# Magic Zither — user reviews

> 99 indexed App Store user reviews of Magic Zither by MEET Studio CO.,LTD., rated 5.00/5 from 2 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-zither/id399338194/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magic-zither/id399338194.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## What do users think of Magic Zither?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎶 Beautiful sound quality
- 🎨 Visually appealing design
- 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and meditative experience
- 🎹 Easy to use interface
- ✨ Magical and enchanting feel
- 🎵 Great for composing music
- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Enjoyable for kids and adults
- 💯 Authentic instrument sounds
- 🌟 Innovative magic mode
- 👍 Well-designed app

**Cons**

- ⚠️ Mandatory registration required
-  anúncios Ads are intrusive
- ❌ No sound on some devices
- 💬 Japanese error messages
- 🚫 Lack of sustain on notes
- ❓ Unwanted notifications
- 🔠 Language issues (Chinese characters)
- 📱 Not retina support for iPad
- 💸 Paid app with ads (older reviews)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- No sound on iPad2/new iPad
- Notifications cannot be turned off
- Japanese error messages
- Chinese characters displayed as boxes
- App crashes on iOS 5 beta
- Notifications with sound at odd hours
- Ads appear on paid app (older reviews)
- Traditional instrument not always responsive
- Notification issues even when turned off

**Most requested features**

- Ability to record own playing
- More traditional music options
- Options for the magic screen
- Hook up to Audiobus
- Ad-free purchase option
- Retina support for iPad
- More traditional Chinese songs
- Option to hide piano interface
- Ability to record and export music
- More Chinese instrument apps

## Newest reviews (10 of 99)

### 2/5 — 现在用不成了

*2019-08-02*

以前用的非常好，换手机后，重新下载，就用不成了。很多功能都点不开。可能是要加入会员吧

### 2/5 — 为什么歌曲点的没反应

*2018-04-24*

好玩是好玩，为什么歌曲点的没反应呢？只能在屏幕上乱点发出声音。

### 3/5 — They're not listening to us!!!!!!

*2014-08-01*

I thought the Chinese had a sense for logic. Obviously this is a myth. They have you register (in English), but when you want to share one of your compositions it's in Chinese!!!! Someone in their company must come to understand how brilliant this app is!!!! Hook it up to Audiobus (with no ads) and this would sell.

### 3/5 — ? Sound

*2014-01-28*

Looks beautiful ! I cannot get a sound out of it. I checked my other sites that require sound and they work.  My answer is I want to love it, plan to, willing to but just cannot until the sound comes on. So here's hoping it comes in loud and clear someday.

### 4/5 — Magical Musical Maker

*2013-09-30*

Love this app!  Easy!  Fun!  Soothing... 
East MEETs West!  Zen out on the Magic Zither and learn the instrument as it relates to the piano keyboard.  Only wish sample songs included more traditional & less western fare, perhaps some options for the magic screen and maybe the ability to record your own playing. 
So nice to play beautiful music, without a lesson... Thank you, MEET Studio CO. LTD - Great work !

### 4/5 — Almost Perfect

*2013-04-14, version 2.6*

Hey!

This app is 99% perfect. I keep getting notifications from Magic Zither even though I have them turned off.

That is against Apple's rules!

### 5/5 — 给宝宝玩很不错

*2012-12-02*

宝宝大约六个月起就给他玩这个，他很喜欢。因为手指乱弹也会留下一串光点和声音。
就是偶尔会按到左上角，右上角切换的地方导致画面顿卡，或者按到其它菜单。

### 4/5 — Great but please add retina support for iPad

*2012-10-29, version 2.3*

As the title suggests, wonderfull app and I love it! Please add retina support so I can enjoy the lovely imagery in glorious high resolution!

### 5/5 — Great...

*2012-09-20, version 2.3*

One of the coolest music simulations, love it!

### 3/5 — Updating was a bad mistake.

*2012-09-17, version 2.3*

This is a wonderful app, and I have enjoyed it for many months now. It sounds fabulous. If there were a way to support the developer by buying an ad-free version, if the price was right I'd certainly do it.

I've been stung before, so I waited before I updated to the 31 August version. I saw no adverse reviews, so I updated.  I deeply regret it.

The new version has an advertising jingle on launch which delays getting into the app.  Worse, it makes noisy spammy advertising alerts all over the place all the time. There's no setting in the app to disable them, and they have no settings to tweak in the Settings app at all.

I finally found them in Settings - Notifications, and switched that noise right the hell off.  I wish I could go back to the previous version, this new one is more annoying and less functional.

Thank you to the developer for such an otherwise splendid app. Please put it back the way it was? Thank you.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Registration? You're Kidding?

*2015-09-04*

I've had this app for quite a while and it was a pleasure. But that is gone now. To even play this, you have to register and provide your email. Sorry, but there's no justification for that that I can see. Can't recommend it to anyone unless they ditch that requirement.

### 1/5 — Sorry, was good, but now not so much...

*2015-05-05, version 3.4.1*

Yes, at first it was fun and actually musical. But now with mandatory registration... I just deleted it.

### 1/5 — Was once awesome, now deleted :(

*2014-10-02, version 3.3*

I LOVED this ap two updates ago. The last update was annoying, but usable. With this latest update I was hoping for a way to buy and get rid of the ads again, instead I have to register. Unfortunately I'm doing something wrong and get an error message, which is in (Japanese?), which I don't read. 
This was a fantastic ap for kids, and all adults loved to gave a pay...now I'm deleting it. With much sadness.

### 1/5 — Registration? Sorry, no.

*2014-08-14*

This was a very enjoyable app... until an "update" changed it so that you can't do anything with it unless you register. Sorry, but all I want to do is play music. I don't want to be "social." I don't want to share my tunes. And I certainly don't want to hand out my email address to strangers. The registration requirement has destroyed the app's usefulness. I've deleted it from all my devices. It's unfortunate that the publisher ruined it.

### 1/5 — A toy nothing more

*2013-12-27, version 2.6*

Why oh why can't any of these instrument apps sustain until the note ends?? The only plausible explanation I can think of is laziness from the programmers. Otherwise decent app, but the lack of sustain makes it fake and merely a toy.

### 1/5 — Save your money

*2013-05-04, version 2.6*

Pure crap. Don't waste your time or money.

### 1/5 — So sad.

*2013-02-03, version 2.5*

Now comes with ads.  Should have gone a different route to generate money. More backgrounds, different instruments, but nope you had to put ads in. No thanks. Deleted.

### 1/5 — Can't stop notifications

*2013-02-01, version 2.5*

App in itself is quite amusing for a while but what is really annoying are the notifications, with sound, at 1.14 am every morning; regardless that they are turned off in the notification centre. 

Surprised Apple allow it. 

App deleted.

### 1/5 — Awful, ruined by ads

*2013-01-26, version 2.5*

The last thing I need in my life is more ads. I'll never touch this app again. Something so meditative and beautiful, now a wreck. Very disappointing. Any time you are not touching the screen, another ad comes up. You should have just charged for it.

### 1/5 — Notifications!!

*2012-09-18, version 2.3*

Please stop notifying me with useless junk, next one and I delete this app. 
I would not recommend this unless you Turn off the stupid notifications! 
Zitherfail!!!!!

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 棒

*2019-08-12*

我们学古筝的认为音质很好！

### 5/5 — 可以有！

*2014-07-22*

优点：音色很像，简上手，更新后可以录下作品回放咯，太赞咯。缺点：我想改登录名居然找不到地方，我想反馈问题也找不到地方，我想删掉自己的作品找不到地方，我想导出自己的作品找不到地方。

### 5/5 — Very cool

*2014-05-28, version 3.0*

Very nice

### 5/5 — Mr

*2014-01-16, version 2.6*

It's so wonderful instrument , my kids always enjoy listening to the strong tunes come out from it

### 5/5 — love

*2013-09-28, version 2.6*

i love this app

### 5/5 — Beutifull!!!

*2013-07-22, version 2.6*

Yey im the firts!!!
 How rare. 
It is beutifull. Thank you so much. I love all your works and apps.!

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2013-04-08, version 2.6*

This is a stunning app, really captures a wonderful feel for the oriental culture and it sounds beautiful even to an incredibly inexperienced player like myself. 
With the 'zither' mode and the 'magic' mode, you can get a practical feel, or a more imaginative environment depending on what you pick. HIGHLY recommend this, it looks and sounds lovely, especially for a free App.

### 5/5 — 音色不错，梦幻场景，背景还常换，真的不错

*2013-01-14*

学过音乐的人来玩这款真的是一种享受，可以摸出一些门路，像我可以听出每个音符是什么音，就可以自己演奏了，我是学二胡钢琴单簧管吉他琵琶的，很想学古筝...这样可以先练练咯。对了，那些被推送吵到的可以关闭拉

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2013-01-08*

We have played with this APP for hours and hours... It is beautiful the way the colors burst with the notes and slowly fade. It's not just music it is a beautiful expression of musical genius!!! Thank You MEET!!!!

### 5/5 — ***** Great Thank$ *****

*2013-01-01, version 2.5*

Love Y'ALL!
Love It All!
Learn More From YOU ALL!
Best LOVE, We US.
:: Great THANK$$$$$, Y'ALL!!!
:: Please Teach More, We US.
Deaf, We U$; Still Hear. Thankful!!!

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