Comparison

Windy 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

Windy

This app transforms your device into a playable musical instrument. Learn to play songs interactively by blowing into your device's microphone and using its tilt controls for different notes and octaves. Enjoy playing along with guided songs or improvising freely.

Highlights
  • Play like a real instrument
  • Interactive song playback
  • Tilt controls for notes
  • Octave control
  • Guided songs
  • Device microphone input
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Windy is a fully functioning musical instrument. Play Happy Birthday and other songs in a fully interactive way on your iPhone and iPad—no musical experience or talent necessary! To play, simply hold down the keys on the screen and blow lightly into the microphone at the same time. - Tilt your device to the left to play flat notes - Tilt your device to the right to play sharp notes - Tilt your device up and down to play across three successive octaves Play through the list of guided songs, or whatever you want! Make sure to unmute your iPhone or iPad and turn up the volume. Play over your device's speakers, wireless headphones, regular headphones, or REALLY LOUD over wireless Bluetooth-enabled speakers! Enjoy!

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

Windy4 screens
Harp Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Harp Real at 4.7 against Windy's 4.0. Harp Real also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (68% vs 52%). Windy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Windy 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 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Windy's written reviews are positive against 68% of Harp Real's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windy ships an update monthly, Harp Real every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Windy versus Harp Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindyHarp Real
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (40 ratings)4.7 (649 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews67.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40649 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKindred, Inc.Son Truong Ngoc

Customer experience

Windy

All ratings38 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative40.4%

Harp Real

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

User reviews

Windy

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and make music
  • 💡 Clever and innovative concept
  • ✨ Attractive interface
  • 🤩 Fun and entertaining
  • 🚀 Seamless design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes after update
  • 🐛 Stops working after first minute
  • 🐛 Keeps closing when tilting phone
  • 🐛 No sound output
  • 🐛 Sound not working

Harp Real

From 649 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Realistic harp sound quality
  • 💰 Free app with premium features
  • 🎛️ Adjustable parameters (reverb, room size, tuning levers)
  • 🎼 Built-in songs included
  • 😌 Relaxing and enjoyable to play

Room to improve

  • 📢 Unexpected ads during gameplay
  • 📖 Lack of instruction manual/documentation
  • 🔊 Sound issues for some users
  • 🎵 Pitch accuracy problems reported
  • ❌ Missing second hand notes for some songs

Bugs and requests

Windy

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes after update
  • App stops working after first minute
  • App closes when phone is tilted
  • No sound output from the app
  • Sound not working at all
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  • App does not work as intended
  • Notes do not prolong
  • Notes play randomly or not at all
  • Poor recognition of microphone input
  • App not set up for iPad, defaults to iPhone position

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more instruments (harmonica, clarinet, oboe, french horn)
  • Allow resizing and moving buttons on screen
  • Add dynamic range (volume) for each note
  • Add reverb
  • Prevent sound dropout when changing fingers
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  • Add chromatids
  • Compress buttons on iPad display
  • Make sounds better
  • Make app less complicated
  • Add ability to play eighth notes on one note

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

Windy

One-time1
  • Windy Plus$1.99
None

Harp Real

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Windy free?
Windy 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, Windy or Harp Real?
Harp Real is rated higher. Windy averages 4.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Harp Real averages 4.7 from 649 ratings.
Do Windy or Harp Real have ads?
Harp Real shows ads; Windy does not.
Which is updated more often, Windy or Harp Real?
Windy ships an update monthly, and Harp Real every 15 months. Most recently, Windy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Harp Real on November 3, 2026.

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