Kalimbar
17/34/41-key Kalimba
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Kalimbar supports layouts with 17, 34, or 41 keys. It is a full-featured kalimba performance app used by professional kalimba players.
• Portrait and landscape support with realistic kalimba sounds
• A wide range of tones, with quick tone switching from the performance screen
• Rich customization for transposition, note-name display, pin appearance, original wallpapers, and more
• Pin outline display and shadow movement that responds to device tilt
• Effects
• Metronome
• Tuner / tuning fork
• Recording and playback
• Layer your performances with additional recording.
• Change the key and tempo during playback.
• Performance data can be shared with the sister app Melodician.
• Simple staff display
• Many other features are available for free. No ads are shown during screen recording.
FAQ
Q. I notice latency between tapping and hearing sound.
A. We recommend using the device speaker or a wired connection, such as earphones, headphones, USB-C, or Lightning audio.
Bluetooth audio is more likely to have noticeable latency due to how wireless audio works.
Q. Sounds or animations become unstable with three-finger or larger multi-touch gestures.
A. If Settings > Accessibility > Zoom is turned on, iOS/iPadOS gives priority to three-finger system gestures, which can interfere with this app.
If needed, temporarily turn off Zoom while using the app.
more - v5.2.0 — Aug 10, 2026
- New: Adjustable playback volume for each tone
- You can now adjust the playback volume of each tone individually from the tone selection screen.
- New: Two-color wallpaper gradient controls
- You can now set the “Gradient Start Color” and “Gradient End Color” individually.
- Improved: Button appearance at launch
- Refined the launch animation so the buttons appear more naturally.
- v5.1.0 — Jul 31, 2026
- New: Added 6 more tones
- New: Added “Button Appearance” to the bottom of “Appearance 1”
- “Center Buttons”: Transpose Up/Down, Staff Display, Tuner, Metronome, and Recording
- “Corner Buttons”: Transpose Value, Screen Lock, Tone, and Settings
- New: Settings now remembers your scroll position while the app is running
- Fixed: Transpose changes made in Settings are now correctly reflected on the performance screen
- v5.0.1 — Jul 16, 2026
- Fixed: Low-range recording and playback issue in 41-key mode
- Fixed an issue where recorded low-range notes might not play correctly in 41-key mode.
- Improved: Changed how the “Credits & Thanks” screen is displayed
- Revised the way the screen is displayed
- v5.0.0 — Jul 11, 2026
- New: 10 new tones
- Added 10 new tones.
- New: Tone selection from the performance screen
- You can now switch tones while playing without opening Settings.
- New: Pin appearance customization
- Added pin outline display.
- Added a feature to move shadows with device tilt.
- Each effect can be turned off or adjusted in Settings.
- Improved: Note names are easier to read while tapping
- Improved: Performance screen display and responsiveness
- Refined the internal structure for a more stable playing experience.
5.2.0 10 Aug
- v5.1.0 — Jul 31, 2026
- New: Added 6 more tones
- New: Added “Button Appearance” to the bottom of “Appearance 1”
- “Center Buttons”: Transpose Up/Down, Staff Display, Tuner, Metronome, and Recording
- “Corner Buttons”: Transpose Value, Screen Lock, Tone, and Settings
- New: Settings now remembers your scroll position while the app is running
- Fixed: Transpose changes made in Settings are now correctly reflected on the performance screen
- v5.0.1 — Jul 16, 2026
- Fixed: Low-range recording and playback issue in 41-key mode
- Fixed an issue where recorded low-range notes might not play correctly in 41-key mode.
- Improved: Changed how the “Credits & Thanks” screen is displayed
- Revised the way the screen is displayed
- v5.0.0 — Jul 11, 2026
- New: 10 new tones
- Added 10 new tones.
- New: Tone selection from the performance screen
- You can now switch tones while playing without opening Settings.
- New: Pin appearance customization
- Added pin outline display.
- Added a feature to move shadows with device tilt.
- Each effect can be turned off or adjusted in Settings.
- Improved: Note names are easier to read while tapping
- Improved: Performance screen display and responsiveness
- Refined the internal structure for a more stable playing experience.
5.1.0 30 Jul
- v5.0.1 — Jul 16, 2026
- Fixed: Low-range recording and playback issue in 41-key mode
- Fixed an issue where recorded low-range notes might not play correctly in 41-key mode.
- Improved: Changed how the “Credits & Thanks” screen is displayed
- Revised the way the screen is displayed.
- v5.0.0 — Jul 11, 2026
- New: 10 new tones
- Added 10 new tones.
- New: Tone selection from the performance screen
- You can now switch tones while playing without opening Settings.
- New: Pin appearance customization
- Added pin outline display.
- Added a feature to move shadows with device tilt.
- Each effect can be turned off or adjusted in Settings.
- Improved: Note names are easier to read while tapping
- Improved: Performance screen display and responsiveness
- Refined the internal structure for a more stable playing experience.
5.0.1 16 Jul
- v5.0.0 — Jul 11, 2026
- New: 10 new tones
- Added 10 new tones.
- New: Tone selection from the performance screen
- You can now switch tones while playing without opening Settings.
- New: Pin appearance customization
- Added pin outline display.
- Added a feature to move shadows with device tilt.
- Each effect can be turned off or adjusted in Settings.
- Improved: Note names are easier to read while tapping
- Improved: Performance screen display and responsiveness
- Refined the internal structure for a more stable playing experience.
5.0.0 11 Jul
- v4.3.1 — Apr 29, 2026
- Improved: Video export performance display
- Rapid repeated taps are now reflected more reliably in exported videos.
- Pin layout now more accurately follows the key style used in the recording.
- Improved: Fixed pin color display during playback and video export
- Single-note and single-track playback and video export now show colored pins instead of fixed black pins.
- v4.3.0 — Apr 29, 2026
- New: Added video export
- Export your latest recording or a saved song as a landscape video.
- Share the finished video from the standard share sheet.
- New: Added a video export zoom setting
- Added a video export zoom setting to Settings - Appearance 2.
4.3.1 29 Apr
- v4.3.0 — Apr 29, 2026
- New: Added video export
- Export your latest recording or a saved song as a landscape video.
- Share the finished video from the standard share sheet.
- New: Added a video export zoom setting
- Added a video export zoom setting to Settings - Appearance 2.
4.3.0 28 Apr
- v4.2.0 — Apr 19, 2026
- New: Added new appearance customization options
- You can now change the color and opacity of pins,
note labels, and more in Settings.
- You can now adjust wallpaper color and
brightness.
- New: Added “Appearance Sets” to Settings
- You can now save, load, and reset appearance
settings as a set.
4.2.0 20 Apr
- v4.1.0 — Mar 29, 2026
- New: Added a tuner feature
- Tap the tuner icon to use it like a tuning fork when tuning a real kalimba.
- Available for free on all devices.
- Improved: Added support for displaying multiple notes on the simplified staff
- Improved: Made minor layout adjustments
4.1.0 29 Mar
- v4.0.1 — Feb 26, 2026
- Fixes: Improvements for overdub playback
- Fixed an issue where playback effects were missing on some tracks during overdub playback.
- Fixed an issue where per-track color effects were not correctly applied during playback.
- Improved: Made minor layout adjustments to the performance screen
- Improved: Improved stability when loading shared performance data between Kalimbar and Melodician
※This version requires iOS 17 or later.
- v4.0.0 — Jan 20, 2026
- New: Save/load performance data (Song Library)
- Performance data can be shared with the sister app, “Melodician”.
- New: Transposition down to low C (one octave below)
- Supports the range of lower-register kalimbas.
- New: Simple score view
- View performance data from Kalimbar and Melodician as a score.
- New: Added a tip banner on startup
- Improved: Kalimba tone and UI adjustments, plus stability improvements.
4.0.1 26 Feb
※This version requires iOS 17 or later.
- v4.0.0 — Jan 20, 2026
- New: Added save/load for performance data
- Performance data can be shared with the sister app “Melodician”.
- New: Transposition down to low C (one octave below)
- Supports the range of lower-range kalimbas.
- New: Simple score display
- You can view performance data from Kalimbar and Melodician as a score.
- New: Added a tip banner on startup
- Improved: Various adjustments to kalimba tone and UI, plus stability improvements.
4.0.0 20 Jan
- v3.5.4 - Nov 8, 2025
- Improved: Fixed an issue where the metronome sound could stop playing when switching between the device and earphones/headphones.
- v3.5.3 - Oct 30, 2025
- New: Added a mute feature. You can now mute all playing sounds by tapping the space below the pins. (Early access feature ahead of v4.0)
- v3.5.2 - Oct 15, 2025
- New: Added colorful pin visuals, where each overdub now appears in a random color during playback.
- Improved: A confirmation dialog now appears when selecting “Delete Last Overdub.”
- Improved: Fine-tuned parts of the metronome design.
- v3.5.1 - Oct 10, 2025
- Fixed: An issue where recorded songs always played back in the key of C.
- New: Key of recorded songs can now be changed during playback.
- v3.5.0 - Oct 7, 2025
- New: Added the Advanced Recording feature (lite version, early access ahead of v4.0).
- New: Refreshed pin components and now supports unlimited simultaneous taps and allows sounds to play even between pins, greatly enhancing the playing experience.
- Improved: Fixed several audio-related issues and improved overall stability.
For users on iOS 16:
We regret to inform you that support for iOS 16 will be available only up to version 3.5.x.
This release includes the features that could still be implemented within iOS 16 from our ongoing development for version 4.0.
Even after updates become unavailable, the app will remain fully usable. We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you will keep enjoying it.
3.5.4 10/11/2025
- v3.5.3 - Oct 30, 2025
- New: Added a mute feature. You can now mute all playing sounds by tapping the space below the pins. (Early access feature ahead of v4.0)
- v3.5.2 - Oct 15, 2025
- New: Added colorful pin visuals, where each overdub now appears in a random color during playback.
- Improved: A confirmation dialog now appears when selecting “Delete Last Overdub.”
- Improved: Fine-tuned parts of the metronome design.
- v3.5.1 - Oct 10, 2025
- Fixed: An issue where recorded songs always played back in the key of C.
- New: Key of recorded songs can now be changed during playback.
- v3.5.0 - Oct 7, 2025
- New: Added the Advanced Recording feature (lite version, early access ahead of v4.0).
- New: Refreshed pin components and now supports unlimited simultaneous taps and allows sounds to play even between pins, greatly enhancing the playing experience.
- Improved: Fixed several audio-related issues and improved overall stability.
For users on iOS 16:
We regret to inform you that support for iOS 16 will be available only up to version 3.5.x.
This release includes the features that could still be implemented within iOS 16 from our ongoing development for version 4.0.
Even after updates become unavailable, the app will remain fully usable. We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you will keep enjoying it.
3.5.3 31/10/2025
- v3.5.2 - Oct 15, 2025
- New: Added colorful pin visuals, where each overdub now appears in a random color during playback.
- Improved: A confirmation dialog now appears when selecting “Delete Last Overdub.”
- Improved: Fine-tuned parts of the metronome design.
- v3.5.1 - Oct 10, 2025
- Fixed: An issue where recorded songs always played back in the key of C.
- New: Key of recorded songs can now be changed during playback.
- v3.5.0 - Oct 7, 2025
- New: Added the Advanced Recording feature (lite version, early access ahead of v4.0).
- New: Refreshed pin components and now supports unlimited simultaneous taps and allows sounds to play even between pins, greatly enhancing the playing experience.
- Improved: Fixed several audio-related issues and improved overall stability.
For users on iOS 16:
We regret to inform you that support for iOS 16 will be available only up to version 3.5.x.
This release includes the features that could still be implemented within iOS 16 from our ongoing development for version 4.0.
Even after updates become unavailable, the app will remain fully usable. We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you will keep enjoying it.
3.5.2 16/10/2025
- v3.5.1 - Oct 10, 2025
- Fixed: An issue where recorded songs always played back in the key of C.
- New: Key of recorded songs can now be changed during playback.
- v3.5.0 - Oct 7, 2025
- New: Added the Advanced Recording feature (lite version, early access ahead of v4.0).
- New: Refreshed pin components and now supports unlimited simultaneous taps and allows sounds to play even between pins, greatly enhancing the playing experience.
- Improved: Fixed several audio-related issues and improved overall stability.
For users on iOS 16:
We regret to inform you that support for iOS 16 will be available only up to version 3.5.x.
This release includes the features that could still be implemented within iOS 16 from our ongoing development for version 4.0.
Even after updates become unavailable, the app will remain fully usable. We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you will keep enjoying it.
3.5.1 10/10/2025
- v3.5.0 - Oct 7, 2025
- New: Added the Advanced Recording feature (lite version, early access ahead of v4.0).
- New: Refreshed pin components and now supports unlimited simultaneous taps and allows sounds to play even between pins, greatly enhancing the playing experience.
- Improved: Fixed several audio-related issues and improved overall stability.
For users on iOS 16:
We regret to inform you that support for iOS 16 will be available only up to version 3.5.x.
This release includes the features that could still be implemented within iOS 16 from our ongoing development for version 4.0.
Even after updates become unavailable, the app will remain fully usable. We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you will keep enjoying it.
3.5.0 08/10/2025
- v3.4.1 - August 19, 2025
- Improved: Audio stability enhancements
Addressed crashes on iOS 17 and earlier when returning from background to foreground.
- Fixes: Audio-related bugs
- Fixed an issue where the “Rhythmic Delay” effect’s tempo reset to its default after starting a screen recording.
- Fixed an issue where haptic feedback for the metronome did not work.
- v3.4.0 - August 16, 2025
- New: Added effects pedal “Rhythmic Delay”
- Linked to Metronome BPM (FX-linked).
- Replaces Multi Echo.
- Improved: Significantly improved audio stability.
- Early release of selected v4.0 features.
- Improved: Split “Settings – Appearance” into “Appearance 1” and “Appearance 2”.
- New: Added “Note Labels & Markers” in “Settings – Appearance 2”.
3.4.1 20/08/2025
- v3.4.0 - August 16, 2025
- New: Added effects pedal “Rhythmic Delay”
- Linked to Metronome BPM (FX-linked).
- Replaces Multi Echo.
- Improved: Significantly improved audio stability.
- Early release of selected v4.0 features.
- Improved: Split “Settings – Appearance” into “Appearance 1” and “Appearance 2”.
- New: Added “Note Labels & Markers” in “Settings – Appearance 2”.
3.4.0 16/08/2025
v3.3.1 - July 23, 2025
- Improvement: Adjusted horizontal layout of the settings screen on certain devices.
3.3.1 23/07/2025
v3.3.0 – July 19, 2025
- New: In Settings > Sound > Haptic Feedback, you can now choose to sync haptic feedback with the metronome.
- Improved: Metronome tempo is now automatically saved and restored.
- Improved: Updated design and animations for the performance and settings screens, along with many internal fixes.
3.3.0 19/07/2025
- v3.2.2 – May 23, 2025
- Fixed: Resolved an issue where transposing from the settings screen didn’t work.
- New: Added metronome sound options No. 15–18.
- v3.2.1 – May 6, 2025
- New Feature: Automatically restores metronome on/off state in the performance screen
- New Feature: Added metronome sounds No. 11–14
- Improved: Fixed various metronome-related issues
- v3.2.0 – May 1, 2025
- New Feature: Added metronome (Requires “Remove Ads” on certain screens)
- Improved: Improved sound handling for smoother playback
- Improved: UI adjustments to Terms and Privacy screens
3.2.2 23/05/2025
v3.2.0 – May 6, 2025
- New Feature: Automatically restores metronome on/off state in the performance screen
- New Feature: Added new metronome sounds (No. 11–14)
- Improvement: Fixed various metronome-related issues
3.2.1 06/05/2025
- v3.2.0 – May 1, 2025
- New Feature: Added metronome (Requires “Remove Ads” on certain screens)
- Improvement: Improved sound handling for smoother playback
- Improvement: UI adjustments to Terms and Privacy screens
- Improvement: Added an “Open Source Licenses” menu to the settings screen
- v3.1.0 – Mar 18, 2025
- New Feature: Added an option to remove ads (in-app purchase)
- New Feature: Added "Other" tab to the settings screen
- New Feature: Added a dark mode icon
- Improvement: Enhanced overall screen layout and stability
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for iPhone SE
- Improvement: Organized the settings screen
- Improvement: Refined English localization
- v3.1.0 – Mar 18, 2025
- New Feature: Added an option to remove ads (in-app purchase)
- New Feature: Added "Other" tab to the settings screen
- New Feature: Added a dark mode icon
- Improvement: Enhanced overall screen layout and stability
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for iPhone SE
- Improvement: Organized the settings screen
- Improvement: Refined English localization
v3.0.0 – Mar 2, 2025
- New Feature: Added support for 41-key Kalimba
- New Feature: Added an Effects Pedal
- New Feature: You can now drag the Kalimbar logo to move the entire pin
- Supports vertical and horizontal movement on iPad, and horizontal movement in landscape mode on iPhone
- Improvement: Updated the design of the performance and settings screens
- Improvement: Key transposition is now available from the settings screen
- Improvement: Stabilized rendering during screen rotation
- Improvement: Full support for Swift 6 and multi-module architecture, improving overall performance
- Improvement: Updated the app icon
- Change: The Japanese app icon name has been changed from “カリンバー” to “Kalimbar”
- Change: The term “Solfege” has been changed to “Tonic Sol-fa”
- Other: Updated the Special Thanks section in “About Kalimbar”
3.2.0 01/05/2025
- 2025-03-22 ver 3.1.2
- Adjusted layout for landscape orientation on iPhone SE
- 2025-03-21 ver 3.1.1
- Adjusted layout for landscape orientation
- 2025-03-18 ver 3.1.0
- New Feature: Added an option to remove ads (in-app purchase)
- New Feature: Added "Other" tab to the settings screen
- New Feature: Added a dark mode icon
- Improvement: Enhanced overall screen layout and stability
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for iPhone SE
- Improvement: Organized the settings screen
- Improvement: Refined English localization
3.1.2 22/03/2025
- 2025-03-21 ver 3.1.1
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for landscape orientation
- 2025-03-18 ver 3.1.0
- New Feature: Added an option to remove ads (in-app purchase)
- New Feature: Added "Other" tab to the settings screen
- New Feature: Added a dark mode icon
- Improvement: Enhanced overall screen layout and stability
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for iPhone SE
- Improvement: Organized the settings screen
- Improvement: Refined English localization
3.1.1 21/03/2025
- 2025-03-18 ver 3.1.0
- New Feature: Added an option to remove ads (in-app purchase)
- New Feature: Added "Other" tab to the settings screen
- New Feature: Added a dark mode icon
- Improvement: Enhanced overall screen layout and stability
- Improvement: Adjusted layout for iPhone SE
- Improvement: Organized the settings screen
- Improvement: Refined English localization
- 2025-03-02 ver 3.0.0
- New Feature: Added support for 41-key Kalimba
- New Feature: Added an Effects Pedal
- New Feature: You can now drag the Kalimbar logo to move the entire pin
- Supports vertical and horizontal movement on iPad, and horizontal movement in landscape mode on iPhone
- Improvement: Updated the design of the performance and settings screens
- Improvement: Key transposition is now available from the settings screen
- Improvement: Stabilized rendering during screen rotation
- Improvement: Full support for Swift 6 and multi-module architecture, improving overall performance
- Improvement: Updated the app icon
- Change: The Japanese app icon name has been changed from “カリンバー” to “Kalimbar”
- Change: The term “Solfege” has been changed to “Tonic Sol-fa”
- Other: Updated the Special Thanks section in “About Kalimbar”
3.1.0 21/03/2025
- v5.2.0 — Aug 10, 2026
- New: Adjustable playback volume for each tone
- You can now adjust the playback volume of each tone individually from the tone selection screen.
- New: Two-color wallpaper gradient controls
- You can now set the “Gradient Start Color” and “Gradient End Color” individually.
- Improved: Button appearance at launch
- Refined the launch animation so the buttons appear more naturally.
- v5.1.0 — Jul 31, 2026
- New: Added 6 more tones
- New: Added “Button Appearance” to the bottom of “Appearance 1”
- “Center Buttons”: Transpose Up/Down, Staff Display, Tuner, Metronome, and Recording
- “Corner Buttons”: Transpose Value, Screen Lock, Tone, and Settings
- New: Settings now remembers your scroll position while the app is running
- Fixed: Transpose changes made in Settings are now correctly reflected on the performance screen
- v5.0.1 — Jul 16, 2026
- Fixed: Low-range recording and playback issue in 41-key mode
- Fixed an issue where recorded low-range notes might not play correctly in 41-key mode.
- Improved: Changed how the “Credits & Thanks” screen is displayed
- Revised the way the screen is displayed
- v5.0.0 — Jul 11, 2026
- New: 10 new tones
- Added 10 new tones.
- New: Tone selection from the performance screen
- You can now switch tones while playing without opening Settings.
- New: Pin appearance customization
- Added pin outline display.
- Added a feature to move shadows with device tilt.
- Each effect can be turned off or adjusted in Settings.
- Improved: Note names are easier to read while tapping
- Improved: Performance screen display and responsiveness
- Refined the internal structure for a more stable playing experience.
more Version 5.2.0 10 Aug
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