A family of 17 instrument apps
Learn an instrument with an app that hears you honestly.
why kalimba? — Number tabs that map 1:1 to your tines.
17 instruments, one honest engine. Playsoloist apps listen while you play and tell you the truth — which notes rang clean, which drifted, and exactly what to drill next. No confetti for mistakes. Every note is heard and graded on your device.
The catalogue — a suite for 17 instruments
Every instrument, taught with the same honesty.
Plucked and bowed — frets, bows, and open strings.
WesternGuitarThe guitar app that hears every note honestly.Learn Guitar →02
WesternUkuleleThe ukulele in your hands, carried through every practice screen.Learn Ukulele →03
WesternViolinA bowed voice that plays with you.Learn Violin →04
WesternCelloThe cello, in bass clef, heard honestly.Learn Cello →05
ChineseErhuThe two-stringed voice of China, taught with care.Learn Erhu →Keyboards and reeds, graded by touch or by ear.
Breath, holes, and fingering charts that actually teach.
WesternHarmonicaHoles, blows, draws, and bends — finally notated clearly.Learn Harmonica →09
FolkOcarinaTwelve holes, one clear fingering chart.Learn Ocarina →10
IrishTin WhistleIrish trad, fingering by fingering.Learn Tin Whistle →11
IndianBansuri & FluteBreath, meend, and gamak — the hardest articulation, heard.Learn Bansuri & Flute →12
ChineseDiziThe Chinese bamboo flute, taught honestly.Learn Dizi →13
WesternTrumpetLearn the valves — and the partials behind them.Learn Trumpet →Struck, plucked, and ringing — tone you can feel.
The ear and the eye behind every instrument.
What every app promises
The honest music teacher in your pocket.
Always on-device
Your playing never leaves your device
Listening, transcription, and grading run entirely on-device. Our backend has no audio endpoints at all.
Nothing watching you
No account, no ads, no trackers
Open the app and play. Nothing to sign up for, nothing watching you.
Never inflated
Honest grading, never inflated
“Heard 14 of 16 notes,” not a participation trophy — the feedback that actually makes you better.
Your own songs
Bring your own songs
Capture a melody you can hum and the app turns it into notation for your instrument, on-device.
Who builds this, and how the grading behaves — read about the studio and the manifesto. Choosing a first instrument? Start with our honest difficulty ranking for adults.