Grid Music Player vs TappaTappa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Music Player
Explore a vast collection of musical instruments on a 64-pad grid. Customize scales, keys, and sharps to create unique melodies. Connect to your DAW for advanced music production.
- Play 36+ musical instruments
- 64-pad grid layout
- Selectable scales and keys
- Display note pressed
- DAW connectivity (MIDI)
- Separate drum playback grid
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Grid Music Player is an instrument playing app for mobile devices. This app allows users to pick an instrument from a list, and play the instrument on 64 pads grid layout. The app also allows users to select Scale, Key Notes, Sharps (#) and an option to display the Note pressed on the device screen. Features: * Play Piano as the default instrument * Play from a list of 36+ instruments (internet required) * Select Scale to play * Select between Major / Minor Key Patterns * Toggle Sharp for the Scale * Toggle display for Note being played New Features (added 2024) * Connect the player to your DAW (tested with Ableton) * Play Midi Notes on your DAW * Turn on/off Player volume for DAW playback * Separate Grid (4x4 ) for Drum Playback. * Changeable 2x and 4x Drum Playback. * How to use: Click on the Devices icon on the App bar and connect your DAW. Then start playing while you're connected to your DAW. * Ableton Setup Tutorial: https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209071169-Setting-up-a-virtual-MIDI-network Update: * By default, the ads will not be clickable. You'll have to click on the "INFO" icon on the top right to enable ads. Long Press the Icon to enable the Advertisements. * The Key note pads can be enabled/disabled by the Key Icon on the info panel that displays the Key of the note being played.
TappaTappa
A minimalist metronome app offering visual and audio feedback for practice. It aims to help users improve their skills more efficiently. The app is free and contains no advertisements.
- Visual metronome feedback
- Audio metronome feedback
- Minimalist design
- Ad-free experience
- Practice enhancement
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Tappa Tappa is a minimalist metronome with visual and audio feedback. No ads now or ever. Practice more in less time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TappaTappa at 5.0 against Grid Music Player's 4.2. TappaTappa also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Grid Music Player's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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.
TappaTappa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grid Music Player has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Grid Music Player ships an update every 2 weeks, TappaTappa every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid Music Player | TappaTappa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohit Khanna | Edwin Olson |
Customer experience
Grid Music Player
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In-app purchases
Grid Music Player
No in-app purchases
TappaTappa
No in-app purchases
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