Pitch Recognizer vs Handpaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitch Recognizer
This application helps users identify musical pitches and chords. Adjust the recognition sensitivity using an on-screen slider. It is designed for musicians and music students.
- Pitch recognition
- Chord recognition
- Adjustable sensitivity slider
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Recognize pitch and chord. If you want to change the sensitivity of recognizing, move the slider.
Handpaner
Create your own virtual handpan by customizing each note. Discover scales, chords, and learn to play songs on your unique instrument.
- Customizable virtual handpan
- Discover scales and chords
- Learn to play songs
- Create unique handpan models
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Handpaner is a virtual handpan where you can customize each note to create your perfect handpan model and help you find all the scales, chords it contains and some songs you can play with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pitch Recognizer at Free against Handpaner's $9.99. Pitch Recognizer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Handpaner's advantage is rating (2.0 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, 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
Pitch Recognizer is free to download; Handpaner costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handpaner holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitch Recognizer | Handpaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yasuhiro Suzuki | Robin BERGERE |
Customer experience
Pitch Recognizer
Handpaner
In-app purchases
Pitch Recognizer
No in-app purchases
Handpaner
No in-app purchases
