Piano Block is a WordPress app, with a 4.5 average rating from 2 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Piano Block is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Aki Hamano. With a rating of 4.5★ from 2 reviews.
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Piano Block is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 2 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Aki Hamano — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (2) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Piano Block works
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Piano Block is a plugin that allow you to play a variety of tones using the piano keyboard.
This plugin does not add any useful features to WordPress, nor does it add any useful blocks to help you write posts.
Let’s insert this block and enjoy the music if you are stuck in writing an article or just want a little distraction.
15 instruments
Realistic sound based on sound sources sampled from actual instruments
Variable volume, switchable octave pitch and sustain pedal status
Synthesizer with 18 oscillators and customizable envelope
Note: The keys are optimized for the QWERTY keyboard and may not map correctly on other keyboards.
Resources, Audio Samples Tone.js (Web Audio framework) License: MIT License
Source: https://github.com/Tonejs/Tone.js/
Splendid Grand Piano (Acoustic Piano) License: Public Domain
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/SplendidGrandPiano
Greg Sullivan’s E-Pianos (Electric Piano1, 2) License: CC-BY-3.0
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/GregSullivan.E-Pianos
tonewheel organ sound samples by hammondman (Organ) License: CC0-1.0
Source: https://freesound.org/people/hammondman/packs/18844/
Shinyguitar by Karoryfer Samples (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar) License: CC-BY-4.0
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar
Pastabass by Karoryfer Samples (Electric Bass) License: CC-BY-4.0
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.pastabass
Meatbass by Karoryfer Samples (Acoustic Bass) License: CC-BY-4.0
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.meatbass
Bear Sax by Karoryfer Samples (Sax) License: CC-BY-4.0
Source: https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.bear-sax
VS Chamber Orchestra (Flute, Harp, Muted Trumpet, Violin, Xylophone) License: CC0-1.0
Source: https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE
SVG Repo (Block Icon) License: CC0
Source: https://www.svgrepo.com/svg/47923/piano-keys-part
Free SVG (Block Background Image) License: Public Domain
Source: https://freesvg.org/wg-3
Google Fonts (Banner Font) License: Apache License 2.0
Source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Yellowtail
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What is Piano Block?
Piano Block is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 2 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Aki Hamano.