Burea vs KA mini YangQin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burea
This application provides access to the Bureå Church pipe organ sample set for use with MIDI keyboards and pedals on iOS and macOS devices. It requires a significant download size of approximately 1.5 GB.
- Bureå Church pipe organ sample set
- MIDI keyboard and pedal support
- iOS and macOS compatibility
- Large sample set download
- Creative Commons licensed samples
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This app makes the Bureå Church pipe organ sample set available for playing with MIDI keyboards and a MIDI pedal connected to your iOS or macOS device. The sample set was released by Lars Palo under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license, see http://www.familjenpalo.se/vpo/download . For more information about the app and the underlying Napo framework, please visit the support page http://polaron.de/Burea/ , the Napo documentation at http://polaron.de/Napo/ and in particular the user manual at http://polaron.de/Napo/manual . *** For your attention *** This app is a huge download of about 1.5 GB. Make sure there is enough free SSD space on your device.
KA mini YangQin
This app offers a virtual Chinese YangQin instrument with a minimalist design. It provides musicians with a high-quality sound experience through simple user interface controls. It functions as both a standalone app and an AUv3 plugin.
- Virtual Chinese YangQin instrument
- Minimalist design
- High-quality sound
- Simple UI controls
- Standalone app
- AUv3 plugin support
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Kong Audio mini YangQin is a minimally-designed virtual instrument of Chinese YangQin. It gives musicians a high-quality experience with very simple UI controls. KA mini YangQin can run as an app or AUv3 plugin.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: KA mini YangQin at $1.99 against Burea's $29.00. KA mini YangQin also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). Burea's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (88% vs 50%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Burea costs $29.00 and KA mini YangQin $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Burea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Burea's written reviews are positive against 50% of KA mini YangQin's.
Burea ships an update every 10 months, KA mini YangQin every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burea | KA mini YangQin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.00 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Sigg | SHANTOU KONG AUDIO SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
Customer experience
Burea
KA mini YangQin
In-app purchases
Burea
No in-app purchases
KA mini YangQin
No in-app purchases
