Timbaler vs Name That Language
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timbaler
Experience a unique rhythm game where you play the timpani to set the pace for a traditional festival parade. Hit the drums precisely in time with the music to achieve the highest score and impress the crowd.
- Play the timpani
- Follow musical rhythm
- Score based on precision
- Traditional festival theme
- Street parade simulation
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'Timbaler' (translated as 'timpani player') is the first game based on the Spanish popular Moors and Christians festival. Take the role of an expert percussionist and play the timpani following the rhythm of the music to set the pace of a Moors and Christians parade in a street full of people watching for your performance. To get the highest score you must hit right in the moment when the maces go through the center of the timpani. The more precise are your hits, the higher is your score.
Name That Language
Test your language identification skills with short audio clips. Choose the correct language from multiple options and aim for the highest score before running out of lives. This game offers a fun way to challenge your auditory perception of different languages.
- Identify languages from audio clips
- Multiple-choice language selection
- Score-based gameplay
- Life system for challenges
- iOS platform availability
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Name That Language brings a limited version of the game at namethatlanguage.org to the iOS platform, letting the player test their ability to identify languages based on small audio clips. In each round, the player is given a short audio clip to play along with three choices for what the language might be. After listening to the audio, they make their guess as to the language. Get the highest score before losing all your lives!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timbaler at 96% against Name That Language's 0%. Timbaler also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Timbaler holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Timbaler's written reviews are positive against 0% of Name That Language's.
| Parameter | Timbaler | Name That Language |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fractal Graphics | University of Pennsylvania |
Customer experience
Timbaler
Name That Language
In-app purchases
Timbaler
No in-app purchases
Name That Language
No in-app purchases
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