# DM1 for iPhone — user reviews > 341 indexed App Store user reviews of DM1 for iPhone by Fingerlab, rated 4.10/5 from 79 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dm1-for-iphone/id526650611/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dm1-for-iphone/id526650611.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 51 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of DM1 for iPhone? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💎 Best drum machine app - 🎨 Great variety of drum sounds and kits - 🎚️ Intuitive and easy to use interface - 🔊 High-quality sound - 💰 Excellent value for money - 🔍 Comprehensive set of features - 🎵 Useful for songwriting and beat creation **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 📱 Compatibility problems on newer devices - 🔋 Battery drain - 🔇 Lack of individual track export - 🕰️ Inaccurate tempo and timing - 🔒 Inability to use on jailbroken devices - 🎛️ Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on launch - Audio distortion and glitches - Sync and timing issues when exporting to other apps - Unresponsive controls and UI elements **Most requested features** - Add support for more time signatures (3/4, 5/4, etc.) - Implement Ableton Link for better sync with other apps - Allow importing and using custom samples - Add more effects and per-channel processing - Implement a save/revert function to avoid losing progress - Improve tempo controls with finer adjustment and tap tempo - Provide individual track export options ## Newest reviews (12 of 341) ### 3/5 — dropbox not working anymore? *2023-09-30* Hi, suddenly (as of 30. Sept 2023) import/export using Dropbox results in an error. -> "contact support@ ### 4/5 — Bien *2023-07-01* Dommage de ne pas pouvoir faire de mesures composées. Pour le reste, efficace et export facile. ### 4/5 — Fast gut nach Update *2022-10-29* Endlich das laaaang erwartete Update für die Anzeige. Jetzt passt wieder alles in den Bildschirm. Die beste Drum Maschine ist wieder benutzbar. Vielen Dank an die Entwickler! :-) Leider stürzt die App beim Export ab. Lediglich bei Audiocopy erscheint der nachstehende Dialog, nur GarageBand kann ich nicht finden. Alt:Teilweise sind Elemente außerhalb der Anzeige. Auflösung ist nicht benutzbar. Schade, die App so verkommen zu lassen. **Developer response:** Sorry for this issue, an update is now available to fix it, please install it. Thanks for your support! ### 4/5 — App resize for iPhone 12 *2022-05-07, version 4.0.5* Please make the update to resize this app 🙏🙏🙏. It’s literally the best drum app out there, without question. ### 4/5 — App support for IOS 15? *2021-12-27* Will there be support for ios15 and actual phones (iPhone 13 pro) sooner or later? At the moment screen is not proper fitting **Developer response:** Sorry for this issue, an update is now available to fix it, please install it. Thanks for your support! ### 4/5 — Grafik und Auflösung *2021-09-18* iPhone 12 passt nicht ein Großteil der Funktionen sind außerhalb oder angeschnitten Bildschirmdarstellung extrem fehlerhaft!🤯😤 Ohooo es liegt an der Bildschirmdarstellung Vergrößert Jetzt **** **Developer response:** Sorry for this issue, an update is now available to fix it, please install it. Thanks for your support! ### 4/5 — iPhone 12 mini - Bitte um Anpassung... *2021-04-09* Sorry, es lag an der Einstellung „vergrößert“. Damit ist DM1 nicht kompatibel. ### 3/5 — Great but missing AUv3 *2021-02-22* Love the app but cannot be used as an AUv3 instrument in compatible host apps. ### 2/5 — User Kit option? *2021-02-09, version 4.0.4* No option to create your own kit. Can’t upload samples. iPhone version at the moment is limited. ### 4/5 — ファンクション選択の矢印が *2021-01-18* 長い事愛用させて頂いてます。何回か前のアップデートから下のファンクションの矢印が寸止まりするようになって凄く使いにくくなりました。前はtoolsからstepにすぐ移れたのでべんりだったのに。あそこで止まる仕組みにした理由がわかりません。 ### 5/5 — I love this app. *2021-01-12, version 4.0.4* But since upgrading to iPhone 12 it’s too big for the screen ### 5/5 — Fast updates! *2021-01-11, version 4.0.4* Had an issue- emailed dev - fixed fast. Go to drum machine. Great amount of tweakable sounds. Fingers crossed for multi out in the future. Good work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 4/4 only no 3/4 6/8 or irregular time sign *2024-05-09, version 4.0.7* Add Best this is a toy. There’s no professional use for it has great sound though for a mobile app. ### 1/5 — song loop automatically on bug *2023-04-14* song loop “automatically on” bug. can’t use it. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2022-11-03, version 4.0.6* It doesn’t fit in the screen since newest update I paid for this and it’s my fav app ever Fix it!!! Please haha ### 1/5 — Please fix issues *2021-10-28, version 4.0.5* The audio is all distorted - drums sound intensely bitcrushed on startup. Tried reinstalling and restarting my phone but still there! ### 1/5 — Not sized for the iPhone 12 *2021-10-12, version 4.0.5* The developers did not resize the app for the iPhone 12. Many of the buttons are off screen with no way to get to them. Typically they check functionality on all platforms before releasing. Fail. ### 1/5 — I need to know why this app crashes everytime I try to open it *2021-08-20, version 4.0.4* The app used to work pre-12.2, but now it says it will use an older version which crashes the system. I shouldn’t have to update my phone just to use your app when it worked perfectly fine before. And I’m not jailbroken so it’s not that. I’m on 12.1.4. And before I had to restore my phone to its current firmware, DM1 ran fine. Now, nothing. And that’s a shame because I paid for all the extras and now I have to pay for it again for my iPad mini 5. iMPC never gave me these problems. But when this app worked, I used it 20x more than the Akai app. ### 1/5 — Мусор *2021-05-30* Не подходит даже для набросков. Написать что-то более-менее звучащее, практически не возможно ### 1/5 — Love this app but not working on IPhone X *2021-03-15, version 4.0.4* Recently got an iPhone X and opened up DM1. The screen is zoomed in way too far and no way to go into landscape mode. It is unusable this zoomed in. ### 1/5 — app doesnt work ios 12 *2019-11-30, version 4.0.1* stooped working just get black screen so sound no visuals. ### 1/5 — エラーが発生 *2018-12-21* CYMBALに割り当てられてる音が全て歪んでるエラーが発生しているで直して欲しい ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super y a t’il une extension complémentaire ? *2026-03-24* Vraiment super, a quand une mise à jour vers une évolution plus poussé encore!? Ligne de basse, accords synthétique avec clavier … top merci! ### 5/5 — “ Best Drum Machine and Feature request” *2024-11-15, version 4.0.7* Hi there, Finger Lab. I hope all is well with you. Just to let you know, I'm a happy owner of the iPad and an iPhone DM-1 drum machine. I was wondering if it would be possible to use any of the existing factory pads for the iPad version or possibly the iPhone in the future. For instance, kick seems to contain a variety of kick samples. I would love to use all of the internal samples and combine from the library, not just kicks but all samples, also renaming the pads to something unique. I would also like to see more pads—instead of nine—twelve, and add flam or triplet effect for snares and hit hats. Other then that I use the app with all my rhythm programming that I might consider putting some tracks on YouTube , thank you for your application and keep up the support for this Gem 💎 Thank you Jesse ### 5/5 — Gekauft *2024-04-25* - ### 5/5 — using since maybe 2014? *2024-01-06* it's fun. i hope it worked better with aum. ### 5/5 — DM2 AUv3? *2023-10-12, version 4.0.7* 🙏🏼🥺🖤🖤🖤🖤 pleaaaaase 🖤🖤🖤🖤🥺🙏🏼 ### 5/5 — C’est vraiment bien. *2022-10-29* Voir le titre ci-dessus. ### 5/5 — Love it! But where is DM2? *2022-10-28, version 4.0.6* I love this app and have used it for many years. I have DM2 on my ipad and I am always wondering why they don’t bring it to iPhone!? Also, if it ever is brought to iPhone, I don’t want this version to be discontinued, I want both versions on my phone! I never use DM2 simply because I rarely have my iPad with me, but I ALWAYS have my phone. Please bring a version of DM2 to the iPhone! <3 ### 5/5 — Tempo *2022-06-01, version 4.0.5* I am presciently embarrassed by the almost certain ease of the solution to my problem. First, this app is nothing short of spectacular. A clever operator could work an entire live (PA) performance with DM-1 alone and it is ENDLESS fun in creation-mode in your environment of choice. If you are as obsessed with drum machines as I am or just like an effective sketch pad, pick this immediately. My problem is that I MOSTLY USE the iPhone version of DM-1. I never noticed before today, I CANNOT LOCATE TEMPO CONTROL. The experience is akin to thinking you might have seen something supernatural; I can’t get my head around it. So again, I am preemptively embarrassed by how stupidly easy this answer will be. ### 5/5 — Великолепно *2021-10-16* Шикарная драм машина! Очень давно ей пользуюсь, это одно из лучших приложений в сторе! ### 5/5 — Please turn this into an AUv3! *2021-09-19, version 4.0.5* I LOVE this app. Have used it for over 10 years!!!!! Now I don’t as much since my workflow is fully auv3 but I really wish I could… please make into an AU :). **Developer response:** We are working on it, it will come in a few months!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*