# Real Kalimba — user reviews

> 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Real Kalimba by Budali Kingsley, rated 4.30/5 from 20 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-kalimba/id1533030138/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/real-kalimba/id1533030138.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 15 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2

## Newest reviews (11 of 39)

### 3/5 — リズムに乗れない

*2025-06-23, version 1.1*

気軽に練習できるので助かっていますが、反応が鈍いです。音が遅れてイライラします。

### 3/5 — Ứng dụng chưa hay lắm

*2025-05-16, version 1.1*

Tôi. Chơi được nhưng mở tiếng to rồi lại ko nghe đc nhạc đánh từ cây đàn

### 4/5 — よくできてる

*2024-12-13, version 1.1*

ドレミファソラシドのカタカナ音階も付けられると嬉しい　曲に関して　終わった後のわぁ〜みたいな音、状況によって消せると良き　曲に日本語表記も欲しい　とてもよくできてます

### 4/5 — Game hay quảng cáo hơi nhiều.

*2024-09-29, version 1.1*

Game hay

### 5/5 — Tốt

*2024-07-16, version 1.1*

Oki

### 3/5 — •_•

*2024-04-19*

앱 자체는 좋은데 아무리 그래도 광고가 너무 많이나와요

**Developer response:** 피드백 주셔서 정말 감사해요! 광고로 인한 불편을 죄송합니다. 광고는 앱 개발 비용을 충당하고 앱을 무료로 제공할 수 있게 도와주고 있어요. 만약 광고 없이 이용하고 우리를 지원하고 싶으시다면 프로 버전을 확인해주세요. 이해해 주셔서 감사해요!

### 5/5 — Hay

*2024-01-09, version 1.1*

Hay nên chơi nha mn

### 2/5 — Keys don’t work

*2023-09-13*

They said this was the best app on the store but the keys don’t work correctly there is a pause that makes this unuseable

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for taking the time to explore Real Kalimba. Regarding the pause you mentioned, it's actually a feature designed to assist you when the wrong key is accidentally pressed. In such cases, a helpful finger indicator appears, guiding you to the correct key and giving you the necessary time to play the song accurately. Maybe I will add the option to turn that off in an update, thanks :)

### 5/5 — A lot of fun

*2023-07-06*

It’s very functional, and I did pay the 3.99 to have everything unlocked. What’s so interesting, is that you can play the songs at normal speed, or slow up the play, or have it fast playing. So, yeah, worth the price and fun!

**Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! I appreciate your support and I'm glad to hear that you find Real Kalimba functional and worth the price.

### 2/5 — Werbung und

*2023-04-08, version 1.1*

Tracking für ein bisschen Sound und Spielerei? Wozu?
Da gibt es tatsächlich bessere Alternativen.

### 5/5 — Functional

*2022-12-25*

Thank you for an app that really works and the tab is accurate. I am glad to have the app without ads.

**Developer response:** Thank you. I'm glad to hear that you find the app to be helpful and accurate.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — ㅗ

*2026-06-07*

개별로 무슨 들어가면 광고만 계속 보여주다가 돈내라하고 돈 안내고 광고보면 연주하게 해주겠다길래 봤더니 그냥 아무것도 안해줌 그냥 ㅈㄴ 광고만본사람됨

### 1/5 — Kept bombarding me with ads

*2024-12-16*

The reviews made me wanna get this as soon as I loaded it up I was attacked with over 1 million ads before I even got to play the app I tried playing a couple of notes and another million ads showed up. I couldn’t get out of the ads galore. Do not get this app even when you pay for the premium to make sure there’s no ads I still got attacked by twice the amount of ads worst thing ever.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Please note that the premium version of our app is designed to be completely ad-free. If you’re still encountering ads, we recommend restarting the application, as this often resolves the issue.

If the problem persists, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team at info.budalistudios@gmail.com, and we’ll be happy to assist you further.

We appreciate your patience and look forward to resolving this for you!

### 1/5 — 소리

*2024-11-10*

소리가.안나는데 ?

**Developer response:** 앱에서 소리를 들으시려면 벨소리 설정을 켜 주세요

### 1/5 — Not a 100 songs on list to choose from. Maybe a 100 notes. .

*2024-11-01*

For the price okay

**Developer response:** Actually, there are over 100 songs to choose from! Just go to the menu, select the 'Song List' option, and you should see the full list available there. Let me know if you need any help finding it!

### 1/5 — 인식문제

*2024-06-30*

아니 인식이 안돼

**Developer response:** 안녕하세요! 혹시 어떤 점에서 인식이 안 되셨는지 자세히 말씀해 주실 수 있나요? 도움이 될 수 있는 정보를 제공해 드리겠습니다.

### 1/5 — Reklamation

*2023-05-29, version 1.1*

Ich will mein Geld zurück. Ab sofort! Ihr App ist reiner Betrug. Es funktioniert überhaupt nicht.

### 1/5 — poor

*2022-02-20, version 0.6*

too many ads

### 1/5 — No sound, ripped off

*2021-10-24*

Bought it, no sound and reverted to unpaid. Is this a scam?

**Developer response:** Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. If you look at the reverb section you will notice that they have all been unlocked. You can also use the restore purchase button and that will fix the issue. We are currently working on an update that will fix it as well. Thank you.

### 1/5 — Pro version not working

*2021-10-23, version 0.4*

I purchased the Pro version but still got ads popping up. I wasted my money.

### 1/5 — Didn’t work.

*2021-05-17*

Purchased the app and it didn’t work. No sound whatsoever. Disconnected my Bluetooth, restarted, nothing worked. Deleted.

**Developer response:** Hello, sorry for the inconvenience. You need to make sure your ringer is on so you can hear the sound.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 맨 위에뜨라고 5점

*2026-05-23*

아니 소리가 일단 안들려요 뭐 볼륨 키라고 하는데 최대로 키워도 안들리고 에어팟 껴야지 들리더라고요 반응속도도 느리고 게임 있는건 좋은데 광고가 너무 많이 나와요 뭐만 하면 광고 나오고..

### 5/5 — Best Kalimba app

*2026-03-15*

I’m trying to learn Haggstorm from Minecraft but I don’t have a Kalimba yet and this app saved me $20

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-03-01, version 1.2.5*

I recently bought a kalimba and this app has been absolutely brilliant. The virtual instrument is the same size as mine, which makes practising feel natural and really helps with muscle memory. I upgraded to remove the adverts and it was definitely worth it — it makes the whole experience much smoother and more enjoyable. I’d recommend trying the free version first, and if you enjoy it, the paid upgrade is great value for money.

Also, if you’re on Instagram, feel free to add me — Pen_ink_drawings — I’m trying to grow my followers!

### 5/5 — Ứng dụng rất hay và 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

*2025-08-09, version 1.1*

Hãy thử tải về nhé nó rất hữu dụng đó

### 5/5 — 흠..

*2025-06-19*

.

### 5/5 — Game hay

*2025-05-25, version 1.1*

Game rất hay

### 5/5 — Game hay

*2025-05-07, version 1.1*

Tôi thấy game khá vui

### 5/5 — つかえなかった。

*2025-04-27, version 1.1*

インストールして課金したけど、音が出ない。
本体もアプリも最大にしても、出ない。
一応互換性有り、使用可能と表示はされている。
アプリも動いている。

### 5/5 — 제밌여

*2025-04-26*

이앱 칼림바를 않사도 칠수 있음 그래서 정말좋음

**Developer response:** 앱을 즐겨주셔서 감사합니다! 앞으로도 더욱 만족스러운 경험을 제공해 드리겠습니다!

### 5/5 — インストール後初期の感想（追記、評価変更有り）

*2024-12-02, version 1.1*

まだインストールして間もないのでレビューの段階ではないですが、気になる点があったので少しだけ。
ストレス無く使いたいのでインストール後すぐに課金して広告無しとロックの解除をしました。
そこまではいいんですが、ロックの解除はされたけど何か別の機能に遷移する度、逐一、広告が出てきます。
これがOSバージョンによるバグなのかは分かりません。

デバイスはiPhone 16proでOSはiOS18.1.1です。
カリンバのアプリとして機能と音質も良いし、プレイ中の感触も良いだけにその点だけが気になります。

※追記 その後デベロッパ様から再起動を試してみる旨のサジェストをいただき、試してみたら改善されました。

ストレス無く楽しめるようになりましたので評価を★５に変更します。お騒がせしました。

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*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 2026-08-24.*