Comparison

Xylophone. 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

Xylophone.

Experience a realistic xylophone with HD graphics and authentic sounds. Record your musical creations and play them back. This app offers a fun and engaging way to explore music.

Highlights
  • HD Graphics
  • Realistic Sounds
  • Recording Functionality
  • Playback Feature
  • User-Friendly Interface
Features
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The Best Xylophone App on the Appstore With HD Graphics & sounds let you record and play all of your creations...

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

Xylophone.2 screens
Harp Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Harp Real at 4.7 against Xylophone.'s 4.0. Harp Real also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (68% vs 46%). Xylophone.'s advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 15 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Xylophone. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Harp Real asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Harp Real holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harp Real has 649 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Xylophone.'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Harp Real's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xylophone. ships an update every 7 months, Harp Real every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Xylophone. versus Harp Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXylophone.Harp Real
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)4.7 (649 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16649 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKobi SnirSon Truong Ngoc

Customer experience

Xylophone.

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative30.8%

Harp Real

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

Bugs and requests

Xylophone.

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

1 purchases

Xylophone.

One-time1
  • No Ads, Recording Pack$9.99
None

Harp Real

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xylophone. free?
Xylophone. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Harp Real free?
Harp Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xylophone. or Harp Real?
Harp Real is rated higher. Xylophone. averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Harp Real averages 4.7 from 649 ratings.
Do Xylophone. or Harp Real have ads?
Both Xylophone. and Harp Real show ads.
Which is updated more often, Xylophone. or Harp Real?
Xylophone. ships an update every 7 months, and Harp Real every 15 months. Most recently, Xylophone. was updated on November 6, 2026 and Harp Real on November 3, 2026.

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