Hang Drum vs Real Kalimba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hang Drum
This app allows you to play a virtual hang drum on your phone anytime. It offers multi-touch support, various hang drum sounds, and the ability to record and play back your musical creations. Regular updates are planned to add new features and fix bugs.
- Multi-touch support
- Multiple hang drum sound types
- Audio recording while playing
- Record file playback
- Easy to use interface
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Hang drum is virtual musical instrument app for people who love this. Now you can play hang any time by your phone. It is easy to use and integrated many cool effects and functions. Features: - Multi-touch supported - Many type of hang drum/handpan sound - Be able to record audio while playing - Show list of record files and play them. Many features will be update soon We will update app monthly by fixing bug (if have any) and add new features for it. So let us know about your experience and keep in touch with us. If you have any complain or suggestion for our app to be better. Contact to us by email: ptdno1studio@gmail.com
Real Kalimba
Experience the soothing sounds of a thumb piano with this realistic simulator. Slide your fingers to play notes, tune the instrument, and explore various reverb effects. Record your melodies, learn new songs with interactive tutorials, and customize the visual appearance.
- Realistic kalimba sound and visuals
- Adjustable tine range and tuning
- Multiple reverb environments
- Audio recorder with editing and sharing
- Over 100 songs and 20+ tabs for learning
- Customizable backgrounds, colors, and key markings
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A simple and easy to play kalimba simulator also known as a thumb piano. Slide your fingers over the tines and play multiple notes at the same time. Enjoy the visual vibration of the tines! The kalimba is an African musical instrument with a wooden soundboard and metal keys(tines). It is played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs, the right forefinger, and sometimes the left forefinger. It has a clear, percussive, chimelike timbre. Tuning the Kalimba is now available, easily change the root note or key of the kalimba at the push of a button. The kalimba also contains 16 different reverb spaces. The environment reverb zones change how the kalimba sounds in the various reverb locations. With the new audio recorder, you can now record the kalimba sound, edit it, save the recorded sound or share it with friends that love playing real kalimba as much as you. Learn how to play like a Pro with over 100 Kalimba songs and 20 plus kalimba tabs with the help of the falling music note tiles. Features • 100+ Falling Note Songs • 20+ Kalimba Tabs • Tine Adjustment 8-17 key range • 81 Customizable Background Colors • 6 Wood Backgrounds • 2 Tine Colors • Note Captions • Settings Menu With Volume Adjustment • Haptics • Customize Key Markings, Centre Wood and Wood Carving • Kalimba Key Tuning • Environment Reverb Zones(Changes Kalimba Sounds in Locations) • Record the Kalimba sound, Edit, Save or share with friends • Play songs in different scales • Fast and Responsive • Beautiful Realistic Graphics • Portrait and Landscape Mode • Customisable key markings • Real sound recorded in professional studios More features and skins coming soon!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hang Drum at none against Real Kalimba's 1. Hang Drum also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Real Kalimba's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (46% vs 23%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Real Kalimba sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hang Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Real Kalimba holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Hang Drum's written reviews are positive against 46% of Real Kalimba's.
Hang Drum ships an update every 2 months, Real Kalimba every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hang Drum | Real Kalimba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (68 ratings) | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duan Nguyen | Budali Kingsley |
Customer experience
Hang Drum
Real Kalimba
In-app purchases
Hang Drum
No in-app purchases
Real Kalimba
- Go Pro-Unlock All with No Ads$2.99
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