MusePad vs FingerDrumPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MusePad
This app is a versatile MPE controller for music producers, offering customizable rigs with various devices like pads, keyboards, and controllers. It allows for on-the-fly layout switching, MIDI learning with DAWs, and dynamic key/scale adjustments. Save and recall your setups as reusable projects for studio, rehearsal, or live performances.
- 6D MPE controller
- Multiple device types (pads, keyboard, controllers)
- Customizable layouts and modes
- MIDI Learn with DAW integration
- Dynamic key/scale switching
- Project-based workflow for saving and sharing setups
- Bluetooth and Network MIDI connectivity
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## Muse Pad — Expressive MPE Controller Muse Pad is a powerful 6D MPE controller designed for music producers and performers. Create expressive musical experiences with customizable instruments, intuitive layouts, and seamless MIDI integration. **Highlights** - 6D MPE expression with customizable pads, keyboards, and controllers - Flexible layouts, velocity curves, and MIDI mapping - Dynamic key and scale switching - Bluetooth MIDI, Network MIDI, and CoreMIDI support - Save and recall personalized projects - Compatible with popular DAWs, synthesizers, and MIDI hardware ## Muse Pad — Finger Drumming Academy Turn your rhythm into music! Learn finger drumming through interactive lessons, engaging challenges, and hands-on practice. From your first beat to advanced grooves, master finger drumming across a wide variety of musical styles. **Highlights** - **Multiple Music Genres:** Hip-Hop, House, Techno, Trap, Drum & Bass, and more - **Interactive Lessons:** Learn beats, rhythms, and advanced drumming techniques - **Flexible Playing:** Practice using touchscreen pads or external MIDI controllers - **Multiple Learning Modes:** Guided lessons, free practice, and rhythm challenges - **Performance Tracking:** Real-time scoring, accuracy feedback, and progress history - **Fresh Content:** Regularly updated courses, grooves, and challenges - **All Skill Levels:** Progress from beginner basics to advanced finger drumming **Your rhythm. Your journey. Become a finger drumming master.** ## Pricing & Support **Pricing** - Monthly subscription or one-time lifetime unlock - Manage subscriptions and restore purchases in-app **Privacy & Support** https://muse-pad-web.vercel.app/muse-pad Designed with privacy in mind. No unnecessary data collection. **Terms of Use** https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FingerDrumPad
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Become a drummer, just with your fingertips. Plug in headphones and leave the bulky drum kit behind. Play real drums silently, even late at night. FingerDrumPad is a second drum kit that fits in the palm of your hand. ■ Total freedom in pad shape and placement Pads are free-form polygons with 3 to 10 vertices, placeable anywhere on screen. Make the kick large and round, the snare wide and horizontal, the hi-hat small and compact. Create as many original kits as you like, tailored to your own hands. ■ A practice mode that accelerates your progress Every hit is judged in real time. Detailed feedback — Perfect / Good / Early / Late — plus combos, scores, and ranks (S–D) turns daily practice into something you'll look forward to. Your timing habits are visualized as a heatmap, with per-pad statistics and a "pad to focus on next" suggestion. Daily streaks and weekly summaries keep your motivation going. Includes 100+ charts across 10 genres — rock, pop, funk, jazz, Latin, reggae, and more. Start free with the Basic charts. ■ A step sequencer that builds patterns and exports to your DAW Assemble rhythm patterns on 16th- and 32nd-note grids. Odd time signatures like 3/4, 5/4, and 7/4 are supported too. Send your patterns to Practice mode to play them, or export them as MIDI files to take into your DAW. ■ Expand your sound endlessly Load your favorite SF2 SoundFont and use it as an entire kit. Sounds matching the GM standard get the right colors and names automatically, so a brand-new kit takes seconds. Assign any AUv3 instrument plugin to a pad to turn FingerDrumPad into the ultimate touch instrument. A built-in scanner detects which notes actually produce sound, so you'll never guess which note to pick. ■ Packed with thoughtful details ・Multi-touch for both hands at once, plus choke by holding a cymbal pad ・Touch velocity that senses how hard you hit (with per-finger calibration) ・Haptic feedback you can feel with every hit ・Metronome supporting 40–200 BPM and 1–12 beats per measure ・Ensemble mode that plays along to songs from your music library (change playback speed from 50–100% while preserving pitch) ・An interactive tutorial so you'll never feel lost ・Custom drum maps you can register for MIDI modules like Roland and Yamaha ・In-app help via the "?" button on every screen ■ Private by design Crash reporting is off by default. Nothing is sent unless you explicitly opt in. Your practice history and settings stay on your device. ■ Unlock everything with Pro A single one-time purchase lifts the limits on kits and patterns you can save, and unlocks all 100+ charts across 10 genres, SF2 SoundFont import, and AUv3 plugins. No subscription. Plug in your headphones and start drumming with your fingertips today.
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Verdict
MusePad and FingerDrumPad are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. MusePad sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and FingerDrumPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | MusePad | FingerDrumPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Comus Electronic Technology Co., Ltd | Toshihide Nakamura |
In-app purchases
MusePad
- Muse Pad Course Plan (Weekly)$4.997 Days
- Muse Pad MIDI Controller Standard$4.991 Month
- Muse Pad Course Plan (Monthly)$6.991 Month
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- Muse Pad Course Plan (Yearly)$39.991 Year
- Muse Pad MIDI Controller Standard$14.99
FingerDrumPad
- Unlock Pro$9.99









