BPM Visual Counter vs Handpaner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BPM Visual Counter
This application helps musicians determine the beats per minute (BPM) of songs using their device's microphone. It offers real-time visual feedback of captured sound and a running tally of standard deviation to refine beat accuracy. The app also allows users to view and replay past BPM recordings.
- Real-time BPM calculation
- Visual musicizer
- Standard deviation tally
- Past BPM recording playback
- iPad support
- Mirroring option for visual plot
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New in version 1.2: -Added iPad support -View and replay past recorded BPM's from the settings menu -Added mirroring option to visual plot Simple use. Beautiful Design. Perfect accuracy. BPM Visual Counter helps musicians calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of their favorite live or recorded songs. A central music visualizer allows sound captured by the microphone to be visualized in real-time to assist in beat collection. A running-tally of the standard deviation helps users fine-tune the precision of their beats.
Handpaner
Create your own virtual handpan by customizing each note. Discover scales, chords, and learn to play songs on your unique instrument.
- Customizable virtual handpan
- Discover scales and chords
- Learn to play songs
- Create unique handpan models
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Handpaner is a virtual handpan where you can customize each note to create your perfect handpan model and help you find all the scales, chords it contains and some songs you can play with it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BPM Visual Counter at Free against Handpaner's $9.99. BPM Visual Counter also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (50% vs 14%). On ratings volume, 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
BPM Visual Counter is free to download; Handpaner costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BPM Visual Counter holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BPM Visual Counter's written reviews are positive against 14% of Handpaner's.
| Parameter | BPM Visual Counter | Handpaner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | John Solsma | Robin BERGERE |
Customer experience
BPM Visual Counter
Handpaner
In-app purchases
BPM Visual Counter
No in-app purchases
Handpaner
No in-app purchases
