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Let's Bend: Harmonica Tuner

Harmonica tuner for learning bending techniques with real-time visual feedback.
Let's Bend: Blues Harmonica Tuner & Trainer assists harmonica players in accurately hitting bending notes through real-time visualization.

The application is completely free, ad-free, and can be used without registration. Sounds are captured via the MediaRecorder library as a continuous data stream, analyzed using advanced pitch detection algorithms, and displayed in real-time.

All common keys and special tunings of your blues harps are supported and can be easily configured via the settings menu.

Features:
• Fast and accurate musical note detection
• Multiple pitch detection algorithms (YIN, MPM, and HYBRID)
• Support for all common harmonica keys and tunings
• Adjustable concert pitch settings
• Visualization of blow bends, draw bends, over blows, and over draws
• Customizable confidence settings for pitch detection

Technical Details (for developers):
• Open-source project available on GitHub
• Built using Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
• Developed with Gradle build system
• Requires Android 9 (API 28) or higher
• Uses Dagger for dependency injection
• Implements SLF4J for logging
• Optimized for privacy (no data collection or storage)
• Part of a multi-platform project that includes desktop (macOS, Linux, Windows) and web versions

The app is also available for desktop platforms and as a web application at https://letsbend.de

Enjoy and Let's Bend!

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 3.4.3 (69) suggested Added on Jul 11, 2025

    This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • de.schliweb.bluesharpbendingapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.4.1 (66) - Added on Jun 19, 2025

    This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • de.schliweb.bluesharpbendingapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.9 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 3.4.0 (65) - Added on Jun 07, 2025

    This version requires Android 9.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • record audio
      This app can record audio using the microphone while the app is in use.
    • de.schliweb.bluesharpbendingapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 4.5 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log