Harmonium Anywhere vs Vinyl Record
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harmonium Anywhere
This app offers a realistic harmonium experience on your mobile device, perfect for practice or performance when a real instrument isn't available. It features high-quality sampled sounds, multiple octaves, and various notation systems.
- 3 octaves
- Multi-touch keyboard
- High-quality harmonium sound
- Reference/Highlighter key
- Scale changer
- Multiple notation formats
- Recording and playback
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Harmonium Anywhere as name says is a best alternate to a real Harmonium. If you are travelling or has no access to real harmonium, or just need a quick practice before performance, you will find Harmonium Anywhere pretty handy. Samples are recorded from a high quality Made in India Harmonium. For quick practice sessions, this is a must have application. Harmonium Anywhere provides: - 3 octaves. - Multi touch keyboard. - Coupler feature (Right Octave). - Real harmonium high quality sound with 3 sustain levels. - Reference/Highlighter key, to allow especially kids to remember the start note. - Scale changer up to 12 notes. - Note identifier in 3 different formats: Western, Gurmukhi, Devanagari Notations. - Scroll lock feature to lock accidental scroll of keyboard. - Display Optimized for both iPhones and iPads. - Designed keeping the needs of Kids who don't have real harmoniums. - Compatible with other music apps, e.g. tabla apps on app store. - Zoom button added to provide more keys especially on iPads. - Now you can either record: - Harmonium sound only - Any sound including Harmonium with the help of in-built microphone. - Playback recordings, share on social sites or with friends, teachers, etc. - Better sound clarity. - MIDI support - More features will follow based on user feedback/reviews. - Loop feature for each harmonium key
Vinyl Record
Experience your music library with a visual vinyl player emulator. Choose from various record patterns and colors to personalize your listening experience. This app requires music to be present in your Apple Music library.
- Plays music from Apple Music
- Animated vinyl record display
- Customizable record patterns
- Color customization for records
- No advertising
- No in-app purchases
- No tracking
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Vinyl records are back Vinyl Record is a vinyl player emulator for vinyl lovers It plays your music from the Apple Music app and shows an animated vinyl record. You have all your songs from your iPhone in the library ready. You have countless records with many patterns, for each pattern you can set any color no advertising! no in app purchases! no tracking! Have fun with the App! THIS APP ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE MUSIC IN THE APPLE MUSIC APP!!!
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Verdict
Harmonium Anywhere and Vinyl Record both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Vinyl Record's written reviews are positive against 56% of Harmonium Anywhere's. Vinyl Record also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Harmonium Anywhere's advantage is ratings volume (465 vs 2) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Harmonium Anywhere costs $4.99 and Vinyl Record $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Harmonium Anywhere against 4.5 for Vinyl Record. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmonium Anywhere has 465 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Harmonium Anywhere's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vinyl Record's.
Harmonium Anywhere ships an update every 6 months, Vinyl Record fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harmonium Anywhere | Vinyl Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (465 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ranjeet Singh Devgun | Alexander Rutkowskij |
Customer experience
Harmonium Anywhere
Vinyl Record
Bugs and requests
Harmonium Anywhere
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and sound gets stuck
- Volume controller doesn't work with MIDI keyboards
- Issues with output and settings
- App crashes when trying to record
Requested features
7 requests- Add sustain/hold feature for notes
- Improve key responsiveness and sliding
- Add more octave range
- Provide customizable key size and layout
- Implement Bluetooth MIDI connectivity
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- Add recording and playback functionality
- Improve compatibility with MIDI keyboards
Vinyl Record
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Harmonium Anywhere
No in-app purchases
Vinyl Record
No in-app purchases
Questions
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