Keylimba Reviews

I downloaded Keylimba in July 24, 2020 and my goodness has it grown. I also purchased the added bonus of extra instruments and I absolutely love it! The lyre/harp is one of my favorites. The only thing that bothers me would be the change in the little voice blob since the new version 6.0 makes it 3d and adds a light rim on him. I loved this app for its simplicity and versatility and I get distracted really easily if there is a stark contrast in an area (like the light rim on little voice blob). I hope there’s a feature in the future that allows players to choose between the new look of blob boy or the old/first 2d version instead since I’m sure there are people who do like its new look. I’m still giving Keylimba a 5 stars because it’s an amazing app and my bother is just an extremely minor complain and preference. I’ve always wanted a kalimba but I haven’t been able to purchase one physically so when I heard of this in July, I was starstruck. Thank you so much developer for making this amazing app :) I and many others love it so, so much. (Also, the new reverb effect makes music sound more ethereal it’s so cool!)

I own a real kalimba and have been playing it and composing music on it every day for about two years now. I found Keylimba and thought it would be fun to mess around with if I got bored, but I didn’t expect it to be this good.
Keylimba is the closest thing there is to a real kalimba on a virtual platform. The sound is crisp, clear, and (unlike a lot of other instrument apps) does not clip at all. It is very responsive, though it does take some getting used to as there are no actual tines to feel; but it is definitely worth getting used to. The glissandos are very smooth once you figure out how to do them. I also kind of like to shred on the kalimba, and I am pleasantly surprised at how fast I can play this virtual one without it glitching or messing up; as far as I can tell, the only reason anything on Keylimba messes up is because of my human error, which is great!
There are no provisions for note blocking or a wah effect, but those things aren’t really needed in order to play the kalimba (but it would be really cool if it had them).
The reverb effect sounds good if you want a space-y ethereal vibe to your music.
My favorite thing about Keylimba is that you can change the scale of the kalimba, making it very useful for composition.
Overall, I love Keylimba, and would highly recommend it to anyone who plays the kalimba or composes.

I’ve been trying to learn how to play the kalimba and see if it’s worth getting one (a 20-50$ instrument). I’ve never learned how to play anything before and Keylimba is so amazing!! It’s perfect to get the first taste of the beautiful sound of kalimba, although it doesn’t sound exactly the same but since it’s not the physical instrument in front of you, this makes sense. This is perfect for beginners, people who wanna play/practice on the go and people on the fence about getting into it or starting a new hobby such as this. This can also be used to introduce children to the instrument, which is always fun. My first kalimba will be here next week and I’m very excited! It’s on the cheaper end, as it’s my first but 100% Keylimba helped me decide to get it at all.

When I was looking for a Kalimba app, I searched for a while through the reviews and looks etc. I downloaded this one and I am not the least bit disappointed. I hardly ever write reviews, but Keylimba deserves it. The look and sound is beautiful, it is customizable, it is very easy to use, and there is a lot you can do with it. I love Keylimba. It has helped me learn how to play several songs etc for the Kalimba and this is by far my favorite Kalimba app yet. There is a $4.99 purchase for extra features including different instruments and they sounds great as well! It is worth it. I love everything about Keylimba. This is definitely the best Kalimba app I have played with and it won’t be deleted anytime soon.

I love the this app app very much. It gives me a way to play the kalimba and see if I like it without spending any money, and it’s pretty easy to learn songs since I can switch from numbers to letters and change the amount of tines whenever I want. But there’s one thing: I prefer the super simple style of the this app before the update. It was a very minor update, I know, but it just bugs me because the little face looks like an oval now. Maybe you could give us the option to use the “3D” graphics or the normal ones? Other than that little problem, I totally recommend it! (Honestly I can just pay no attention to what the face looks like if I want to, it’s just something that bugs me so I wanted to suggest a change)

So far my expectations for Keylimba have been amazing, but, there could be a certain thing done to make it better. I was personally thinking that their could be some sort of Notepad/book that you could write Notes into for certain songs. That way, it would be easier to memorize notes and easily get help if you mess one up on a certain pattern of notes.

Besides that, there are no other issues with Keylimba , or certain things I thought they could add besides this. I’m honestly impressed by Keylimba and how fun it is. So I totally recommend it for people to practice on and memorize certain notes and pitches on!

I think Keylimba is a really good replacement for a real one if you have no money or is like me who doesn’t have long enough fingernails to play (my fingernails don’t pass my flesh so I figured it’d be better for my fingers not to get one). The little guy on the bottom is very cute and adjusting the settings is very easy. Sometimes, I have this problem of no sound coming out even when it’s on max volume and when I go to a different app with sound it has sound but it’s not frequent so it’s fine. The fact that there are no ads is also really amazing to me and it just makes Keylimba better. Overall I think it’s an amazing app that should at least satisfy you.

I never write app reviews but had to this time... thanks for making Keylimba!! Especially free and no ads. I recently bought a kalimba and would love to use Keylimba as a way to practice without annoying my fellow residents too much and to preserve my thumbs! One thing that would make it perfect for me — I’d like to third the suggestion of having the ability to tune individual tines up or down as this would be more accurate to a real kalimba than tuning all the tines to a certain key 🙂 Otherwise, I can see Keylimba as being an excellent motivator for me to practice my kalimba!

Update: the new addition of individual tine tuning works great for me! Thanks for the revision!!

This game is amazing!!! I love how you can change the color of certain things!! The little cute face in the middle made the game 1000x better <3. But I had an idea when I started playing the game more. Maybe you should add an option were you can also customize the little cute face :). There should be a category we’re you can style/customize the face and there should maybe be hats or just change the color of the face. That was just a little idea I got while playing the game. (Please don’t let have you pay if you actually do the customize option :,) ).

Tried several kalimba apps, most of them are made to be like a video game and IMO loses the relaxing spirit of this simple and beautiful instrument... But this one is JUST RIGHT. Love the clean interface. What’s more, the sound is really good and the playing experience is pretty realistic.

Since Keylimba has the feel of a real instrument, I’d really like to have some additional ting configurations that are less common, such as the 21-note kalimba (I’ve often wanted to reach just a few notes lower than C4 to play certain songs), or the “lotus” tuning which I’m also curious about.

I love Keylimba so much it’s so fun and playing my favorite songs and I’m in the LBTGQ+ so the pride flag selection is so cute to me as a transgender pansexual it makes me so happy to see you support not only me but everyone! But, I’m having problems with Keylimba everything in Keylimba is absolutely perfect I love it, but after a while it wont let me hear the notes like it wont let hear anything from Keylimba , I even went on other apps and I could hear it I’m not sure if this is a glitch or it’s my phone but I think its a glitch I have to delete and Download Keylimba to hear it :(

I love this app I saw it on Pinterest and I downloaded it just to make this one sound, long story short I lost the video and have been trying to make it ever since it’s actually super easy! And Keylimba is amazing I have found no bugs at all. And you can record sound Keylimba it perfect for everyone little kids, tweens, teens, and adults even grandparents will love it, think your parents are to old for Keylimba it’s literally so easy! Also you can change the amount of keys and the tune! What are you doing still reading?! Go download it!

this is such a cool app ! but a little request its not q big thing or a must and doesnt diminish Keylimba by not having it, but could we have the feature of coloring the markings? i wanted to make a bee themed kalimba and i wanted to color the keys white and black or just brown with a yellow backround which you already have

this is only a request it doesnt effect the game its just for customization you should really focus on the key things but this is only a thing i thought would be cool its fine if yu dont implement it just a thought anyways great app i love it and have a nice day!

I wish I could rate you more stars than just 5. Keylimba allows you to play an instrument that you might not own, but yet you can still play. It sounds just like a real Kalimba, and the little character at the bottom is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m so surprised that Keylimba does not cost money, because it has so many things to help you have a better experience. Although I have not purchased the add on, I think the whole app is still amazing. Even without the extra purchase. Keep up the good work :)

i watched a video of someone playing playdate and i wanted to get one ever since and i started to watch more video of people playing until i stumbled across a video of someone playing using Keylimba last year? i guess you could say im a supporter if Keylimba from the start kinda but i totally recommend Keylimba if you arent sure you wanna get the physical one. i like it a lot and its easy to figure out how everything works! and if you cant im certain there are things out there that can help you. i totally suggest Keylimba :) -Zoe

This is literally one of my favorite apps of all time o(*^▽^*)o like my title, it’s so entertaining and if you go on Pinterest and search up kalimba notes, there will appear millions of sheets of kalimba covers for songs you may or may not like!!! I personally love making covers of the Minecraft songs. Considering the fact that there is a small black blob always smiling at you is so cute and I definitely recommend this game to whoever wants a kalimba but can get it for whatever reasons Over all, thank you so much for making this wonderful game!!

this is such a wonderful app! i love how you can customize the colors and switch the settings of the sound of the kalimba. the clean design is pleasing to look at, and the ability switch up the labels and markings for better playing was great too! to ive been wanting a kalimba for a while but was disappointed when i couldnt get one, but Keylimba makes me so much happier! thank you for this wonderful app! i was playing it during my classes and it released a lot of pent up stress from school. thank you! i highly recommend Keylimba :D

i got Keylimba so I wouldn’t worry over a real kalimba/thumb piano like spending big sums of money, worrying about breaking it, and worrying about my fingernails! I can actually practice the kalimba and have fun with it!
there is one thing I’d like to see added though: being able to tune individual tines instead of multiple. maybe an ‘advanced tuning’ tab somewhere? i really love how I’m able to play sheets with Keylimba but im a bit limited to what I can play without special tuning 😅

This is really good , even someone like me who doesn’t play music can learn and play this easily, I downloaded it about 5-6 hours ago and already can play 2 songs relatively well ( compared to earlier at least ) , the 2 songs btw are gravity falls opening and Sweden from Minecraft, also the pride flag themes are very good , I’m aroace btw and I get both flags ( aromatic and asexual) to use , and it’s not June so you can tell they actually support lgbtq+ unlike .. well…. Basically every other company lol

This map is amazing, if you feel the need of a virtual kalimba, Keylimba is for you, 100 percent recommended. You have several options for your kalimba, like how many tabs, background color, note color, and even tuning! You can also record your playing and layer it which is so cool and unique! There’s so much more like paid subscription to get different instrument sounds and such. There’s just so many things about Keylimba that makes it great and I think it’s worth the download.

The graphics of Keylimba are beautiful! I love the sound quality as well as the visual customization settings!! I have a couple suggestions though, Keylimba doesn’t seem to work without headphones and I think it would be great if it could!! The other thing, maybe give it a setting or a space where you can have multiple tracks that you recorded?
Great app though, not planning on deleting it any time soon!

Hey i just got Keylimba. Its honestly so cute and the sound is clean. You can change the background too so it can fit your mood. I bought a real Kalimba and it gets here tomorrow. I am using this to get the feel for it and maybe learn a little tune. Thanks for making this entertaining and useful app.

This is a fantastic sounding instrument. Whomever did the samples crafted them with love and care and it just sounds beautiful.

It’s also very accessible and easy to hand any beginner and give them instant gratification of playing an instrument.

The frustrating part is it lacks a couple of features that would let it be usable by a lot more musicians. I’m sure Keylimba would be used professionally (or more often) if it had auv3 support. If not that simple midi input controls could be a quick workaround.

Also it should be easier to play sharps and flats or the entire scale. I get it that doing so may not match the spirit of the original instrument, but letting it be played with some kind of keyboard while maintaining that great sound would really be cool.

I love Keylimba so much!! the ui is so cute and the little smiley is such a wonderful touch. the sound quality is also really good.

suggestion: maybe in the future update (hopefully), we can tune individual keys? i can’t quite get my show yourself cover right in one go. but this is just a convenience thing! 💗

Keylimba is amazing, it helps me when tuning my Kalimba. But I have one question, is there a 17 key setting. Because I have a 17 key Kalimba and a 13 key which is what I use for Keylimba. I would love a response incase you could make a update with that or if there already is that setting, Thank you!

It would be great to have the option to display the key letters in settings... I kinda go by the letters on my Kalimba so switching because the actual instrument and Keylimba is kinda hard :/ still an amazing app though! (Edit: thank you dev there is a way Keylimba is perfect 😌✋🏼)

this is absolutely adorable and I love it!! I especially love the ability to record loops to play over. the ability to tune it as well is really nice! 12/10 would recommend

I LOVED the sound, mmm amazing! really recommend downloading Keylimba! Just saw a scorpion and this calms me down! Great for car trips! But not when your sister says shut up..

Simple and fun to use. Does one job and does it extremely well.

Keylimba is very well made very professional and easy to use!

I really enjoy Keylimba. :) It’s very simple, and I love the fact that it has no ads.

I don't usually write review but Keylimba is too kyoot omg omg >.<
best kalimba app I've seen so far. Please keep up the good work

Love the interface so much. Easy to play!

Fun and very easy to use and play around with!

but is it possible to have 21 keys ? 🥺