Comparison

DjembeTime vs Drumline

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

Head to head
About

DjembeTime

Create, play, and share traditional West African rhythms with studio-quality sound. This app features an easy-to-use notation editor, adjustable playback, and cloud storage for your compositions. Perfect for learning and practicing Djembe and Dundun.

Highlights
  • Create Djembe and Dundun notations
  • Studio quality sound recordings
  • Adjustable playback tempo and volume
  • Interactive swing editor for micro-timing
  • Cloud storage and email sharing
  • Export to audio files
  • AirPlay support
Features
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DjembeTime lets you create notations for traditional West African rhythms, play them on your device and share with other people. - Studio quality sound recorded with a Master Djembefola Salif Malima Kone (Burkina Faso) (http://djeliarhythms.com) - A complete traditional ensemble with Djembe and Dundun drums - Beautiful music scores that are adapted to Djembe notation - Easy-to-use notation editor with a custom musical keyboard - Adjustable playback tempo - Adjustable volume and balance for each instrument - Interactive swing editor for accurate micro-timing - Rhythm files can be stored on cloud services available on your device (iCloud, Dropbox, etc.) - Rhythm files can be shared via email - Export to audio files - AirPlay support: play anywhere from your home theater to your car This app is a perfect companion in your studies of Djembe and Dundun: - Annotate and learn traditional rhythms  - Use as a play-along track to practice solo phrases at your own pace - Make your own collection - Share with your friends! Suggestions or bugs? https://djembetime.canny.io

About

Drumline

Features
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Drumline is an offline-first Batucada (Brazilian samba percussion) rhythm library, editor, and practice tool. Write grooves and breaks for a full bateria, hear them played back with sample-accurate timing, and share them with your group. RHYTHM LIBRARY - Build a library of rhythms, each with its base groove and its own set of breaks - Import and export rhythms to share with your bateria - Simple and Advanced modes - start easy, unlock the full editor when you want it PLAYBACK - Sample-accurate native audio engine with real percussion samples - Queue breaks on the fly, with calling audio and synced count-in whistles, just like a real ensemble - On-screen break notes so you know what is coming - Tempo control, tap tempo, and a metronome PRACTICE PLAYLISTS - Chain breaks in sequence, or shuffle them to train reaction time - Choose which breaks are in the rotation and how many bars sit between them MIXER - Per-instrument volume, mute and solo - Save your mix and reuse it EDITOR - Grid-based pattern editor for every instrument in the bateria - Rolls, flams, velocity accents, and per-instrument beat subdivisions (including triplets) - Multiple time signatures and multi-bar patterns - Copy, paste, insert and clear bars, with undo and redo - Pickup-bar breaks that start on beat 4 of the count-in INSTRUMENTS - Caixa, Repinique, Fundu, Dobrada, Timbao, Pandeiro, Agogo, Shaker and whistle, each with its own articulations - Add your own samples to any articulation EXPORT & SHARE - Export any break, sequence, or groove as a WAV audio file - Generate printable PDF notation - Record your own audio takes with the microphone Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no data collection.

Screenshots

DjembeTime4 screens
Drumline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drumline at Free against DjembeTime's $1.99. DjembeTime's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drumline is free to download; DjembeTime costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DjembeTime versus Drumline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDjembeTimeDrumline
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel AgapovOmer Bengal

In-app purchases

None

DjembeTime

No in-app purchases

None

Drumline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DjembeTime free?
DjembeTime costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drumline free?
Drumline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DjembeTime or Drumline have ads?
Neither DjembeTime nor Drumline shows ads.

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