Tabla Sampler vs Darbuka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabla Sampler
Experience authentic Tabla taals with professional recordings for practice or performance. Enhance your musical journey with exquisite laya's captured in fine detail, right at your fingertips.
- Accurate Tabla taal execution
- Professional recordings
- Exquisite laya's
- Enhance musical journey
- Riyaz practice tool
- Performance accompaniment
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From the magical fingers of Ustad Toryalai Hashemi (USA) we bring to you the most accurate execution of Tabla taals right on your finger tips. Be it for riyaz or using it in an instrumetal music event, you can use this app to enhance your musical journey and take it to the next level. All the taals were recorded in a highly professional environment and you should be able to feel all the exquisite laya's to the finest details.
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.
- Realistic finger darbuka pads
- Practice along with songs
- High-quality sound selection
- Customizable pad positions
- Built-in metronome
- Recording and loop functions
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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]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Darbuka at 4.1 against Tabla Sampler's 2.7. Darbuka also leads on ratings volume (137 vs 13). Tabla Sampler's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Darbuka holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Darbuka has 137 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Tabla Sampler'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.
Tabla Sampler ships an update every 5 weeks, Darbuka every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabla Sampler | Darbuka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (13 ratings) | 4.1 (137 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 702 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Emal MandozaI | Satomi Uchida |
Customer experience
Tabla Sampler
Darbuka
In-app purchases
Tabla Sampler
No in-app purchases
Darbuka
No in-app purchases
