Comparison

Percussions vs LatinPads

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

Head to head
About

Percussions

This app provides a virtual percussion instrument experience with 18 high-quality sounds. Play instruments by tapping, shaking, or rolling your device, and customize your setup for quick access. Integrate your music library to play along with your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • 18 virtual percussion instruments
  • Multiple playing methods (tap, shake, roll)
  • Customizable tab bar for quick instrument switching
  • iPod music playback integration
  • Low latency and high-quality sound
  • Reverb effect
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"Percussions" is, as its name suggests, a new virtual musical instrument application which offers the performance of 18 kinds of percussion instruments in high sound quality. As well as actual percussion instruments, everyone can play each sound by various methods as follows: Tapping the screen, shaking the device, rolling the device, ... Moreover, favorite percussion instruments can be allocated to tabs in the tab bar and switched instantaneously. Also you can play percussion part of your favorite tunes with iPod music playback. A lot of unusual percussion instruments without seeing are included in this application. But those sounds might have been heard many times. Let's liven up your music party by the sound of this application. [Features] -Including 18 percussion instruments Agogo, Bell Tree, Bongo, Castanet, Claves, Conga, Cowbell, Cuica, Guiro, Maracas, Matraca, Scratch (Turn Table), Shaker, Tambourine, Timbales, Triangle, Vibraslap, Wood Block -Various perform methods in answer to actual instrument Tapping the screen: Bongo, Castanet, etc. Rubbing the screen: Guiro, Cuica, Scratch, Matraca, etc. Pressing down the screen (for playing muted sound): Conga (High), Triangle, etc. Swinging the device downward: Cowbell, Timbales, etc. Shaking the device: Shaker, Maracas, etc. -Low latency and real output sound by internal software synthesizer Reverb effect Note; Please set animation off on the setting view when feeling that the response is not quick because of the model etc.

About

LatinPads

Features
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Drum loop player which delivers the Salsa, Bolero, Guaguanco and Son Montuno styles recorded from the most talented percussionists. Now with RGB style launch pads, you can have this genuine latin beats feeling with four distinct styles, each with 4 tracks. It also comes with a BPM control, so change the speed as you want and match it with your music, dance sessions, instruments, giving you different possibilities to play in a session or mixing in your gig! Very simple and intuitive to use, just press the instrument pad and it will start playing. Pressing other pads will start other instruments playing accordingly in sync. Press again the same instrument and the volume slider will appear, so you can mix them as your taste. Stop anytime any track pressing the white pad below it.

Screenshots

Percussions4 screens
LatinPads3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Percussions at $2.99 against LatinPads's $9.99. Percussions also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). LatinPads's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months). On 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

Percussions costs $2.99 and LatinPads $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Percussions ships an update every 17 months, LatinPads every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Percussions versus LatinPads: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPercussionsLatinPads
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCRIMSON TECHNOLOGY, IncEduardo Sallada

In-app purchases

None

Percussions

No in-app purchases

None

LatinPads

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Percussions free?
Percussions costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LatinPads free?
LatinPads costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Percussions or LatinPads have ads?
Neither Percussions nor LatinPads shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Percussions or LatinPads?
Percussions ships an update every 17 months, and LatinPads every 5 months. Most recently, Percussions was updated on October 31, 2026 and LatinPads on November 3, 2026.

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