Comparison

Tabla Drum Grid vs Nimbus Synth

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — 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.

About

Nimbus Synth

Features
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Nimbus Synth is an ambient instrument you play by moving. No keys, no piano roll, no menus to learn. Tilt your phone, drag a finger across the screen, and slow, evolving drones grow out of the motion. Every gesture shapes the sound in real time. SIX VOICES Layer up to six ambient timbres: Sub Drone, Warm Pad, Glass, Air, Metallic, Cello Dark, each with its own character, sculpted through tilt and touch. ALWAYS IN KEY Seven scale modes and note-exclusion keep whatever you play in tune with itself. No wrong notes. LOOP AND LAYER Record a phrase, loop it, and keep playing on top. Quantize to tempo, add a metronome with time signatures and subdivisions, and build a piece one layer at a time. SAVE YOUR IDEAS Keep a library of recordings and slot presets to return to later. NIMBUS SYNTH PRO A one-time unlock, no subscription: • Unlimited saved ideas and presets • Export recordings as WAV and MIDI (free tier exports MP3) • MIDI Out: send what you play live to a DAW or hardware synth over Network MIDI Made for headphones, a quiet room, and a phone in your hand.

Screenshots

Tabla Drum Grid3 screens
Nimbus Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tabla Drum Grid at none against Nimbus Synth's 1. Nimbus Synth's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nimbus Synth sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tabla Drum Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Tabla Drum Grid versus Nimbus Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabla Drum GridNimbus Synth
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinh Phan Nhat KhanhOndre Studios, LDA

In-app purchases

None

Tabla Drum Grid

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nimbus Synth

One-time1
  • Nimbus Synth Pro$6.99

Questions

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

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