TCP vs Percussion Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCP
Explore the diverse world of bells through interactive sounds and historical insights. Learn about their origins and cultural significance, inspired by a Grammy-winning musical composition.
- Interactive bell sounds
- Bell origins and history
- Cultural significance of bells
- Inspired by musical composition
- Learn about global bells
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Discover the incredible sounds and history of a variety of different types of bells in thes"Resounding Earth" app from Grammy-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion. In 2012, internationally renowned composer Augusta Read Thomas wrote a new piece of music entitled "Resounding Earth" for the Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion, featuring over 125 bells from all over the world. With this app, you can play many of the bells used in the piece and learn a bit about their origins and cultural significance. Grammy-award winner Augusta Read Thomas was Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1997-2006. Thomas was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2009, she has been on the American Music Center Board since 2000, was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, and she is the 16th ever University Professor at the University of Chicago. Her 4-movement work "Resounding Earth" was the result of a long collaborative process with Third Coast Percussion. Together, they built a unique collection of bells and created a truly unique sonic palette. Third Coast Percussion's recording of "Resounding Earth" is available on CD and DVD from New Focus Recordings, and the quartet can be seen performing this work on concert series around the country. Third Coast Percussion premiered a new concerto for these bells with orchestra entitled "Sonorous Earth" in 2017.
Percussion Pro
Create your own music with studio-quality audio samples. This tool is ideal for building percussion loops anywhere you go.
- Build music on the go
- Studio quality audio samples
- Construct percussion loops
- Variety of sound options
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Build your own music while on the go. Select from a variety of studio quality audio samples. A perfect tool for constructing percussion loops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Percussion Pro at 5.0 against TCP's 4.7. TCP's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Percussion Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TCP has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | TCP | Percussion Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Genden | George Francis |
In-app purchases
TCP
No in-app purchases
Percussion Pro
No in-app purchases
