Comparison

Windy vs Panora

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

Head to head
About

Windy

This app transforms your device into a playable musical instrument. Learn to play songs interactively by blowing into your device's microphone and using its tilt controls for different notes and octaves. Enjoy playing along with guided songs or improvising freely.

Highlights
  • Play like a real instrument
  • Interactive song playback
  • Tilt controls for notes
  • Octave control
  • Guided songs
  • Device microphone input
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Windy is a fully functioning musical instrument. Play Happy Birthday and other songs in a fully interactive way on your iPhone and iPad—no musical experience or talent necessary! To play, simply hold down the keys on the screen and blow lightly into the microphone at the same time. - Tilt your device to the left to play flat notes - Tilt your device to the right to play sharp notes - Tilt your device up and down to play across three successive octaves Play through the list of guided songs, or whatever you want! Make sure to unmute your iPhone or iPad and turn up the volume. Play over your device's speakers, wireless headphones, regular headphones, or REALLY LOUD over wireless Bluetooth-enabled speakers! Enjoy!

About

Panora

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Windy4 screens
Panora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Panora at every 4 days against Windy's monthly. Windy's advantage is iOS requirement (11.3 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Windy 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Windy ships an update monthly, Panora every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Windy versus Panora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindyPanora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKindred, Inc.Sercan Aktan

Bugs and requests

Windy

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes after update
  • App stops working after first minute
  • App closes when phone is tilted
  • No sound output from the app
  • Sound not working at all
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  • App does not work as intended
  • Notes do not prolong
  • Notes play randomly or not at all
  • Poor recognition of microphone input
  • App not set up for iPad, defaults to iPhone position

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more instruments (harmonica, clarinet, oboe, french horn)
  • Allow resizing and moving buttons on screen
  • Add dynamic range (volume) for each note
  • Add reverb
  • Prevent sound dropout when changing fingers
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  • Add chromatids
  • Compress buttons on iPad display
  • Make sounds better
  • Make app less complicated
  • Add ability to play eighth notes on one note

Panora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Windy

One-time1
  • Windy Plus$1.99
3 purchases

Panora

Subscriptions3
  • Panora Plus Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Panora Plus Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Panora Plus Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Windy free?
Windy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panora free?
Panora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Windy or Panora have ads?
Neither Windy nor Panora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Windy or Panora?
Windy ships an update monthly, and Panora every 4 days. Most recently, Windy was updated on October 22, 2026 and Panora on October 24, 2026.

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