Glideophone vs BowlWave

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.

BowlWave is an immersive sound healing app built around Tibetan singing bowl frequencies. Using real-time procedural audio synthesis — no recordings, no loops — every tone is generated live on your device. Choose from 11 Solfeggio frequencies linked to the chakra system: · 136.1 Hz – OM · Universal Sound (Heart Chakra) · 174 Hz – Pain Relief · 285 Hz – Healing Frequency · 396 Hz – Liberation from Fear (Root Chakra) · 417 Hz – Facilitating Change · 432 Hz – Natural Attunement · 528 Hz – Love Frequency · 639 Hz – Harmonious Connection · 741 Hz – Clear Expression (Throat Chakra) · 852 Hz – Third Eye Awakening · 963 Hz – Divine Connection (Crown Chakra) TWO MODES Interactive Mode — Touch and drag the screen to strike the bowl. Pressure-sensitive: tap gently for soft tones, press firmly for deep resonance. Meditation Mode — The app plays automatically for a timed session, ideal for yoga, breathwork, or seated meditation. 12 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English · 繁體中文 · 简体中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · हिंदी · Français · Italiano · Русский · नेपाली · Español · Português Bowave automatically detects your device language on first launch. Note: Sound healing is a complementary wellness tool, not a medical treatment. Please read the full disclaimer within the app.