Dhol vs Dhol Radio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dhol
Experience the joy of playing the Dhol on your iPhone or iPod Touch. This app allows you to tap out rhythms with your fingers, offering multiple drum sounds and the ability to play along with your music library. It also features a unique Bluetooth connection mode for interactive learning and playing with friends.
- Virtual Dhol instrument
- Multiple drum sounds
- Play along with music
- Bluetooth Dhol-E Connect
- Interactive learning mode
- Tap-based controls
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For all the Bhangra fans around the world, you can now play the Dhol on the go on your iPhone or iPod Touch using Dhol-E. Dhol is a musical instrument played in the Asian subcontinent especially in the northern part of India in Punjab. Playing the Dhol on Dhol-E is as simple as tapping on the screen using your fingers. Other features of Dhol-E include 3 sounds (one for each side of the Dhol and one for tapping on the Dhol barrel itself) and the ability to play the Dhol to a song in your iPod collection. For optimal sound quality use headsets or for even better results connect to powered external speakers. Let Dhol-E bring out the real Dholi inside you. Version 2.0 adds a revolutionary new method to teach and learn the Dhol using "Dhol-E Connect". Using "Dhol-E Connect" you can connect to a another iPhone/iPod running Dhol-E over Bluetooth. Once connected you can see your friend play the Dhol on your screen and follow/play along. To connect using Dhol-E Connect just follow these easy steps -Make sure both phones are running the latest version of Dhol-E -On both devices press the Dhol-E Connect button. -Within a few minutes both the devices should see each other and display the name of the device. -On any one of the device tap on the device name and click the accept button on the other device. -To change Dhol-E Connect options tap on the Settings icon on your iPhone home screen and scroll down to Dhol-E. (Note: Dhol-E Connect requires an in-app upgrade on both devices and does not support the original iPhone and the original iPod) iPad Owners: Download the exclusive iPad only Dhol-E HD app! Check out the Dhol-E Fan Page on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dhol-E-iPhoneiPod-App/130114227036549
Dhol Radio
Experience 24/7 live Dhol music featuring Bhangra, Desi, and Remix genres. This app offers live phone calls and song requests, broadcasting from a village in Punjab.
- 24/7 Live Dhol Broadcasting
- Bhangra, Desi, and Remix Music
- Live Phone Calls
- Live Song Requests
- Broadcasting from Punjab
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*** Live Dhol Radio 24/7 *** Bhangra, Desi, Remix, LIVE phone calls and 24/7 LIVE Song Requests and much more.. Just tune in to Dhol Radio world's first Desi Radio which is broadcasting from a village of Punjab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dhol Radio at none against Dhol's 6. Dhol Radio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dhol's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 8) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 20 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dhol sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dhol Radio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dhol Radio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dhol has 155 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Dhol's written reviews are positive against 86% of Dhol Radio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dhol ships an update every 7 months, Dhol Radio every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dhol | Dhol Radio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (155 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 155 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mutual Image LLC. | Sukhpal GiLL |
Customer experience
Dhol
Dhol Radio
Bugs and requests
Dhol
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lags and delays when playing
- Not working, no shop beats
- Doesn't load, stuck on settings
- No sound on iPhone 5
Requested features
8 requests- Update and improve sound effects
- Add kin and ke as well as dha ne ge and click
- Add option to record when playing with songs
- Add more accurate sounds and ghir ghira
- Add volume setting to be louder when playing along to tracks
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- Add ability to change sounds, dugga side could use different sample
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
Dhol Radio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dhol
- Peer Connect Upgrade$0.99
- Dhol With Khanda$0.99
- Disable Ads$0.99
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- Dhol Bling$0.99
- DholE Dance$0.99
- Get Everything!$4.99
Dhol Radio
No in-app purchases
