Comparison

Funk Drummer vs MeloVox

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

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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

MeloVox

This app generates up to five simultaneous vocal harmonies with advanced formant preservation for natural-sounding results. It offers automatic harmony generation or precise MIDI control, along with built-in effects like a noise gate, doubler, EQ, and reverb.

Highlights
  • Up to 5 simultaneous harmonies
  • Formant preservation
  • Automatic harmony generation
  • MIDI control for harmonies
  • Built-in noise gate
  • Vocal doubler, EQ, and reverb
  • Preset manager and Set List
Features
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MeloVox is an AUv3 vocal harmoniser designed to allow up to 5 simultaneous harmonies. You can either choose to have MeloVox automatically generate harmonies by listening to live input and creating harmonies based on the pitch of the incoming vocal, or you can use MIDI input to choose how to pitch the harmonies. You can choose from one of two algorithms, one more suitable to vocals which includes formant preservation, and another more traditional option for instruments. Unlike many pitch shifters, MeloVox is build on a phase vocoder capable of formant preservation, meaning much more natural sounding vocal harmonies. This is especially noticeable when pitching a vocal up an octave, which results in what is often called the Mickey Mouse effect. This is due to the fact that all frequencies are transposed up, along with the respective peaks in harmonics. This results in a sound which the vocal tract is incapable of producing, so it no longer sounds like a natural voice. MeloVox fixes this issue by preserving the formants. MeloVox is capable of producing up to 5 additional harmonies on top of the original vocal, and how it does that is down to the control mode setting. There are 5 different modes to choose from including Auto Sense, Fixed Pitch and three MIDI controllable modes called Chords, Melody and Vocoder. Auto Sense mode detects the frequency of the incoming vocal, and automatically harmonises using the specified key and scale. Fixed Pitch allows you to specify fixed offsets in a scale without the need to detect pitch. Chord and Melody modes use incoming MIDI data to precisely control the harmonies using MIDI notes from your master keyboard or DAW. And to top if off we have a traditional 12 band Vocoder which is incredibly easy to setup and use due to its internal carrier source. MeloVox includes a build in noise gate to remove unwanted background noise that helps with pitch tracking, and a vocal doubler which adds a spacious stereo effect to any monophonic vocal. MeloVox also features a 10 Band EQ add a reverb. All effects can be applied to either the original vocal or just the harmonies. A built in preset manager helps organize presets into categories using drag and drop, and the Set List can be created to provide quick real-time switching between presets and snapshots during a live session. You can even add your own acappella vocals to test out your presets as you create them. Features: ○ Up to 5 simultaneous harmonies. ○ Two different pitching algorithms. ○ Formant preservation. ○ 12 Band Vocoder. ○ Adjust the timbre of a vocal in formant mode. ○ Auto harmony mode. ○ MIDI control (CHORD and MELODY modes). ○ Build in noise gate. ○ Vocal doubler, EQ, Noise Gate and reverb. ○ Supports drag and drop of presets. ○ Preset manager. ○ Set List. ○ Output Monitor. ○ Definable colour schemes. ○ Drag and drop copying of presets. ○ Vocal Previews. ○ Easy backup of user created content.

Screenshots

Funk Drummer4 screens
MeloVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Funk Drummer at 96% against MeloVox's 0%. Funk Drummer also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and ratings volume (471 vs 4). MeloVox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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; MeloVox costs $14.99 up front. Funk Drummer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MeloVox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MeloVox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funk Drummer has 471 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Funk Drummer's written reviews are positive against 0% of MeloVox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funk Drummer ships an update monthly, MeloVox fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Funk Drummer versus MeloVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunk DrummerMeloVox
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.8 (471 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings471 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1613 — better
Further details — not scored
Size640 MB22 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLumbeat4Pockets.com

Customer experience

Funk Drummer

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

MeloVox

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

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

MeloVox

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

MeloVox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funk Drummer free?
Funk Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MeloVox free?
MeloVox costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Funk Drummer or MeloVox?
MeloVox is rated higher. Funk Drummer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 471 ratings, while MeloVox averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Funk Drummer or MeloVox have ads?
Neither Funk Drummer nor MeloVox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funk Drummer or MeloVox?
Funk Drummer ships an update monthly, and MeloVox fortnightly. Most recently, Funk Drummer was updated on November 6, 2026 and MeloVox on November 6, 2026.

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