linotune vs Handpan Rhythms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
linotune
This professional strobe tuner displays the precise tuning of harmonics and the fundamental frequency. It offers a two-week trial period, after which usage is limited unless a cross-platform license is purchased.
- Harmonic tuning display
- Fundamental frequency tuning
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Two-week trial period
- Enlarged controls on iPhone (horizontal view)
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Our cross-platform professional strobe tuner, simultaneously showing the precise tuning of harmonics as well as the fundamental. This full-featured TRlAL runs for two weeks initially, then for short periods of time: 4 minutes per day that has passed since the last previous use. Unlimited use then requires the purchase of a cross-platform license at linotune.com. On iPhones, turn horizontal to enlarge the controls for operation.
Handpan Rhythms
Create and hear your own Handpan rhythms with simple notation. Practice with a metronome and explore example rhythms. Play a virtual Handpan directly within the app.
- Compose custom Handpan rhythms
- Hear rhythms with virtual Handpan
- Practice with clap metronome
- Explore example rhythms
- Play virtual Handpan
- Custom scale support (premium)
- Rhythm save/export/import (premium)
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Using this app you can write your own Handpan rhythm with simple notations and hear how it sounds like with a virtual Handpan! The app also includes a set of popular rhythms as examples. You can also play the rhythm along with the clap sound as a metronome for practicing the tempo. The writing system is based on the names of the Handpan strokes with a precise timing. The user sets the number of beats in the rhythm. Each beat is shown with a box. The time duration of each beat is specified by BPM. This time duration is divided equally between all the notes written in the beat box. Also, you can play a virtual Handpan in the app, if you have no access to a real one. The premium version enables the custom scale, rhythm save, export, and import features. It also removes all ads from the app. The in-app purchase for accessing the premium version is a single-time payment which never expires.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Handpan Rhythms at Free against linotune's $5.99. Handpan Rhythms also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (75% vs 53%). linotune's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Handpan Rhythms is free to download; linotune costs $5.99 up front. Handpan Rhythms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. linotune asks for nothing beyond the download.
Handpan Rhythms holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of linotune's written reviews are positive against 75% of Handpan Rhythms's.
linotune ships an update every 3 weeks, Handpan Rhythms every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | linotune | Handpan Rhythms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (14 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lino Schraudolph | Bita Sobhani |
Customer experience
linotune
Handpan Rhythms
In-app purchases
linotune
No in-app purchases
Handpan Rhythms
- Premium$14.99
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