Timpani Pad vs Simple Tuba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timpani Pad
Experience the realistic sound of a playable kettledrum instrument on your phone. Adjust dynamics, tune individual drums, and create rolls with this intuitive music app.
- Realistic timpani sound samples
- Adjustable dynamics (forte, mezzo-forte, piano)
- Customizable drum tuning
- Toggleable roll feature
- Standard four-timpani setup
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Timpani Pad is an app that lets you play the timpani on your phone. Features: - Realistic timpani sound: The app uses samples from four real timpani. - Dynamics: Choose between forte, mezzo-forte and piano. - Tuning: Select notes in each drum's range in a standard four-timpani setup. - Rolls: Click to toggle rolls on and off. If you would like to report an issue or request a feature for the app, feel free to contact the App Support email.
Simple Tuba
Experience the rich sound of the tuba on your iPhone and iPad. This app offers realistic sound, practice tools with songs and MIDI, rhythmic accompaniment, and a recording library for learning and music creation.
- Authentic tuba sound
- MIDI playback with visual guide
- Practice with built-in songs
- Rhythm accompaniment
- Performance recording and management
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Bring the deep and warm sound of the tuba to your iPhone and iPad. Simple Tuba is a modern tuba simulator built for focused practice, learning, and music creation — featuring an authentic tuba sound, songs, rhythms, MIDI playback, and a simple recording library. AUTHENTIC TUBA SOUND Play with a carefully designed, realistic tuba sound that captures the depth and character of the instrument. SONGS + MIDI PRACTICE Practice with built-in songs, follow MIDI playback with a falling-note style visual guide, and adjust playback speed to match your learning pace. RHYTHMS & GROOVES Add rhythm accompaniment to improve timing and make practice sessions more engaging. MANAGE YOUR RECORDINGS Record your tuba performances, replay them anytime, and keep all your recordings neatly organized. If you’re looking for a portable tuba app for learning, ensemble practice, or bass-focused music creation, Simple Tuba keeps your sound grounded wherever you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Tuba at 5.0 against Timpani Pad's 4.4. Simple Tuba also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Timpani Pad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Simple Tuba sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timpani Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Tuba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timpani Pad has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Timpani Pad ships an update every 2 months, Simple Tuba monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timpani Pad | Simple Tuba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Havard Tryman | Mustafa Demir |
Customer experience
Timpani Pad
Simple Tuba
In-app purchases
Timpani Pad
No in-app purchases
Simple Tuba
- Get Premium$4.99
