Comparison

eBatuque vs PadLab

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

Head to head
About

eBatuque

Explore diverse Brazilian percussion rhythms for musical study. Practice with high-quality backing tracks, adjusting tempo and instrument levels. Immerse yourself in authentic musical language for instrument mastery.

Highlights
  • Diverse Brazilian percussion rhythms
  • High-quality backing tracks
  • Adjustable tempo and volume
  • Instrument pan control
  • Study with real musicians
  • Authentic musical language immersion
Features
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O Ebatuque é um App com diversos loops de percussão brasileira, gravados por percussionistas reconhecidos, para você poder estudar seu instrumento de uma maneira musical e divertida. Você pode substituir o metrônomo pelo Ebatuque e tocar junto com uma base incrível de percussão, acessando diversos ritmos como choro, samba, bossa nova, forró, xote, baião, côco, ijexá, maracatu e muitos outros. Você ainda tem autonomia total para mudar a velocidade de cada ritmo, controlar o volume dos instrumentos e definir o pan (L/R). Estude seu instrumento com músicos de verdade para mergulhar e se aperfeiçoar na linguagem de cada ritmo. Baixe já nosso App e comece agora estudar música de um jeito que você nunca imaginou! Termos de Uso: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Politica de Privacidade: https://www.e-batuque.com/politica-de-privacidade ​​

About

PadLab

Create ambient music, practice with drums, and perform live with this versatile music creation tool. It offers continuous pads, customizable drum kits, and loop recording capabilities for musicians.

Highlights
  • Continuous ambient pads with level controls
  • Customizable drum pads with sound import
  • Live loop recording and overdubbing
  • MIDI controller support
  • Performance set creation and management
  • Optional StageLab expansion for advanced synthesis
Features
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PadLab brings ambient pads, drums and instruments together for rehearsals, music creation and live performance. Play on your iPhone or iPad screen, or connect a compatible MIDI controller. • Continuous pads in different keys, with transitions and level controls. • Drum Pads with kits, individual sound selection and batch sample import. • Live Loops, available as a standalone one-time purchase or included in PadLab Full App, for creating patterns and recording quantized drum hits in one-loop or overdub mode. Arrange scenes, build your own kits and explore Gospel/worship presets. • A Live Loops mixer with volume, pan, mute, solo and convolution reverb with individual sends for each drum part. • A metronome with adjustable tempo, time signature, sound and volume. • MIDI Learn for pads, drum parts, transport, volume and set selection. • Complete performance sets that bring together pads, drums, Live Loops and StageLab instruments and settings when used. Arrange them in Set List for quick access. • Import and export performance sets and Live Loops sets with the personal files they use. Performance packages can include your samples and SF2 files. • On-screen guides to help you learn the controls and revisit them whenever needed. StageLab is an optional expansion unlocked through an in-app purchase. Combine up to eight sounds, use library instruments or import SoundFont SF2 files. Adjust levels, keyboard ranges, MIDI channels, envelopes, EQ, compression and reverb. Per-sound effects include chorus, tremolo, auto pan, drive and Leslie. Master controls provide volume, separate gain up to +9 dB and MIDI Learn. Inside StageLab, the WAVE 3 synthesizer offers oscillator, filter, envelope and effects editing, plus an integrated arpeggiator and sequencer. Explore a bank of 24 ARP/SEQ presets, create your own sounds and save your presets. In the standalone app, WAVE 3 and Live Loops follow the shared metronome. The AUv3 extension lets you use instruments in compatible hosts; Live Loops playback is available only in the standalone app. In AUv3, WAVE 3 retains Local/Host clock options. PadLab Full App includes Live Loops and StageLab, including for existing Full purchasers. WAVE 3 arpeggiator and sequencer are included in StageLab at no additional charge. Previous standalone ARP/SEQ purchasers retain access to their legacy tools. Buying Live Loops alone does not unlock StageLab or all premium drum kits. Other optional sounds, kits and features are offered through in-app purchases. Factory content referenced by a set depends on the library and purchases available on the destination device.

Screenshots

eBatuque4 screens
PadLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: eBatuque at Free against PadLab's $1.69. eBatuque also leads on ads (none vs shown). PadLab's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

eBatuque is free to download; PadLab costs $1.69 up front. eBatuque sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PadLab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PadLab holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of eBatuque's written reviews are positive against 71% of PadLab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eBatuque ships an update monthly, PadLab every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
eBatuque versus PadLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereBatuquePadLab
PriceFree — better$1.69
Rating3.9 (62 ratings)4.2 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews70.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better45
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#22 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB410 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElton Gomes de MoraesDaniel Albano

Customer experience

eBatuque

All ratings62 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative34.4%

PadLab

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

eBatuque

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on certain rhythms
  • Login and registration issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Volume controls getting stuck

Requested features

6 requests
  • Count-in click for rhythms
  • Start/stop via MIDI
  • Rhythm information and sheet music
  • Mute/solo for individual instruments
  • Ability to save custom configurations
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  • Smoother transitions between rhythms

PadLab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

eBatuque

Subscriptions10
  • Plano Mensal3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Plano Mensal3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Plano Mensal com Desconto1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • Plano Anual1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Anual Cupom 501 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Equivale a R$10,82/mês Plano Anual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Plano Anual com Desconto 40%1 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Anual Cupom 301 Year trial$14.991 Year
  • Plano Anual3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Plano Anual com Desconto1 Year trial$19.991 Year
10 purchases

PadLab

One-time10
  • Worship Pad$0.99
  • Pad Mix Pro$1.99
  • Pad Pulse Pro$1.99
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  • Arp Pro$1.99
  • Sequencer Pro$2.99
  • StageLab$3.69
  • Worship Drum Collection$3.99
  • PadLab Full App$4.59
  • Live Loops$5.99
  • PadLab Worship Complete$6.99

Questions

Is eBatuque free?
eBatuque is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PadLab free?
PadLab costs $1.69, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eBatuque or PadLab?
PadLab is rated higher. eBatuque averages 3.9 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while PadLab averages 4.2 from 45 ratings.
Do eBatuque or PadLab have ads?
PadLab shows ads; eBatuque does not.
Which is updated more often, eBatuque or PadLab?
eBatuque ships an update monthly, and PadLab every 4 days. Most recently, eBatuque was updated on November 13, 2026 and PadLab on November 15, 2026.

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