Gusli (Harp) vs HarpPedals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gusli (Harp)
Experience the beautiful sounds of a traditional Russian harp. This app offers an easy and relaxing way to play folk songs, suitable for all ages. Request new songs to be added in future updates.
- Realistic harp sounds
- Easy to play
- Learn folk songs
- Suitable for children
- Song requests for updates
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Friends, Enjoy the beautiful sounds of Russian instrument! Playing the harp will be for you an easy and relaxed. Handle even a child! You will be able to surprise your family and friends the performance of folk songs in the traditional Russian instrument! If you would like to see in the application the new song, write about it to developers and they will try to add a song to the nearest update.
HarpPedals
This app helps pedal harpists quickly find pedal settings for glissandos and chords in any key. It allows users to play glissandos, displays scale/chord names, and suggests alternative pedal positions for the same notes.
- Find pedal settings for glissandos
- Find pedal settings for chords
- Play glissandos
- Display scale and chord names
- Suggest alternative pedal positions
- Supports any key signature
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For pedal harpists: This app provides a quick and easy way to find the various pedal settings for commonly used glissandos in any key. Additionally, it will find pedal positions that produce a gliss for common chords (when possible). The pedal positions are set in the top window. You can listen to the glissando by pressing the "Play Gliss" button. The scale or chord names will be displayed (when possible) and alternative pedal positions will be shown that give the same combination of notes. For any key signature, you can quickly determine the pedal options for Tonic, IV, and V7 glissandos. A chord can be selected and pedals set to play that chord (when possible).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HarpPedals at 5.0 against Gusli (Harp)'s 3.3. HarpPedals also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Gusli (Harp)'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 46 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Gusli (Harp) sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. HarpPedals asks for nothing beyond the download.
HarpPedals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gusli (Harp) has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Gusli (Harp)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of HarpPedals's.
Gusli (Harp) ships an update every 4 months, HarpPedals every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gusli (Harp) | HarpPedals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 46 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Bolshanin | William Ooms |
Customer experience
Gusli (Harp)
HarpPedals
In-app purchases
Gusli (Harp)
- 250 notes$0.99
- Remove ads$0.99
- 550 notes$1.99
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- 1000 notes$2.99
HarpPedals
No in-app purchases
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