Gangsa vs KA mini YangQin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gangsa
Experience the authentic sounds of a Balinese Gamelan instrument on your device. Tap and slide to create beautiful melodies and explore advanced playing techniques with realistic sound samples. Enjoy visual feedback and the ability to play along with your own music.
- Authentic Gamelan instrument sounds
- Tap and slide playing techniques
- Muting and advanced play options
- Stereo sound with headphones
- Visual feedback with images and animation
- Play along with iPod music
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"Gangsa" is a musical insturment which is used in Balinese Gamelan, an Indonesian traditional performing art. This application has very beautiful sounds which were sampled from a real instrument. Just by tapping the screen, you can easily enjoy a musical performance and the atmosphere of Gamelan. You can also try using advanced play techniques such as muting and sliding. Features: - Play a long beautiful sound by tapping a metal bar. - Play a striking sound by tapping a wooden sidebar, although it is not usually used. - Play successive sounds by sliding your finder over metal bars and wooden bars. - Mute a playing sound by pressing the bottom end of a metal bar. - Play a muted sound by tapping while holding down the bottom end of a metal bar. - Hold playing a muted sound by pressing the top end of a metal bar. - Each metal bar and side wood have two sound samples to provide a natural sound. - All sound sources are optimized for an iPhone/iPod touch speaker. - Play stereo sound by using headphones or stereo speakers. - Images and animation are used to provide visual feedback while playing. - Play together with other iPod music. - A "Visual Effects" switch, a "Auto Mute" switch and a "Master Volume" slider.
KA mini YangQin
This app offers a virtual Chinese YangQin instrument with a minimalist design. It provides musicians with a high-quality sound experience through simple user interface controls. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese YangQin instrument
- Minimalist design
- High-quality sound
- Simple UI controls
- Standalone app
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini YangQin is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese YangQin. It gives musicians a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini YangQin can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gangsa at 5.0 against KA mini YangQin's 4.0. Gangsa also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). KA mini YangQin's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Gangsa costs $0.99 and KA mini YangQin $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gangsa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Gangsa's written reviews are positive against 50% of KA mini YangQin's.
Gangsa ships an update every 9 months, KA mini YangQin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gangsa | KA mini YangQin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
Gangsa
KA mini YangQin
In-app purchases
Gangsa
No in-app purchases
KA mini YangQin
No in-app purchases
