Mini Piano ® vs Harp Real
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mini Piano ®
This app offers a portable piano experience with 88 resizable keys and a variety of instrument sounds. Users can record their own music, learn to play existing tunes, and enjoy new songs added regularly. It provides a fun way to engage with music on mobile devices.
- 88 resizable piano keys
- Multiple instrument sounds
- High-quality sampled audio
- Record and save tunes
- Learn and play songs
- Regularly added new tunes
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Mini Piano is a fun on the go App which you can use right off the bat - Full set of 88 resizable piano keys. - Choose from different instruments to play. - Mini Piano features custom engineered 44100khz sampled audio. - Record and save your own piano tunes. - Learn and play tunes. - New tunes added regularly.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Harp Real at 4.7 against Mini Piano ®'s 4.1. Harp Real also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (649 vs 13). Mini Piano ®'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 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
Both are free to download. Mini Piano ® sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Harp Real asks for nothing beyond the download.
Harp Real holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harp Real has 649 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Mini Piano ®'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Harp Real's.
Mini Piano ® ships an update every 2 months, Harp Real every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mini Piano ® | Harp Real |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (649 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 649 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edgeway Software | Son Truong Ngoc |
Customer experience
Mini Piano ®
Harp Real
Bugs and requests
Mini Piano ®
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
Mini Piano ®
- Main Sound Pack$0.99
- 1000 Credits$0.99
- Remove ADS$2.99
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- Unlimited Tunes$3.99
- Unlimited Instruments$4.99
- Unlimited Play$9.99
Harp Real
No in-app purchases









