Comparison

Tone Workshop vs Tabla Drum Grid

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tone Workshop

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Tone Workshop is an instrument that can play various waveforms. Supports a rich set of instrument waveforms, pitch adjustment, and chord combinations. Allows for a customizable music keyboard to create a unique instrument. 【Waveform Performance】 Supports waveform performance with long press and simultaneous playback of multiple waveforms. 【Rich Instruments】 Supports a variety of instruments and drum waveforms. 【Pitch Adjustment】 Supports custom pitch adjustments and chord combinations. 【Custom Keyboard】 Allows for custom keyboard definitions with support for 4 keyboard zones. 【Keyboard Schemes】 Supports management of multiple keyboard schemes, allowing for storage, sharing, and switching of keyboards. 【Paid Membership Features】 - Unlock all instruments/tones - More instruments bar - Keyboard management 【Activate Paid Membership】 Paid members are available as a subscription or as a permanent activation Membership Service Agreement: https://toneworkshop-serviceagreement.mysxl.cn/

About

Tabla Drum Grid

Features
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Tabla is a tactile, no-fuss 16-step drum machine for sketching beats, jamming, and prototyping grooves on the go. A clean grid, eight drum voices, and the controls you actually use — all on one stage. No accounts, no banners, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • 16-step grid with 8 drum tracks: Kick, Snare, Hat, Clap, Open Hat, Cowbell, Perc, Tom • Tap to toggle steps, long-press to add an accent • Six built-in presets: Boom Bap, Trap, House, Disco, Breakbeat, Bossa • BPM control from 60 to 200 with smooth tempo nudges • Swing slider from 50% to 75% for that human pocket • Per-track Mixer with volume, mute and solo on every voice • Save your own patterns and recall them in one tap • Mono synth-style sample engine — punchy, low-latency, no streaming DESIGNED FOR FLOW Whether you are roughing out a beat in a coffee shop, locking in a tempo before band practice, or laying down ideas on the train, Tabla stays out of the way and just keeps the grid alive. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your patterns live on your device.

Screenshots

Tone Workshop4 screens
Tabla Drum Grid3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabla Drum Grid at none against Tone Workshop's 4. Tone Workshop's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tone Workshop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tabla Drum Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tone Workshop versus Tabla Drum Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTone WorkshopTabla Drum Grid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer嘉欣 胡Linh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tone Workshop

Subscriptions3
  • monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • quarterly subscription$1.993 Months
  • annual subscription$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • 专业版永久激活$9.99
None

Tabla Drum Grid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tone Workshop free?
Tone Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tabla Drum Grid free?
Tabla Drum Grid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tone Workshop or Tabla Drum Grid have ads?
Neither Tone Workshop nor Tabla Drum Grid shows ads.

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