Kalimbar vs Kalimba Master
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kalimbar
This app offers a realistic kalimba simulation with customizable tones, effects, and a metronome. Record and overdub performances, share them with a companion app, and enjoy a simple staff notation display. Many features are available for free, with no ads during screen recording.
- Realistic kalimba sounds
- Customizable tone and transposition
- Metronome and tuner
- Recording and overdubbing
- Staff notation display
- Portrait and landscape modes
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Kalimbar supports layouts with 17, 34, or 41 keys. It is a full-featured kalimba performance app used by professional kalimba players. • Portrait and landscape support with realistic kalimba sounds • A wide range of tones, with quick tone switching from the performance screen • Rich customization for transposition, note-name display, pin appearance, original wallpapers, and more • Pin outline display and shadow movement that responds to device tilt • Effects • Metronome • Tuner / tuning fork • Recording and playback • Layer your performances with additional recording. • Change the key and tempo during playback. • Performance data can be shared with the sister app Melodician. • Simple staff display • Many other features are available for free. No ads are shown during screen recording. FAQ Q. I notice latency between tapping and hearing sound. A. We recommend using the device speaker or a wired connection, such as earphones, headphones, USB-C, or Lightning audio. Bluetooth audio is more likely to have noticeable latency due to how wireless audio works. Q. Sounds or animations become unstable with three-finger or larger multi-touch gestures. A. If Settings > Accessibility > Zoom is turned on, iOS/iPadOS gives priority to three-finger system gestures, which can interfere with this app. If needed, temporarily turn off Zoom while using the app.
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: Kalimbar at 100% against Kalimba Master's 29%. Kalimbar also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.1). Kalimba Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Kalimbar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Kalimba Master sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kalimbar holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalimba Master has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kalimbar's written reviews are positive against 29% of Kalimba Master's.
Kalimbar ships an update fortnightly, Kalimba Master every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kalimbar | Kalimba Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.1 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuichi Sato | SENSOR NOTES JOINT STOCK COMPANY |
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In-app purchases
Kalimbar
- All features + Ad-Free Monthly$1.991 Month
- All features & Ad-Free Yearly$19.991 Year
Kalimba Master
- Kalimba Master Pro$0.99
- Kalimba Master Vip$2.99
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