Windy vs Keylimba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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!
Keylimba
Experience the soothing sounds of a kalimba on your device. This app offers a cute and customizable interface with adjustable key ranges and a built-in looper for recording and playback. Personalize your musical experience with custom key markings and backgrounds.
- Cute and lightweight interface
- Adjustable 9-21 key range
- Built-in looper for recording and playback
- Customizable key markings
- Customizable background colors
- Ad-free experience
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Keylimba is a cute and customizable app version of the kalimba instrument! - cute & lightweight interface - adjustable 9-21 key range - built-in looper to record and playback sound - customizable key markings and background colors - absolutely NO ADS!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Keylimba at 4.8 against Windy's 4.0. Keylimba also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 52%) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 40). Windy's advantage is iOS requirement (11.3 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Windy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Keylimba sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Keylimba holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keylimba has 3.1K 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 94% of Keylimba's.
Windy ships an update monthly, Keylimba every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Windy | Keylimba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (40 ratings) | 4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kindred, Inc. | David Fu |
Customer experience
Windy
Keylimba
User reviews
Windy
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Keylimba
From 3.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💞 Adorable and cute
- 🙏 Responsive developer support
- 🎶 Calming and relaxing
- 🌈 Supports LGBTQ+ pride
- 🎨 Highly customizable
Room to improve
- 🔑 Some features require payment
- 🔇 Occasional audio issues
- 🕹️ Difficulty playing adjacent notes
- 🎨 Limited color customization options
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
Keylimba
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes
- Delayed note response on some devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add more pride flag options
- Allow custom color selection
- Implement a built-in tuner
- Add ability to save/load recordings
- Provide song tutorials or sheet music
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- Enable picture-in-picture mode
In-app purchases
Windy
- Windy Plus$1.99
Keylimba
- Keylimba Plus$1.99
