Comparison

Circular Bells vs CC Harp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Circular Bells

Explore a vibrant, interactive musical interface inspired by Montessori principles. Arrange and play with colorful bells to create melodies and enjoy a relaxing, visually engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive bell interface
  • Customizable layouts
  • Uplifting sounds
  • Floating animation
  • Montessori-inspired design
Features
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Circular Bells is a music app that lets you sit back and relax while you play with its brightly-coloured, ever-changing interface, and uplifting sounds. Move the bells around, create your own layouts, and then hit the button that makes everything float around. Chase the bells, and play your favourite tunes! This app is inspired by the Montessori bells, and by the work of Jeanne Bamberger. Bamberger, J., & Schön, D. A. (1983). Learning as Reflective Conversation with Materials: Notes from Work in Progress. Art Education, 36(2), 68–73. http://doi.org/10.2307/3192667

About

CC Harp

This app simulates a 10-hole diatonic harmonica, offering expressive sound capabilities with intuitive touch controls. It allows for pitch bends, tremolo effects, and even chord play. Additional features like multiple keys, a tuner, and various sound effects are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 10-hole diatonic harmonica simulation
  • Independent and adjacent sound touches
  • Smart chord play with two fingers
  • Pitch bends and sound muffling
  • Adjustable tremolo effect
  • Left-handed screen reversal
  • Dark mode support
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10-hole diatonic harmonica (sometimes called "blues harp") is a small but powerful instrument with great expressiveness. CC Harp is a musical instrument application designed to take full advantage of the deep characteristics of harmonica, and is also pursued for rich usability in live. Since it uses a synthetic sound source method, it can handle various sounds with a small footprint of memory. Features - Interface is modeled after the harmonica holes. - Make sound with up to two independent touches. - Make adjacent sounds with a single touch. - Easy chord play with two finger by smart chord feature. - Various splitting performances with 2 fingers touch. - Pitch bends based on actual harmonicas are possible. - You can muffle the sound just as you would with a harmonica. - You can apply a tremolo effect with variable speed. - The screen can be reversed for left-handed people. - Change the screen color to your liking. - Supports dark mode. - A detailed user guide is built-in and ready to use. The following features are added with in-app purchases: - All 12 harmonica keys are available. - Built-in pitch tuner. - Lower the pitch by one octave is available. - Various harmonica tunings are built-in. - Reverb effect is available. - Adjustable airy noise that is unique with harmonica playing. - Touch vibrato with adjustable sensitivity. - Volume expression can be made by tilting the device. - Accurate pitch bend is possible. - You can make bends that are impossible with a real harmonica. - Slide operation like a chromatic harmonica is possible. - Note name and interval display that is convenient for playing. - Concise banner shows the settings at a glance. - Preset settings like a pocket with several different harmonica in it. - Several built-in synthetic sounds including harmonica-like tones, flute, stringed, etc. - Simple sound synthesizer where you can create new sound. - You can Play-along with a song in your iPod library. - Sound data can be exported and imported via the device clipboard. - You can design your own harmonica tuning and import it. You can try out extra features for two weeks by purchasing the "Free Trial" in-app purchases. Any interworking functions such as Inter-App Audio, AUv3, and MIDI, and function for recording and playback the performance are currently not supported. Detailed features and usage of CC Harp are explained in the User Guide on the web below. https://chord-city.com/cc_harp/user_guide/ If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@chord-city.comIf you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@chord-city.com

Screenshots

Circular Bells3 screens
CC Harp4 screens

Verdict

The call

Circular Bells and CC Harp are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Circular Bells sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CC Harp sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Circular Bells against 5.0 for CC Harp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circular Bells ships an update every 5 months, CC Harp every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Circular Bells versus CC Harp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircular BellsCC Harp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrea FranceschiniKazuo Kamata

Customer experience

Circular Bells

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CC Harp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Circular Bells

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
2 purchases

CC Harp

One-time2
  • Extra Features TrialFree
  • Extra Features$3.99

Questions

Is Circular Bells free?
Circular Bells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CC Harp free?
CC Harp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Circular Bells or CC Harp?
Circular Bells and CC Harp are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Circular Bells or CC Harp have ads?
Neither Circular Bells nor CC Harp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Circular Bells or CC Harp?
Circular Bells ships an update every 5 months, and CC Harp every 4 months. Most recently, Circular Bells was updated on November 2, 2026 and CC Harp on November 3, 2026.

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