Keylimba vs Kalimba Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keylimba
Experience the soothing sounds of a kalimba on your device. This app offers a cute and customizable interface with adjustable key ranges and a built-in looper for recording and playback. Personalize your musical experience with custom key markings and backgrounds.
- Cute and lightweight interface
- Adjustable 9-21 key range
- Built-in looper for recording and playback
- Customizable key markings
- Customizable background colors
- Ad-free experience
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Keylimba is a cute and customizable app version of the kalimba instrument! - cute & lightweight interface - adjustable 9-21 key range - built-in looper to record and playback sound - customizable key markings and background colors - absolutely NO ADS!
Kalimba Master
Learn and play the kalimba with this virtual instrument app. It offers a wide song library, interactive lessons, and even music games to help you practice. Connect to a real kalimba for note recognition or simply enjoy playing the virtual keys.
- Virtual 17-key kalimba
- Extensive song library
- Note recognition mode
- Audio recording
- Interactive lessons
- Music games
- Magic Kalimba mode
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Kalimba Master is a cute and customizable app version of the kalimba instrument. This Kalimba tutor is one of the best virtual Kalimba for mobile & tablet. The app offers tons of songs with easy lessons, and we add new tabs every week! Don't waste more time, start playing now!... Features: - Full string Kalimba with 17 keys - Play with 650,000+ song from music songbooks - Connect with real Kalimba with notes recognition mode - Be able to record audio while playing - Lessons mode for easy learning - Music games to practice - Magic Kalimba mode added
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Keylimba at 95% against Kalimba Master's 29%. Keylimba also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 13). Kalimba Master's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Keylimba sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kalimba Master sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Keylimba holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keylimba has 3.1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Keylimba's written reviews are positive against 29% of Kalimba Master's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keylimba | Kalimba Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better | 2.2 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.1K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Fu | SENSOR NOTES JOINT STOCK COMPANY |
Customer experience
Keylimba
Kalimba Master
Bugs and requests
Keylimba
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Delayed note response on some devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add more pride flag options
- Allow custom color selection
- Implement a built-in tuner
- Add ability to save/load recordings
- Provide song tutorials or sheet music
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- Enable picture-in-picture mode
Kalimba Master
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Keylimba
- Keylimba Plus$1.99
Kalimba Master
- Kalimba Master Pro$0.99
- Kalimba Master Vip$2.99
Questions
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