DTX Touch vs TapKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DTX Touch
This app provides intuitive control for tuning, muting, EQ, and effects on compatible electronic drum kits. It allows users to create custom drum kits with extensive mixing and layering options, offering a PA engineer-like experience.
- Intuitive tap and swipe tuning
- Graph-based sound adjustment
- Seamless kit selection and editing
- Extensive mixing and effect functions
- Layering up to 10 tones simultaneously
- Flexible routing options
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*To use the application, you will need to connect your smart device to DTX using a USB cable and adapter. Please refer to our connection manual for details. *DTX Touch is compatible with firmware version 2 of DTX-PRO / DTX-PROX or later. 1. Tune it up like an acoustic kit Tap and swipe operations allow intuitive tuning, mute, EQ and effect adjustments. The graph allows customization to adjust the sound output in relation to the strength of the pad hit. 2. Simple and clear operation The UI features a flat design and ample use of photos and graphs, allowing users to edit items without hesitation. The normal flow of kit adjustment tasks, such as selecting a kit, editing the kit, adding effects, and mixing, can be performed seamlessly. 3. Let's create your own special kit! The DTX-PRO/PROX, comes enabled with a wide variety of mixing and effect functions, that allow the user to operate like a PA engineer. The DTX-PRO/PROX also offer a wealth of customizable materials, such as a layer function that allows up to 10 different tones to be pronounced simultaneously with highly flexible routing. Please try these functions with the DTX Touch.
TapKit
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TapKit is the first BPM finder that doesn't need your hands on the screen. Set your phone on a desk, on your knee, or in your pocket — and tap. TapKit reads the impact through your device's motion sensors and shows you the BPM instantly. Lock it in, and TapKit becomes a precise metronome tuned to your tempo. WHY MUSICIANS LIKE IT - Tap with anything — finger, drumstick, foot — your hands stay on your instrument - Sample-accurate metronome with subdivisions, time signatures, and accented downbeats - Mic mode (optional) — tap audibly and TapKit hears it too - Haptic metronome — silent practice, perfect for quiet rooms - Save your recent BPMs with labels - Beautiful, calm, distraction-free design built for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass OUR PROMISE - No login. Ever. - No ads. Ever. - No tracking. Ever. - Your data never leaves your phone. FREE & FULLY FEATURED TapKit is free with everything you need to find tempos and practice with a metronome. TapKit Pro is a one-time $3.99 unlock that adds polyrhythms, odd time signatures, extra click sound packs, visual themes, and background playback. You'll never need a subscription. Made by an indie developer who got tired of finger-tapping the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DTX Touch at none against TapKit's 1. DTX Touch also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. TapKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DTX Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | DTX Touch | TapKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | Enes Oz |
In-app purchases
DTX Touch
No in-app purchases
TapKit
- TapKit Pro$3.99









