Create funky beats with a realistic drum machine that improvises like a human. Features live pads, multi-track export, and over 150 funk grooves. Synchronize with other apps and explore creative rhythmic structures.
Reviews of Funk Drummer are mostly positive: the Music app is rated 4.8/5 from 471 App Store ratings. What users like most: fantastic grooves and beats, intuitive and easy to use. Top complaints: needs AUv3 support for better DAW integration, could use more documentation and guidance. Summarized from real user reviews.
5.01
October 26, 2026
• Studio Mix: Console (with REEL, a studio tape machine), Room, Punch, 11 more chains and DAW automation. Listen before you buy; one purchase unlocks it in every Lumbeat app • Effects redesigned: new compressor, visual EQ, tempo-synced delay, limiter and 4 one-tap mix chains, with ‹ › to step through them, Bypass and Revert • Mixer: one SEND knob per track, level meters on the faders, and a button to maximize the mixer or the effects • MIDI controls: MODE # switches between Live Pads, Song and Sound Module; FILL ON CHANGE ON / OFF, ignored when already in that state; new END and END NO CRASH, one last hit on the next downbeat, then stop (no fill) • iPhone: the mixer's corner button turns it sideways, and the sideways mixer and drum kit have their own Play button • Live Pads remember Cross / Snare and Ride / Hats, also when you change them while the pad plays • SAVE lights up after toggling Cross or Ride on a saved rhythm, and saves that version as a new rhythm • Song Parts: new CROSS button next to RIDE, to play a part with cross-stick • Plug-in: Play and FILL ► after a stop come back in on the rhythm's own bar when its time signature differs from the host's (a 3/4 waltz in AUM) • Plug-in: steadier playback when you move the playhead, bounce from mid-song or rewind in the DAW • Live Pads: long press a pad to CLEAR it, or drag it to move or swap it. New sets go to the end of the list, so set numbers never shift • Songs can now be sent to Rock Drum Machine • Received grooves: with Jam up, Funk Drummer re-plays them in its own style • Performance and bug fixes
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Nete Smith
Contemporary Funk Drummer
2 issues
Occasional sync issues when used with other apps
Stability problems on some devices/OS versions
4 requests
Ability to import custom drum samples
More advanced MIDI and automation capabilities
Funk Drummer is a drum machine app that allows users to create funky beats with realistic drum sounds. It's designed to improvise like a human drummer, offering a high level of creative control. The app includes features for live performance, song structuring, and audio/MIDI export.
Key features include the ability to improvise like a human drummer with adjustable intensity, over 150 funk grooves, natural-sounding multilayer drum sounds with Round Robin samples, live pads for live sessions, and multi-track/full mix audio and MIDI export. It also supports Ableton Link Sync and Inter-App Audio.
The app is available for free with in-app purchases. This allows users to try out the core functionality before deciding to purchase additional features or content.
The Audio/MIDI Export feature requires iOS 12 or later. Other features are generally compatible with a wide range of iOS devices, but specific requirements may vary for the latest updates.
This app is ideal for musicians, producers, and beatmakers who want a powerful and creative drum machine for creating funk, disco, fusion, and other groove-oriented music. It's also a great tool for live jamming and song composition.
