# Pocket Cello - Play for real! — user reviews > 21 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Cello by Mihai Ghiserel, rated 3.20/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-cello-play-for-real/id1466197996/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-cello-play-for-real/id1466197996.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 18 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 13 ## Newest reviews (3 of 21) ### 2/5 — ADD AFTER ADD *2022-03-21, version 1.0* The app is great and all and sounds realistic, but every 11 notes there’s another add ### 2/5 — less ads *2020-11-23, version 1.0* less ads please! I know that’s probably where you get your money but please less ads. like every 5 chords there is an ad. ### 2/5 — ads *2020-09-12, version 1.0* eighth notes don’t work and there’s ads every 3 seconds so i can’t play an actual song..but besides that it’s good. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I do not recommend getting this app *2022-12-20, version 1.0* Whenever I pressed one of the notes it would not make a sound it does not work even if I put it on full volume it just doesn’t work and if you press the help button it doesn’t work. DONT GET THIS APP! ### 1/5 — Total waste of time for me *2022-05-15, version 1.0* Great idea! Wish it worked. This won't make a sound for me no matter what I do. Since the Help had no helpful info, I tried to const app support, and it's only available through Facebook! No one I know with a conscience goes on Facebook any more, and I certainly won't ever again, so this is just a piece of digital junk on my phone. Very sad. I'd have loved to have been able to play at cello on a pocket sized device. ### 1/5 — Good idea, bad execution *2021-05-31, version 1.0* The sample for the notes is not seamless at all. When it repeats, it’s obvious and not very musical. This could have been a great tool to use in smaller studio’s. For those who want a cello, but don’t have one. So if you ever do one like this again, think about designing it for real use. Thanks. ### 1/5 — No sound? *2020-06-19, version 1.0* You can’t even hear anything? ### 1/5 — doesn’t make any sound *2020-05-27, version 1.0* i got this so i could practice at least a little bit when i don’t have my cello but it doesn’t even make a sound. tried turning off silent mode and using earbuds and it just doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Not good *2019-07-03, version 1.0* So much ads ### 2/5 — IT IS SOOOO HARD TO PLAY *2023-12-04, version 1.0* This game is so confusing and it really shouldn’t be this hard to play. It should make the cello player feel like if they don’t have time to play their instrument at home at the time they can play it on their phone. I am a cello player myself and I would rather play on the real cello then this scam of a game. I would not recommend this “cello game” ### 2/5 — Impossible to play *2023-06-03, version 1.0* Don‘t use this app to actually try to play the cello, it‘s best use is definitely for tuning and putting tapes on the fingerboard, you can check to see if you have the correct tone even if you aren‘t a music teacher, professional player, or have been playing for a long time. So I wouldn‘t recommend this app for learning the instrument but you can use it for tuning and finding the correct pitch. ### 2/5 — D *2022-09-11* Zjzjzjzjzhzhzhs ### 2/5 — This app doesn’t work on my cell phone *2022-07-23, version 1.0* App opens, but doesn’t work with my cell phone :( ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Thank you *2024-09-02, version 1.0* it sounds great ### 5/5 — Great violin simulator *2023-10-13, version 1.0* Love the sounds and the auto vibrato ### 5/5 — amazing *2022-04-10, version 1.0* I love this game I was reading some reviews about it and some people were saying that you can’t hear and all you have to do is press which note you want and make sure that the white thing is on it and hold this clear thing and that’s all And one more thing to not have adds come up just turn off your WiFi that should do the trick !!!😁 ### 5/5 — It’s a very nice app *2019-06-19, version 1.0* It is a very good portable cello.it is like a real cello. ### 4/5 — Me like it *2025-05-01, version 1.0* It nice because it is fun. ### 4/5 — Works fine, but there is a mistake on one of the notes. *2023-04-05, version 1.0* I have been playing cello for 4 years, this app says that the high E on the A string is C, the last note on the A string (on the app) should be a high E. Other than that typo, the app works fine. ### 3/5 — No bow???!?!? *2022-12-20, version 1.0* It’s good but there is no bow i guess it’s good for a mobile app. There could be way more to this ### 3/5 — Open strings *2019-10-28, version 1.0* It would be more like a real cello if the notes naturally fall back the on open string notes time after playing the other notes. Also, the interface doesn’t seem to allow a touch and hold a note for it to be played - but requires a tap and release instead. If that can be updated, it will be a great portable cello practice tool! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*