Comparison

Handpan Rhythms vs Handpan Lessons

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

Head to head
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.

About

Handpan Lessons

Features
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Make time for the handpan you already own. Save your instrument's notes and layout, then open lessons that fit. Handpan tells you when a pattern needs a note your pan doesn't have, so you can choose another pattern before you begin. Find your first notes with a D Kurd example. Tap the center and ring fields to hear reference sounds, then try a short pattern on your instrument. Your saved layout stays separate from the example. Play it back in Echo Circle. Handpan plays a short groove on your own pan's notes, then you answer on your handpan. Circles grow from 2 to 4 to 8 hits, and every hit shows its timing in milliseconds. If the app can't hear you clearly, it says so and doesn't score. Eight grooves and three circles a day are included. Use the on-device tuner and Pan Health Check to compare clear notes with a 432 or 440 Hz reference. Quiet or uncertain input stays ungraded. These phone-microphone readings are practice references, not instructions to retune an instrument. Explore the playable handpan and scale library, write a number tab, or settle into a calm session of any length, one a day without Pro. Get an on-device practice plan for your experience, available notes and time, with no daily plan limit. Tabs and recordings stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. Sign-in is optional. The app interface is in English. Handpan Pro includes all 22 grooves, unlimited Echo Circles with a tempo ladder and your own patterns, drift history, unlimited editable tabs, and every calm soundscape. Handpan Pro Lifetime is a single purchase that does not renew; monthly and yearly subscriptions unlock the same on-device features. Prices and any eligible trial appear in the app before purchase. Existing purchases can be restored with your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through Apple before renewal. Privacy: https://handpan.keenshift.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://handpan.keenshift.ai/terms Support: https://playsoloist.com/handpan/support

Screenshots

Handpan Rhythms4 screens
Handpan Lessons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Handpan Lessons at none against Handpan Rhythms's shown. Handpan Lessons also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Handpan Rhythms's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Handpan Rhythms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Handpan Lessons sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handpan Rhythms ships an update every 4 months, Handpan Lessons weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Handpan Rhythms versus Handpan Lessons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandpan RhythmsHandpan Lessons
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBita SobhaniMitaanshu Agarwal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Handpan Rhythms

One-time1
  • Premium$14.99
2 purchases

Handpan Lessons

Subscriptions2
  • Handpan Monthl7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Handpan Yearl7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Handpan Rhythms free?
Handpan Rhythms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handpan Lessons free?
Handpan Lessons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Handpan Rhythms or Handpan Lessons have ads?
Handpan Rhythms shows ads; Handpan Lessons does not.
Which is updated more often, Handpan Rhythms or Handpan Lessons?
Handpan Rhythms ships an update every 4 months, and Handpan Lessons weekly. Most recently, Handpan Rhythms was updated on October 25, 2026 and Handpan Lessons on October 25, 2026.

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