Comparison

Funk Drummer vs BLEASS Dragonfly

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

Head to head
About

Funk Drummer

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.

Highlights
  • Improvise like a human drummer
  • Live Pads for live sessions
  • Multi-track and Full Mix Audio/MIDI Export
  • Over 150 funk grooves
  • Natural sounding multilayer drum sounds
  • Ableton Link Sync
  • Song Mode for rhythmic structures
Features
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Funk Drummer is your virtual funk drummer, playing tight pocket grooves with the swing and feel of a real session player. Free to download and keep, with every feature unlocked for the first 7 days. Designed for musicians, producers, and anyone who loves funk, soul and groove-based music, now with AUv3 support. Play authentic funk grooves, fusion, disco funk, breakbeat and odd-time rhythms, with the natural feel of a human drummer. Set the improvisation level with a simple slider and let Funk Drummer surprise you, from rock-steady pocket to full creative chaos. Key Features: - Standalone & AUv3 Compatible: use Funk Drummer inside your favorite DAW or as a standalone app. - MIDI-only Plugin: load Funk Drummer (MIDI) as a lightweight MIDI generator for driving your own sound sources. - 150+ Funk Grooves: organized into banks — Fusion, Odd Times, Disco Funk, Ternary rhythms and more. - Jamming Tool & Randomizers: add human feel and spontaneity to every groove, from totally stable rhythms to a creative drummer who's had too much coffee. - Live Pads: trigger fills, switch grooves and jam in real time with 8 assignable pads, intro and end buttons, and full MIDI control. - Sound Module: use the full kit as a MIDI sampler, standalone or as an AUv3 plugin, triggered from your own MIDI tracks or pads. - Song Mode: turn your grooves into complete song structures in seconds. - Redesigned Views: a reworked Drum Kit View and Song Mode View make navigating your kit and arrangement faster and clearer. - Share by AirDrop, Mail or Messages: send any groove or song to another device or a friend, no account or cloud service needed. - Groove Sharing Across Lumbeat Apps: share grooves, songs and Live Pad Sets with the other Lumbeat Drummer apps and iBassist. - Natural Sound: 35(+6) multilayer sounds with 3 hit types (ghost note, accented note and special) x 3 Round Robin alternating samples, for an extremely natural feel. - 4 Effects: Compressor/Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb, to combine as you like. - Ableton Link: sync tempo and transport with other apps and devices over Wi-Fi, and stay in time with the rest of your setup. - Export: get Multi-Track or Full Mix audio in seconds. Try for Free Every feature is unlocked for the first 7 days, no restrictions. After the trial, unlock full access forever with a single one-time purchase (Full Version) no subscription, ever. Already own Funk Drummer? Your purchase carries over automatically the next time you open the updated app, no restore step needed, at no extra cost.

About

BLEASS Dragonfly

This audio effect plugin offers a unique approach to tremolo, allowing music producers to add dynamic modulation to synths, vocals, and melodies. It syncs tremolo effects with input frequencies, MIDI notes, or sidechained signals for creative sonic textures.

Highlights
  • Pitch tracking for self or sidechain modes
  • MIDI input for precise triggering
  • Manual rate and amplitude control
  • Adjustable smoothing, stereo, attack, and release
  • Wild mode for saturation and waveshaping
  • Animated visualization of effect rate
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BLEASS Dragonfly is a completely new approach to tremolo effect which brings new sonic possibilities to all music producers. Make your synths, voices or any melody “vibrate” in correspondence with its own frequencies, or with external basses and leads! Just like in Billie Eilish’s song “Xanny”, Dragonfly helps you achieve the same effect as when the voice gets modulated by a heavy bass. BLEASS Dragonfly automatically syncs the tremolo effect applied on a track using various triggers: First, you can use the pitch tracking module on either the input audio track (“self mode”) or a sidechained audio track (“sidechain mode”). You also can use the midi input to trigger Dragonfly with accuracy: the tremolo will automatically sync with the notes’ frequencies. Finally, a manual mode allows you to set a fixed frequency. Then you can finetune your settings by adjusting the fine, factor, smoothness, stereo, attack & release. The “Wild” mode applies a waveshaper to the signal to produce a subtle saturation. The final tremolo effect rate is mirrored by the flapping wings of the Dragonfly. BLEASS Dragonfly is also available for Mac & Windows (AU / VST3) https://www.bleass.com/dragonfly/ ________________________________________________ Technical description: SOURCE stage: - MANUAL: Tremolo rate is set by the Rate knob. Tremolo amplitude is set by the Amplitude knob. - MIDI: Tremolo rate corresponds to the rate of the lowest MIDI note received by the plugin. Tremolo amplitude corresponds to the velocity value of this note. - SELF: Pitch tracking on the input signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the input signal’s amplitude. - SIDECHAIN: Pitch tracking on the sidechain signal gives the tremolo rate. Tremolo amplitude matches the sidechain signal’s amplitude. - SOURCE CHANNEL: Sets the channel to be analysed for SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. - AMPLITUDE: Sets tremolo amplitude in MANUAL mode. - GAIN: Sets the input gain in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN modes. DRAGONFLY stage: - RATE: Sets tremolo rate in MANUAL mode. - FINE: Offsets the detected pitch value by +/- 0.5 semitone in MIDI, SELF and SIDECHAIN mode. - FACTOR: Detected or set rate is multiplied by this factor to give the final tremolo rate. - SMOOTH: Sets the smoothing duration of rate variations. - STEREO: Sets phase difference between left and right channels. - ATTACK: Attack duration of the effect. - RELEASE: Release duration of the effect. - MODE: SIMPLE is a basic tremolo. WILD uses complex waveshaping for warm and saturated effect. - WILDNESS: Sets waveshaping strength in WILD mode. - VISUALISATION: Dragonfly wings are animated to match the rate and amplitude of the effect. Green label on the left indicates the input MIDI note and rate. Blue label on the right indicates the applied MIDI note and Rate. MIX stage: - GAIN: Output gain of the effect. - DRY/WET: Dry/wet balance. NOTE: This is an AUv3 effect which needs a compatible host that ideally offers audio sidechain or MIDI FX routing (such as AUM, Cubasis 3 or Logic)

Screenshots

Funk Drummer4 screens
BLEASS Dragonfly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Funk Drummer at Free against BLEASS Dragonfly's $7.99. Funk Drummer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). BLEASS Dragonfly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On rating, ads 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

Funk Drummer is free to download; BLEASS Dragonfly costs $7.99 up front. Funk Drummer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BLEASS Dragonfly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Funk Drummer against 4.8 for BLEASS Dragonfly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funk Drummer has 471 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Funk Drummer's written reviews are positive against 75% of BLEASS Dragonfly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funk Drummer ships an update monthly, BLEASS Dragonfly every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Funk Drummer versus BLEASS Dragonfly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunk DrummerBLEASS Dragonfly
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.8 (471 ratings) — better4.8 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings471 — better19
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size640 MB27 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLumbeatBLEASS

Customer experience

Funk Drummer

All ratings471 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.4%

BLEASS Dragonfly

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral10.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Funk Drummer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional sync issues when used with other apps
  • Stability problems on some devices/OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import custom drum samples
  • More advanced MIDI and automation capabilities
  • Expanded preset library with more genres and styles
  • Improved pattern/song management and organization

BLEASS Dragonfly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Funk Drummer

One-time10
  • LoFunk$3.99
  • Kompact$3.99
  • NuGreb$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Damped$3.99
  • Vintage$3.99
  • Session$3.99
  • Nete Smith$4.99
  • Clyde$4.99
  • Studio Mix$8.99
  • Funk Drummer Full Access$22.99
None

BLEASS Dragonfly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funk Drummer free?
Funk Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BLEASS Dragonfly free?
BLEASS Dragonfly costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Funk Drummer or BLEASS Dragonfly?
Funk Drummer is rated higher. Funk Drummer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while BLEASS Dragonfly averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Funk Drummer or BLEASS Dragonfly have ads?
Neither Funk Drummer nor BLEASS Dragonfly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funk Drummer or BLEASS Dragonfly?
Funk Drummer ships an update monthly, and BLEASS Dragonfly every 24 months. Most recently, Funk Drummer was updated on November 6, 2026 and BLEASS Dragonfly on November 3, 2026.

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