Dokodemo Gakki vs NumericTadpole
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dokodemo Gakki
A simple virtual instrument app designed for children, featuring piano, guitar, and drum sounds. It includes automatic performance modes using accelerometer controls and the ability to record and play back songs.
- Virtual piano, guitar, and drum instruments
- Accelerometer-controlled automatic performance
- Song recording and playback
- Customizable screen buttons
- Simple interface for children
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The simple keyboard made for children. Features and automatic performance using acceleration sensors, Recording features songs used in it. Such precision is not really playing. Please note that only a toy for children. m(_ _)m - How to use - + You can set various screen buttons at the top. + [Piano]: change the piano sound. + [Guitar]: change the guitar tone. + [Drum]: change the drum sound. + [Play]: The automatic performance in response to the accelerometer. By tapping the table and put the terminal, the instrument can be anywhere. The songs are [Rec] will was recorded on. + [Key]: you can play with the touchscreen keyboard. + [Rec]: [Play] to record the songs for use in. The recorded data can be stored in only one. (Auto save) Previous data is overwritten with a new record.
NumericTadpole
Create MIDI data for music production using a numeric interface. This app allows you to input note position, pitch, length, and velocity to generate musical sequences for other applications. It does not produce sound itself, requiring an external sound module.
- Numeric data input for notes
- Adjustable note position, length, and velocity
- MIDI data generation
- Table and data views
- Song and track management
- 16 tracks available
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This is a music sequencer using numeric data. This app is for making MIDI data to send to an another app applied to virtual MIDI. This app doesn't have any sound generation. You have to choose a destination sound module on the setting page. The modules applied to virtual MIDI are listed in MIDI setting page. If you don't select any module, the default sound module is selected by OS. Data are four elements, position, note, length, and velocity. Position shows the time a note start at. Position is displayed in two ways, MEASURE / BEAT / TICK or MEASURE / TICK. The resolution of a beat is 48. Note is pitch.(0-127) Note is displayed in two ways, number (60) or name (C4). Length shows how long a note continues. Length is displayed in two ways, BEAT / TICK or TICK. The resolution of a beat is 48. Velocity shows how strong note is.(0-127) You can change how to display on setting page. Table view: you can see data in the graphic table. Data view: you can see and control numeric data. The view shows position, note, length, velocity from left to right. Direction: you can move the focus cell to up, down, right or left. Ins/Del: you can insert or delete a note. Number: you can enter numbers to a focused cell or increase/decrease a focused number. Play: you can play or stop the song. you can choose to play all tracks or only focused track. Song tab: you can change a song, enter a song name, change the tempo of a song. Track tab: you can change a track, see and change some track parameters. 16 tracks are prepared. Setting: pops up the setting page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dokodemo Gakki at Free against NumericTadpole's $2.99. Dokodemo Gakki also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). NumericTadpole's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.0). 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
Dokodemo Gakki is free to download; NumericTadpole costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NumericTadpole holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Dokodemo Gakki ships an update monthly, NumericTadpole every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dokodemo Gakki | NumericTadpole |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHIGEYUKI TAKAHASHI | Motonari Hibi |
Customer experience
Dokodemo Gakki
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In-app purchases
Dokodemo Gakki
No in-app purchases
NumericTadpole
No in-app purchases
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