Handpan vs Mini Piano Pro
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
Mini Piano Pro
This multitouch piano app offers a realistic playing experience with 88 keys and high-quality sampled piano sounds. Choose from 128 MIDI instruments, zoom to adjust key size, and transpose melodies. Record and export your creations in various audio and MIDI formats.
- 88-key keyboard
- 128 MIDI instruments
- Zoom functionality
- Transpose feature
- Record and export audio/MIDI
- Multitouch support
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Mini Piano Pro is a great multitouch piano for iOS. It's designed to be very fast and responsive, and it allows you to choose a beautiful sampled piano or select one of the 128 different midi instruments. You can use 88 keys to play and zoom in and out to get the keys to the size you want them. This app is standalone, pay once, no subscription needed. App is optimized for iPhone and iPad. ==Features== - Fast, responsive and beautiful. - full 88 keys keyboard - Great Sampled piano sound - 128 midi sounds - Optimized for iPad and iPhone. - Multitouch - Zoom - Transpose - Record, play and export to MIDI, AAC, MP3 or WAV - Label keys with note names
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Piano Pro at 4.8 against Handpan's 3.8. Mini Piano Pro also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 35%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months). Handpan's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Handpan costs $2.99 and Mini Piano Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Piano Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Handpan's written reviews are positive against 70% of Mini Piano Pro's.
Handpan ships an update every 8 months, Mini Piano Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handpan | Mini Piano Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #187 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aliaksei Vatutsin | Umito |
Customer experience
Handpan
Mini Piano Pro
In-app purchases
Handpan
No in-app purchases
Mini Piano Pro
No in-app purchases
