Comparison

Darbuka Rhythms vs Darbuka

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

Head to head
About

Darbuka Rhythms

Learn and practice Middle Eastern rhythms with visual note guides, pre-set rhythms, and a rhythm designer. Includes video lessons and ear training exercises. Ideal for percussionists, bellydancers, and beginners.

Highlights
  • Visual note descriptions
  • 20 rhythms with variations
  • Rhythm designer
  • Rhythm player with speed control
  • Video lessons
  • Rhythm identification training
  • Drum playing mode
Features
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Educating application for mobile devices, devoted to the Middle Eastern rhythms. A wonderful assistant for both professional percussionists and bellydancers, and the beginners. Darbuka Rhythms: - visual description of notes for visibility and easiness of understanding, - 20 rhythms in 11 variations with the detailed description of each rhythm and instrument, and the rhythm designer for creation of your own rhythms and variations for different instruments, - rhythm player with possibility of playback speed management and combination of the instruments sounds, - video lessons from famous dancers and percussionists - creation of compositions of various rhythms and their variations with the set beat and number of bars, - training of skills related to rhythms identification by ear. 2 modes, 3 difficulty levels and 160 tasks, - possibility to take on the role of a percussionist and play the drums. The author of the application is a famous percussionist Artem Uzunov.

About

Darbuka

This app provides realistic finger darbuka pads for practicing along with songs. It offers high-quality sounds, customizable pad positions, and includes a metronome and recording features for jam sessions and lessons.

Highlights
  • Realistic finger darbuka pads
  • Practice along with songs
  • High-quality sound selection
  • Customizable pad positions
  • Built-in metronome
  • Recording and loop functions
Features
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***** This App is a Real Finger Darbuka Pads. ***** You can practice according to the Song. ***** Ideal for Jam Sessions with other Instruments. ***** Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. ***** Real High Quality Sound. [Simple Darbuka] * Simple Darbuka Pads with No Delay. [Sound Selection & Custom Darbuka Positions] * Long Press to Select and set Sound. (After selecting the sound, push the selected Darbuka again, it will be changed) * Available in All Darbuka Positions. [Color] * Abundant Color Variations. [Metronome] * BPM(30〜300) [Rec] * Includes Recording, Loop and Metronome functions. * Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. [List of Darbuka Sounds] * Real High Quality Sound. [Darbuka 1,Darbuka 2,Darbuka 3,Darbuka 4,Darbuka 5,Darbuka 6,Darbuka 7,Darbuka 8,Darbuka 9,Darbuka 10,Darbuka 11,Darbuka 12,Darbuka 13,Darbuka 14,Darbuka 15,Darbuka 16,Darbuka 17,Darbuka 18,Darbuka 19,Darbuka 20,Darbuka 21,Darbuka 22,Darbuka 23,Darbuka 24,WoodStick,Dog]

Screenshots

Darbuka Rhythms4 screens
Darbuka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Darbuka Rhythms at 53% against Darbuka's 0%. Darbuka Rhythms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Darbuka's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On price, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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. Darbuka Rhythms sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Darbuka asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Darbuka holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Darbuka has 137 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Darbuka Rhythms's written reviews are positive against 0% of Darbuka's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darbuka Rhythms ships an update monthly, Darbuka every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Darbuka Rhythms versus Darbuka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarbuka RhythmsDarbuka
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.1 (137 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4137 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB702 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperArtem UzunovSatomi Uchida

Customer experience

Darbuka Rhythms

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative37.2%

Darbuka

All ratings134 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Darbuka Rhythms

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • Premium$0.99
  • Guess rhythm$3.99
  • Rhythms (beginners)$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Rhythms$6.99
  • Darbuka lessons. Level 1$8.99
  • Everything at once$11.99
  • All videos by Diana Gnatchenko$11.99
  • All rhythms and features$12.99
None

Darbuka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Darbuka Rhythms free?
Darbuka Rhythms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Darbuka free?
Darbuka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Darbuka Rhythms or Darbuka?
Darbuka is rated higher. Darbuka Rhythms averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Darbuka averages 4.1 from 137 ratings.
Do Darbuka Rhythms or Darbuka have ads?
Darbuka shows ads; Darbuka Rhythms does not.
Which is updated more often, Darbuka Rhythms or Darbuka?
Darbuka Rhythms ships an update monthly, and Darbuka every 3 months. Most recently, Darbuka Rhythms was updated on November 6, 2026 and Darbuka on November 7, 2026.

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