Harmonica Notes & Tablatures vs HarmonicaBar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harmonica Notes & Tablatures
Learn to play popular melodies on your harmonica with interactive sheet music and tablatures. Supports various harmonica types and tunings, with the ability to import your own music. Unlock all content and remove ads with a subscription.
- Interactive sheet music and tablatures
- Multiple harmonica types and tunings
- Import custom Music XML files
- 130+ melodies included
- Adjustable playback speed
- Bookmark favorite melodies
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Collection of sheet music with notes, tablatures, and interactive training for mouth harmonicas. This application helps to learn and practice playing popular, traditional melodies on your harmonica. Try it now, for free! Application features: - Different harmonica types and tunings: - 10-hole diatonic harmonica (Richter standard tuning, in keys from low-low F (F2) up to high G(G4)). - 12-hole chromatic harmonica in the key of C. - The Major Cross Tuning (by Tony Eyers). - The Paddy Richter Tuning (by Brendan Power). - More types in future releases. - Over 150 melodies to learn and practice; - Allows to import additional melodies from your own, local Music XML files (.mxl, .musicxml, .xml); - Interactive training modes (recognition and scoring of playing on a real world harmonica); - It can play every melody displaying the progress in the music sheet; - Optional countdown before melody playback; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Tuneable playback speed (tempo); - Allows custom transposition of melodies; - Allows to print out music sheets; - Allows to bookmark favorite 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://harmonica.music-tabs.com/legal-info
HarmonicaBar
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Harmonica tuner and bending trainer - privacy-first, fully offline. HarmonicaBar gives you real-time pitch detection so you can master bends, overblows, and overdraws on any harmonica. Whether you're tuning your harp before a session or training your bend technique, the visual feedback shows exactly how close you are to the target note. WHAT YOU GET Real-time pitch detection Visual cents display: instantly see if you're flat, sharp, or in tune Works for blow, draw, bend, overblow, and overdraw Low-latency response All harmonica types supported 10-hole diatonic (Richter and alternative tunings) Chromatic harmonica Tremolo harmonica Every key, from low to high C, D, E, F, G, A, B and all flat keys Designed for both standard and low-key harmonicas Multiple tunings Richter (standard) Country Paddy Richter Natural Minor Harmonic Minor Power Bender Plus more — see the in-app tuning selector Built-in metronome Adjustable BPM and time signature Practice your bends in time WHY HARMONICABAR Privacy-first No tracking, no analytics No data collection Works fully offline once installed Distraction-free interface HarmonicaBar is built by harmonica players for harmonica players. Clean visual feedback, focused practice, no clutter. WHO IS THIS FOR Blues harp players learning bends and overblows Beginners who want a clean, simple tuner without sign-ups Experienced players who need a reliable practice reference Music students working on ear training FAQ What is the difference between Richter and Power Bender? Richter is the standard tuning on most diatonic harmonicas. Power Bender and other alternative tunings like Paddy Richter, Country, and Natural Minor rearrange notes to make certain bend or chord patterns easier. Try them in the in-app tuning menu. Does it work without internet? Yes. Once installed, no internet is needed. The tuner runs entirely on your device. What permissions does it need? Microphone access only. Audio is processed locally and never uploaded. FEEDBACK Found a bug or have a suggestion? Email harmonicabar2021@gmail.com — we read every message. Made by harmonica players, for harmonica players.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HarmonicaBar at none against Harmonica Notes & Tablatures's 4. HarmonicaBar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Harmonica Notes & Tablatures sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. HarmonicaBar asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Harmonica Notes & Tablatures | HarmonicaBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Pogodin | SHAN HUANG |
In-app purchases
Harmonica 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
HarmonicaBar
No in-app purchases
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