Comparison

Easy Xylophone vs Xoraphone

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

Head to head
About

Easy Xylophone

Experience the joy of playing a xylophone on your iPhone or iPad with high-quality sounds and responsive controls. Perfect for aspiring musicians, professionals, or anyone looking for a fun way to create melodies.

Highlights
  • 11 high-quality xylophone notes
  • Multitouch and sliding support
  • Professionally recorded sounds
  • Low latency for precise playing
  • Play along with your own music
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Simple and straightforward: Easy Xylophone lets you play this beautiful instrument on your iPhone and iPad at any time! These 11 pure high quality sounds will make you forget that this is just an app on your iPhone! If you are a professional musician, want to become a one or just want to play your favorite melodies for fun: you should get this app! Features: ▶ A complete xylophone with 11 high quality notes ▶ Supports multitouch & sliding between bars ▶ Professionally recorded & mastered sounds ▶ No latency for fast and exact playing! ▶ Optimized for iPhone / iPad speakers, headphones and external speakers ▶ Supports multitasking: Play along with your own music ▶ HD Retina Graphics for iPhone, iPod touch and the new iPad ▶ 2 Apps in 1: Universal App for iPhone and iPad To play along with your own music, start the music on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad and start the app. Important: If you can't hear anything on your device, please make sure, you turned up the ringtone volume and enabled application sounds in the iPhone settings menu. --------- Make sure to leave a comment with ideas and wishes for future versions in your review! Visit our homepage: http://www.skunkbrothers.com

About

Xoraphone

Experience a unique musical instrument that replicates the human voice. Explore 7 notes from Indian classical music, perfect for musicians, students, and music enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Human voice sound simulation
  • 7 Indian classical music notes (swara)
  • Suitable for musicians
  • Ideal for classical music students
  • Interactive music exploration
Features
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“Every musical instrument has tried to attain a human sound” - Unknown Artist Finally, for the first time in history, there is Xoraphone, a musical instrument that sounds like the human voice! Xoraphone consists of 7 notes (swara) from Indian classical music. Whether you are a musician, a student of classical music, or someone who has an interest in music, you are going to love playing the Xoraphone. Give It A Try! Music is a vast ocean and Xoraphone is a tiny attempt in that ocean. Please explore and give us your feedback to help us further sail through this incredible discovery!

Screenshots

Easy Xylophone1 screens
Xoraphone2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xoraphone at none against Easy Xylophone's 1. Xoraphone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). Easy Xylophone's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 4) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Easy Xylophone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Xoraphone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Easy Xylophone against 4.3 for Xoraphone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Xylophone has 2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Easy Xylophone's written reviews are positive against 50% of Xoraphone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Xylophone ships an update every 6 months, Xoraphone daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Easy Xylophone versus Xoraphone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy XylophoneXoraphone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2K ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews66.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkunk Brothers GmbHAlphabing LLC

Customer experience

Easy Xylophone

All ratings2,031 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral8.4%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral14.6%
Negative18.9%

Xoraphone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Easy Xylophone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No sound output
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices
  • Purchased upgrades not working across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Record and playback functionality
  • More advanced features like sharps/flats
  • Ability to load and play songs
  • Integration with music learning resources

Xoraphone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Easy Xylophone

One-time1
  • Ad free$0.99
None

Xoraphone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Xylophone free?
Easy Xylophone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xoraphone free?
Xoraphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Easy Xylophone or Xoraphone?
Easy Xylophone is rated higher. Easy Xylophone averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Xoraphone averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Easy Xylophone or Xoraphone have ads?
Easy Xylophone shows ads; Xoraphone does not.
Which is updated more often, Easy Xylophone or Xoraphone?
Easy Xylophone ships an update every 6 months, and Xoraphone daily. Most recently, Easy Xylophone was updated on November 1, 2026 and Xoraphone on November 2, 2026.

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