“Fun NYT-like puzzle game where you try to guess the name of a song as you hear more and more instruments from the song. Songs range in genre and era from pop to rock to the 60s to the 2020s. Minimal ads and a one-time purchase gets rid of…”
Independent automated assessment · 1 signal source · 426 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.4 ★3,117 ratings
500K+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Bandle: The Ultimate Song Guessing Quiz & Music Trivia Challenge! You have to recognize a song, but there's a twist — you only start with a single instrument. Can you guess the song with the least number of instruments playing?
"Bandle is the best Worldle-alike I've seen for a long while" - Tom Scott (Youtuber)
"Bandle - Now we're talking! Something good bro!" - Nathan Stanz (Youtuber)
Bandle has also caught the attention of Twitch personalities, including NorthernLion, theneedledrop and PooperNoodle, becoming a part of their daily gaming lineup.
How to play this unique music trivia quiz:
- Start with the rhythm: Listen to the drums and feel the beat. - Add the bass: Let the groove set in and take your best guess. - Add guitar, piano, and other instruments as the song builds up. - Can you guess the song without all instruments playing?
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Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 8.7.9 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 8.8.3, updated 2026-09-29.
The app has been updated since this analysis. The findings on this page describe version 8.7.9, not the version now listed on the store.
Release notes for the newer versions, in the developer’s own words:
Version 8.8.3 · 2026-09-29
No release notes were provided for this version.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
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Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
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Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 8 distinct reviewers (1.9% of 426 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Paywall blocks the basics
The core of the app — not extras — sits behind payment, or previously-free function moved behind a paywall.
What we saw: Paywall blocks the basics: raised by 10 distinct reviewers (2.3% of 426 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
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“everything costs money and is full of ads.”
“fun game but the app started giving a pop up ad that opened my browser on my phone so I had to uninstall”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 8.8.3.
What this app sells
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