# Kalimba Studio: Tuner & Tabs — Learn 17 key songs by numbers

> Learn 17 key songs by numbers (iPhone/iPad app by Mitaanshu Agarwal.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kalimba-studio-tuner-and-tabs/id6776352581 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mitaanshu Agarwal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896724075)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kalimba-studio-tuner-and-tabs/id6776352581/reviews.md

## What is Kalimba Studio?

Kalimba Studio helps you tune a physical kalimba, understand its centre-out layout, learn rhythm from number tabs, and practise without ads.

TUNE AND CARE FOR EVERY TINE
• Read the detected note, cents offset, and signal confidence.
• Get one-tap-at-a-time hammer guidance only after a clean reading.
• Follow a least-force buzz guide: isolate, centre, clear, then stop before unsafe torque.
• Keep the tuner and care centre without a subscription.

TABS THAT TEACH RHYTHM
• See duration-proportional number tabs instead of rhythm-blind number sheets.
• Hear a phrase first, slow it to 50%, scrub, and repeat an A-B section.
• Practise with an audible metronome.
• Compare timing and tine-choice results separately in Play-Along.

HONEST WAIT MODE
• One distinct, confidence-gated physical pluck advances each expected note.
• Overtone-aware listening asks you to retry when the signal is unclear and never turns uncertainty into a wrong-note verdict.
• Microphone audio is processed on the device and is not recorded, saved, or uploaded.
• Guide playback is suspended while microphone grading is active.

FITS YOUR KALIMBA
• Switch among 8, 10, 15, 17, and 21-key C layouts.
• Lesson arrangements are re-fitted to real tines without chromatic note substitutions.
• On standard 17-key C, 68 of the 80 rights-reviewed graded melody lessons fit; 12 incompatible melodies are explicitly withheld.
• Every release row carries an approved public-domain source ledger; no unresolved song, malformed-meter row, or unreviewed song-name chart tier is bundled.

MAKE AND SHARE YOUR OWN TABS
• Write notes, rests, chords, bars, and exact beat durations.
• Preview every musical token before saving.
• Export clean rhythm-aware PNG and PDF sheets.
• Your private tabs stay on this device unless you choose to share an export.

FREE FOREVER
The playable instrument, cents tuner, tine-care and buzz guide, zigzag layout drill, three starter lessons, three saved private tabs, and one PNG + PDF export remain available without Pro.

KALIMBA PRO
Pro unlocks every graded lesson that fits the selected board, collection-wide Wait Mode and A-B practice, and unlimited private tabs, custom tunings, and PNG + PDF exports. Monthly and yearly prices, introductory-offer eligibility, renewal terms, purchase, and restore state come directly from the App Store.

No account is required for the instrument, tuner, care guide, lessons, tab maker, or local practice. Sign in with Apple is optional for account-backed session guidance. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Terms: https://kalimba.keenshift.ai/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kalimba Yearl | $19.99 | per year |
| Kalimba Monthl | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-07-16

Kalimba 1.3 rebuilds the app around physical-instrument truth:

• Confidence-gated, overtone-aware listening that abstains on unclear input
• Rhythm-true tabs, Hear It First, scrub, 50–100% slow-down, and A-B loops
• Separate timing and tine-choice results in Play-Along
• Free per-tine cents guidance and a least-force buzz-fix guide
• Exact 8, 10, 15, 17, and 21-key C layouts with disclosed lesson fitting
• 80 rights-reviewed graded lesson sources, with incompatible melodies withheld rather than rewritten
• A fail-closed release catalog containing no unreviewed song-name chart tier
• Rhythm-aware tab maker with real PNG and PDF export
• Centre-out zigzag trainer for the first-week layout wall
• Accurate App Store pricing, eligibility-aware trial copy, restore, and legacy-subscriber entitlement support
• Improved VoiceOver, larger text, contrast, reduced motion, iPhone, iPad, and landscape behaviour

### 1.2.2 — 2026-07-02

Play your first real song — free. Before any paywall, we now guide you through Twinkle one tine at a time while the app really listens: Wait Mode waits for each note and only tells you a note is wrong when it clearly hears one, so you finish the whole song in your first sitting. Plus a daily practice streak to keep you going.

### 1.2.1 — 2026-06-30

Bug fix: resolves a crash some users hit when using the live tuner / audio features on the latest iPhones and iOS.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-06-16

Ground-up Soloist Kalimba rebuild: real 17-tine board, number tabs, glowing-tine play-along, scale-aware tuner, starter course, and cleaner on-device pitch feedback.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-06-10

A big quality update based on real play-testing:
- New: Practice Club - a fresh Pro song pack every month plus a weekly drill
- New: export your tabs as shareable images (Pro)
- New: "Practice this" on any song jumps straight into play-along
- Improved: play-along controls moved above the board so Start is always reachable
- Improved: editor now previews tabs in your selected tuning
- Improved: clearer paywall copy and a friendlier sign-in flow
- Plus dark-mode polish and many small fixes

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