Comparison

Meditation Drum HD vs Handpan Rhythms

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meditation Drum HD

Experience the unique sounds of the Hang drum and Steel tongue drum on your smartphone. This app offers a meditative musical experience, perfect for spiritual growth and relaxation, using professionally recorded sounds. No prior musical skill is required to play.

Highlights
  • Hang drum and Steel tongue drum sounds
  • Professional studio recordings
  • Meditative and spiritual experience
  • No musical skills required
  • Play anytime, anywhere
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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This is not just another music application. Now you can enjoy the magic sound of the Hang drum and Steel tongue drum (Pan Drum) in your smartphone. The sounds of these magical instruments are unique! Steel tongue drum dates back to the Tibetan singing bowls. Playing the drum you heal your soul, you harmonize your chakras, you clean and repair your body's energy balance. With this app you get the opportunity to plunge into the world of meditation and spiritual growth in any place and at any time! The application uses real drums sounds recorded in a professional studio. Playing the dream drum is possible for everyone since it does not require any skills and professional knowledge, only a desire to know more about your innerself and discover your soul. P.S. And one more thing, use headphones for better experience

About

Handpan Rhythms

Create and hear your own Handpan rhythms with simple notation. Practice with a metronome and explore example rhythms. Play a virtual Handpan directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Compose custom Handpan rhythms
  • Hear rhythms with virtual Handpan
  • Practice with clap metronome
  • Explore example rhythms
  • Play virtual Handpan
  • Custom scale support (premium)
  • Rhythm save/export/import (premium)
Features
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Using this app you can write your own Handpan rhythm with simple notations and hear how it sounds like with a virtual Handpan! The app also includes a set of popular rhythms as examples. You can also play the rhythm along with the clap sound as a metronome for practicing the tempo. The writing system is based on the names of the Handpan strokes with a precise timing. The user sets the number of beats in the rhythm. Each beat is shown with a box. The time duration of each beat is specified by BPM. This time duration is divided equally between all the notes written in the beat box. Also, you can play a virtual Handpan in the app, if you have no access to a real one. The premium version enables the custom scale, rhythm save, export, and import features. It also removes all ads from the app. The in-app purchase for accessing the premium version is a single-time payment which never expires.

Screenshots

Meditation Drum HD4 screens
Handpan Rhythms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Handpan Rhythms at 4.5 against Meditation Drum HD's 3.5. Handpan Rhythms also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). Meditation Drum HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meditation Drum HD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Handpan Rhythms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Handpan Rhythms holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Meditation Drum HD's written reviews are positive against 75% of Handpan Rhythms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation Drum HD ships an update every 15 months, Handpan Rhythms every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Meditation Drum HD versus Handpan Rhythms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Drum HDHandpan Rhythms
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (14 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmitriy BedyukhovBita Sobhani

Customer experience

Meditation Drum HD

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral21.4%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative40.0%

Handpan Rhythms

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Meditation Drum HD

One-time5
  • Small support$0.99
  • Unlock all scales$1.99
  • Unlock screen record$1.99
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  • Medium Support$4.99
  • Large support$9.99
1 purchases

Handpan Rhythms

One-time1
  • Premium$14.99

Questions

Is Meditation Drum HD free?
Meditation Drum HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handpan Rhythms free?
Handpan Rhythms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meditation Drum HD or Handpan Rhythms?
Handpan Rhythms is rated higher. Meditation Drum HD averages 3.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Handpan Rhythms averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Meditation Drum HD or Handpan Rhythms have ads?
Handpan Rhythms shows ads; Meditation Drum HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Meditation Drum HD or Handpan Rhythms?
Meditation Drum HD ships an update every 15 months, and Handpan Rhythms every 4 months. Most recently, Meditation Drum HD was updated on November 2, 2026 and Handpan Rhythms on November 3, 2026.

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