# Kalimba Real

> 6 Kalimba in 1. Connect, play multi-pitch with Real Kalimba. BUILD your own tab

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonoscore.kalimba](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonoscore.kalimba)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.sonoscore.kalimba`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sonOS
- **Category:** GAME\_SIMULATION
- **Downloads:** 707,684
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (4,566 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-11
- **First published:** 2018-11-15
- **Publisher country:** VN
- **Size:** 55 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonoscore.kalimba)
- **Website:** [https://www.sonoscore.com](https://www.sonoscore.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.sonoscore.com/index.php/privacy](https://www.sonoscore.com/index.php/privacy)

## Description

Kalimba Real is a versatile Chrome extension that simulates six different kalimbas, including five treble and one alto variants, offering a realistic thumb piano experience with authentic audio. Users can connect real kalimbas for multi-pitch play across several modes such as Melody & Chord, Real Time, and Autoplay, enhancing musical creativity. The extension supports building custom kalimba tabs with a user-friendly interface for both beginners and professionals, along with features for importing/exporting MIDI files, and exporting tabs as PDFs.

In addition to a rich library of offline and online songs like "Yesterday Once More" and "Heal the World," the app allows recording, playback, and exporting high-quality WAV files ideal as ringtones or for sharing. Kalimba Real regularly updates its tabs collection, making it an excellent tool for kalimba enthusiasts to learn, play, create, and share their music globally.

## Rankings

- #83,010 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.sonoscore.kalimba.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Overall, reviews praise Kalimba Real for its satisfying sound and strong learning/practice features, especially the TAB writer and tab-sharing capabilities. It’s considered among the most complete Kalimba apps on Android and is valued for quiet, offline practice with headphones. Some users mention occasional crashes or audio issues and privacy concerns, but these downsides are not widely echoed across reviews.

### Pros

- Realistic, satisfying kalimba sound and play experience
- Very useful for learning and practicing kalimba (quiet play with headphones, offline mode)
- TAB writer with the ability to create, import, and share kalimba tabs
- Considered one of the most complete Kalimba apps on Android

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sonoscore.kalimba)