PaulaSynth vs Kalimbay

PaulaSynth is a simple synthesizer in your pocket. With six synthesizer sounds and and eleven scales built in, make music any time, anywhere. Play super fast melodies, or turn on polyphony to play chords. Play a screaming 8-bit solo or tune the instrument way down to play growling bass.

Kalimbay — Play, Learn, Record & Share the Kalimba Turn your device into a beautiful 34-tine chromatic kalimba. Kalimbay 3.2.1 is more than a thumb piano — it's a complete musical journey in your pocket. PLAY — 15 REAL INSTRUMENTS Experience seamless, low-latency playability across 15 beautifully tuned instruments: kalimba, marimba, piano, handpan, harp, guitar, ukulele, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, hurdy-gurdy, music box, guzheng, gambang & electric guitar — all volume-balanced, so switching between them always sounds just right. • Expressive controls: vibrato, reverb, sustain & glissando • Built-in metronome & haptic feedback • Adjustable tuning and key signature • Tine markers to highlight reference notes while you play • Hide the sharp-note row with one toggle LEARN — 48 GUIDED LESSONS From your very first notes to full songs. Lessons listen as you play and guide you note by note — no music background needed. • 8 categories: Scales, Technique, Chords, Rhythm, Improvisation, Theory, Progressions & Harmonization • Beginner friendly, step by step EAR TRAINING Train your ear with Kalimbay's quiz mode. Kalimbay plays a note, you find it on the tines — no sheet music, no theory needed. Your score is tracked, and you can restart the session anytime. RECORD & SHARE YOUR MUSIC Your music shouldn't stay locked inside the app. • Record your own tabs and export them as .klby files • Import tabs from friends or the community and follow along note by note • Record your performance as audio and share it anywhere • Automatic chord detection as you play • Numbered notation — turn your playing into a 1–7 score, add lyrics to every note, then export a shareable PNG or text MAKE IT YOURS • 11 animated themes — Winter, Rain, Ocean, Galaxy, Christmas, Misty Forest and more • Customizable tine width, key colors & backgrounds • Set a personal background image from your gallery • Available in 15 languages Download Kalimbay for free and let your thumbs make music!