Kalimbay — Play, Learn, Record & Share the Kalimba
Turn your device into a beautiful 34-tine chromatic kalimba. Kalimbay 3.2.1 is more than a thumb piano — it's a complete musical journey in your pocket.
PLAY — 15 REAL INSTRUMENTS
Experience seamless, low-latency playability across 15 beautifully tuned instruments: kalimba, marimba, piano, handpan, harp, guitar, ukulele, glockenspiel, vibraphone, xylophone, hurdy-gurdy, music box, guzheng, gambang & electric guitar — all volume-balanced, so switching between them always sounds just right.
• Expressive controls: vibrato, reverb, sustain & glissando
• Built-in metronome & haptic feedback
• Adjustable tuning and key signature
• Tine markers to highlight reference notes while you play
• Hide the sharp-note row with one toggle
LEARN — 48 GUIDED LESSONS
From your very first notes to full songs. Lessons listen as you play and guide you note by note — no music background needed.
• 8 categories: Scales, Technique, Chords, Rhythm, Improvisation, Theory, Progressions & Harmonization
• Beginner friendly, step by step
EAR TRAINING
Train your ear with Kalimbay's quiz mode. Kalimbay plays a note, you find it on the tines — no sheet music, no theory needed. Your score is tracked, and you can restart the session anytime.
RECORD & SHARE YOUR MUSIC
Your music shouldn't stay locked inside the app.
• Record your own tabs and export them as .klby files
• Import tabs from friends or the community and follow along note by note
• Record your performance as audio and share it anywhere
• Automatic chord detection as you play
• Numbered notation — turn your playing into a 1–7 score, add lyrics to every note, then export a shareable PNG or text
MAKE IT YOURS
• 11 animated themes — Winter, Rain, Ocean, Galaxy, Christmas, Misty Forest and more
• Customizable tine width, key colors & backgrounds
• Set a personal background image from your gallery
• Available in 15 languages
Download Kalimbay for free and let your thumbs make music!
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iPhone Duo support
IMPROVED
• Kalimbay now adapts when you fold or unfold iPhone Duo, moving between the cover and inner displays automatically.
• Premium purchases now restore automatically on a new device, and the unlock screens include a Restore button.
• Cleaner audio: a master limiter stops clipping during fast glissandos, and the E5 note no longer sounds harsh.
• The Label Type setting now shows its current value and marks the active option.
• Layout fixes for the new display sizes.
• Bug fixes and polish.
Version 3.2.5
The developer, Bayu Bayu, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Bayu Bayu
Size
150.8 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
