Aquadrum Pro vs Panora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aquadrum Pro
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Aquadrum Pro — Scale Explorer & Tuner for Tongue Drums Aquadrum Pro maps any scale to your 11-tongue drum instantly. Browse 1,914 scales from musical traditions around the world, hear how they sound, and see exactly which notes go where on your instrument. SCALE LIBRARY • 1,914 scales across 6 note counts (4 to 9 notes) • Western, World, Symmetrical, Modal, and more • Search by name or browse by category • Tap to preview any scale before committing VOICING ENGINE • Automatically generates every playable voicing for your drum • Swipe through variants to find the tuning you like • Color-coded root and changed notes for easy comparison BUILT-IN CHROMATIC TUNER • Detects the pitch of each tongue in real time • Shows cents sharp or flat from the target note • Perfect for manual tuning and verification PITCH SET BUILDER • Build custom scales interval by interval • Tap any interval to hear it instantly • Name and save your own creations INTERACTIVE DRUM FACE • Tap tongues to hear notes with a soft vibraphone tone • Key Map overlay shows physical key ranges • Visual feedback for root notes and changes between variants FREE & PRO Free: 5-note scales, 2 root keys (D, G), 5 voicing variants Full Unlock: all 1,914 scales, all 12 root keys, unlimited variants No ads. No subscriptions. One-time purchase unlocks everything.
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.
- 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
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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/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Panora at every 4 days against Aquadrum Pro's every 9 days. Panora also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Aquadrum Pro 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.
Aquadrum Pro ships an update every 9 days, Panora every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Aquadrum Pro | Panora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PUJA MUZIK PRODUKSIYON ORGANIZASYON TURIZM TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Sercan Aktan |
In-app purchases
Aquadrum Pro
- Full Unlock$2.99
Panora
- Panora Plus Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Panora Plus Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Panora Plus Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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