eBatuque vs BandWage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eBatuque
Explore a diverse collection of Brazilian percussion loops recorded by renowned musicians. Study your instrument with authentic rhythms like samba, choro, and forró, offering a fun and musical learning experience beyond a simple metronome.
- Authentic Brazilian percussion loops
- Study various rhythms (samba, choro, forró, etc.)
- Adjustable tempo and volume
- Instrument panning (L/R)
- Replace metronome with musical backing
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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
BandWage
Manage all your music gigs, from booking and fee splitting to tracking payments and band member shares. This app simplifies financial organization for working musicians, eliminating the need for spreadsheets and manual calculations.
- Gig booking and management
- Automated fee splitting
- Band roster and role management
- Payment tracking
- Gig sheet generation (PDF/WhatsApp)
- Setlist builder
- Calendar sync
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BandWage is home base for working musicians: every gig and every fee split, in one app. BUILD YOUR PROJECTS Each band with its own roster and split rules: partners on a percentage, hired players on a flat rate, crew and management. The same person can be in several projects with different roles. BOOK YOUR GIGS Date, venue, time, and fee. Each gig keeps its own personnel, and everyone's share is calculated on the spot. No spreadsheets, no napkin math, no arguments. SHARE WITH THE BAND Send the gig to your bandmates and everyone stays on the same page, with the calendar in sync. KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING Payment status, what each member is owed, gross by band, and how your fees are trending, all in one dashboard. AND MORE - Gig sheets as PDF or on WhatsApp - Setlist builder - Export gigs to your phone's calendar - Hired player mode, for when you play in someone else's band Built by a working musician, for working musicians. Get your gigs in order. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bandwage.com/termos.html Privacy Policy: https://bandwage.com/privacidade.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BandWage at 100% against eBatuque's 60%. eBatuque's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. eBatuque sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BandWage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
eBatuque ships an update every 3 weeks, BandWage every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eBatuque | BandWage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (62 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Elton Gomes de Moraes | Tomaz Furtado |
Customer experience
eBatuque
BandWage
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
BandWage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
eBatuque
- 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
- Anual com Cupom1 Year 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
BandWage
- Pro Mensal$4.991 Month
- Pro Anual$49.991 Year
