Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone vs String Crossing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone
Explore the sounds of percussion instruments like the marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, and glockenspiel. Learn about their construction and musical applications, from solo performances to orchestral compositions.
- Marimba simulation
- Xylophone simulation
- Vibraphone simulation
- Glockenspiel simulation
- Learn about instrument construction
- Explore musical applications
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The Marimba is a percussion music instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with yarn or rubber mallets to produce musical tones. Resonators or pipes suspended underneath the bars amplify their sound. The bars of a chromatic marimba are arranged like the keys of a piano, with the groups of two and three accidentals raised vertically, overlapping the natural bars to aid the performer both visually and physically. This instrument is a type of idiophone, but with a more resonant and lower-pitched tessitura than the xylophone. A person who plays the marimba is called a marimbist or a marimba player. Modern uses of the marimba include solo performances, woodwind and brass ensembles, marimba concertos, jazz ensembles, marching band (front ensembles), drum and bugle corps, and orchestral compositions. Contemporary composers have used the unique sound of the marimba more and more in recent years. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimba) The Xylophone is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets. Each bar is an idiophone tuned to a pitch of a musical scale, whether pentatonic or heptatonic in the case of many African and Asian instruments, diatonic in many western children's instruments, or chromatic for orchestral use. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylophone) The Vibraphone is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family. It consists of tuned metal bars, and is usually played by holding two or four soft mallets and striking the bars. People who play the vibraphone are called vibraphonists or vibraharpists. The vibraphone resembles any keyboard instrument. One of the main differences between the vibraphone and other mallet instruments is that each bar suspends over a resonator tube with a motor-driven butterfly valve at the top. The valves connect together on a common axle, which produces a tremolo or vibrato effect while the motor rotates the axle. The vibraphone also has a sustain pedal similar to a piano. With the pedal up, the bars produce a muted sound. With the pedal down, the bars sustain for several seconds, or until muted with the pedal. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraphone) The Glockenspiel is a percussion instrument composed of a set of tuned keys arranged in the fashion of the keyboard of a piano. In this way, it is similar to the xylophone, although the xylophone's bars are made of wood, while the glockenspiel's are metal plates or tubes, thus making it a metallophone. The glockenspiel, additionally, is usually smaller and, because of both its material and smaller size, higher in pitch. In German, a carillon is also called a glockenspiel, while in French, the glockenspiel is often called a carillon. In music scores the glockenspiel is sometimes designated by the Italian term campanelli. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are musical instruments in the percussion family. Their sound resembles that of church bells, carillon, or a bell tower; the original tubular bells were made to duplicate the sound of church bells within an ensemble. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_bells The Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone Real is percussion simulation app using yarn mallet with roll feature. Frequency range: C3 -> F6 (Marimba, Vibraphone), G4 -> C8 (Xylophone), C4 -> F7 (Glockenspiel), C5 -> F8 (Tubular Bell). More offline and online songs for practice (With the ability to change speed, transpose, reverb). Play with multi modes: - Full (Left & Right hand) - Only Right hand - Right hand (Auto or Piano Left hand) - Real Time - Auto-play (Preview) Support multi views and adjustable UI for optimal experience. Record feature: record, play back and share to your friends. Export .wav file feature: export and save .wav file to storage (With the ability to change speed, transpose). ** Songs is updated regularly
String Crossing
This game allows you to play with a real violin, collecting coins by hitting the correct open strings. Bonus sections require matching the melody with open strings to gather coins and regain life. It offers an infinite run experience suitable for both beginners and advanced violinists.
- Play with a real violin
- Collect coins by playing open strings
- Bonus sections with melody matching
- Infinite runner gameplay
- Suitable for all skill levels
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Finally, GAME you play with a real violin! Collect coins by playing the correct open string on the violin. During bonus sections, play the open string that matches the melody, collect the coins from all lanes, and regain life. Whether this is your first time playing, or you are an advanced player, you will have a BLAST controlling this game with your VIOLIN, in an infinite run of String Crossing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: String Crossing at none against Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone's shown. String Crossing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 5) and chart position (#122 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
String Crossing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone's written reviews are positive against 100% of String Crossing's.
| Parameter | Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone | String Crossing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Son Truong Ngoc | Boyan Ivanov Bonev |
Customer experience
Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone
String Crossing
Bugs and requests
Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect note mapping (e.g., A# is actually Bb)
- Ads interfering with gameplay
- Settings not working properly
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more instrument options (bells, slapaphone, etc.)
- Ability to create and share custom music
- MIDI input and AUv3 support
- More song options and ability to import custom songs
- Customization options (e.g., disable echoes, turn off rolls)
String Crossing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone
No in-app purchases
String Crossing
No in-app purchases
Questions
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