# djembeföla! — user reviews > 45 indexed App Store user reviews of djembeföla! by Tom Taylor, rated 4.70/5 from 35 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/djembefola/id1093859891/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/djembefola/id1093859891.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (12 of 45) ### 4/5 — 谱子不完整 *2018-12-26* 没有完整的谱子 ### 5/5 — HolyGoat *2018-12-16, version 1.04* This app is the best djembe study tool EVER!! When I started with djembe there was noting even close to being so informative, versatile and vetted by a Grand Master of djembe, Mamady Keita! ### 5/5 — Allow family sharing of in app purchases please *2018-10-21* My only complaint is not being able to share my in app purchases with my kid. If you would allow that, I’d rate this app 5 stars. ### 5/5 — 🎶🔥🥁 *2018-04-30* Une application incroyablement bien faite à la hauteur de l’intégrité d’un des plus grands maîtres de djembè... Merci Fôlä GH ### 5/5 — Best practice app. *2018-04-26* An amazing app! There's nothing else like it and so many traditional rhythms to choose from. ### 5/5 — Great tool! *2018-03-24* Great tool for Djembe students! App interface is well organized and easy to follow. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Love this drumming app *2018-01-26* This is a gorgeous app that is well-organized and full of music to practice with and to learn more about the rich history and traditions of African drumming. You can listen to the entire ensemble or isolate the drum rhythms(s) you are interested in learning. Additionally, you can adjust the beats per minute to slow it down / speed it up as you learn. The volume for each drum is also individually adjustable. This app is very well thought out and designed. Worth a look! ### 5/5 — thank you soooooo much!!!!!! *2018-01-11* so love ### 5/5 — Extremely helpful app *2017-11-06* I used this app in addition to my djembe class to remind me about the rhythms. Even better, its various features—such as the ability to slow the tempo down, choose which parts I want to listen to, or make some parts more quiet than others—helped me practice between classes. It made learning way more fun. ### 5/5 — Best Djembe ap ever! *2017-05-10* I can not say how happy I am to have learned about this ap from another student in my drumming classes. This makes it so much easier to learn, practice and retain the different rhythms. The free version is a great place to start but I wanted to work on Yankadi and was happy to pay nominal upgrade charge to help support the artists that have put countless hours into this project so that we can all share and learn together! ### 5/5 — 最高 *2017-04-19* 西アフリカのリズムを知るにはとてもいい教材です。日本語対応してもらえるといいかな。 ### 5/5 — Djembe life *2017-04-15* This is they absolute best djembe and dunun instruction app. The layout and ease of operation the best I've seen and used!!! Not only is it the best for technique and tempo control but also it has great info about ethnic groups and regions in which each rhythm comes from!!!!! Cheers! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Impossible d’acheter le pack débutant *2025-12-26* Dommage l’appli semble top mais on est limité à 4 rythmes… 2 tentatives d achats infructueux pour obtenir 43 nouveaux rythmes… impossible d obtenir une assistance ### 1/5 — Getchaself goin’ *2025-03-12* This collection of African rhythms is comprehensive and inspiring, for those who like super-complex rhythms (try playing together even two basic parts of any of these rhythms and you’ll say OMG!) Also terrific for accompanying workouts: change pace, volume, (and mood!) with ease. ### 1/5 — 円安 *2025-02-22* アプリを800円で購入したが、数曲しか再生できず、他にも聞きたい曲があったが2500円単位で高額な課金であった為、断念した。 ### 2/5 — It's out of alignment *2024-12-29* I'm happy that new rhythms have been added, but there are some that are out of sync. For example, ANTA. **Developer response:** pretty sure Anta was the only one doing that - for some reason. sorry about that - the bugs have been fixed - please update the app (and please change your review?) 😌 ### 2/5 — Stuck with only a few rhythms *2020-02-15* Awesome idea but almost all the rhythms are locked, it prompts me to purchase packs for $0 but when I click Yes nothing happens. Bit of a disappointment. **Developer response:** there was an issue with an iOS update which caused this problem. i believe we addressed it in the last update. could you please change your review? ### 2/5 — 资费 *2018-11-09* 一定是每首歌都需要付费吗 **Developer response:** no, you don't have to pay for every song - there are 8 rhythms available for free - so you can test out the app and see if you like it. then there are rhythm packs available after that. they are (quite) reasonably priced. it took several years and tens of thousands of $ to develop this app. if you don't want to pay to unlock its full functionality, you can still use it as a reference guide. please change your rating - bad ratings hurt ### 3/5 — Export audio to other apps. *2019-10-15* I wish this app was able to export its audio to various daws (ie cubasis or auria) via AudioShare, AudioCopy, or Inter-App Audio. **Developer response:** there are plenty of sampling engines out there that will do just that. (try Kontakt by Native Instruments) djembeföla! was built as a learning tool, and took countless hours (years) to build. it wasn't created so you could use its proprietary content for your own projects. bad reviews hurt - please change your rating ### 3/5 — iphone和ipad不能互通 *2017-02-20* iphone下载后已经付款，同样账号在ipad下载后，还需要再付款，这是什么情况？能解释一下吗？ **Developer response:** as long as you use the same AppleID, you won't have to pay again - when prompted to do so, just choose "yes" and you'll see a message stating that you already paid and you can download whatever rhythm packs you purchased previously at no charge. i don't know why Apple does it this way. Please change your rating - bad reviews hurt. ### 3/5 — Zu wenig *2016-05-06* An sich eine schöne App aber wie immer bei den Sachen von Herrn Keita nur Grundrhythmen inkl. der Begleitungen. Keine Variationen,Breaks,Intros oder Solophrasen. Das ist zu wenig. Aus Respekt vor Mamady Keita gerade noch 3 Sterne. **Developer response:** if you know anything about djembe, you know the solo phrasing can get quite complex - to the point where trying to represent it on an app of this nature would be stupid. you can't have everything - if you want solo phrases, go to the TTMDA website - there are plenty of videos with Solo Originale content. this app was designed as a reference and accompaniment tool. don't be so lazy. please change your rating - bad reviews hurt, and yours is pointless - if you really do know and respect Mamady Keïta, you would know this. ### 4/5 — Ne fonctionne pas *2024-09-29* L’achat des packs ne fonctionne pas on ne peut pas accéder aux rythmes qui ne sont pas gratuits (la majorité) **Developer response:** were you able to solve the issue? could you please eMail me: djembefola2016@gmail.com what version of iOS are you running? it's probably something easy to fix. also, please keep in mind that negative ratings hurt - if you were able to solve the issue, perhaps you could change your rating? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — this update is rad *2026-02-24* whoa! almost 5 dozen new Mamady Keïta Original Rhythms?! (yes, we've been busy) ### 5/5 — Nice App for Djembe *2025-09-07* A great App for all who like the music of Mamady Keita, a truly Djembe-Legend. In the 90s i had the luck to organize some workshops in my hometown. His Timing, Sound everything was unbelievable. We miss you, Mamady! ### 5/5 — Ensemble in your pocket! *2025-02-03* The great Grand Master Djembeföla Mamady Keita strongly endorsed this approach! It’s like having a West African djembe ensemble in your pocket! It was designed to make learning djembe fun and thorough. All parts, oral history, maps are included, as are a metronome feature and lots of other great stuff! ### 5/5 — Great for newbies *2023-03-12* I have no previous education in music and am learning djembe at age 56, so it’s not easy! This app allows me to get hear the different rhythms while I practice my part, or just listen to one rhythm to help me get it right. ### 5/5 — Hands down the best djembe app! *2022-04-13* I’ve been a professional percussionist, drum maker, and educator for almost 20 years, and this is far and away the best and most authentic and easy to use djembe education tool out there. The only app I’ve seen with so many legitimate and well researched West African rhythms, straight from the hands and heart of Mamady Kieta! Bravo in every way! ### 5/5 — Truly the Best! *2022-02-05* This app is by far the best I’ve seen, well organized and packed with content. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Pura Vida ### 5/5 — Adore this app *2021-08-04* So intuitive. Immediately started navigating, isolating parts, adjusting volumes, speeding up, slowing down and playing along. I’m fairly new to African drumming and this app is invaluable. ### 5/5 — Brilliant app! *2021-01-17* This is an absolutely brilliant app! The best drumming/percussion app I've seen so far! Easy to navigate, understand and use! You can learn at your own pace and choose to challenge yourself, at your own pace. The help and tech support is incredibly generous too. A truly excellent app that can make you a good drummer! Very highly recommended! ### 5/5 — Très bon outil. *2020-12-31* Vraiment un superbe outil pour travailler sur des accompagnements je ne m’attendais pas à trouver cela un jour. merci aux développeurs. ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2019-07-09* Super application. Je l’utilise tous les jours. C’est à la fois un extraordinaire outil d’entraînement et un témoignage culturel unique (ou allez vous dans le monde trouver réunies les partitions détaillées de 50 rythmes ?!!). Pour l’entraînement, l’ergonomie est parfaite. Tout ce dont on a besoin est sous la main. Malgré le petit nombre de rythmes offerts, la version gratuite m’a offert des dizaines d’heures de travail, et toutes les partitions sont gratuites ! Je n’ai qu’un mot : respect ! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*