Comparison

Interactive Singing Bowls vs Glideophone

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

Head to head
About

Interactive Singing Bowls

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Authentic Interactive Tibetan Singing Bowls • Real Sounds • Meditation Interactive Singing Bowls is a unique meditation and relaxation app based on authentic Tibetan singing bowls. Each bowl in the app is real: individually photographed and professionally recorded in a studio to capture its full sonic and vibrational richness. An ultra-realistic experience, interact with the bowls as you would in real life: • Strike the bowls with different tools • Make them sing by making a circular motion • Feel the full depth and resonance of the vibrations Multi-bowl mode, create your own harmonies: • Use 2 to 4 bowls simultaneously • Combine frequencies • Compose truly immersive soundscapes Relaxing ambient sounds, accompany your sessions with natural sounds: • Rain • Wind • Birds • etc. Ideal for promoting relaxation, meditation, or falling asleep. Tonal Journeys, enjoy ready-to-use immersive sessions: • Improved sleep • Deep meditation • Chakra balancing Each journey uses bowls selected for their specific frequencies. Discover Tibetan singing bowls, learn about: • Their origin • Their use • Their frequencies App available in: • French • English • Spanish • German Why choose this app? • 100% authentic bowls (studio recordings) • Realistic interactive experience • Premium sound quality • Ideal for meditation, relaxation, and sleep Terms of us : https://kostaquent.github.io/Interactive-singing-bowls/terms.html

About

Glideophone

Create immersive soundscapes by drawing loops on your screen. This app synthesizes unique tones live, allowing you to layer up to five bowls for a dynamic, evolving sound bath perfect for relaxation and meditation.

Highlights
  • Draw loops to create tones
  • Layer up to 5 bowls
  • Morph timbre by dragging bowls
  • Synthesized live tones
  • Meditative modes and scales
  • Gentle haptic feedback
Features
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Glideophone is a singing bowl you play by drawing. Trace a loop on the screen and a bowl rings, then holds, so you can build a warm, breathing sound bath one line at a time. It is sound healing you make yourself, with no notes to read and no knobs to learn. Every tone is synthesized live from the inharmonic partials of a real bowl, the shimmer that gives Tibetan singing bowls their voice. Nothing is pre-recorded. If you can draw a circle, you can fill the room with sound. HOW IT WORKS - Draw a loop and the bowl rings; close it and the drone sustains - Stack up to 5 bowls into a slow, living chord - Drag a bowl across the canvas to morph its shimmer and timbre - Double-tap a bowl to mute it - Tuned to Asian pentatonic and meditative modes: Hirajoshi, Kumoi, Sakura, Iwato, Insen and Malkauns, with a smooth glide between them - Gentle haptics as you cross each note A LIVING SOUND BATH Every scene keeps evolving. Bowls shimmer, breathe and drift, so no two moments sound the same. Lay down a calm backdrop for meditation, relaxation, yoga or winding down, or simply draw and listen. WHAT IT IS (AND ISN'T) Glideophone is an instrument you play, not a library of pre-recorded tracks. There are no guided sessions, no voice-overs and no stock audio. It is not a sleep-sounds player, and it is not a set of physical crystal bowls. It is a singing-bowl instrument you play with one finger, and every sound is one you draw and shape yourself. Do I need any music experience? No. Draw a line and it sings. There are no notes to read and nothing to set up. Can I use it for meditation or sound healing? Yes. Many people draw a slow sound bath to relax, focus or meditate. Just remember it is an instrument you play, not a guided session that plays for you. What is a sound bath here? The wash of overlapping bowl tones you build by stacking a few drones. Drag them to color the sound and it keeps evolving on its own. How is this like a real singing bowl? Your finger circles the rim and the bowl rings, much like running a mallet around a real one, but you can hold, stack and reshape each tone. Does it work offline? Yes. Glideophone runs entirely on your device. No microphone, no account, no ads, no network, and nothing you make ever leaves your iPhone.

Screenshots

Interactive Singing Bowls4 screens
Glideophone3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glideophone at none against Interactive Singing Bowls's 3. Interactive Singing Bowls's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Interactive Singing Bowls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Glideophone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interactive Singing Bowls ships an update every 2 weeks, Glideophone every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Interactive Singing Bowls versus Glideophone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInteractive Singing BowlsGlideophone
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuentin JeandotMaxim Oransky

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Interactive Singing Bowls

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly premium$1.991 Month
  • Annual premium$22.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$34.99
None

Glideophone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interactive Singing Bowls free?
Interactive Singing Bowls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glideophone free?
Glideophone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interactive Singing Bowls or Glideophone have ads?
Neither Interactive Singing Bowls nor Glideophone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interactive Singing Bowls or Glideophone?
Interactive Singing Bowls ships an update every 2 weeks, and Glideophone every 11 days. Most recently, Interactive Singing Bowls was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glideophone on October 22, 2026.

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