Kalimbay

Kalimbay — Play, Learn, Record & Share the Kalimba

Turn your device into a beautiful 34-tine chromatic kalimba. Kalimbay 3.1 is more than a thumb piano — it's a complete musical journey in your pocket.

PLAY — 16 REAL INSTRUMENTS

Experience seamless, low-latency playability across 16 beautifully tuned instruments: kalimba, Kalimba 2, 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

LEARN — 90+ 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

MAKE IT YOURS

• 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!