# Rock Drum Machine: Real Drums — user reviews > 402 indexed App Store user reviews of Rock Drum Machine by Lumbeat, rated 4.70/5 from 537 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rock-drum-machine-real-drums/id725234217/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rock-drum-machine-real-drums/id725234217.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 422 · 4★ 84 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 11 ## Is Rock Drum Machine safe? Rock Drum Machine: Real Drums appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Rock Drum Machine is 93 out of 100. This assessment is based on 537 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7 out of 5. Of 537 App Store ratings, 94.2% point to a safe experience, 2.8% suggest some concerns, and 3.0% point to a risky experience. ## Is Rock Drum Machine legit? Rock Drum Machine: Real Drums appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rock Drum Machine is 95 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## What do users think of Rock Drum Machine? Reviews of Rock Drum Machine are mostly positive: the Music app is rated 4.7/5 from 537 App Store ratings. What users like most: great sound quality, easy to use and program. Top complaints: occasional crashes or bugs, MIDI integration issues. Summarized from real user reviews. **Pros** - 👍 Great sound quality - 🚀 Easy to use and program - 🎨 Lots of customization options - 🎛️ Intuitive interface - 🎶 Realistic drum sounds - 🔗 Good integration with other apps - 🎮 Fun to jam with **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs - 🔌 MIDI integration issues - 🤔 Steep learning curve for some - 💰 Expensive compared to other options - 🔇 Limited drum kit selection **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when exporting audio - MIDI out not working as expected - Saving new patterns can be inconsistent - Occasional UI glitches or freezes **Most requested features** - Add more drum kits and styles - Improve MIDI support and control - Implement AUv3 support - Add more customization options - Provide better documentation and tutorials ## Newest reviews (19 of 402) ### 4/5 — 良いよ、しかし *2026-10-21* I didn't realize that John and Mike weren't included in the full access. They could have been a little more generous here. **Developer response:** Hi! Thanks for the feedback. John and Mike are extra drummers sold separately from the Full Version, and we understand that wasn't clear enough. We're reviewing how it's explained in the app and on the App Store. Thank you for your review. ### 4/5 — Love it! *2026-09-14, version 4.25* I have just started learning, but I like it so far!!! ### 5/5 — Great rhythms. Need clean set *2026-07-28, version 4.25* Need clean sounding set. ### 5/5 — Realistic Drum Sound *2026-07-11, version 4.25* I love this drum machine. Super easy to use and very intuitive. ### 3/5 — Good but misleading *2026-07-11, version 4.25* I bought the pro version after a little time with this app. Closest thing to EzDrummer in the App Store. Tapping on the John and Mike options prompts you to get pro. Got the pro to find those are additional charges. ### 5/5 — Nice app *2026-06-07, version 4.25* I’ve been using this for a couple weeks. It’s a nice little addition to my tool set. Great thing to take with me on the road. ### 5/5 — Best in the west *2026-05-30, version 4.25* Works perfect for everything I need! ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-05-26, version 4.25* This app is good, and there is a manual that covers all the drummers, mostly. It would be useful to import midi files. ### 4/5 — Nice feature sets *2026-05-01, version 4.25* I’m able to use this app during live worship. Using the pre programmed drum sound, I can play along with piano and keyboard. ### 5/5 — Solid Drum Machine App *2026-04-27, version 4.25* Great app! ### 5/5 — Pretty darn good. *2026-04-08, version 4.25* I am no drummer. I have tried using a Yamaha DD-60 but I am never really pleased with the results. This app, however, allows me to design a very realistic drum line. I enjoy being able to morph the drums, add fills on the fly. It adds a more human feel to the final results. I can then add synths, bass, guitar and voice as needed. My main beef is this. I cannot locate a simple start and stop recording option like many other music apps provide. My workaround is to do a screen recording, save it and upload the movie with audio to my server. Then I download the movie and strip the audio out via GoldWave. Update: Developer reached to me to explain export options better so now it gets a 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Hear RockDM in action at SourceCodeX.bandcamp.com ### 5/5 — Great job *2026-03-23, version 4.25* Organic and real ### 4/5 — Fun *2026-03-18, version 4.25* It’s fun to scroll through the beats. I especially like the swing slider. It’s a good practice tool. Not suited to recording, but it doesn’t really try to be. I’ve enjoyed it ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-03-15* Easy to use! ### 5/5 — Cool for creating tracks to jam with *2026-03-13, version 4.25* Had downloaded this a while back and thought it was cool. Still learning to use it fully but it's pretty great for creating with Loopy Pro or garage band etc. Lots of sound options and composition tools, etc. If you want to make music and not spend your time programming brats sand fills manually, give it a shot. ### 5/5 — Awesome tool! *2026-02-02, version 4.25* This tool is exactly what I was looking for as a bassist needing a virtual drummer to jam along with when coming up with song ideas. I don’t like the default drums sounds in this app but I love that I can send the beat to the other apps developed by the same person ### 4/5 — Great help for writing bass lines *2026-02-02, version 4.25* Very except I’d like to be able to remove unnecessary fills until ready to improvise tracks ### 5/5 — Great so far *2026-01-30, version 4.25* Just started using it and it wants a review for freebie songs, so here it is. ### 5/5 — Great *2026-01-16, version 4.25* Love this all! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-05-25, version 4.25* Was working fine Now it won’t work in AUM or GarageBand As soon as another app is open with sound It completely cuts the audio from this app I’m also very sad we haven’t gotten an auv3 update but yet brush drummer and pop drummer get one Kinda upset right now ### 1/5 — Upgrade auv3 *2025-09-17* They have a new app, but they abandoned the old ones. It's been over 5 years without a single update. I want my old (high-value) purchases to receive the AUV3 update. It's the least they can do for their existing customers. Before launching something new, think about who has already purchased your product. ### 1/5 — Live pad bug still exists when loading *2023-03-23* I sent report long time ago by web ### 1/5 — I really peaked half of this does not seem to work *2022-10-29* The MIDI out in this is none existent as I see it nor can it be controlled by and external MIDI controller. These products can be used (with any real success in Cubasis or other DAWs I tried. Basically after a week of fooling about I feel really ripped off. ### 1/5 — Can’t Restore or Buy IAPs *2021-03-27, version 6.15* Will change to 5 stars if fixed. Bought John on my phone can’t get him to load on iPad. Was going to buy both, I tested John on phone and it let me buy it but now it will not let me install on newer 2020 iPad it restore purchases. None of the buttons in the store are functional on my iPad. Such a simple thing to overlook and also costing you money in potential purchases. ### 1/5 — is it going to be Updated *2020-11-05, version 6.0* Some pretty good sounds on there but no auv3 and no inter app I wish I known this before I bought it ### 1/5 — Läuft nicht mehr 1Tag nach Installation *2020-10-04* Mehrfach neu installiert, gekaufte Version ! Nach einen Tag startet der Rhythmus generator nicht mehr. Die Parallele installierte Free-Version hingegen läuft, allerdings unbrauchbar weil sie nur 16Takte spielt und dann zum Kauf der teuren Vollversion animiert ☹️. Leider wurde auf den Bug -Report bis jetzt nicht reagiert. Wie soll ich ein Programm beurteilen dass nicht läuft, mal abgesehen vom Bezahlen, das ging sofort ohne Probleme. **Developer response:** It should work. Please, Send report with details to info@lumbeat.com ### 2/5 — Fix your apps for 2023 or make the IAPs free. *2023-03-16* I used to praise Lumbeats apps, but its now hard work using them in Cubasis. It didn’t used to this hard. Fix it, or give your in app purchases away to people who have bought your apps and are now seeing them depreciate. I hate it when app developers just give up on their apps, and this is what Lumbeats have now done. *** original review >>>> Almost solves the massive gap in the iOS world of music making. It’s just great for firing up, letting the intensity and jam give it a human feel and get on with finding your next song structure. All of Lumbeats’s drum apps would benefit from a ‘jam screen’, where all the controls are away leaving maybe 6 pad areas, so that whilst playing guitar/piano, you could quickly move the hand over and grab a fill, or a variation without having to be precise in where you are hitting, allowing you to concentrate on your actual playing. Charge for it as an IAP perhaps. Top app all the same ### 2/5 — Crashes when exporting audio *2022-09-28, version 4.18* I bought this app with high hopes. The design is truly great. Unfortunately it crashes randomly when creating beats and consistently crashes whenever I try to export the audio. (I kinda need to be able to export my work.) I've reached out to the developer hoping they will fix these issues. If they fix these issues I will award a 5 star rating. I'd really like to see this get fixed because I'd like to use this for my music production. ### 2/5 — Yes but no *2022-08-05* No matter what i do it seems to introduce fills occasionally, making it a useless teaching tool. The pattern created is clearly without fills, ive been through all the buttons…. No clue what causes this. Its basically just a waste money at this point ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Always Wonderful - and now AUv3 *2026-10-24* I have always loved RDM, it was my first of several Lumbeat drum (and bass) apps and the only thing missing was AUv3, and now that is here and wonderfully done. I always told myself that if and when AUv3 was included, I’d buy the Mike and John drummer add-ins, which I have done today, as a little “thank you” to the developer. **Developer response:** Phil, this made our day. Thanks for being with us since the early Rock Drum Machine days, and for picking up Mike and John! ### 5/5 — Best and only iOS Drum App for Rock/Metal worth your time! *2026-10-22* Now with the update, it’s getting five stars. It’s always been my go-to for rock and metal drums for jamming and song production within iOS. …with the external midi output, I can trigger my favorite drum samples from other devices any update makes us now even easier. There’s nothing on iOS that is aimed at rock and metal that does this and I’m so glad this exists! **Developer response:** Thanks! Rock and metal with your own samples over MIDI, that's a setup we like. Keep it loud 🤘 ### 5/5 — Great *2026-10-22* Perfect !!! **Developer response:** Thanks, enjoy it! ### 5/5 — Let’s Rock! *2026-10-21* Dudes! This was my first Lumbeat app, all the way back in 2015. Honestly! Wasn’t quite the genre I wanted, but I had to try it for the concept and the functionality. It didn’t disappoint. Even found that it has, and can be used for more genres, from either the presets, or obviously if you program your own patterns. (Same can be said/done, with the other Lumbeat Drummers too!) I recently re-downloaded it in anticipation for the marvellous AUv3. Yes! That’s right! It is now AUv3. Good things come to those who wait. Well the wait is over. Hey Luis, I know it took a long time, but glad to see you are a developer of your word. This app has just re-awakened (for me anyway). There aren’t that many “need to complete & get them all” for me anymore - but these/Lumbeat’ is certainly one. Cheers guys! BTW: (In one of my other reviews, I mentioned the twisting and turning of the iPhone, to use the new AUv3’s in portrait. I think there should still be a choice (or auto-orientation) - so we can also use them in landscape, when needed. Anyway! Great Stuff! King **Developer response:** Thanks so much, King! From 2015 to AUv3, that means a lot to us. We've passed your landscape suggestion for iPhone to our developer. Thank you for your review. ### 5/5 — Top App *2026-10-21* Das warten hat sich gelohnt. Ich habe diese App schon etliche Jahre und habe sie immer gerne benutzt. Jetzt mit AUv3 kann ich sie wieder mehr mit LoopyPro oder in Cubasis nutzen. **Developer response:** Thank you for your patience over the years! Glad you can use Rock Drum Machine again in Loopy Pro and Cubasis. ### 5/5 — Thumbs up *2026-10-21* Easy to master. Use it for jamming at home. 👍 **Developer response:** Thank you! Enjoy your jams at home. ### 5/5 — (Update: great app, great support.)Want to turn off random switches from hi hat to ride in song mode *2026-10-15* Update: support got back to me very quickly to share a work around! Keep intensity at 50% and it won’t switch to ride. On iPhone, I create a new pattern. I assign it hi hats. I build a song in song mode. In black back, with no rhyme or reason, it randomly switches some of the hi hat parts to ride. Without this difficult to solve quirk, this app would be nearly perfect. **Developer response:** Thank you for the update and the kind words! We're glad the workaround helps. We've shared the hi-hat to ride switching in Song Mode with our developer so we can look at a proper option for it. ### 5/5 — Not working (update - figured it out my bad) *2026-09-05, version 4.25* ——-Was working fine Now it won’t work in AUM or GarageBand As soon as another app is open with sound It completely cuts the audio from this app I’m also very sad we haven’t gotten an auv3 update but yet brush drummer and pop drummer get one Kinda upset right now—— - Update ! - FIGURED IT OUT Ensure the sample rates and bit depth are set right and that you launch the actual app before opening it in AUM! Simple fix Also can’t wait for AUV3!!!! ### 5/5 — Quick and Easy *2026-08-21, version 4.25* It’s very quick and easy to get some good drum grooves going. I enjoy using it like metronome for a practice tool. I also use the app to quickly create and export grooves to use on demos. I do wish the drum fills were a little better. Many of them sound like a random sequence of hits that a human drummer would never perform. ### 5/5 — Impressed *2026-08-07, version 4.25* Surprised by its versatility, sound and usability --- *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 2026-10-29.*