Comparison

OddTunes vs PANet

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

Head to head
About

OddTunes

Experience the authentic sound of a steel percussion instrument on your device. Play along with recorded loops, explore numerous tunings, and create your own musical compositions. Perfect for musicians and enthusiasts alike.

Highlights
  • Authentic steel instrument sounds
  • Loop recording and playback
  • 45 tunings including microtonal
  • Audiobus 2 support
  • D3 central note with A3-A4 tone loop
Features
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Been saving up for that Hang, but don't have quite enough yet? You can get busy on our version of the infamous steel instrument. Start it up, bang away, even record your own loop to play along with. So authentic, your friends will think yours has already arrived. Fill them in on the secret, and they too can download and record their own creations. Do I hear a "Hang out"??? Features include: * Audiobus 2 support including state saving * 45 tunings including microtonal tunings * Sounds sampled from actual instrument * Loop recording and playback Little bit of information about the Hang ... The Hang is a steel percussion instrument that is typically played using the hands and fingers while it rests in the musician's lap. It was developed in Switzerland in 2000 by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer. There are currently 5 generation models. Ours is a first generation Hang that defaults to the Aeolian tuning with a D3 central note and a A3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 tone loop. The eight notes are arranged in a 'Tone Circle' that zig-zag from low to high and are harmonically tuned around the low 'Ding' note in the center. Select from 45 tunings including microtonal tunings. These various tunings can be mixed into loops that are being constructed. Many thanks and kudos to Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer for creating such a unique, elegant, and fun instrument. For more information about the origin of the Hang, to hear some sound samples, or just to see someone kickin' it, visit one of the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_(instrument) http://www.hangdrum.info The loop recording in all of the OddTunes apps is roughly modelled after the Gibson / Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro. While there are only a few buttons, there is much more functionality there than meets the eye. For more information on the operation of the looper, please visit our Web site at the following address: http://www.avacata.com/iphone/oddtunes/hang/ OddTunes:Hang is one of the many fine instruments coming your way from the Avacata iPhone development team. Stay tuned for new upcoming OddTunes releases and additions to the loop recording capabilities. From one musician to another ... it's Hang time. Ding, Ding, Ding. ======================== Coming soon: - Save your loops. Share your loops. Amaze your friends. - New tuning packs (we've kept track of all of your requests and have a few of our own) - MIDI support (in and out) ======================== Also, check out Avacata's game: Bishook. On the app store now!

About

PANet

Learn to play the handpan with this intuitive app. It offers interactive lessons, step-by-step songs, and free play modes for beginners to explore calming melodies and understand musical notes.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Step-by-step songs
  • Free play mode
  • Learn musical notes
  • Understand rhythm and notation
  • Beginner-friendly interface
Features
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PANet is a handpan learning app for learning, playing, and exploring handpan, hang drum, and pantam music. Whether you are completely new to the instrument or already play handpan, PANet gives you practical tools to learn songs, practice, explore scales, and improve your playing. Learn handpan step by step with the PANet Way Course. Learn practical techniques, understand handpan notation, and build the skills you need to play songs with more confidence. Explore a large collection of handpan songs with easy-to-follow numeric notation. Adjust playback speed, practice at your own pace, and use the notation editor to create, save, and work with your own patterns. Use Game Mode to practice your timing and accuracy while playing along with notes on screen. Track your performance and make practice more interactive. Explore handpan scales and discover different note layouts to better understand your instrument. PANet also includes Magic PAN, a digital handpan experience for playing and exploring musical ideas. Discover handpans and makers through the PANet marketplace, where you can explore available instruments and handpan makers. Whether you call it a handpan, hang drum, or pantam, PANet brings learning, songs, practice tools, scales, notation, and handpan discovery together in one app.

Screenshots

OddTunes4 screens
PANet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PANet at Free against OddTunes's $0.99. PANet also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). OddTunes's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PANet is free to download; OddTunes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PANet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 177 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of OddTunes's written reviews are positive against 63% of PANet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OddTunes ships an update every 4 months, PANet weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OddTunes versus PANet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOddTunesPANet
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (39 ratings)4.7 (177 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.0% of reviews — better63.2% of reviews
Number of ratings39177 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvacataHossein Mehrabani

Customer experience

OddTunes

All ratings38 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral7.0%
Negative26.0%

PANet

All ratings166 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral0.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative34.2%

In-app purchases

None

OddTunes

No in-app purchases

None

PANet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OddTunes free?
OddTunes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PANet free?
PANet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OddTunes or PANet?
PANet is rated higher. OddTunes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while PANet averages 4.7 from 177 ratings.
Do OddTunes or PANet have ads?
Neither OddTunes nor PANet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OddTunes or PANet?
OddTunes ships an update every 4 months, and PANet weekly. Most recently, OddTunes was updated on November 6, 2026 and PANet on November 5, 2026.

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