Tingalin is a unique music instrument based on the Albanian lute Çifteli (meaning "pair of strings").

Tingalin is played by tapping the 14 frets on the instruments handle. Each note is recorded in the tab and the entire melody is played by shaking the device, as if strumming the real instrument. You can also play back a melody by swiping the bowl on screen.

You can chose from multiple instrument voicings. Each voicing can be tuned to the preferred pitch using the slider control +/- 1 octave.

The Çifteli is a wooden instrument with a long thin handle and a pear-shaped sound bowl. This two string lute looks similar to Setar, Saz and Tambura; however, its sound is unique. The first string is used to play the notes while the seconds strings acts as a backup harmonic tune.

"The Tingalin iPhone app simulates this two-stringed instrument with absolute fidelity, going as far as to recreate the wrist-based strumming technique of the ancient Çifteli masters."
~Tech Crunch

"Before I go to bed I simply must play my Tingalin!" ~Imogen Heap