Comparison

DTX402 Touch vs FlipDeck

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

Head to head
About

DTX402 Touch

This app enhances your electronic drum experience by allowing you to create custom drum kits, access 10 training modes to improve timing and technique, and even earn a "Drummer's Certificate" by completing challenges. It offers an intuitive interface for sound editing and kit customization.

Highlights
  • Create custom drum kits
  • 10 training modes
  • Challenge Mode with Drummer's Certificate
  • Record and self-assess performance
  • Intuitive sound editing
  • Firmware updates
Features
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DTX402 Touch is a dedicated iOS app for Yamaha DTX402 series electronic drums. To use the app, you will need to connect your smart device to DTX using a USB cable and Lightning USB adapter. Get a Drummer’s Certificate “Challenge Mode” is a new function on the DTX402 Touch that tests your skill. If you can play all 10 practice songs without making a mistake, you will receive a “Drummer’s Certificate” from the Yamaha DTX drum team that you can share via social media. Learn While Having Fun Specially designed for drummers at any skill level, the DTX402 Touch has 10 Training Modes designed to make you a better player, faster. The exercises are a fun way to learn to read drum music notation, play with dynamics and develop your sense of timing. "Rhythm Gate" improves your timing accuracy by only allowing you to play rhythms in time with the metronome. “Song Part Gate" teaches you to play each part of the song with correct timing while the "Recorder" function lets you record a drum solo or play along with a song to self-assess your performance. You can also use "Fast Blast" to count the number of drum stokes made within a set period of time. This helps to increase your speed and build stamina. Make Customized Drum Kits Personalize each of the 10 drum kits with over 280 drum and percussion sounds. Simply touch the drum pads on your screen to change or select a sound, and edit them with tuning, volume, panning, mute and reverb to create your own sound quickly and easily. Simple and Intuitive Control With a simple swipe, you can select and customize kits, song numbers, set up metronome and adjust the trigging parameters for your playing style. You can view this information while playing in Training Mode and learn how to play preset songs with instructional videos featuring industry professionals. Update Utility By connecting DTX402 with your smart device, DTX402 Touch App starts up to date automatically. Or by selecting the “Version” tab on the “Menu” screen, the app ensures that your firmware is up to date manually, so there is no need to download firmware data or connect DTX to your PC.

About

FlipDeck

Features
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Record your cat, a sneeze, a sound from a TikTok. FlipDeck trims it, chops it and puts it on pads you can play like an instrument. Then it turns your performance into a video you can post. MAKE A BEAT OUT OF ANYTHING • Hold an empty pad to record from the mic. Eight effects (bass boost, fuzz, robot, octave up and down, and more) are recorded straight into the sample. • Sample any video in your Photos, or import audio files. • Chop a loop into slices automatically, or tap along to set the cuts. • Split a song into drums, vocals, bass and other with on-device AI. PLAY IT • 64 pads in four banks, with volume, pitch, pan, envelopes, a 3-band EQ and choke groups on every pad. • Keys mode plays any sound across a scale. Twelve scales, any root. • A built-in synth with five waveforms, a resonant filter and envelopes. Every note is generated live. • Note repeat and an arpeggiator, locked to the tempo. • 16 touch FX strips for live performance: stutter, tape echo, filter sweeps, reverse and more. SEQUENCE IT • 32 patterns you can switch between on the beat or the bar. • Record live, draw in a step grid, or write melodies in a full piano roll with velocity. • Swing, probability, note length, tap tempo. MIX IT • Send pads to four buses, each with three effect slots: reverb, tempo-synced delay, filters, bitcrush, drive, compression and chorus. • Load your AUv3 effect plugins right into FlipDeck. SHARE IT • One tap records your performance and renders a vertical video with the pads lighting up in time. • Remix links: send a whole beat as a link. It opens on your friend's phone sounding exactly the same. • Flip of the Day: everyone gets the same kit each day. Post yours with #FlipOfTheDay. WORKS WITH YOUR SETUP • USB, Bluetooth and network MIDI controllers. • Use FlipDeck as an instrument plugin inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis and other hosts. • Export WAVs, per-pad stems, MIDI files, or a complete Ableton Live bundle. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your recordings never leave your phone unless you share them. FLIPDECK PRO (one-time purchase) Mixer effects, AUv3 plugin hosting, Ableton and MIDI export, AI stem separation and videos without the watermark. Everything you need to make beats is free. Privacy Policy: https://flipdeck.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://flipdeck.app/terms

Screenshots

DTX402 Touch4 screens
FlipDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DTX402 Touch at none against FlipDeck's 1. DTX402 Touch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). FlipDeck's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 14 months). On price, ads 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. FlipDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DTX402 Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DTX402 Touch ships an update every 14 months, FlipDeck daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DTX402 Touch versus FlipDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDTX402 TouchFlipDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationPerry Hampton

In-app purchases

None

DTX402 Touch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FlipDeck

One-time1
  • FlipDeck Pro$9.99

Questions

Is DTX402 Touch free?
DTX402 Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlipDeck free?
FlipDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DTX402 Touch or FlipDeck have ads?
Neither DTX402 Touch nor FlipDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DTX402 Touch or FlipDeck?
DTX402 Touch ships an update every 14 months, and FlipDeck daily. Most recently, DTX402 Touch was updated on October 6, 2026 and FlipDeck on October 3, 2026.

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