Mobel is a bell ringing simulator for church bell ringers and handbell change ringers. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple Mac. When ringers are at home, travelling or at towers, Mobel lets them practise any method they are going to ring. It also shows the blue line diagram for any method, including bobs and singles.
Practise any method on 4 to 16 bells.
Ring plain courses, or touches that Mobel creates (including spliced). Add your own touches (compositions).
Ring any bell; handbell ringers can ring any pair.
Mobel rings the other bells, and speaks any calls.
Conduct: put in bobs and/or singles yourself.
See the blue line diagram for any method or composition that you have added.
Line styles with or without the underlying bell numbers, or as a grid.
Lines for bobs and singles.
Pinch to zoom the diagram.
Select from 20,000 methods in the Central Council library.
Change the speed of the ringing.
Ring with or without a handstroke gap.
Have Mobel wait if you hesitate - or continue in perfect rhythm.
Edit methods and calls to create new methods or doubles variations.
Basic instructions for using Mobel on iPhone and iPad:
- Tap a bell to select it for ringing.
- Tap Start to start the bells ringing rounds.
- Then tap Go to ring the current composition and method.
- Tap the bottom of the screen to ring the bell you selected.
- For handbells, tap right and left to ring a pair.
- Conducting: tap the top of the screen for a bob or single.
- Tap Show to see the blue line for the current method.
- Then double tap to change line style, or pinch to zoom.
- Tap the info (i) button to view and change settings.
- Tap the Help buttons for further information.
From iOS 13.4 onward you can also ring using a keyboard on iPad/iPhone.
Mobel comes from AbelSim, producer of the world's best-selling change ringing simulators: Abel for Windows PCs and Mabel for Apple Mac (see www.abelsim.co.uk).
Mobel is not intended for handbell tune ringers: it rings changes, not tunes.
The latest version runs on iOS 12 and later. Earlier versions of Mobel are still available for previous versions of iOS.
The app is spectacular when it comes to bell ringing. The only thing I can say about it now is maybe it needs half or full muffled clappers. That’s the only thing with it. I hope to see future updates.
Really useful for learning and practice
Glatsnt
I am a novice, and the way this app is designed is so helpful for me! It offers a lot of flexibility in what and how you can practice, offering details for study and just-in-time reference during practice.
24
Slots power
Is there a way to put 24 bells on this app
The change ringers best friend
Phillybzbear
I can't say how much I love this app on a bus it's a great way to get a seat. Just start ringing and they move away. Just kidding though I do it on a bus on the way to practice with headphones on. I also do it at work if I'm bored. Or I do it sitting on the couch at home. The trace your bell thing is very helpful when looking at the whole method for study. The only bad thing is for touches you can't chose length or observation bells. That's really the only bad thing I can say about it.
Fixed a small visual problem with iOS/iPadOS 18.
Version 2.4.4
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