Tihai Pro vs KA mini YangQin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tihai Pro
Explore and visualize Indian classical music rhythmic patterns (Tihais) across various Taals and beats. Hear and see over 290,000 combinations, including Anagat and Atit types. Resolve Tihais to specific points within the Taal.
- Visualize Tihais in any Taal
- Explore over 290,000 combinations
- Supports Anagat and Atit Tihais
- Resolve Tihais to any beat
- Intuitive interface
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The complete Tihai tool for students, performers, and composers of Indian Music Intuitive interface allows you to seamlessly and visually explore all Tihais in every Taal, from any beat, of any length! * See and hear over 290,000 Tihai combinations * Supports Anagat and Atit Tihais * Resolve your Tihai to any point in the Taal - Beginning of a Gat Mukra, for raga musicians
KA mini YangQin
This app offers a virtual Chinese YangQin instrument with a minimalist design. It provides musicians with a high-quality sound experience through simple user interface controls. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese YangQin instrument
- Minimalist design
- High-quality sound
- Simple UI controls
- Standalone app
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini YangQin is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese YangQin. It gives musicians a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini YangQin can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tihai Pro at 4.7 against KA mini YangQin's 4.0. Tihai Pro also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 2) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). KA mini YangQin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model 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
Tihai Pro costs $0.99 and KA mini YangQin $1.99 up front. Tihai Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KA mini YangQin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tihai Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tihai Pro has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Tihai Pro ships an update every 3 months, KA mini YangQin every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tihai Pro | KA mini YangQin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Rossel | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
Tihai Pro
KA mini YangQin
In-app purchases
Tihai Pro
- Pro$1.99
KA mini YangQin
No in-app purchases
