Comparison

Simple Handpan vs Panora

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

Head to head
About

Simple Handpan

Experience the calming sounds of a handpan on your mobile device. This app offers multiple sound sets, built-in songs with MIDI playback, rhythmic accompaniment, and a recording library for creative musical exploration and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Multiple handpan sound sets
  • Built-in songs with MIDI playback
  • Falling-note visual guide
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Rhythm accompaniment
  • Melody recording and management
Features
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Bring the soothing and atmospheric sound of the handpan to your iPhone and iPad. Simple Handpan is a modern handpan simulator built for relaxation, creativity, and musical exploration — featuring multiple handpan sound sets, songs, rhythms, MIDI playback, and a simple recording library. MULTIPLE HANDPAN SOUNDS Play with quality of handpan sound set which designed to create a unique tonal atmosphere. SONGS + MIDI PRACTICE Practice with built-in songs, follow MIDI playback using a falling-note style visual guide, and adjust playback speed to match your learning pace. RHYTHMS & FLOW Add gentle rhythm accompaniment to enhance timing and create a natural musical flow. MANAGE YOUR RECORDINGS Record your handpan melodies, replay them anytime, and keep all recordings neatly organized. If you’re looking for a portable handpan app for relaxation, meditation, or creative music making, Simple Handpan helps you find calm and inspiration wherever you are.

About

Panora

Create and record expressive handpan music with realistic sampled instruments. This app offers a distraction-free interface for composing, editing, and practicing melodies with features like loop overdub and a grid-based sequencer. Export your creations in high-quality WAV format.

Highlights
  • Realistic virtual handpan playing
  • Multiple instruments and scales
  • Performance recording and overdubbing
  • Grid-based sequencer for editing
  • High-quality WAV audio export
  • Preset library with songs and patterns
  • iCloud backup
Features
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Panora is a virtual handpan app designed for expressive playing, recording, and composing. Play beautifully sampled handpan instruments with a natural touch experience, capture your ideas instantly, and turn your recordings into editable compositions. Whether you are practicing, sketching melodies, meditating, or creating full musical phrases, Panora gives you a clean and focused space to explore handpan sounds anywhere. Features: • Realistic virtual handpan playing with haptic feedback • Multiple handpan instruments and scales • Full screen mode for an immersive playing experience • Record your performance and layer new takes with loop overdub • Edit recordings in the grid based sequencer • Adjust BPM, time signature, start/end points, velocity, and offsets of notes • Normalize timing and velocity with a single tap • Undo your edits with ease • Loop playback for practice and composition • Built-in reverb and master volume control • Preset library with ready-to-play songs and patterns • Keep listening while your screen is locked • Export high-quality WAV audio in your chosen sample rate • Save projects to your library, organize them into groups, and reorder them • Save as a new project to keep different versions of your ideas • Automatic drafts so you never lose unsaved work • iCloud backup to keep your projects safe • Optimized for iPhone, iPad (portrait and landscape), and iPhone Duo Panora keeps the interface simple, musical, and distraction-free so you can focus on the sound. Create, play, and shape your handpan ideas wherever inspiration finds you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://panora.digital/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://panora.digital/terms/ Community Guidelines: https://panora.digital/community-guidelines/.

Screenshots

Simple Handpan4 screens
Panora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple Handpan at 5.0 against Panora's 4.5. Simple Handpan also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Panora's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Simple Handpan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Panora sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Handpan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Simple Handpan versus Panora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple HandpanPanora
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa DemirSercan Aktan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Handpan

One-time1
  • Get Premium$5.99
3 purchases

Panora

Subscriptions3
  • Panora Plus Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Panora Plus Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Panora Plus Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Handpan free?
Simple Handpan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panora free?
Panora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Handpan or Panora?
Simple Handpan is rated higher. Simple Handpan averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Panora averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple Handpan or Panora have ads?
Simple Handpan shows ads; Panora does not.

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