Bandura vs WikiSpiv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandura
Explore and play traditional Ukrainian musical instruments like the bandura and kobza. Listen to a variety of folk and modern songs, and learn from lectures by accomplished players. This app offers an immersive experience into Ukrainian musical heritage.
- Play bandura and kobza
- Listen to folk and modern songs
- Watch lectures from musicians
- Explore Ukrainian musical instruments
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Bandura App is a mobile application dedicated to the Ukrainian musical instruments. - Play bandura, kobza and other Ukrainian instruments - Listen folk and modern bandura songs - Watch lectures from modern kobza and bandura players
WikiSpiv
A collaborative digital songbook featuring lyrics and guitar chords for numerous Ukrainian songs. It supports offline access, chord transposition, and dark mode, making it a comprehensive resource for diasporic music.
- Lyrics and guitar chords
- Offline functionality
- Chord transposition
- Dark mode
- Comprehensive diasporic music collection
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WikiSpiv is a collaborative Ukrainian songbook by and for the Ukrainian diaspora! This app includes lyrics and guitar chords for hundreds of songs, works offline, has a dark mode, and transposes chords into any key! It is the most comprehensive digital collection of Ukrainian zabava, Plast, CYM, and other diasporic music!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WikiSpiv at 5.0 against Bandura's 4.6. WikiSpiv also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Bandura's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 51 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WikiSpiv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Bandura's written reviews are positive against 100% of WikiSpiv's.
Bandura ships an update every 3 weeks, WikiSpiv every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandura | WikiSpiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 51 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mykhailo Goloborodko | Daniel Centore |
Customer experience
Bandura
WikiSpiv
In-app purchases
Bandura
No in-app purchases
WikiSpiv
No in-app purchases
