Harmonica vs Harmonica Bending Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harmonica
This app simulates a 10-hole diatonic harmonica with genuinely sampled notes. It allows for single notes, chords, and bend notes across all 12 keys, playable by touch or finger. It's a fun and portable way to create harmonica music.
- Genuinely sampled 10-hole diatonic harmonica
- Play single notes and chords
- Supports "blow", "draw", and "bend" notes
- Includes all 12 keys
- Playable by touch or finger
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Harmonica was featured as one of the iTunes Top 10 Paid Music Apps of 2008. In 2018, it’s back and better than ever before. Harmonica features a genuinely-sampled 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Both single notes and chords are playable, as are “blow”, “draw”, and “bend” notes. Harmonica includes all 12 keys—it’s like having 12 harmonicas in your pocket! Harmonica couldn’t be simpler to use. Simply touch your lips to the Harmonica and play away. You don’t even need to blow! If you’d prefer not to put your iPhone in your mouth, Harmonica works with your fingers too. Whether you use it to make your friends laugh, impress that special someone, or to annoy your co-workers, Harmonica is indispensable.
Harmonica Bending Trainer
This app aids in practicing bending techniques for 10-hole diatonic harmonicas. It provides a dedicated tool for musicians looking to improve their harmonica playing skills.
- Bending practice support
- 10-hole diatonic harmonicas
- Improve harmonica skills
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Harmonica Bending Trainer supports your bending practice for 10-hole diatonic harmonicas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Harmonica Bending Trainer at Free against Harmonica's $0.99. Harmonica Bending Trainer also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Harmonica's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Harmonica Bending Trainer is free to download; Harmonica costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Harmonica Bending Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 34 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Harmonica's written reviews are positive against 88% of Harmonica Bending Trainer's.
Harmonica ships an update every 5 months, Harmonica Bending Trainer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harmonica | Harmonica Bending Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) | 4.5 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pocketglow LLC | Blowbend.jp |
Customer experience
Harmonica
Harmonica Bending Trainer
Bugs and requests
Harmonica
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes
- Unresponsive at times
Requested features
6 requests- Add auto replay feature for easy repetition
- Allow changing song playback speed
- Add more song options beyond public domain and gospel songs
- Add ability to change key/tuning
- Add vibrato and bending effects
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- Allow recording and saving custom songs
Harmonica Bending Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Harmonica
No in-app purchases
Harmonica Bending Trainer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Harmonica free?
Is Harmonica Bending Trainer free?
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