The playing surface

Touch a note. Hear it answer.

The layout keeps one center note and eight surrounding tone fields within reach. Multi-touch, dynamics, visual feedback, and optional haptics make the phone feel responsive without pretending it is a physical handpan.

1 + 8
center and surrounding tones
9
tuned scale layouts
PanSphere playing screen with the central D3 note and eight tone fields
Real app screen · the center A3 note and eight surrounding tone fields
ImmediateNo account, theory, microphone, or controller before the first note.
1 + 8 fieldsOne center note surrounded by eight reachable tones.
9 scalesFour complete layouts in Free and five additional layouts in Pro.
Local-firstPreferences and recent session history remain on this device.

01 · Play

Start before setup becomes friction.

Open Play Now and touch any field. No account, microphone, external controller, or music theory is required.

02 · Choose

Move between melodic shapes.

Four scales are fully playable for free. Pro Lifetime adds five more, for nine tuned layouts in total.

03 · Atmosphere

Keep ambience in a supporting role.

Play in Silence or blend rain, wind, and thunder. The instrument remains active in every scene.

PanSphere Home showing Play Now, Wind Down, Unwind, scales, and activity
Real app screen · every supporting route leads back to active playing

The supporting experience

Everything returns to playing.

  • ScenesPlay Now, Wind Down, and Unwind change the starting context, not your agency.
  • Local activityReview recent sessions and streak progress stored on this device.
  • Accessible controlsTone fields expose note names and activation actions to VoiceOver, with visible navigation controls.
What happens in the first minute?
Open Play Now, touch a tone field, and choose a scale only if you want a different melodic shape. Ambience and haptics remain optional, so setup never blocks the first phrase.

Current release boundary

Clear about what does not ship.

  • — No AI-generated accompaniment
  • — No MIDI, audio, or session export
  • — No microphone or motion permission
  • — No account or automatic cloud sync
  • — No medical or therapeutic outcome
  • — No claim of replacing a physical handpan

A complete, bounded instrument

Know what plays now—and what does not ship.

Compare the four complete free scales with the five additional Pro scales and full ambience mixer. No subscription or invented future feature.

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