Double Kick vs Timbales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Double Kick
Transform your device into a professional drum kit. Create beats with high-quality audio and graphics, and customize the layout to match your style. Play along to your favorite music library.
- Studio quality drum kit
- Customizable layout
- High definition graphics
- High quality audio samples
- Excellent response times
- Play along to music library
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Double Kick Pro — the ultimate drum kit experience for iPhone and iPad. Turn your device into a full studio-quality drum kit. Double Kick Pro delivers realistic drum sounds, lightning-fast response times, and a fully customizable layout — so you can play exactly the way your style demands. Whether you're a beginner just discovering the drums or an experienced drummer looking for a mobile practice kit, Double Kick Pro puts the feel of a real drum set right in your pocket. FEATURES: • High-resolution, photorealistic graphics • Studio-quality audio samples • Lightning-fast response times — just like a real drum kit • Fully customizable drum kit layout • Double-kick pedal for demanding drummers • Play along with your favorite tracks from your music library • Optimized for iPhone and iPad • No ads, no distractions With a fully configurable pad layout, Double Kick Pro adapts to your playing style — not the other way around. Place your snare, hi-hats, toms, and kicks exactly where you want them. Perfect for rock, metal, jazz, pop, and everything in between. Work on your rhythms, compose new beats, or just jam out. Download Double Kick Pro now and discover the best mobile drum kit experience on the App Store.
Timbales
Experience a realistic timbale set with authentic sounds. Play your favorite rhythms in real-time with this virtual instrument.
- Realistic timbale set
- Authentic sounds
- Real-time playing
- Virtual instrument
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A Timbal set with REAL sounds that users can enjoy playing in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Double Kick at 47% against Timbales's 0%. Double Kick also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 38 months). Timbales's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, 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
Double Kick costs $2.99 and Timbales $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Double Kick holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Double Kick's written reviews are positive against 0% of Timbales's.
Double Kick ships an update every 9 months, Timbales every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Double Kick | Timbales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | 1.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foobar Creative | Guido Diaz |
Customer experience
Double Kick
Timbales
Bugs and requests
Double Kick
Reported bugs
9 issues- No sound at all
- App crashes frequently
- App closes when tapping certain areas (e.g., hi-hat pedal)
- Delayed response times
- App exits when trying to play along with music
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- No sound when playing along with music
- No sound from Bluetooth speakers
- Keeps closing down whilst in use
- Very delayed input
Requested features
11 requests- Add Audiobus support
- Add AUV3 compatibility
- More drum sets/kits
- Improve hi-hat sound
- Add sound from cymbal cups
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- Fix Bluetooth issues
- Add volume control for individual drums
- Add recording capabilities
- Add an options menu with different settings
- Option to change drum types for different sounds
- Left-hand option
Timbales
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Double Kick
No in-app purchases
Timbales
No in-app purchases
