healingBowl vs Polyrhythm Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
healingBowl
Create calming music with Tibetan singing bowl sounds. This app offers polyphonic instruments with multiple articulations and built-in effects like delay and reverb. Customize your sound with filters, ADSR controls, and tuning for a serene musical experience.
- 4 polyphonic Tibetan singing bowl sounds
- Key-switch articulations
- Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects
- Real-time filters
- ADSR control
- Tuning options
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healingBowl: Embrace the Soothing Sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls Meet healingBowl, your new go-to for Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds. Four different healing bowls (Loop & Hit - 8 Total sounds) recorded with care, perfect for adding a touch of calm to your music. With polyphonic sounds and four key-switch articulations, including two unique bell hits and sustains, it brings a serene vibe to any project. Play around with built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects, or go au naturel. Sound design is a breeze with real-time filters, ADSR control, and tuning options. Dive into the soothing world of healingBowl – where tranquility meets creativity. Features -4X Polyphonic Tibetan Singing Bowl sounds (+1 Looped per bowl) -Four key-switch articulations: two bell hits and sustains (sharp keys) -Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects -Real-time high-pass and low-pass filters with link control -Full ADSR control and tuning
Polyrhythm Explorer
Learn and master complex rhythmic patterns with interactive guides and visual tools. Explore polyrhythms through written lessons, video tutorials, and customizable sound options. Ideal for musicians of all levels seeking to deepen their rhythmic understanding.
- Written guides and video tutorials
- Linear and Grid Layout Modes
- Voice Count for isolated rhythms
- Customizable sounds (drums, keyboard)
- Polymeter visualization
- Sample-accurate timing
- Full-Screen Mode
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Master Polyrhythms with Ease—No Prior Knowledge Needed... Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced musician, Polyrhythm Explorer provides you with everything you need to understand and master polyrhythms. Polyrhythm Explorer features: - Written guides and video tutorials teach you what polyrhythms are and how to understand a polyrhythm step-by-step. - Linear and Grid Layout Modes: Easily visualize how two rhythms interact with each other in a polyrhythm. See how the rhythms relate to help you understand them. - Voice Count: Isolate one rhythm or the other in a polyrhythm and hear it counted out loud. - Full-Screen Mode: Hide controls for an immersive, focused learning experience. Perfect for creating videos teaching polyrhythms. - Customizable Sounds: Experience polyrhythms on a drum kit or as melodic keyboard patterns. - Polymeters: With subdivisions on, you can hear a polyrhythm as a polymeter. - Sample-accurate timing. Can be used as a metronome. - Seamless Integration with PolyNome --- Polyrhythm Explorer is the perfect companion to PolyNome (also available on the App Store). Export polyrhythms to PolyNome to view them as notation or circular visuals. PolyNome also supports 3-way polyrhythms and offers numerous features beyond polyrhythms. Start Your Rhythmic Journey Today! Transform your musical skills and explore the complexity of rhythms with Polyrhythm Explorer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Polyrhythm Explorer at 4.5 against healingBowl's 3.5. Polyrhythm Explorer also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). healingBowl's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
healingBowl costs $4.99 and Polyrhythm Explorer $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Polyrhythm Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of healingBowl's written reviews are positive against 88% of Polyrhythm Explorer's.
healingBowl ships an update every 3 months, Polyrhythm Explorer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | healingBowl | Polyrhythm Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OSC Audio | PolyNome Ltd |
Customer experience
healingBowl
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In-app purchases
healingBowl
No in-app purchases
Polyrhythm Explorer
No in-app purchases
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