Comparison

Tabla Drum Grid vs Bacteria Music

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

Head to head
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 โ€” all on one stage. No accounts, no banners, no upsells. KEY FEATURES โ€ข 16-step grid with 8 drum tracks: Kick, Snare, Hat, Clap, Open Hat, Cowbell, Perc, Tom โ€ข Tap to toggle steps, long-press to add an accent โ€ข Six built-in presets: Boom Bap, Trap, House, Disco, Breakbeat, Bossa โ€ข BPM control from 60 to 200 with smooth tempo nudges โ€ข Swing slider from 50% to 75% for that human pocket โ€ข Per-track Mixer with volume, mute and solo on every voice โ€ข Save your own patterns and recall them in one tap โ€ข Mono synth-style sample engine โ€” 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.

About

Bacteria Music

Features
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Make gross, gooey, squelchy music! Bacteria Music is a simple, playful beat maker. Tap the glowing bacteria to build a loop, twist the knobs to make it wetter and grosser, and mash Change Bass and Change Beats to discover new sounds with different drum kits and endless squelchy basslines. When you make something you love, share a clip with a friend in a tap. - Tap-to-play grid with fun ripples and haptics - Wobbly, farty acid-style bass - 12 drum kits, from boomy to bright to lo-fi - Change the bass and the beat independently - Share your creations - No accounts, no ads, nothing saved or collected...just play! Perfect for kids and the young at heart. Made by Soundtron Studios.

Screenshots

Tabla Drum Grid3 screens
Bacteria Music3 screens

Verdict

The call

Tabla Drum Grid and Bacteria Music are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tabla Drum Grid versus Bacteria Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabla Drum GridBacteria Music
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size0 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat KhanhSoundtron Studios LLC

In-app purchases

None

Tabla Drum Grid

No in-app purchases

None

Bacteria Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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