Pemade vs Gamelan Gender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pemade
Experience the authentic sounds of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar on your iPhone or iPad. This app replicates the playing experience of a 10-key metallophone, supporting melodies and interlocking parts with ultra-low latency audio.
- Authentic sampled sound bank
- Realistic playing experience
- Interlocking part support
- Ultra-low latency audio
- Zoomable instrument views
- Customizable cipher notation
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World's first iPhone/iPad implementation of the main instruments of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar! Pemade, similar to kantil, is a 10-key metallophone in the gangsa of the Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar. It supports the main melody and plays interlocking parts called kotekan. * Authentic sound bank sampled directly from real instruments * User interaction designed to replicate true playing experience * Playing sound can be stopped --- essential for Gamelan! * High-quality photos showcasing real instruments * Optimized for ultra-low latency audio playback * Zoomable views for detailed instrument exploration * Customizable display of cipher notations to suit your preferences * Completely ad-free for uninterrupted enjoyment
Gamelan Gender
This app is an iOS implementation of a Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, a 10-key metallophone. It offers tunable keys, Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support, and MIDI file playback for learning and practice.
- Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support
- MIDI file player
- Animated keys for learning
- Sampled sound bank
- Customizable key tuning
- Looping and tempo control
- Two touch play modes
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iOS implementation of Balinese Gamelan Gender Wayang, tunable and now with Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support! Gender Wayang is a 10-key metallophone, coming in pairs, most be doubled from an other pair one octave higher, tuned in Slendro scale. As Gender Wayang is played with two panggul (mallets) - other than the Gangsa in Gong Kebyar - two player together play the melody (left hand) and the interlocking parts kotekan (right hand) as a complete „mini“ Gamelan. •Inter-App Audio/Audiobus support •Remote trigger for Audiobus Remote •MIDI file player •Animated keys for „traditional" learning •Sound bank sampled from real instruments •Keys assignable to midi notes (adjust to your MIDI file) •Tune it to your real instruments •Mathematical tuning system, only 5 keys have to be defined •Calculated tuning can be overwritten, and each of the 40 keys frequency can be defined •Loop parts for practicing, increase/decrease tempo on every reloop •Set tempo changes, to for example accelerate each repetition... •Change tuning to pelog scale and use it for Gong Kebyar practicing as well, create your own 10 key tunings.... •MIDI input (Core MIDI, physical and virtual, Audiobus 3) •Two touch play modes: gamelan style (strike and damp) and piano style (touch and release)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gamelan Gender at 83% against Pemade's 33%. Gamelan Gender also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 26 months). On ratings volume, ads, 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
Pemade costs $5.99 and Gamelan Gender $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gamelan Gender holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pemade's written reviews are positive against 83% of Gamelan Gender's.
Pemade ships an update every 26 months, Gamelan Gender every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pemade | Gamelan Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | emacsian Company Limited | Otmar Kramis |
Customer experience
Pemade
Gamelan Gender
In-app purchases
Pemade
No in-app purchases
Gamelan Gender
No in-app purchases









