Comparison

Doumbek! vs O&D lite طبلة وعود

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

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About

Doumbek!

Experience the authentic sound of the doumbek with this comprehensive drumming app. It offers multiple drum variations, realistic touch response, and advanced sound customization. Record, loop, and share your performances, or play along with built-in beats and your own music.

Highlights
  • 6 high-fidelity doumbek sounds
  • Realistic touch-sensitive volume and pitch
  • Multi-track recording and looping
  • Adjustable reverb, pitch, and delay
  • Play along to built-in beats or iPod music
  • Share and export recordings
Features
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Doumbek! is the most realistic and comprehensive drumming app for this popular and ancient Middle Eastern drum. Professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity sounds combine with the latest technology to produce the ultimate Doumbek app! Doumbek! features 6 different doumbeks to play, including an Egyptian Doumbek , a Doumbek with jingles, and small, medium and large Doumbeks.   There's even a unique Doumbek "jam" that allows anyone to easily sound like a pro!   With the ability to adjust reverb, pitch, and delay, and more, it's easy to create your ideal sound. Doumbek! also features record/playback/loop with multi-track capabilities; play along to dozens of unique drum beats, music loops and metronome sounds from within the app; or play to your favorite music on your iPod. You can also share your drumming via email, Facebook, and Twitter, or export to your computer via iTunes file sharing! Another great feature of Doumbek! is the ability to play the Doumbek with a variety of other drums and percussion, including Tabla, Pakharaj, and Tambourine. The Doumbek  responds  to your touch, and the  volume changes depending on how hard you tap the drum, just like a real Doumbek. The pitch also changes slightly depending on where you hit the drum. Playing realistic rolls is as easy as swirling your finger around; the roll speed corresponds to how fast or slow you swirl your finger. Beginner or pro, to save and to share.....now anyone can play Doumbek!.......anytime, anywhere! FEATURES: 
- 6 different professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity Doumbeks, in addition to Tabla, Pakharaj, Tambourine, and more - Slider control for infinite drum color choices - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! - Drum Pitch Sensitivity - the pitch changes depending on where you strike the drum, just like real drums - Separate Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds - Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums - Realistic visual effects - drums look and respond like a real drum, visually corresponding to your every touch - Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics - 22 Ethnic Drum Beats and 12 World Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! - Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls - Double drum feature with slider adjustment - 17 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, with BPM adjustment - Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings - Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter - Export your recordings to your computer via iTunes file sharing - Lefty Mode - reverse the entire drum layout - Play along to the music on your iPod PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

O&D lite طبلة وعود

This app offers a simplified experience for exploring Arabic rhythms. It provides high-quality, continuous live rhythms with adjustable speed and is designed for ease of use. It also includes features for improvisational sections and background playback.

Highlights
  • High-quality live rhythms
  • Adjustable tempo control
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Improvisation tools
  • Background playback
Features
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النسخة المبسطة من تطبيق الايقاعات طبلة و عود أول وأقوى تطبيق متخصص في الإيقاعات العربية أهم المميزات : - إيقاعات حية بجودة عالية و مستمرة - امكانية التحكم بالسرعة - سهل وبسيط جداً - كمنجات للتقاسيم - امكانية تشغيل الايقاع عند اغلاق الجوال

Screenshots

Doumbek!4 screens
O&D lite طبلة وعود3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: O&D lite طبلة وعود at none against Doumbek!'s shown. O&D lite طبلة وعود also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 25%) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Doumbek!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Doumbek! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and O&D lite طبلة وعود sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

O&D lite طبلة وعود holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Doumbek!'s written reviews are positive against 53% of O&D lite طبلة وعود's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doumbek! ships an update every 3 days, O&D lite طبلة وعود every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Doumbek! versus O&D lite طبلة وعود: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoumbek!O&D lite طبلة وعود
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (28 ratings)4.3 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews53.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2832 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB162 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzEssam Salah

Customer experience

Doumbek!

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

O&D lite طبلة وعود

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral9.4%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doumbek!

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
5 purchases

O&D lite طبلة وعود

One-time5
  • حزمة الإيقاعات السعودية$49.99
  • حزمة الإيقاعات الخليجية$49.99
  • حزمة الإيقاعات اليمنية$49.99
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  • حزمة الإيقاعات المصرية$49.99
  • حزمة الكمنجات$49.99

Questions

Is Doumbek! free?
Doumbek! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is O&D lite طبلة وعود free?
O&D lite طبلة وعود is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doumbek! or O&D lite طبلة وعود?
O&D lite طبلة وعود is rated higher. Doumbek! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while O&D lite طبلة وعود averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do Doumbek! or O&D lite طبلة وعود have ads?
Doumbek! shows ads; O&D lite طبلة وعود does not.
Which is updated more often, Doumbek! or O&D lite طبلة وعود?
Doumbek! ships an update every 3 days, and O&D lite طبلة وعود every 4 months. Most recently, Doumbek! was updated on October 29, 2026 and O&D lite طبلة وعود on October 26, 2026.

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