Harp Real vs Ocarina Notes & Tablatures
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harp Real
This app simulates a 27-string lever harp, offering a realistic playing experience with a wide frequency range. Practice songs with adjustable speed and transposition, or play in real-time. Record and share your music.
- 27-string lever harp simulation
- Frequency range C3 to A6#
- Offline and online song practice
- Adjustable song speed and transposition
- Reverb effect
- Normal and RealTime play modes
- Autoplay option
- Record, playback, and share functionality
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The Harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps have been known since antiquity in Asia, Africa and Europe, dating back at least as early as 3500 BC. The instrument had great popularity in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, where it evolved into a wide range of variants with new technologies, and was disseminated to Europe's colonies, finding particular popularity in Latin America. Although some ancient members of the harp family died out in the Near East and South Asia, descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and parts of Africa, and other defunct variants in Europe and Asia have been utilized by musicians in the modern era. Harps vary globally in many ways. In terms of size, many smaller harps can be played on the lap, whereas larger harps are quite heavy and rest on the floor. Different harps may use strings of catgut, nylon, metal, or some combination. While all harps have a neck, resonator, and strings, frame harps have a pillar at their long end to support the strings, while open harps, such as arch harps and bow harps, do not. Modern harps also vary in techniques used to extend the range and chromaticism (e.g., adding sharps and flats) of the strings, such as adjusting a string's note mid-performance with levers or pedals which modify the pitch. The pedal harp is a standard instrument in the orchestra of the Romantic music era (ca. 1800–1910) and the contemporary music era. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp) The Harp Real is Lever Harp (Celtic Harp) 27 strings simulation app with lever feature. Frequency range: C3 -> A6#. More offline and online songs for practice (With the ability to change speed, transpose, reverb). Play with 2 modes: - Normal - RealTime You can choose autoplay for listening songs. Record feature: record, play back and share to your friends. ** Songs is updated regularly
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures
Learn and practice traditional melodies on various ocarina flutes with interactive training. Features over 150 songs, import options, and adjustable playback. Unlock all content and remove ads with a subscription.
- Supports 12-, 10-, 6-hole ocarinas and Coda EDC flute
- Over 150 traditional melodies
- Import custom melodies from Music XML files
- Interactive microphone-based training and scoring
- Adjustable playback speed and transposition
- Printable sheet music
- Bookmark favorite melodies
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Collection of sheet music with notes, tablatures, and interactive training for different kinds of ocarina vessel flutes (12-, 10-, 6-hole ocarinas; coda EDC flute (https://codaedc.com)). This application helps to learn and practice playing popular traditional melodies on your ocarina flute. Try it now, for free! Application features: - Selection between 12-, 10- and 6-hole ocarina, coda EDC flute (https://codaedc.com), and various instrument tunings; - Over 150 traditional melodies to learn and practice; - Allows to import additional melodies from your own, local Music XML files (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml); - Interactive training modes (recognition via the microphone of the music you play on a real world ocarina, and scoring it against the music sheet); - It can play every melody displaying the progress in the music sheet; - Optional countdown before melody playback; - Tune-able playback speed (tempo); - Allows custom transposition of melodies; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Allows to bookmark favourite melodies. ADVERTISEMENTS & SUBSCRIPTIONS By default, this application is supported by advertisements, and only a handful of melodies are accessible for free. Paid application subscriptions, available in the in-app store, unlock all melodies, and remove all advertisements. The profit from subscriptions supports application maintenance and further development, including bug-fixes, new features, and new melodies. USER SUPPORT Any comments, ideas, suggestions are welcome to support@music-tabs.com TERMS OF USE: https://ocarina.music-tabs.com/legal-info
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Harp Real at 68% against Ocarina Notes & Tablatures's 25%. Harp Real also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Ocarina Notes & Tablatures's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Ocarina Notes & Tablatures sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Harp Real asks for nothing beyond the download.
Harp Real holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harp Real has 649 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Harp Real's written reviews are positive against 25% of Ocarina Notes & Tablatures's.
Harp Real ships an update every 15 months, Ocarina Notes & Tablatures monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Harp Real | Ocarina Notes & Tablatures |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (649 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 649 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Son Truong Ngoc | Sergey Pogodin |
Customer experience
Harp Real
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures
Bugs and requests
Harp Real
Reported bugs
4 issues- No sound output for some users
- Volume control not easily accessible
- Incorrect pitches in some instances
- App not functioning properly on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Background play functionality
- Transpose button
- Second hand notes for all songs
- Better documentation/tutorial
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Harp Real
No in-app purchases
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures
- Monthly subscription.$2.991 Month
- Three-months subscription$7.993 Months
- Half-Year Subscription.$12.996 Months
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- Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
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