Baby's Musical Hands in IOS

a delightful musical toy

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Expert Score

91/100

Baby's Musical Hands is a landmark title in early childhood apps. It is a perfect example of 'less is more.' The screen is simply a grid of brightly colored squares that respond to touch with musical notes and animal sounds. For an infant, the immediate feedback of 'I touch, something happens' is a vital developmental milestone.

The app is impressively robust—it supports multi-touch, meaning a baby can smash the whole screen with their hands and hear a beautiful chord rather than a glitchy mess. There are no menus, no ads, and no 'game over' screens. It’s a safe, purely creative space that introduces children to cause-and-effect and music. It’s a must-have for parents with iPads, often acting as the very first 'game' a child will ever play.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 1.2.1Mon Jun 26 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Update with fixes in preparation for iOS 11.

Thank you so much for your continued support of Baby's Musical Hands!


Baby's Musical Hands is an award-winning musical toy for babies and toddlers for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

As a game designer and developer, I love my iOS devices. But as a new father, I realized how much my son loves them too. I decided I could put my experience developing for iOS to use, and build an app for my son to play with. Baby's Musical Hands was born!

--= Awards for Baby's Musical Hands =--

Best Infant App (iOS) - 2011 Best App Ever Awards

Editor's Choice Award - Children's Technology Review

--= Reviews for Baby's Musical Hands =--

"Baby's Musical Hands Is a Magical App" - GeekDad - Wired.com

"Baby's Musical Hands is a great choice to increase the understanding of cause and effect in the youngest app users" - GiggleApps

"...any kid would find the fun in this one" - TUAW

Baby's Musical Hands features 15 brightly colored squares that your baby can touch. Red squares make drum sounds, yellow squares play piano notes, and blue squares play guitar notes.

Every time your baby touches the screen, colorful stars will burst from their fingers. Watch them delight in the audio and visual feedback!

Baby's Musical Hands supports full multi-touch, meaning your baby gets the kind of feedback they expect when touching the screen.

I'd love to hear from you if your son or daughter loves Baby's Musical Hands as much as mine!

Please like the Baby's Musical Hands facebook page to stay up to date on what's new with the app: http://www.facebook.com/BabysMusicalHands

Owen Goss

Father

Founder, Streaming Colour Studios

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TIP: In iOS 6 or later, you can use your device's Accessibility options to disable the home button, so your child won't accidentally quit Baby's Musical Hands:

- Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings app

- Tap on: General > Accessibility > Guided Access

- Turn Guided Access on

- Set a Passcode (remember what this is)

- Press the Home button to quit the settings app

- Open Baby's Musical Hands

- Triple-click the Home button

- Tap "Start" in the top-right corner of the screen

- The Home button is now disabled

When you are ready to quit Baby's Musical Hands:

- Triple-click the Home button

- Enter your Passcode

- Tap "End" in the top-left corner of the screen

- Press the Home button to quit the app


Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Baby's Musical Hands is an award-winning musical toy for babies and toddlers for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

As a game designer and developer, I love my iOS devices. But as a new father, I realized how much my son loves them too. I decided I could put my experience developing for iOS to use, and build an app for my son to play with. Baby's Musical Hands was born!

--= Awards for Baby's Musical Hands =--

Best Infant App (iOS) - 2011 Best App Ever Awards

Editor's Choice Award - Children's Technology Review

--= Reviews for Baby's Musical Hands =--

"Baby's Musical Hands Is a Magical App" - GeekDad - Wired.com

"Baby's Musical Hands is a great choice to increase the understanding of cause and effect in the youngest app users" - GiggleApps

"...any kid would find the fun in this one" - TUAW

Baby's Musical Hands features 15 brightly colored squares that your baby can touch. Red squares make drum sounds, yellow squares play piano notes, and blue squares play guitar notes.

Every time your baby touches the screen, colorful stars will burst from their fingers. Watch them delight in the audio and visual feedback!

Baby's Musical Hands supports full multi-touch, meaning your baby gets the kind of feedback they expect when touching the screen.

I'd love to hear from you if your son or daughter loves Baby's Musical Hands as much as mine!

Please like the Baby's Musical Hands facebook page to stay up to date on what's new with the app: http://www.facebook.com/BabysMusicalHands

Owen Goss

Father

Founder, Streaming Colour Studios

==========

TIP: In iOS 6 or later, you can use your device's Accessibility options to disable the home button, so your child won't accidentally quit Baby's Musical Hands:

- Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings app

- Tap on: General > Accessibility > Guided Access

- Turn Guided Access on

- Set a Passcode (remember what this is)

- Press the Home button to quit the settings app

- Open Baby's Musical Hands

- Triple-click the Home button

- Tap "Start" in the top-right corner of the screen

- The Home button is now disabled

When you are ready to quit Baby's Musical Hands:

- Triple-click the Home button

- Enter your Passcode

- Tap "End" in the top-left corner of the screen

- Press the Home button to quit the app


Ratings & Reviews

4.3 out of 5 with 19 Counts
Age Rating 4+

Screenshots

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Baby's Musical Hands is an award-winning toy for infants and toddlers. Every time your baby touches the screen, colorful squares sparkle and play musical notes. The yellow squares play piano notes, while the red squares make drum sounds and the blue squares produce woodwind notes. It's a fun, safe, and engaging way to introduce your child to the world of music.

Features

1

15 unique musical tiles

2

Full multi-touch support

3

Kid-safe, ad-free interface

4

Real instrument sounds

Tips

Promotion Videos

Baby's Musical Hands Preview - YouTube

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Q&A

On modern iOS devices, we recommend using 'Guided Access' to lock the screen so your baby can play without leaving the app.

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