Simple Darbuka vs Ritmik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Darbuka
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Bring the energetic and expressive sound of the darbuka to your iPhone and iPad. Simple Darbuka is a modern darbuka simulator built for rhythm practice, creativity, and musical exploration - featuring authentic darbuka sounds, rhythm patterns, MIDI interaction, and a simple recording system. AUTHENTIC DARBUKA RHYTHMS Play with realistic darbuka percussion sounds designed to capture the character of traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean rhythm styles. RHYTHM PRACTICE Explore rhythmic patterns and develop your timing while performing traditional and modern percussion grooves. MANAGE YOUR RECORDINGS Record your darbuka performances, replay them anytime, and keep all recordings neatly organized. If you’re looking for a portable darbuka app for rhythm practice, cultural percussion styles, or creative grooves, Simple Darbuka lets you bring powerful rhythms wherever you go.
Ritmik
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Create, hear, practice and share percussion rhythms with Ritmik. Ritmik is a rhythm notation app made for bendir, erbane and handpan players, students, teachers and composers. Build a new rhythm from scratch, begin with a traditional pattern or continue editing one of your saved scores. CREATE RHYTHMS Add Düm, Tek, Ka and rests using simple controls. Choose note values, arrange notes and adjust each measure without working with complicated music notation software. • Create rhythms from scratch • Add whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes • Use dotted notes, tenuto, tremolo and other percussion symbols • Move, duplicate or delete notes • Set different time signatures and measure structures • Write handpan parts with hand signs: left hand above the line, right hand below LISTEN AND PRACTICE Hear the rhythm as you work. Change the tempo, repeat difficult sections and follow the notation while playing. • Listen with bendir, erbane and handpan sounds • Adjust playback tempo • Loop rhythms for focused practice • Follow the score as it scrolls by itself while playing • Hide the measures you are not practising, and bring them back in one tap • Practice at your own speed EXPLORE TRADITIONAL RHYTHMS Browse 63 ready-made rhythm patterns, including Arabic rhythms and Turkish usûls. Preview a rhythm, explore its variations and load it into your own document. The library spans Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Persian, Azerbaijani, Balkan, Armenian and African traditions, plus 12 ready-made exercise documents by Ritmik. The library includes patterns such as: Arabic rhythms Maqsum, 4/4 Baladi, 4/4 Saidi, 4/4 Eyyub, 2/4 Malfuf, 2/4 Bambi, 4/4 Masmudi Kabir, 8/4 Turkish usûls Nim Sofyan, 2/4 Semai, 3/4 Sofyan, 4/4 Türk Aksağı, 5/8 Yürük Semai, 6/8 Devr-i Hindi, 7/8 Devr-i Turan, 7/8 Düyek, 8/8 Müsemmen, 8/8 Ağır Aksak, 9/4 Aksak, 9/8 Oynak, 9/8 Evfer, 9/8 Aydın, 9/8 Raks Aksağı, 9/8 Lenk Fahte, 10/4 Aksak Semai, 10/8 Cengi Harbi, 10/8 Curcuna, 10/16 Tek Vuruş, 11/8 Firenkçin, 12/8 Nim Çember, 12/8 İkiz Aksak, 12/8 CREATE AND MANAGE YOUR FILES Save compositions, find recent work and organise rhythm exercises using categories and favourites. Your library stays in sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud. Start something new or continue working on a saved score whenever inspiration returns. EXPORT CLEAN PDF SCORES Turn your composition into a clear, printable PDF. Use exported scores for personal practice, lessons, teaching or sharing with other musicians. Students can also open compatible Ritmik files shared by their teachers, listen to the written rhythm and practise along with the score. MADE FOR EVERYONE WHO KEEPS THE BEAT Students can hear exercises, slow down difficult rhythms and practise through repetition. Teachers can prepare clear rhythm sheets and share exercises with their classes. Players and composers can quickly capture ideas, explore variations and turn rhythms into readable scores. Ritmik is available in 19 languages. Bring the rhythms in your head onto the page with Ritmik. SUBSCRIPTION Ritmik Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered as a monthly or a yearly plan. The yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://studioscale.co/apps/ritmik/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ritmik at none against Simple Darbuka's shown. Simple Darbuka's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Simple Darbuka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ritmik sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Simple Darbuka | Ritmik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Demir | Sevginur Ak Parlak |
In-app purchases
Simple Darbuka
- Get Premium$2.99
Ritmik
- Ritmik Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Ritmik Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year









