Comparison

Handpan Rhythms vs Tongue Drum Digital

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

Tongue Drum Digital

Features
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Transform your device into a resonant, deeply relaxing musical instrument. Tongue Drum Studio brings the authentic, ethereal sound of a steel tongue drum directly to your fingertips, combining a pristine digital interface with powerful studio utilities. Whether you are looking to practice mindfulness, compose ambient soundscapes, or experiment with unique percussion, our app offers a highly responsive playing experience with studio-grade tools. ### Key Features: Authentic Steel Soundscapes: Every note is sampled in high-fidelity from physical tongue drums, capturing the rich, warm overtones and long sustain of real steel. Intuitive Record & Playback: Capture your musical ideas instantly. Record your sessions with a single tap, then play them back to listen to your flow. Loop & Layering: Build complex, mesmerizing ambient tracks by looping your recordings and layering new melodies over them in real-time. Minimalist, Premium Interface: Designed for distraction-free playing, featuring a clean, responsive layout that mimics the layout of physical percussion drums. Perfect for Mindfulness: Ideal for meditation tracking, yoga background audio, sound therapy, or simply unwinding after a long day. No prior musical training required—just tap to play, listen, and create. Download Tongue Drum Studio today and carry a pocketful of zen wherever you go.

Screenshots

Handpan Rhythms4 screens
Tongue Drum Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tongue Drum Digital at none against Handpan Rhythms's 1. Tongue Drum Digital also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Handpan Rhythms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tongue Drum Digital asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Handpan Rhythms versus Tongue Drum Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandpan RhythmsTongue Drum Digital
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBita SobhaniAjith Aji

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Handpan Rhythms

One-time1
  • Premium$14.99
None

Tongue Drum Digital

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handpan Rhythms free?
Handpan Rhythms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tongue Drum Digital free?
Tongue Drum Digital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handpan Rhythms or Tongue Drum Digital have ads?
Handpan Rhythms shows ads; Tongue Drum Digital does not.

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