FreeSong 2 vs Handpan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeSong 2
Create soothing melodies with 11 enchanting tones. This app blends ambient sounds and intelligently generates music to help you relax. It's perfect for all ages, from children to music therapy professionals.
- 11 enchanting tones
- Ambient background sound mixing
- Intelligent tone generation
- Adjustable volume per tone
- Random tone patterns with tempo control
- Save favorite loop configurations
- Key shifting
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Freesong 2 melds all of the sounds and functionality of Freesong, Freesong Bamboo, and Freesong Koto in one beautiful universal app. 11 enchanting tones to soothe and relax you. Easily create enchanting melodies with no skill at all. Mix ambient background sounds and melt into your zen place while Freesong intelligently generates tones to ease into or out of your day. Tiny fingers love it as well as mothers and music therapy professionals. New features include the ability to rearrange the tones, volume variation on each tone, random tone patterns with tempo control, and the ability to save favorite loop configurations, and key shifting!
Handpan
This music application transforms your smartphone into a realistic Hang instrument simulator. It offers high-quality sounds, intuitive design, and is suitable for musicians of all levels. Record, save, and play your own tunes with ease.
- Hang instrument simulation
- High-quality audio
- Low latency playback
- Sound customization
- Record and save tunes
- Intuitive interface
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At the moment, Handpan is a best and closest sounding Hang instrument simulator. Handpan is a simple and easy-to-use music application which will turn your smartphone into a real musical instrument! Handpan contains only high-quality sounds, has good graphics and neat design. The app is suitable for both a beginner musician and an experienced percussionist. Features: - 2 different types of the Handpan instrument - High-quality sounds - Playback without delays (low latency audio) - Sound settings - Possibility to record, save, and play saved tunes - Animations - Easy-to-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FreeSong 2 at 100% against Handpan's 35%. FreeSong 2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). Handpan's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
FreeSong 2 costs $0.99 and Handpan $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FreeSong 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handpan has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FreeSong 2's written reviews are positive against 35% of Handpan's.
FreeSong 2 ships an update every 2 days, Handpan every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeSong 2 | Handpan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 35.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kory Fluckiger | Aliaksei Vatutsin |
Customer experience
FreeSong 2
Handpan
In-app purchases
FreeSong 2
No in-app purchases
Handpan
No in-app purchases
