Comparison

Simple Handpan 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

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

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

Simple Handpan4 screens
Handpan Lessons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Handpan Lessons at none against Simple Handpan's shown. Simple Handpan's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 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. Simple Handpan 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Simple Handpan versus Handpan Lessons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple HandpanHandpan Lessons
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa DemirMitaanshu Agarwal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Handpan

One-time1
  • Get Premium$5.99
2 purchases

Handpan Lessons

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

Questions

Is Simple Handpan free?
Simple Handpan 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 Simple Handpan or Handpan Lessons have ads?
Simple Handpan shows ads; Handpan Lessons does not.

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