Comparison

tabDo! vs Droste Digital

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

Head to head
About

tabDo!

This app offers an innovative method for learning music fundamentals like notes and scales through interactive exercises on tablets. It helps children develop an ear for music by playing, modifying, and improvising melodies, progressing from basic motifs to chromatic scales and note reading.

Highlights
  • Develops audiation skills
  • Trains music listening competencies
  • Enhances individualized learning
  • Introduces musical notation
  • Promotes music-making
  • Multiple interactive functions
Features
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tabDo! is an innovative app and teaching method for learning music—notes, scales, and playing melodies—on tablets. tabDo! helps the learner develop an inner feeling for notes. During music lessons children actively discover the world of sound by playing well-known melodies, modifying and transforming them, and improvising their own tonal sequences. In the beginning basic melodic skills are trained with solmization—from four-note motifs to the pentatonic scale, then on to the chromatic scale. From listening and playing to reading notes. tabDo! is perfectly suited for all levels of classroom music activities. In this app three different functions are integrated, each of which can be used by either one or two children: The “Guidonian Hand”; a vertical ordering of tones similar to that of a glockenspiel; and a horizontal display of the notes as they are related to the notation. In all three functions the root tone or tonic can be freely varied. Up to 7 levels or degrees of difficulty are available, offering a broad range of notes which can be accessed by students. tabDo! can be adapted to any and every level of learning. The teaching units in tabDo! are ideal for 15- to 20-minute exercise sequences. The flexible app can be used independently of any particular course or song book. With headphones students can also practice exercises and learn music during quiet periods in class. A separate Handbook of Methodologies (HELBLING) offers a wide spectrum of ideas about how to integrate the app into teaching lessons. It shows how easily and effectively tabDo! can be used to train music-listening and note-reading abilities. It also contains a wealth of suggestions about lesson planning and exercising musical skills. What tabDo! offers, in a nutshell: ►Develops audiation skills (comprehension of music notes and their relationships) ►Trains and furthers basic music listening competencies, as well as social skills ►Enhances individualized learning—adapting to the student’s learning speed and level ►Introduces musical notation so that children associate notes with their sounds ►Promotes music-making in the classroom right from the start

About

Droste Digital

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Die App zur Ausstellung ›DROSTE DIGITAL. Handschriften – Räume – Installationen‹ auf Burg Hülshoff in Havixbeck bei Münster. Zum ersten Mal macht eine Ausstellung die digitalisierten Handschriften der Dichterin Annette von Droste-Hülshoff zugänglich. Erlebt auf Burg Hülshoff, dem Geburtsort der Poetin, den Kosmos ihrer mikroskopisch kleinen Handschriften. Auf der Burg könnt ihr sechs neue Räume entdecken. Um die Handschriften in die Gegenwart zu holen, haben wir Schriftstellerinnen und Künstler*innen-Kollektive eingeladen, sich mit den Textbildern zu beschäftigen und einzelne Räume zu gestalten. Die App erweitert die Ausstellung in den digitalen Raum hinein. Vor Ort lassen sich die Ausstellungsräume mit Hilfe von augmented reality erleben. Aber auch von zu Hause aus oder von unterwegs macht die App einen digitalen Besuch der Ausstellung möglich.

Screenshots

tabDo!4 screens
Droste Digital4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Droste Digital at Free against tabDo!'s $3.99. tabDo!'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Droste Digital is free to download; tabDo! costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tabDo! ships an update every 6 months, Droste Digital every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
tabDo! versus Droste Digital: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertabDo!Droste Digital
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelbling Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.HKULDIG

In-app purchases

None

tabDo!

No in-app purchases

None

Droste Digital

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tabDo! free?
tabDo! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Droste Digital free?
Droste Digital is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tabDo! or Droste Digital have ads?
Neither tabDo! nor Droste Digital shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tabDo! or Droste Digital?
tabDo! ships an update every 6 months, and Droste Digital every 7 months. Most recently, tabDo! was updated on October 2, 2026 and Droste Digital on October 5, 2026.

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