Playsoloist

A family of 20 instrument apps

Learn an instrument with an app that hears you honestly.

Browse all 20 instrumentsStart with kalimba

why kalimba? — Number tabs that map 1:1 to your tines.

20 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 20 instruments

Every instrument, taught with the same honesty.

I.

Strings

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Plucked and bowed — frets, bows, and open strings.

01Soloist Guitar app iconWesternGuitarThe guitar app that hears every note honestly.Learn Guitar →02Soloist Ukulele app iconWesternUkuleleThe ukulele in your hands, carried through every practice screen.Learn Ukulele →03Soloist Violin app iconWesternViolinA bowed voice that plays with you.Learn Violin →04Soloist Cello app iconWesternCelloThe cello, in bass clef, heard honestly.Learn Cello →05Soloist Erhu app iconChineseErhuTune the two strings. Train the finger between them.Learn Erhu →
II.

Keys & Reed

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Keyboards and reeds, graded by touch or by ear.

06Soloist Piano app iconWesternPianoA real keyboard that grades you honestly — zero ads.Learn Piano →07Harmonium: Riyaz & Sur app iconIndianHarmoniumFind your Sa. Hear the honest answer.Learn Harmonium →
III.

Winds & Flutes

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Breath, holes, and fingering charts that actually teach.

08Harmonica Studio app iconWesternHarmonicaHoles, blows, draws, and bends — finally notated clearly.Learn Harmonica →09Soloist Ocarina app iconFolkOcarinaTwelve holes, one course that listens.Learn Ocarina →10Session Whistle app iconIrishTin WhistleIrish trad, fingering by fingering.Learn Tin Whistle →11Flute Studio: Bansuri & Dizi app iconIndianBansuri & FluteBreath, meend, and gamak — the hardest articulation, heard.Learn Bansuri & Flute →12Dizi: Flute Tuner & Lessons app iconChineseDiziTune the bamboo. Set the membrane. Play the whole phrase.Learn Dizi →13Soloist Trumpet app iconWesternTrumpetLearn the valves — and the partials behind them.Learn Trumpet →14RWesternRecorderThe school instrument, taught honestly — Baroque or German.Learn Recorder →
IV.

Resonance & Rhythm

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Struck, plucked, and ringing — tone you can feel.

15Kalimba Studio: Tuner & Tabs app iconFolkKalimbaRhythm-true tabs, clear-pluck listening, and a free cents tuner.Learn Kalimba →16Soloist Handpan app iconModernHandpanRinging, meditative, and graded by touch.Learn Handpan →17Dha: Tabla Bols & Taal app iconIndianTablaBols and taal, classified stroke by stroke.Learn Tabla →
V.

Musicianship

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The ear and the eye behind every instrument.

18Soloist Ear Training app iconUniversalEar TrainingThe skill behind every instrument.Learn Ear Training →19Soloist Sight Reading app iconUniversalSight ReadingRead the staff like a language.Learn Sight Reading →20SUniversalSingingA private pitch coach built for your voice.Learn Singing →

What the family stands for

The honest music teacher in your pocket.

Raw mic evidence, graded on your device

Always on-device

Your playing never leaves your device

Listening and grading run entirely on-device. Supported transcription features run there too. Our backend has no audio endpoints at all.

Nothing watching you

No account required to start, no ads, no trackers

Open an app and play. Optional account features are clearly labelled.

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

Practice music you choose

Make tabs manually in Kalimba; supported Soloist apps can also capture a melody on-device. Each app page shows exactly what ships.

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.

Get the apps

Every Playsoloist app, straight to its App Store page.