Drum Pad Machine vs Sequencer Rack 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Pad Machine
Create professional-quality music and unique tracks with a variety of styles and sound packs. Utilize instruments, FX, and sequencing for creative sound design. Learn through beat school lessons and share your creations instantly.
- Multiple music styles (Hip-hop, Trap, House, etc.)
- Professional sound packs
- Drum and Piano instruments
- Sequencing with tempo and EQ
- Beat School lessons
- Quick music sharing
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Make your own music like a pro. Create sick beats, perfect and perform unique tracks! Features: • Great variety of music styles: Hip-hop, Drum & Bass, Trap, Dubstep, House, and many others; • Unique sound packs. Get access to professional-quality audio samples created by professional musicians and DJs; • Instruments & FX. Use Drum & Piano for creative sound designs; • Sequencing. Get studio effects including Tempo Regulation and EQ; • Beat School. Try the lessons for each sound pack to improvise freely; • Quick sharing. Share your music with the world. Enjoy this powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to get the best music experience! Drum Pad Machine Premium Drum Pad Machine Premium Subscription allows you to unlock all the sound packs, get new releases, and remove ads. Choose from different subscription options. Payment will be charged to Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Apple ID Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. EULA: https://easybrain.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://easybrain.com/policy.html
Sequencer Rack 1
Create music and beats with a step sequencer that resembles a compact machine. It offers 16 voices across 16 patterns, with various sounds, effects, and playback controls.
- 16 voices and 16 patterns
- 16 diverse sounds (drums, synths, guitars)
- Chord and synthesizer pad functionality
- Phase and virtual speaker effects
- Export to WAV
- Sound pitch and playback control
- Tempo and volume management
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Sequencer Rack 1 is step sequencer app looking like a small machine. It has 16 voices that can be used in 16 patterns. It is very easy to create music and beats with it. However the sequencer has its limits. Features: - 16 different sounds including drums, synthesizers and guitars - Chords in D major - Syntesizer pads that can play the current chord - 2 effects (phase and virtual speaker) - export to .wav file - sound pitch control for every sound - can play sounds backwards - tempo BPM control - select beats per minute - volume control - can play in loop - pads volume control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Pad Machine at 63% against Sequencer Rack 1's 0%. Drum Pad Machine also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.0). Sequencer Rack 1's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Drum Pad Machine is free to download; Sequencer Rack 1 costs $3.99 up front. Drum Pad Machine sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Sequencer Rack 1 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drum Pad Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Pad Machine has 675K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Drum Pad Machine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sequencer Rack 1's.
Drum Pad Machine ships an update every 3 months, Sequencer Rack 1 every 91 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Pad Machine | Sequencer Rack 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (675K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 675K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 91 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Easybrain Ltd | Aleksandar Mlazev |
Customer experience
Drum Pad Machine
Sequencer Rack 1
Bugs and requests
Drum Pad Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings sometimes stop unexpectedly
- Difficulty registering multiple button presses simultaneously
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add a search function to find specific beats
- Allow users to create and share their own custom beats
- Implement a pause/resume feature for recordings
- Provide more granular control over tempo and timing
Sequencer Rack 1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drum Pad Machine
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Music Beat Maker Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Beatmaker Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Annual$46.991 Year
Sequencer Rack 1
- Sequencer Rack 1 unlock export$1.99
Questions
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