Glideophone vs SyntoniaRituals

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.

Bring singing bowls into your live yoga sessions with SyntoniaRituals. For yoga practitioners, teachers, and enthusiasts, its sleek interface and quick Focus Bowl view keep expressive sound close at hand, so you can respond to the room and follow the flow of your session. From the first settling tone to the final moment of stillness, choose when to strike, when to sustain, and when to let silence return. Accompany a class, explore a sound bath, or add a musical dimension to your own time on the mat. UP TO EIGHT SINGING BOWLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Tap the rim to strike. Circle it to build a sustained resonance. Use Pinch to gently bring the sound to rest. Each gesture becomes part of the performance, giving you a direct, tactile way to shape the atmosphere as your session unfolds. FOCUS ON THE MOMENT Open Focus Bowl to bring your chosen instrument into a larger playing view, with its essential sound controls within reach. Move from a delicate opening tone to a fuller resonance without leaving the performance surface. With Pro, arrange up to eight bowls in the Live Rig and bring different voices into your session as it develops. MAKE EVERY GESTURE EXPRESSIVE On compatible iPads, Apple Pencil adds another dimension to playing. Pressure brings nuance to your touch; Pro's Advanced Pencil Mapping lets you customize how supported inputs such as tilt, orientation, barrel rotation, hover, and squeeze influence the sound. Map gestures to strike strength and brightness, rubbing strength and speed, or the bowl's tonal and contact character. Adjust sensitivity to suit your hand and playing style. Combine supported inputs for multidimensional expression, from subtle changes in texture to more pronounced shifts in resonance. Available inputs depend on your Apple Pencil and iPad. FIND YOUR SOUND Shape brightness and tonal character with Character, resonance and decay with Bloom, evolving movement with Motion, and sustained expression with Breath. Add spaciousness with Reverb and rhythmic echoes with Delay. Explore frequency references and bowl timbres, then save the sound you want to return to. Pro opens the complete Bowl Editor, additional materials, custom frequencies, and unlimited bowl presets, alongside the full seven-bowl chakra collection. LET A RITUAL SUPPORT YOUR SESSION When you want a prepared accompaniment, arrange single strikes, repeated strikes, continuous rubbing, and silence into a timed Ritual. Set durations and choose how each sound carries into the next step. Play alongside it in the Live Rig, or let the sequence provide the timing. Enable Background Audio to keep an already-playing Ritual going while your device is locked or you use another app. Optional fullscreen visuals respond to your sound, with adjustable colors and motion. START WITH A COMPLETE FREE EXPERIENCE - One playable Root bowl with editable sound controls. - Six selectable frequency references, including 396, 432, and 440 Hz. - An editable Default Ritual with up to five steps. - Harmonic Spectrum and Resonance Mandala visualizers. - Reverb, Delay, optional Background Audio, and basic Apple Pencil expression. - Browsing of the full bowl and frequency collections. GO FURTHER WITH PRO One optional, permanent in-app purchase unlocks: - Up to eight bowls in the Live Rig. - All seven factory chakra bowls. - Full Bowl Editor access and unlimited custom bowl presets. - All catalog frequencies and custom frequency presets. - Named Rituals with up to 64 steps each. - All ten visualizers. - Advanced Apple Pencil Mapping on supported hardware. No subscription. Just more room to shape your sound. Set the tone. Follow the flow. Make the session yours.