Honey Harmonica vs CC Harp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honey Harmonica
Experience a realistic harmonica simulation with intuitive controls for both beginners and experts. Enjoy playing single notes, chords, and even advanced techniques like note bending. Access a songbook with lyrics and play-along options.
- Realistic harmonica sound
- Single notes and chords
- Loudness and breath control
- Song book with play-along
- Blues style note bending
- Vibrato and wah wah effects
- Tilt controls
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The most realistic and full featured harmonica app available today for any digital platform, period. Expert harmonica players will enjoy Honey Harmonica's unique flexibility and expressiveness, but it's also a great instrument for beginners to just play around with and have fun. Best experience on the iPad. Also supports iPhone and iPod touch. Features of free version: - No ads! :) - Standard diatonic harmonica - Play single notes and chords - Easy loudness and breath/draw control - Song book with play along or demo mode - Song lyrics - perfect for campfires With "Expressive Mode" purchase: - Blues style note bending - Vibrato control - Cool "wah wah" effect - Tilt controls - Note names display - Instrument tuning or key selection A collection of fun songs are provided with the basic free app, and almost 200 additional songs are available for purchase. For our customers' convenience, we also offer an economical "Buy Everything" option - which includes all songs plus Expressive Mode (don't worry, it's really inexpensive, check it out). Note about auto-rotation: for about 30 seconds after startup the screen will auto-rotate to let you set how you want to hold the device. After that the app's screen rotation will stay locked in your selected orientation, in order to keep it from later flipping upside down when you least expect it during a spirited musical performance. :)
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CC Harp at 5.0 against Honey Harmonica's 3.6. Honey Harmonica's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. CC Harp sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Honey Harmonica asks for nothing beyond the download.
CC Harp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Honey Harmonica has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Honey Harmonica | CC Harp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honey Run Software | Kazuo Kamata |
Customer experience
Honey Harmonica
CC Harp
Bugs and requests
Honey Harmonica
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot change to sharp keys
- Not sensitive
- Not accurate for sound
- 2 to 3 second lag between tapping the note and the tone starting
- The three highest notes have a buzz
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- Free play doesn't work at all
- App starts upside down and doesn't auto-rotate
- Doesn't display notes or music staff
Requested features
12 requests- Add American songs (blues, Rolling Stones, Doobie Brothers)
- Add MrBeast songs
- Ability to change to sharp keys
- Record music within the app and export
- MIDI in capability
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- Use microphone to play along on own harmonica
- Simple browse button for song library
- Add song composer and community sharing
- Integrate with GarageBand
- Option to copy and paste songs for printing
- Slide to play sharp notes
- Ability to rotate screen for left-handed players
CC Harp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Honey Harmonica
No in-app purchases
CC Harp
- Extra Features TrialFree
- Extra Features$3.99
Questions
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