Comparison

Bach Partitas vs DrumKick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bach Partitas

Experience classical compositions with synchronized sheet music. Listen to high-quality historical recordings while following along as the score flows in real-time. Features Bach's complete "6 Partitas for keyboard" performed by Rosalyn Tureck.

Highlights
  • Synchronized sheet music and audio
  • High-quality historical recordings
  • Complete Bach Partitas BWV 825-830
  • Detailed track and movement information
  • Flowing score visualization
Features
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Historic Recording with Flowing Sheet Music SyncScore provides a new way of enjoying classic compositions. You can listen to the music with the score flows in a synchronized timing. Carefully hand-picked, high quality classic recordings. ALBUM INFORMATION "6 Partitas for keyboard". BWV 825 ~ 830 Performer : Rosalyn Tureck (Piano) Recorded year : 1956 Length : 2 hours 39 minutes 20 seconds Track information - Partita No.1 in B flat Major, BWV 825 Prelude Allemande Courante Sarabande Menuet I & II Gigue - Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826 Sinfonia Allemande Courante Sarabande Rondeau Capriccio - Partita No.3 in A minor, BWV 827 Fantasia Allemande Corrente Sarabande Burlesca Scherzo Gigue - Partita No.4 in D Major, BWV 828 Ouverture Allemande Courante Aria Sarabande Menuet Gigue - Partita No.5 in G Major, BWV 829 Preambule Allemande Corrente Sarabande Tempo di Minuetto Passepied Gigue - Partita No.6 in E minor, BWV 830 Toccata Allemande Corrente Air Sarabande Tempo di Gavotta Gigue

About

DrumKick

This app allows users to play a high-quality drum kit on their mobile device, offering low latency and interactive 3D graphics. It uniquely enables kick drum playing with your foot using a second iOS device and Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Foot-controlled kick drum via second iOS device
  • High-quality stereo drum sounds
  • Low-latency performance
  • Interactive 3D animated drums
  • MIDI over Bluetooth support
  • Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support
Features
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DrumKick is the ultimate live performance drum app on-the-go! It gives you the freedom to play a great-sounding, intuitively laid-out drum kit anywhere—without the hassle of lugging your entire acoustic set to the show. Simply plug into a P.A. system, headphones, a boombox, or an amplifier, and you're ready to rock! – Connect to your Bluetooth-enabled laptop or device with MIDI over Bluetooth. – Core and Virtual MIDI support. – Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support. – Featured in Apple's Music-Making Apps for "The Song." – Featured in Apple's Band In Your Hand showcase. Reviews: http://www.musicappblog.com/drumkick-music-app-review/ DrumKick is the only stereo drum app that allows you to play the kick drum with your foot! With DrumKick installed on two iOS devices, such as an iPad and an iPhone, you can use the iPhone as a Bluetooth remote to play the kick drum with your foot! It also works with two iPhones or iPod touches. Or, you can mix and match. How does it work? Playing the virtual kick drum pedal is achieved by inserting the iPhone (upside down) into a snug fitness band that's wrapped around your ankle, or the front tube of your relatively clean crew sock. Tap your toes with your heel down, and the iPhone's accelerometer will trigger the kick drum sound on the iPad via Bluetooth. Feature Highlights: • Play the kick drum sound with your foot, using a second iOS device via standard Bluetooth connection. • High-quality drum stereo sounds with independent control of their volume, pitch and pan levels. • Low-latency with drum taps and sounds. • Retina-enhanced, interactive, 3-D animated drums and cymbals. • Multiple tap regions for triggering different drum and cymbal sounds. • Ability to switch the drum kit's audio output from stereo to mono when connected to stereo speakers, such as a P.A. system. • Touch-hold on the crash cymbal for a choked cymbal* muting effect. • Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support (iOS7+) for adding effects apps to DrumKick's output and recording into to GarageBand, Loopy, or AudioShare. https://audiob.us • Audiobus Remote triggers for playing DrumKick's sounds via a secondary iOS Device with the Audiobus Remote app installed. Requires the Audiobus app, iOS 8.3 +, and a Bluetooth LE-enabled iOS device, such as an iPad 3, iPhone 4S & higher. https://audiob.us/remote. • Core MIDI IN & OUT support, thanks to Nic Grant of Audeonic Apps for his robust MidiBus Library (http://midib.us) and generous help. • MIDI over Bluetooth support. • Compatible with the iRig BlueBoard MIDI foot controller. Requires Bluetooth LE-enabled iOS device, such as an iPad 3, iPhone 4S & higher. The iRig BlueBoard does not work with iPad 2. • Jam along with music apps that run in the background, such as GarageBand, Pandora, or your iPod music library. • Minimum requirements: iPad 2, iPhone 4S and newer devices are recommended. * No cymbals were harmed during the making of this app. If you have an issue or find a bug within DrumKick, please do not inform me about it in an App Review, since that method doesn't provide your contact information. For help and support, please send an email to: feedback@drumkickapp.com Known issues: • Missing UI panel for controlling the playback and recording from an Inter-App Audio connected app.

Screenshots

Bach Partitas4 screens
DrumKick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DrumKick at 4.4 against Bach Partitas's 3.0. DrumKick also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bach Partitas costs $5.99 and DrumKick $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DrumKick holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumKick has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Bach Partitas's written reviews are positive against 80% of DrumKick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bach Partitas ships an update every 14 months, DrumKick every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bach Partitas versus DrumKick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBach PartitasDrumKick
Price$5.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews79.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZininworks Inc.Mark Jeschke

Customer experience

Bach Partitas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

DrumKick

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.1%

Bugs and requests

Bach Partitas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrumKick

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Kick drum feature doesn't sync or has high latency
  • App crashes on startup
  • App drains battery in background
  • Kick drum activates unexpectedly
  • Rarely loads, long loading screen
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  • Connection issues with remote kick between devices
  • Overall volume not loud enough
  • Sound of cymbals sometimes cuts out

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add left and right-handed orientation setting
  • Allow changing kit layout and adding more drums/percussive instruments
  • Ability to switch kits around
  • Add more drums or different percussive instruments
  • Add recording functionality
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  • Add background track playback (drumless tracks)
  • Option to add own kit sounds
  • Full Chinese localization
  • Support for iPhone 6/6+
  • Simple mode for easier hitting
  • More kit variations
  • Option to change each sound and build/save custom kits
  • Edit drum position button
  • Make rolls continuous
  • More drum kits
  • More variation in samples and velocity changes
  • Improve overall volume

In-app purchases

None

Bach Partitas

No in-app purchases

None

DrumKick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bach Partitas free?
Bach Partitas costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrumKick free?
DrumKick costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bach Partitas or DrumKick?
DrumKick is rated higher. Bach Partitas averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DrumKick averages 4.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Bach Partitas or DrumKick have ads?
Neither Bach Partitas nor DrumKick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bach Partitas or DrumKick?
Bach Partitas ships an update every 14 months, and DrumKick every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bach Partitas was updated on November 6, 2026 and DrumKick on November 6, 2026.

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