Ritmik vs WristDrums

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

WristDrums is an Apple Watch percussion practice studio built around tactile drum pads and original Persian rhythm exercises. Play beats from your wrist with colorful, responsive pads, while your iPhone gives you a comfortable place to shape your setup. Choose an instrument kit, arrange its pads to match the way you play, and decide whether sound comes from your Watch, your iPhone, or both. Built for quick ideas, guided practice sessions, and spontaneous rhythms, WristDrums includes familiar drum sounds alongside Persian and Arabic percussion kits such as Tombak, Zarb, Naghare, and Set Arabic. FEATURES • Play up to six expressive pads directly on Apple Watch • Select from drum kits and regional percussion instruments • Customize pad order on iPhone; your arrangement syncs automatically to Apple Watch • Choose Watch-only, iPhone-only, or both-device playback • Fine-tune performance settings including tempo, haptics, hold-to-repeat, double-tap hits, and choke behavior • See the most recent hit and visualize your sound on the iPhone companion app • Practice original Persian 6/8, Maqsum, and three-beat patterns with live Watch-hit scoring and streaks • Map DUM and TEK to the first two pads of your selected kit, then follow the highlighted pulse on iPhone • Preloaded sounds for responsive performance without waiting for downloads WristDrums is designed as a companion experience: use your iPhone to manage your instrument and performance setup, then keep the rhythm going from your wrist. An Apple Watch is required to use the Watch drum pads.