The best apps and websites for finding public pianos in 2026

Disclosure: PianoSpot is made by the team that publishes this page. We have tried to rank fairly, and we say below where other tools beat ours.

How we compared them

We checked every tool in October 2026 for four things: where it runs, what it costs, how many pianos it covers (where it publishes a number), and whether it tells you if a piano is still there and still plays. That last point matters most. A public piano map goes stale fast, because pianos get moved, locked, taken in for winter or simply wear out.

pianos.pub: the biggest catalog

If you only want to know where pianos are, start here. pianos.pub lists 11,396 pianos in 182 countries and 32,541 sightings, built up by travelers since 2019 from contributions, public datasets and older social posts. Each piano page has a yes/no availability report with a dated history, and there are country and city pages for browsing. It runs in a browser; we found no official app. Because the catalog is so large and some entries are old, check the date of the latest report before you go. Full PianoSpot vs pianos.pub comparison.

PianoSpot: built for the walk to the piano

PianoSpot is a free iPhone and Android app with a map and a list sorted closest first, plus search for any city. Every piano has a Great, Fair or Needs work label, one up or down vote per player, short reviews and photos. Filters cover distance, condition, setting (Outdoor, Indoor, Covered), access (Open 24/7, Business hours, Free entry) and type (Upright, Grand, Street art). Adding a piano takes about a minute, and duplicates are caught. Check in and you get a numbered stamp in your Piano Passport. Its catalog is smaller than pianos.pub’s, so in some cities you will see fewer pins. Browsing needs no account.

PianoMaps: a simple Android map

PianoMaps: Public Pianos offers a map, a Nearby list of pianos within 10 km, star ratings and reviews, favorites, reporting with a photo, and a jump to Google Maps. Its Play listing shows no in-app purchases or ads. It was updated in September 2026 and showed 10+ downloads when we checked, so it is early days for its coverage. It is not on the App Store. Full PianoSpot vs PianoMaps comparison.

Pianos Publics: map plus music lessons

Pianos Publics, from Atracktiv, mixes a piano locator with a sheet-music library (classical, jazz, pop and Quebec artists), a “Little School” of quizzes and games, and rallies and missions around public pianos. It also tells the stories of the pianos and the artists who decorated them. It is free on both stores. The Android version was updated in July 2026; the latest iOS version listed dates from August 2024. Pick it if you want practice material as much as a map.

airportpianos.org: for layovers

Airport Pianos is a plain list of airport pianos around the world, more than 90 airports when we checked, and each row shows the year or month a piano was last confirmed. That date is the most useful thing on the page. Anyone can submit a piano. It does not cover anything outside airports, and it points to pianos.pub for more.

City and program maps

Some pianos are best found through whoever runs them. Sing for Hope maps its painted pianos in New York; its 2026 season ran from May 18 to June 7, and a few pianos stay out year-round (our guide). Cities such as Montreal list their summer public pianos with opening hours on the city website. streetpianos.com documents Luke Jerram’s Play Me, I’m Yours, but its latest listed cities date from 2020, so treat it as history (our guide).

A plain map search for “public piano” also turns up some station and mall pianos. It is quick, but it tells you nothing about condition or whether the piano is still there.

Which should you use?

• On your phone, deciding where to go now: PianoSpot, then pianos.pub if your area looks empty.
• Researching a trip from a laptop: pianos.pub for breadth, then check condition on PianoSpot on the day.
• Catching a flight: airportpianos.org.
• In New York in late spring: the Sing for Hope map.
• Learning to play as well as finding pianos: Pianos Publics.

Whichever you pick, report back after you play. Every one of these tools is only as current as its last visitor. Our guide to finding a public piano that is in tune covers what to look for.

Sources, all checked October 2026: pianos.pub homepage and piano pages; Google Play listings for PianoMaps and Pianos Publics; App Store listings for Pianos Publics and PianoSpot; airportpianos.org; Sing for Hope NYC 2026; streetpianos.com.