KaKaDum vs Rhythm Scene
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KaKaDum
This app helps users practice Darbuka drumming and belly dance by providing a rhythm library and a player to act as an accompanist. Users can easily save and share their custom rhythms.
- Rhythm library management
- Accompanist player
- Rhythm export
- Darbuka practice
- Belly dance practice
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KaKaDum is perfect tool for everyone practicing Darbuka drumming or belly dance! KaKaDum not only provides convenient way to keep your rhythm library - with Player feature you can turn your device into real accompanist! And with export feature it's easy to share your rhythms! Happy drumming!
Rhythm Scene
This digital publication offers articles, interviews, and videos related to percussion music. It features new compositions, event listings, and industry news for percussionists and enthusiasts.
- Percussion articles and interviews
- Viral percussion videos
- Free R!Solo compositions
- Upcoming percussion events
- Latest percussion products and news
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Rhythm! Scene is the digital publication of the Percussive Arts Society. Published in February, April, June, August, October and December, this modern publication features unique articles, interviews with percussion composers and performers, viral videos, a free R!Solo composition, upcoming events, and the latest products and news from the percussion industry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rhythm Scene at Free against KaKaDum's $2.99. Rhythm Scene also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). KaKaDum's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On rating, 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
Rhythm Scene is free to download; KaKaDum costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for KaKaDum against 5.0 for Rhythm Scene. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KaKaDum has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
KaKaDum ships an update monthly, Rhythm Scene every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KaKaDum | Rhythm Scene |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladyslav Lytvynenko | PAS (Percussive Arts Society) |
Customer experience
KaKaDum
Rhythm Scene
In-app purchases
KaKaDum
No in-app purchases
Rhythm Scene
No in-app purchases
