Comparison

Harmonica vs CC Harp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CC Harp

This app simulates a 10-hole diatonic harmonica, offering expressive sound capabilities with intuitive touch controls. It allows for pitch bends, tremolo effects, and even chord play. Additional features like multiple keys, a tuner, and various sound effects are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 10-hole diatonic harmonica simulation
  • Independent and adjacent sound touches
  • Smart chord play with two fingers
  • Pitch bends and sound muffling
  • Adjustable tremolo effect
  • Left-handed screen reversal
  • Dark mode support
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10-hole diatonic harmonica (sometimes called "blues harp") is a small but powerful instrument with great expressiveness. CC Harp is a musical instrument application designed to take full advantage of the deep characteristics of harmonica, and is also pursued for rich usability in live. Since it uses a synthetic sound source method, it can handle various sounds with a small footprint of memory. Features - Interface is modeled after the harmonica holes. - Make sound with up to two independent touches. - Make adjacent sounds with a single touch. - Easy chord play with two finger by smart chord feature. - Various splitting performances with 2 fingers touch. - Pitch bends based on actual harmonicas are possible. - You can muffle the sound just as you would with a harmonica. - You can apply a tremolo effect with variable speed. - The screen can be reversed for left-handed people. - Change the screen color to your liking. - Supports dark mode. - A detailed user guide is built-in and ready to use. The following features are added with in-app purchases: - All 12 harmonica keys are available. - Built-in pitch tuner. - Lower the pitch by one octave is available. - Various harmonica tunings are built-in. - Reverb effect is available. - Adjustable airy noise that is unique with harmonica playing. - Touch vibrato with adjustable sensitivity. - Volume expression can be made by tilting the device. - Accurate pitch bend is possible. - You can make bends that are impossible with a real harmonica. - Slide operation like a chromatic harmonica is possible. - Note name and interval display that is convenient for playing. - Concise banner shows the settings at a glance. - Preset settings like a pocket with several different harmonica in it. - Several built-in synthetic sounds including harmonica-like tones, flute, stringed, etc. - Simple sound synthesizer where you can create new sound. - You can Play-along with a song in your iPod library. - Sound data can be exported and imported via the device clipboard. - You can design your own harmonica tuning and import it. You can try out extra features for two weeks by purchasing the "Free Trial" in-app purchases. Any interworking functions such as Inter-App Audio, AUv3, and MIDI, and function for recording and playback the performance are currently not supported. Detailed features and usage of CC Harp are explained in the User Guide on the web below. https://chord-city.com/cc_harp/user_guide/ If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@chord-city.comIf you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at support@chord-city.com

Screenshots

Harmonica4 screens
CC Harp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CC Harp at Free against Harmonica's $0.99. CC Harp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Harmonica's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (67 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CC Harp is free to download; Harmonica costs $0.99 up front. CC Harp sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Harmonica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CC Harp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harmonica has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Harmonica ships an update every 5 months, CC Harp every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Harmonica versus CC Harp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHarmonicaCC Harp
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (67 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocketglow LLCKazuo Kamata

Customer experience

Harmonica

All ratings67 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative12.5%

CC Harp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CC Harp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Harmonica

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CC Harp

One-time2
  • Extra Features TrialFree
  • Extra Features$3.99

Questions

Is Harmonica free?
Harmonica costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CC Harp free?
CC Harp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Harmonica or CC Harp?
CC Harp is rated higher. Harmonica averages 4.2 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while CC Harp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Harmonica or CC Harp have ads?
Neither Harmonica nor CC Harp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Harmonica or CC Harp?
Harmonica ships an update every 5 months, and CC Harp every 4 months. Most recently, Harmonica was updated on October 15, 2026 and CC Harp on September 29, 2026.

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