Comparison

Harp Real vs Ocarina Notes & Tablatures

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Harp Real4 screens
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harp Real ships an update every 15 months, Ocarina Notes & Tablatures monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Harp Real versus Ocarina Notes & Tablatures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarp RealOcarina Notes & Tablatures
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (649 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings649 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSon Truong NgocSergey Pogodin

Customer experience

Harp Real

All ratings635 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

Ocarina Notes & Tablatures

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

None

Harp Real

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ocarina Notes & Tablatures

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Questions

Is Harp Real free?
Harp Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ocarina Notes & Tablatures free?
Ocarina Notes & Tablatures is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harp Real or Ocarina Notes & Tablatures?
Harp Real is rated higher. Harp Real averages 4.7 out of 5 from 649 ratings, while Ocarina Notes & Tablatures averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Harp Real or Ocarina Notes & Tablatures have ads?
Both Harp Real and Ocarina Notes & Tablatures show ads.
Which is updated more often, Harp Real or Ocarina Notes & Tablatures?
Harp Real ships an update every 15 months, and Ocarina Notes & Tablatures monthly. Most recently, Harp Real was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ocarina Notes & Tablatures on November 3, 2026.

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