Comparison

Afrobeats PRO vs Drum Loops

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

Head to head
About

Afrobeats PRO

Features
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AfrobeatsOnThePad is the first Universal app on AppStore for Afrobeat for live performance. It's also a universal app that can be used by DJs, Beatmakers, Live performance beat sequencing. Practice beat and lots more. AfrobeatsOnThePad gives you the power to get your beats on your portable iPad and take any to perform. Just see this app as your portable beat band. AfrobeatsOnThePad comes with fantastic features like Tap Tempo, Slide Tempo, BPM sync, Volume Normalizer, Itunes import, multiple session creation, and lots more. With AfrobeatsOnThePad, you can stretch your audio loops and it wouldn't affect the pitch. You can bpm sync all your loop samples provided they were recorded with the same bpm count. You can volume normalize your imported loops as it detects the difference in the volume of the imported loops to the visual pads. In-App Purchase for beats loops and the app itself comes with some free African beats loops and you can buy more loops in the AfrobeatsOnThePad store section. This App is a tool that can change the way you do live performance, practice your new ideas, and lots more. Whatever you can think of doing with your beats on life performance playback can be achieved with AfrobeatsOnThePad.

About

Drum Loops

This app provides a wide variety of high-quality reggae and other genre backing tracks with an accurate BPM engine. It's designed for musicians of all levels to practice, jam, and even write songs. Easily sort, filter, and create playlists of your favorite beats.

Highlights
  • Realistic reggae backing tracks
  • Accurate BPM engine
  • Adjustable tempo speed
  • Background playback
  • Favorites and playlists
  • Tune sorting and filtering
  • Can be used as a metronome
Features
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High-quality sounds, accurate BPM engine, designed by professionals. - Excellent source of realistic, reggae backing tracks - Highly accurate BPM engine - Designed and tested by professional musicians - Perfect both for advanced and amateurs Drum Loops – Reggae Beats is an excellent source of reggae backing tracks to practice your instruments! Guitar, bass, violin, flute, harmonica - every instrument will benefit from a good backing! Drum Loops – Reggae Beats gives you a big choice of grooves, beats, and tones. Drumbeats divide into categories so that you can easily select your genre and the speed to play your track or jam around. You can sort beats by BPM, genre (reggae, latin jazz, ska etc.), tempo, and others. If you want - choose your favorite tracks and make your own list. - The application has an organized and intuitive interface. You can choose among many samples. A friendly designed, smart drum engine lets you change the speed / BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or drum machine. You will learn to keep up the tempo, having fun at the same time! - High sound quality makes the app sounds great whether for private practice or when amplified for group performances. The result is an incredibly handy and useful app dedicated to any musician. Drum Loops – Reggae Beats can also help you write your own song: who has ever written a hit without a nice rhythm behind it? Sounds categories in Drum Loops – Reggae Beats: - Reggae - Latin jazz - Ska - Samba - Afro cuban - Rock - March - Pop Features: - Adjustable tempo speed - Play in the background - Marking as favorites - Loop rating - Tunes sorting & filtering - Playlists- create a sequence of many loops - Many beats, tunes, and drum backgrounds - Can be used as a metronome If you have any comments or you need help with Drum Loops – Reggae Beats, please send an e-mail at mobile@netigen.pl Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/reggaebeatsios/privacy/ Terms & Conditions: https://zipoapps.com/reggaebeatsios/terms/

Screenshots

Afrobeats PRO1 screens
Drum Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Loops at Free against Afrobeats PRO's $279.99. Afrobeats PRO's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Drum Loops is free to download; Afrobeats PRO costs $279.99 up front. Afrobeats PRO sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Drum Loops sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afrobeats PRO ships an update every 22 months, Drum Loops every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Afrobeats PRO versus Drum Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfrobeats PRODrum Loops
Price$279.99Free — better
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 22 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnson AreZipoApps

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Afrobeats PRO

One-time11
  • 108BPM GHANA Beats 1$20.99
  • 115BPM CALYPSO Beats 1$21.99
  • 122BPM SALSA Beats 1$21.99
Show 8 more
  • 83BPM Efe Beats$26.99
  • 175BPM IGBO Beats 1$26.99
  • 125BPM IGBO Beats 2$26.99
  • 120BPM SOUTHAFRICA Beats 1$26.99
  • 95BPM Hilife Beats 1$31.99
  • 105BPM Kegite Beats 1$31.99
  • 130BPM Drumless Juju Beats 1$31.99
  • 110BPM Hilife Drumless$31.99
11 purchases

Drum Loops

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Subscription 1 Month$7.491 Month
  • PRO+ Subscription 1 Month$8.991 Month
  • PRO+ Subscription 12 Months$35.991 Year
One-time8
  • 7/4 basic rhythms$2.99
  • 5/8 & 7/8 basic rhythms$2.99
  • 7/8 simple rhythms$2.99
Show 5 more
  • misc. x/8 rhythms$2.99
  • 12/8 basic rhythms #1$2.99
  • 12/8 basic rhythms #2$2.99
  • Giga Pack 001 - start discount$4.99
  • Giga Pack 002 - start discount$4.99

Questions

Is Afrobeats PRO free?
Afrobeats PRO costs $279.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Drum Loops free?
Drum Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Afrobeats PRO or Drum Loops have ads?
Drum Loops shows ads; Afrobeats PRO does not.
Which is updated more often, Afrobeats PRO or Drum Loops?
Afrobeats PRO ships an update every 22 months, and Drum Loops every 31 months. Most recently, Afrobeats PRO was updated on September 23, 2026 and Drum Loops on October 3, 2026.

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