Handpan vs Hang Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Hang Drum
This app allows you to play a virtual hang drum on your phone anytime. It offers multi-touch support, various hang drum sounds, and the ability to record and play back your musical creations. Regular updates are planned to add new features and fix bugs.
- Multi-touch support
- Multiple hang drum sound types
- Audio recording while playing
- Record file playback
- Easy to use interface
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Hang drum is virtual musical instrument app for people who love this. Now you can play hang any time by your phone. It is easy to use and integrated many cool effects and functions. Features: - Multi-touch supported - Many type of hang drum/handpan sound - Be able to record audio while playing - Show list of record files and play them. Many features will be update soon We will update app monthly by fixing bug (if have any) and add new features for it. So let us know about your experience and keep in touch with us. If you have any complain or suggestion for our app to be better. Contact to us by email: ptdno1studio@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hang Drum at Free against Handpan's $2.99. Hang Drum also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (66 vs 21). Handpan's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 23%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Hang Drum is free to download; Handpan costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Handpan against 3.8 for Hang Drum. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 66 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Handpan's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hang Drum's.
Handpan ships an update every 8 months, Hang Drum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handpan | Hang Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (21 ratings) | 3.8 (66 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aliaksei Vatutsin | Duan Nguyen |
Customer experience
Handpan
Hang Drum
In-app purchases
Handpan
No in-app purchases
Hang Drum
No in-app purchases
