Comparison

Honey Harmonica vs Harmonica Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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. :)

About

Harmonica Notes

Features
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Harmonica Notes is a compact educational mobile app that turns your phone or tablet into a 10-hole diatonic harmonica. Its simple two-row interface is designed for beginners learning hole numbers as well as for experienced players who want a quick musical notepad on the go. It features auto-recording and annotation, and the harmonica can be tuned so you can play along with any song you hear and then copy the notes into your or your kids' musical notebook.

Screenshots

Honey Harmonica2 screens
Harmonica Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Honey Harmonica at 6.0 against Harmonica Notes's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Honey Harmonica versus Harmonica Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoney HarmonicaHarmonica Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoney Run SoftwareSpeak Freely

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

Harmonica Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Honey Harmonica

No in-app purchases

None

Harmonica Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Honey Harmonica free?
Honey Harmonica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harmonica Notes free?
Harmonica Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Honey Harmonica or Harmonica Notes have ads?
Neither Honey Harmonica nor Harmonica Notes shows ads.

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