iGig vs Gankogui
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iGig
Discover and book local musicians and artists for live performances. Find talent for events happening today or schedule them for a future date.
- Find local musicians
- Hire artists for events
- Book for today or future dates
- Live music discovery
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iGig allows you to find musicians and artists around you and hire them to play TODAY or at a Future date!
Gankogui
This app provides a library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms with authentic sound samples and adjustable tempo. It serves as a practice tool for musicians and dancers of West African music, offering an alternative to traditional metronomes.
- Library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms
- Authentic sound samples
- Flexible tempo playback
- Asante and Ewe rhythm categories
- Practice tool for musicians and dancers
- Alternative to metronome
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Gankogui is the iron double bell that plays the timeline rhythm for Ghanaian drum and dance music. All other musicians in the ensemble relate the timing of their parts to the gankogui rhythm. Gankogui is the West African ancestor of Afro-Caribbean clave. The Gankogui app offers users a library of Ghanaian timeline rhythms with authentic sound samples and flexible-tempo playback. Learners and practitioners of West African drum and dance music can use Gankogui as a powerful practice tool. Musicians and researchers can utilize the broad library of timeline rhythms to expand their knowledge of West African rhythm. Instrumentalists from all backgrounds can use Gankogui as a more exciting, advanced, and musically pleasing alternative to a standard metronome. Reflecting the origins of these traditional bell patterns, the app is organized into two categories: Asante and Ewe. Asante features twelve timeline patterns using Kete and Fontomfrom dawuro sound samples. Ewe features eight bell patterns utilizing gankogui sound sample playback. Asante Bell Patterns -Standard Kete Dawuro -Adowa -Adowa Highlife -Fontomfrom: Akantam -Fontomfrom: Nnawea -Kete: Adaban -Kete: Adowa Kete -Kete: Akonkonobetee -Kete: Apente -Kete: Sresre Bi Di -Nnwonkoro -Sikyi Ewe Bell Patterns -Standard Ewe 12/8 Bell -Adzogbo: Fast -Adzogbo: Slow -Borborbor -Gahu -Gota -Kinka -Tokoe
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iGig at Free against Gankogui's $4.99. iGig also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Gankogui's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
iGig is free to download; Gankogui costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gankogui holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | iGig | Gankogui |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | igig.com, inc. | BENJAMIN STEELE PAULDING |
Customer experience
iGig
Gankogui
In-app purchases
iGig
No in-app purchases
Gankogui
No in-app purchases
