Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz vs Mini Synthesizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz
Explore intricate rhythmic cycles with digital tabla drums. This app simplifies complex tabla programming, offering professional-quality sounds and customization for creating harmonic healing trance rhythms. Enjoy authentic tabla tones and variations with a simple tap.
- Authentic tabla drum sounds
- Rhythmic cycle (taal) programming
- Professional signal processing
- Simple tap-to-play interface
- Customization options
- Harmonic healing rhythms
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Tabla loops with the tap of a button. A great way to explore relaxing vibrations with this holistic music. These drums lay the foundation for creating harmonic healing trance induced rhythms. Tabla are not in standard 4/4 and notoriously hard to program. Tabla follows the idea of taal, or a cycle of a set number of beats. Within repeating cycles of a taal in various designated speeds can exist different compositions, both fixed ones and ones that can be expanded through the help of various variations. With a content-filled dictionary of vocabulary, sharp consonants as well as resonating vowels are used to make bigger arrangements. Tabla players use several components of imagination, mathematical patterns, and logical variations in order to compose astonishing percussion. This app simplifies the process, all you have to do is tap a button and the app plays loops for you. The app has been designed a to accurately reproduce the sound of an original Tabla drums, including its beautiful tone, resonance and overtones. The professional instrument quality sounds of this application, simple but advanced customization options and professional level signal processing settings. Thank for you support, I don't have a multi-million dollar marketing campaign.I have you, Take care of yourself and each other.
Mini Synthesizer
This app faithfully recreates a classic analog synthesizer from the 1980s, offering vintage sounds with modern updates. It features intuitive controls for pitch, filters, and delay, allowing for extensive sound shaping and preset saving.
- Faithful analog synthesizer recreation
- Vintage and modern sound updates
- Intuitive controls with sliders and switches
- Extensive sound shaping (pitch, filters, delay, reverb)
- Preset management with unlimited user storage
- Audiobus compatibility
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Electro-Harmonix, a pioneer since 1968 in the field of sound effects pedals for musicians, has produced an app which is a faithful digital re-creation of their circa 1980 analog cult-classic, The MINI-SYNTHESIZER. Available for iPad and iPhone (IOS version 15.0 or later), the EHX MINI-SYNTHESIZER accurately delivers all the vintage synth sounds of the original plus modern updates. EHX President and Founder, Mike Matthews stated: “Fans of vintage synths will appreciate the apps ability to recreate the original’s warm analog sounds and deep funky bass, but because it’s so affordable ($2.99 for phone, $4.99 for tablet) and user-friendly, parents, educators and non-musicians will love it, too.” The MINI-SYNTHESIZER app comes with 25 presets and the ability to store an almost unlimited number of user presets programs. Audiobus capabilities are also included. Intuitive, flexible and powerful control are provided by the MINI-SYNTHESIZER’s 12 sliders and nine switches. Here’s a breakdown of the user interface: OSC Section - PITCH slider lets the player raise or lower the pitch of the note by +/- 1 octave - SUB-OCTAVE slider introduces a note one octave below what’s being played for extra bottom - OCTAVE UP switch causes the note being played to jump up one octave. - TUNE knob lets the player tune the MINI-SYNTHESIZER to other instruments and sound sources over a +/- 50 cents range. FILTERS Section - PHASE RATE slider adjusts the speed of the phase shifter - FILTER START sets the start frequency of the filter sweep - FILTER STOP sets the stop frequency of the filter sweep - SWEEP RATE controls the speed of the filter sweep - PHASE switch turns the effect on/off - 2X FILTER switch changes how the audio passes through the filters (either in parallel or in series) - Q switch sets the amount of resonance on the filter sweep - RETRIGGER switch turns the filter retrigger on/off DELAY Section - TIME slider adjusts the delay time up to two seconds - FEEDBACK controls the number of echo repeats - BLEND adjusts the mix of the original signal and the echo repeats - DELAY switch turns the effect on/off - TIME label can be tapped for tap tempo REVERB Section - AMOUNT slider adjusts the reverb effect level - BLEND slider controls the mix of the wet and dry signals - REVERB switch turns reverb on/off - REVERB>DELAY switch lets the user place either Delay or Reverb first in the effects chain for a variety of cool sound effects. MISCELLANEOUS CONTROLS - VOL (Volume) slider adjusts the MINI-SYNTHESIZER’s overall sound output level - POLY/MONO switch toggles between polyphonic (four notes can be played simultaneously) or monophonic (only one note can be played at a time) modes - PRESETS pop-down menu displays the presets available and allows the user to instantly select one - HORIZONTAL slider lets the player adjust the keyboards sounding range over an expansive eight-octave range. - RIBBON Interface lets the player perform portamento (glide up or down to pitch), vibrato and other expressive playing. The easy-to-use Electro-Harmonix MINI-SYNTHESIZER App is loaded with great sounds and features and is sure to appeal to serious musicians and non-musicians alike. LIMITATIONS - InterApp Audio experiences periodic crashes and graphics issues. - The MINI SYNTH runs at 48 kHz sample rate; using the MINI SYNTH in an environment with 44.1 kHz sample rate (such as Garageband for iOS) may cause aliasing. - Presets saved in the standalone app cannot be accessed when using the MINI SYNTH as an AudioUnit, and vice versa.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz at 5.0 against Mini Synthesizer's 3.5. Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Mini Synthesizer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz costs $4.99 and Mini Synthesizer $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mini Synthesizer has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz's written reviews are positive against 44% of Mini Synthesizer's.
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz ships an update every 14 months, Mini Synthesizer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz | Mini Synthesizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 44.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abu Studio Inc | Electro-Harmonix |
Customer experience
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz
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In-app purchases
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz
No in-app purchases
Mini Synthesizer
No in-app purchases
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