in 8 months to fix anything. The lack up updates means simple things like proper support for integration with new iOS 13 functionality is also not available. I was forced to start using another piano since it's so unstable. I can't get a refund so I'm out almost $100. The best one I've found so far is the Ravenscroft 275 app. It lacks a couple minor features, but you probably won't miss them and the sound is superb. Show more

Dear developers of Colossus Piano First of all, congratulations for making the most realistic piano sounds on IOS; they are simply the best I've heard (especially, Colossus Concert Grand, 14 GB). Having said that, please note that there is a Major Issue with the app interface; the app crashes whenever i swipe left and right to change piano models, especially, when i swipe between the Vintage Upright and the white upright "pianino" medels. The app keeps crashing unless i choose the first piano (Colossus Concert Grand). This is not an isolated issue as i found out there are other people complaining about it, and it is a deal breaker, especially, in a live situation. The device I am using is an Ipad Air 3rd generation (2019) model. Please fix the issue and i will be more than happy to give 5 stars Rating.. Thank you in advance. Show more

Warning:I poured way too much money into this, but to find I don't really like any of the so called grand piano sounds.

Trust me, I’m 9 and I have very tiny and fat fingers, I’m also very small, I get that the piano keys are supposed to be skinny but like can u make it so we can zoom in, or, make the piano keys a little bigger Show more

Top Sounds Of All The Keyboard Apps. No issues. I give money to those who put everything into their work.

Let me start by saying that I absolutely adore iSymphonic Orchestra and even love the sounds in the Colossus Piano app. With that said, the size of the samples and the CPU consumption resulting with the inability to seamlessly record using this app as an audio unit left me no choice but to delete this app, because every time I record a MIDI track and try to play back or render to a WAV file, it either locked up or crashed. I tried to give this app the benefit of the doubt and bought three different pianos, but going from 13 gig to 6 gig even to a 1 gig piano sample made no difference. None of the piano samples I chose would render. It’s such a shame. I didn’t mind spending nearly $100.00 for piano samples; but I am highly disappointed that I cannot use any of them:( So, I turned to Ravenscroft 275 and I’ve had seamless MIDI recording, playback, and rendering to WAV files without one glitch. Still, I won’t ask for a refund because I am holding out hopes that the designer will remedy this CPU usage fiasco. Show more

Puffffff!

Totally misleading and Overpriced pianos with no free sound to demo. Shouldn’t be in the App Store.

This ain’t you mama’s piano. The pianos in here are for real world professional application, cutting through a mix, being sparkly and real. With proper care in amplification, you could have a scary piano live. In the studio, these pianos are my go to’s. They’re unique. They also play differently than any other sampled piano I’ve used. For lack of a better word, they play “real”. Sampled pianos of this pro quality on a computer are hundreds of dollars, up to a thousand. So, if you can’t part with 20 to 50 bucks. Then don’t. Go surf the net for free glitchy stuff. Its a bargain for you get. “Apps” are cute. This is not cute. It’s gorgeous. Show more

There are no default sounds, so it seems a little misleading that the app isn’t functional on download

I have pianos on my computer that cost a lot more and don’t sound any better and in often cases worse. The colossal piano is the “best”, but the white upright is just as inspiring in my opinion and much cheaper. In fact I’d say it’s the best deal bar none in Virtual Instruments. I’d give more stars if I could and I would definitely buy again w/o regrets. You do NEED an iPod/Pad/Phone with a headphone output. Bluetooth will have and unacceptable amount of latency as is the case on my computers as well. Maybe there are other Lightening adaptors that will work, but if all you have is the camera one, you need a headphone output in my opinion. Hopefully in the future they will add more incredible quality pianos! I like to try different sounds oftentimes and have a real affinity for vintage German uprights not to mention modern Seiler, Bechstein, Hoffman, Schimmel, Bösendorfer, etc... but some of those Grotrian, Steinway, Lipp, etc... blow my mind. Sorry for the little hint for the developers. I like collecting piano sounds like baseball cards. Show more

Nowhere does it make available to buy individual pianos, it offers 49.99 for all only in app purchases

Free with literally zero sound until you buy a piano...