Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz vs Refraktions
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.
Refraktions
This app is an 8-track generative MIDI sequencer that uses AI to create personalized loops based on user input over time. It offers a unique approach to music creation, adapting to individual preferences.
- 8-track generative MIDI sequencing
- Artificial intelligence processing
- Time-based input adaptation
- Personalized loop creation
- User-tailored output
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Refraktions is an 8-track generative MIDI sequencer with artificial intelligence that processes input over time to create loops tailored to each individual user.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Refraktions at 90% against Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz's 50%. Refraktions also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz costs $4.99 and Refraktions $5.99 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refraktions has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz's written reviews are positive against 90% of Refraktions's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz ships an update every 14 months, Refraktions every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz | Refraktions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abu Studio Inc | Jason Snell |
Customer experience
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz
Refraktions
In-app purchases
Tabla Drum Loops Riyaz
No in-app purchases
Refraktions
No in-app purchases
Questions
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