# Santoor HD — user reviews

> 119 indexed App Store user reviews of Santoor HD by Software-Kitchen, rated 4.30/5 from 156 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santoor-hd/id529433654/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/santoor-hd/id529433654.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 95 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 9

## What do users think of Santoor HD?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎵 Beautiful and realistic instrument sound quality
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
- 🎸 Authentic santoor/harp playing experience
- 😌 Relaxing and meditative app for stress relief
- 🎹 Recording feature for capturing musical creations
- 🎼 Auto mode for automatic music generation
- 🌍 Unique cultural instrument representation

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes on startup for many users
- ⚠️ Incompatible with iOS 11 and newer versions
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywalls for semitones
- 🔒 Locked features requiring payment
- 📱 Freezes and hangs during use
- 🎵 Limited recording functionality and export options
- ⚙️ Poor playback controls and track editing
- 🎚️ Difficult to select individual notes precisely
- 🔊 Rhythm buttons produce poor quality sounds
- 📢 Intrusive ads and payment prompts

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Freezes on startup screen with stuck audio
- Black screen with continuous sound on launch
- Incompatible with iOS 10.2 and later versions
- Popup keyboard fails to appear when saving recordings
- App becomes unresponsive and requires force close
- Strange noise and visual glitches during startup
- Recording feature doesn't function properly

**Most requested features**

- iOS 11+ compatibility and regular updates
- Note labels on strings for non-harp players
- Ability to layer and edit recorded tracks
- Audio input/output functionality
- Better pitch control options
- Improved rhythm buttons with customization
- Remove or reduce aggressive monetization
- Better note selection precision
- Export recorded songs functionality
- Semitone access without paywall

## Newest reviews (12 of 119)

### 4/5 — Fun

*2015-12-06, version 3.1*

This is great

### 4/5 — Great app for music

*2015-10-20*

I like it a lot

### 4/5 — Gggfgj

*2015-06-29, version 3.1*

Fghfth

### 4/5 — Inspring

*2015-01-23, version 3.1*

Sounds of the East are here. Nice interface, nice sound , looking fwd to plugging it into cubase

### 4/5 — Very realistic!

*2015-01-10, version 3.1*

Love the strum-able strings and the variety of notes. I'll give it five stars once the bug with the pop up keyboard is fixed (while saving recording keyboard fails to pop up)

### 4/5 — A good app

*2014-12-18*

It is a very light and a very good app

### 4/5 — Santo or

*2014-12-01, version 3.1*

Awesome

### 3/5 — Santoor

*2014-09-23, version 3.1*

This app is amazing

### 4/5 — Cool

*2014-09-15*

Very cool app...

### 4/5 — I'm speechless

*2014-07-19, version 3.1*

This has to be one of the best Santoor games I've played

### 5/5 — Great,,,,tnx

*2014-07-04, version 3.1*

Its great app....tnx alot

### 5/5 — Great app

*2014-06-29, version 3.1*

This app is great for relaxation

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Stopped working in iOS 11

*2018-08-15, version 3.1*

I am very disappointed this app stopped working iOS 11 and developer seems he gave up updating this app to support and run on new iOS version 11 and +

### 1/5 — Won't open

*2018-04-13, version 3.1*

I'd love to actually try this app and hopefully give it a better rating but it won't even open. I get a little music intro and a screen showing "Kitchen Software" but then it stays stuck on that screen and makes a weird noise that sounds half like someone dropping a plastic bowl, half Wheel of Fortune spin.

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2017-12-04, version 3.1*

Main page comes up with a tune, then a static sound and then crashes.

### 1/5 — Update for iOS 11

*2017-11-30, version 3.1*

Please.

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2017-05-30, version 3.1*

Crashes on opening both iPhone and iPad.

### 1/5 — Is this a virus?

*2017-02-02, version 3.1*

Tried to install twice. Both times after installation was done tried to open, got black screen with a non stop constant sound.  Sorry tried twice.  Hope I didn't get any virus on my plod!

### 1/5 — Needs update - crashes and hangs as soon as I open it

*2017-01-28, version 3.1*

Hello, I believe you do have a nice app, but something is seriously wrong, I can't even open it on my iPad Air 2 running iOS 10.2

### 1/5 — Doesn't bloody work!!

*2015-03-22, version 3.1*

It doesn't work, although the other version does. Couldn't get a sound out of it, but they pestered me to review before I'd even struck one note, so what's going on? No stars until I get a chance to try it out.

### 1/5 — poor

*2013-02-24, version 2.1*

this is poor, it sounds alright but theres no point in the record button and the rhythm buttons in the corner sound aweful, u cant layer the tracks at all which is terrible. even the decription is terrible, all it says is that its a traditional instrument.... FROM WHERE!! so stupid! also the playability of it is beyond poor, congrats on creating the worst app ever, it might be free but still, hav some pride in your work

### 2/5 — Sanatoor HD

*2014-03-28, version 3.1*

I mean I guess this game is okay it's not the best game I ever played but they can make a better game. Make something  more interesting like guitar , piano or some international instruments

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great sound

*2023-11-27, version 3.3*

Very intuitive sounds

### 5/5 — Best santoor app around

*2023-11-01, version 3.3*

The app is very intuitive and has a great sound

### 5/5 — Very realistic

*2020-03-06, version 3.2*

Sounds very good. Try sliding across string.

### 5/5 — My favorite musical instrument app

*2017-07-28, version 3.1*

It's a shame that come iOS 11, any app that hasn't been updated for it won't be compatible anymore. Hence, it won't function any longer after the upcoming update. I currently have 22 apps that I use that are not prepared for iOS 11 including Santoor. It will break my heart if I lose this app. It makes hauntingly beautiful music and is one of the best musical apps available. I hope that the powers-that-be will make the changes necessary for bringing this app into iOS 11. PS: I just purchased iPhone 7. And my iPhone just updated to iOS 10.3.3. I opened Santoor and it got stuck on the opening. I had to ask Siri to close it. So for now at least, I am unable to use my favorite app. There could be a number of reasons that I am unable to use Santoor now.

### 5/5 — It is great for harpists 10 out of 10

*2015-07-18, version 3.1*

Love it

### 5/5 — It was really good

*2015-05-24, version 3.1*

I love this app bc it is fun and very beautiful

### 5/5 — Good

*2015-03-07*

Nice app

### 5/5 — Instrument

*2015-01-24, version 3.1*

What an odd instrument! But it's fun and weird!

### 5/5 — Fun app!

*2014-12-18, version 3.1*

Great app. Just needs corresponding note labels on the strings for non-harp players.

### 5/5 — v

*2014-07-14, version 3.1*

v

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