# Patterning for iPhone — Circular Beats & Polyrhythms

> Award-winning circular drum machine for mobile beat creation. (iPhone/iPad app by Olympia Noise Co..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patterning-for-iphone/id1491394394 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Olympia Noise Co.](https://appshunter.io/developer/500740314)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $7.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 246 App Store ratings · 38 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-03-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patterning-for-iphone/id1491394394/reviews.md

## What is Patterning for iPhone?

PATTERNING, the award winning circular drum machine, is now available on iPhone in a streamlined, phone-optimized form.

As beautiful as it is powerful, Patterning is a deep and flexible drum machine unlike any you’ve encountered before.  With its elegant circular interface, Patterning transforms your phone into a seriously inspiring tool for making beats. 

Create dynamic drum patterns with the swipe of a finger.  Make evolving, poly-metric rhythms, four-on-the-floor dance party jams, or laid back R&B grooves.  Use Patterning’s independent loop settings to explore untapped rhythmic possibilities.  Automate parameters to create intricate & complex beats.  Record beats.  Choose from hundreds of free factory and user created drum kits.  Connect to your rig with Inter-App Audio, MIDI, and Ableton Link.  Export your beats to perfect audio loops or directly to an Ableton Live Set. 

Patterning for iPhone gives you access to the most popular and useful features of the full Patterning 2 for on-the-go beat making.  

8 Independent Loops Per Pattern
Unlimited Patterns
Automation Layers like Coarse Tune, Ratcheting, and more. 
MIDI Output
Export to Ableton Live Set - Comes with Ableton Live 11 Lite
Export Perfect Audio Loops in WAV or AIFF format, Stereo or Multitrack Output
Export Songs to Patterning 2 
Import Songs and Drumkits from Patterning 2 (some limitations apply)
Ableton Link
MIDI Clock Send and Receive
Inter-App Audio Clock
Multi-track Inter-App Audio Output
Hundreds of free factory and user created drum kits
Quantize Pattern Launch
Haptic Feedback!

And more!

Important Note for iPad owners -----  Please check out Patterning 2 if you wish to use this app on the iPad.  Patterning 2 is the full-featured, full-screen, big sibling to this phone version, and includes many, many, many additional features.  The phone version is streamlined and simplified to fit on your phone's screen.

## Key features

- Circular drum machine interface
- Independent loop settings
- Parameter automation
- MIDI output
- Export to Ableton Live Set
- Inter-App Audio support
- Hundreds of drum kits

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $7.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Version | $4.99 | one-time |
| Patterning+ | $12.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Patterning for iPhone?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Unique and inventive music device
- 👍 Great touch interface
- 💡 Inspires creativity and promotes variation
- 🚀 Quick and intuitive flow
- 👍 Fun and natural approach to drum machine
- 👍 Excellent for getting ideas down quickly
- 👍 Dope app, awesome for making beats
- 👍 Best iOS drum machine found
- 👍 Super quick, intuitive, improvisational flow
- 👍 Amazing tool for high-quality beats
- 👍 Great UI, inspired creativity
- 👍 Free and a blast to play with
- 👍 Legit with Ableton Live Lite license
- 👍 Insane value for the price
- 👍 Best drum machine app
- 👍 Great interface, easy to use
- 👍 Best dev in iOS music apps
- 👍 Really nice conversion
- 👍 Génial, excellente app sur iPhone
- 👍 The best iOS drum machine finally on the iPhone!

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasionally crashes
- 🐛 Clunky access to advanced features
- 🐛 Ads are a no go
- 🐛 No support, dead link
- 🐛 Stuck on 4/4 pattern
- 🐛 Drum sounds are pretty bad
- 🐛 Awkward iPhone version on iPad
- 🐛 Missing mute and erase functions
- 🐛 Limited to 16 steps
- 🐛 Design flaw with step limit
- 🐛 Can only design 2 beats of a bar
- 🐛 No acoustic drum kits
- 🐛 Saving/exporting not intuitive
- 🐛 Lacking MIDI control
- 🐛 No sample import / custom kits
- 🐛 No filter or FX
- 🐛 iPhone version lacks iPad features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes from time to time
- In-app support points to a dead link
- Cannot change time signatures
- Locks up on iPad Pro
- Force quitting and restarting does not fix it

**Most requested features**

- Undo button
- Isolate audio of individual tracks
- Ability to mute/solo tracks
- Mix page
- More bars to work with
- Ability to go through pages of patterns
- 32 step support
- Separate fractions of steps by 'page'
- Expand probability to other parameters
- Notes go to 32
- Build own kit
- MIDI note input
- AUv3 support
- Multi output
- Patterning 2 for iPhone
- Change current pattern by MIDI message
- MIDI IN to drum with pads
- Import/record individual samples to create new kits
- Multi out AU3 or IAA

## Recent user reviews (10 of 38)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/patterning-for-iphone/id1491394394/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Get it

*2026-02-02*

I left my iPad at work. Good thing I have my phone to deliver beats and midi clock to my eurorack.

### 1/5 — Patterning 2 where art though? I only see your big $40 brother and free step child?

*2026-01-22*

I guess it was about a year that I had Patterning 2 before Patterning 3 was out and all updates for 2 went legacy. There are things that my fellow Washington people did to mitigate this little bit of “not getting what you paid for and feeling like $39.99 for Patterning 3 is is way different than $9.99 for Patterning 2” … like there better be an air fryer or a free Spotify sub and not just the iPhone version to run on your iPad (pro - it’s awkward and feels weird, although the midi functioning is awesome -  I guess it just feels like I’ve been ripped off for $39.99 - $9.99 =$30.00… and that’s a lot of app purchasing power that could be spent in many ways.

### 4/5 — Clever implementation, occasionally crash’s

*2025-09-19*

Really nice concept, well executed, great touch interface. Cons, bit clunky getting at the advanced features, shame it only had one kit, and crashes from time to time

### 1/5 — Ads are a no go.

*2025-07-12*

I opened this app 3 times after redownloading it to be greeted by ads. I won’t be using it again or purchasing other apps by this developer.

### 4/5 — Great app

*2025-05-01*

Love having this on the phone. Just wish it had similar features to the iPad version! Ability to mute/solo tracks and a mix page would be fab. Would happily pay full price to do this..

### 1/5 — No Support

*2025-04-06*

Paid for this app. I in-app support points to a dead link Cannot change time signatures, stuck on a 4/4 pattern. Thing feels like a piece of garbage and the drum sounds are petty bad on top of that.

### 4/5 — Fun app, but needs an undo button

*2024-10-06*

I see it’s been a long time since you showed this app any love, I know you’re working in patterning 3. But if you could add an undo button, and also a way to isolate the audio of individual tracks, this app would be perfect

### 5/5 — Perfection (... almost)

*2024-06-16*

Patterning is a unique, incredibly inventive and elaborate music device. I love the Ipad version, and this one too - although the various colours are missing and I cannot find the mute and erase functions. But it’s so much inspiring, don’t miss it!

### 5/5 — iPhone:  love patterning and all the great free kits.

*2024-05-27*

First off-  it’s a drum sampler with unique controls, no auv3, and zipped audio exports (lol) but still- it’s free and a blast to play with.  patterning 2 on iPad is better, but it’s also not free.  Have an iPhone? Download patterning, draw various circles for each drum part, click on pencil, tweak parameters the same way, by filling each drum part- the more color you paint, the more Aggro the sound, less color you paint, the duller it gets.   Now hit randomize!!!!!!!!!

### 5/5 — My favorite drum controller

*2024-05-15*

I love this UI. It’s inspired creativity and promotes velocity variation which adds to a natural vibe. I am using it wirelessly with my macbook for composition. This means I have the wolds best controller sending midi into my daw, driving my favorite drum vsts.

## Frequently asked questions about Patterning for iPhone

### What does Patterning for iPhone do?

Patterning for iPhone is a circular drum machine that allows users to create dynamic and evolving drum patterns. It offers a flexible and inspiring interface for beat making, suitable for various musical styles.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include an elegant circular interface, 8 independent loops per pattern, unlimited patterns, automation layers, MIDI output, export to Ableton Live Sets, and Inter-App Audio support. It also comes with hundreds of free drum kits.

### How much does Patterning for iPhone cost?

Patterning for iPhone is a paid application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the provided description.

### Is this app compatible with iPad?

This version is specifically optimized for iPhone. For iPad users, the developer recommends checking out 'Patterning 2', which is a full-featured version designed for larger screens and includes many additional features.

### What kind of music can I create with this app?

The app is versatile and can be used to create a wide range of music, from evolving poly-metric rhythms and dance party jams to laid-back R&B grooves. Its flexible features allow for intricate and complex beat creation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.5 — 2026-06-11

Added bulk song and drumkit export.

### 1.2.4 — 2024-07-10

Minor Bug Fixes

### 1.2.3 — 2024-03-26

Fix a crash on iOS 12

### 1.2.2 — 2024-03-21

Minor updates and future-proofing

### 1.2.1 — 2022-03-30

Fix issue that could cause layout problems on iOS15

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All apps by Olympia Noise Co.: https://appshunter.io/developer/500740314

## Related topics

[Patterning](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/patterning) · [patterning 3](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/patterning-3) · [patterning for iphone](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/patterning-for-iphone)

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