Comparison

Echo String™ Lite vs Harp Real

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

Head to head
About

Echo String™ Lite

Create music easily with this innovative harp app. It features three partitions of strings with chord mask settings, allowing you to glide and produce melodies. Record your performances and play them back at original or dual speed.

Highlights
  • 3 partition strings
  • Chord Mask settings
  • Record and playback functionality
  • Two playback speeds
  • Visual effects
  • Supports AudioBus and Inter-App Audio
  • WiFi MIDI Out & MIDI Out
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Echo String™ is an innovative harp app. with it, you can create wonderful music with more easy and more fun. It has 3 partitions strings (In full version has 7 partitions) with different Chord Mask settings,you can just glide over and create music. (In full version it cant export MIDI file) Features √ 3 partition strings. √ Chord Mask(string mask). √ Cool visual effects. √ Record / Playback. √ Two playback-speed avaliable( original speed or dual speed) √ Supports AudioBus and Inter-App Audio √ Wifi MIDI Out & MIDI Out Instructions 1.Set Chord Mask you want to use for each performance partition. 2.Tap the recored button and start your performance 3.Tap any button(record stop play) to end record. 4.Tap the play-button to playback

About

Harp Real

This app simulates a 27-string lever harp, offering a realistic playing experience with a wide frequency range. Practice songs with adjustable speed and transposition, or play in real-time. Record and share your music.

Highlights
  • 27-string lever harp simulation
  • Frequency range C3 to A6#
  • Offline and online song practice
  • Adjustable song speed and transposition
  • Reverb effect
  • Normal and RealTime play modes
  • Autoplay option
  • Record, playback, and share functionality
Features
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The Harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps have been known since antiquity in Asia, Africa and Europe, dating back at least as early as 3500 BC. The instrument had great popularity in Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, where it evolved into a wide range of variants with new technologies, and was disseminated to Europe's colonies, finding particular popularity in Latin America. Although some ancient members of the harp family died out in the Near East and South Asia, descendants of early harps are still played in Myanmar and parts of Africa, and other defunct variants in Europe and Asia have been utilized by musicians in the modern era. Harps vary globally in many ways. In terms of size, many smaller harps can be played on the lap, whereas larger harps are quite heavy and rest on the floor. Different harps may use strings of catgut, nylon, metal, or some combination. While all harps have a neck, resonator, and strings, frame harps have a pillar at their long end to support the strings, while open harps, such as arch harps and bow harps, do not. Modern harps also vary in techniques used to extend the range and chromaticism (e.g., adding sharps and flats) of the strings, such as adjusting a string's note mid-performance with levers or pedals which modify the pitch. The pedal harp is a standard instrument in the orchestra of the Romantic music era (ca. 1800–1910) and the contemporary music era. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harp) The Harp Real is Lever Harp (Celtic Harp) 27 strings simulation app with lever feature. Frequency range: C3 -> A6#. More offline and online songs for practice (With the ability to change speed, transpose, reverb). Play with 2 modes: - Normal - RealTime You can choose autoplay for listening songs. Record feature: record, play back and share to your friends. ** Songs is updated regularly

Screenshots

Harp Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Echo String™ Lite at none against Harp Real's shown. Echo String™ Lite also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Harp Real's advantage is ratings volume (635 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo String™ Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harp Real has 635 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Echo String™ Lite's written reviews are positive against 68% of Harp Real's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo String™ Lite ships an update every 7 months, Harp Real every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Echo String™ Lite versus Harp Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho String™ LiteHarp Real
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (635 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better67.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2635 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupertintin Co., LtdSon Truong Ngoc

Customer experience

Echo String™ Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Harp Real

All ratings635 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Echo String™ Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Harp Real

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • No sound output for some users
  • Volume control not easily accessible
  • Incorrect pitches in some instances
  • App not functioning properly on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Background play functionality
  • Transpose button
  • Second hand notes for all songs
  • Better documentation/tutorial

In-app purchases

None

Echo String™ Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Harp Real

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo String™ Lite free?
Echo String™ Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harp Real free?
Harp Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo String™ Lite or Harp Real?
Echo String™ Lite is rated higher. Echo String™ Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Harp Real averages 4.7 from 635 ratings.
Do Echo String™ Lite or Harp Real have ads?
Harp Real shows ads; Echo String™ Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Echo String™ Lite or Harp Real?
Echo String™ Lite ships an update every 7 months, and Harp Real every 15 months. Most recently, Echo String™ Lite was updated on September 8, 2026 and Harp Real on September 25, 2026.

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