Future Drummer vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Future Drummer
Create electrifying electronic music with a futuristic drum machine. Craft unique beats and rhythms using a vast library of sounds and an advanced jamming algorithm. Export your creations as audio or MIDI, and perform live with intuitive controls.
- Cutting-edge drum and futuristic percussion sounds
- Improved jamming algorithm for electronic music
- Audio & MIDI Export (Multi-Track or Full Mix)
- Live mode with real-time effects and controls
- Editable sounds and intuitive tools
- Song Mode for fast rhythmic structure creation
- Integrated effects (Compressor, Delay, Reverb, EQ)
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Get ready to ignite your creative spark and produce electrifying tracks that will make your audience groove. With a vast collection of cutting-edge drum and futuristic percussion sounds, you'll be able to craft the perfect beats and rhythms to elevate your music. Our technology boasts an improved jamming algorithm that has been specifically designed to cater to the needs of electronic and experimenta music producers, musicians and students. The advanced algorithm provides you with the power to create grooves that are not only innovative but also adaptable to your musical vision. Whether you're into Minimal, House, Electro, Hip Hop, Industrial, Electro Latino, or EDM, you'll find all the drum and percussion sounds you need to produce the beat-driven tracks of your dreams. Unleash your inner rhythm master and craft electrifying beats and grooves that will keep your audience moving. With a wealth of editable sounds and intuitive tools, you'll have the power to create drum patterns that are truly unique and innovative. So, why wait? Start exploring the world of electronic music production today and take your sound to the next level! EXPORT -> New Audio & Midi Export feature. Get Multi-Track or Full Mix in seconds. - Midi Out sends all note grooves and jamming at real time, so you can record the sequence or apply external sounds. - The new Live mode involves you in the grooves like never before with loads of controls with effects, hits, reverses, slices and groove controls at real time - Reverse or Slice individual hits with the easy editor. - Live Pads to assign rhythms, jam intensity and colors to play live session. Selectable by Midi with Notes or Program Change. - Song Mode. Extra fast tool to create rhythmic structures for your song in seconds - Song Mode is the fastest and effective way to create the structure for your songs with the best quality. - Integrated Effects: Compressor, Delay, Reverb and EQ for main Mix. 2 Extra Send delays for Live mode - Random generators to get creative ideas instantly. - More than 100 Multilayer sounds - Add new In-App Purchase Sounds - More than 300 editable grooves easy searchable by tags. Don't need to program but you can make your own grooves, no limits. - Random generators to get creative ideas instantly. - Ableton Link Sync - Inter-App Audio - Midi Out --- MIDI CONTROLS --- Assignable Controls MIDI Mapping Default Controls : Play : G2 LivePads : C1 - G2 Fill + Play/Stop : A2 Fill : C2 Fill + Toggle Hats/Ride D2 Toggle Hats/Ride Db2 Fill with LivePad Change E2 Load Live Pad C3 Preview LivePad Db3 Next Live Pad D3 Select Live Pad Set Eb3 Tap Tempo Bb2 Crash Cymbal B2 Next Song Ab2 Previous Song Gb2 Jam CC 1 Intensity CC 2 Master Volume CC 7 Swing CC 11 Reverb Level CC 91 Bank CC 32 Rhythm CC 0 Soundset PC
S
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The whole Roland S-1 panel on your iPhone or iPad, over USB-C. The S-1 hides half its brain behind the Shift key. This editor puts all of it in front of you: all 54 parameters, laid out like the SH-101 panel — the synth the S-1 rebuilds — so the signal chain reads at a glance. WHAT IT DOES • All 54 control changes, with faders where the SH-101 had them and knobs where it did not. • Follows the hardware: move a knob on the S-1 and the screen follows in real time. • 60 factory presets in six categories. Versions of the patch charts from the original SH-101 manual, the club sounds the 101 became known for, and a bank built by ear against the unit. • Four sequencers: step piano roll, three-layer euclidean, scale-based generative and arpeggio. • Motion recording: move any control while it plays and it gets automated step by step. • A randomizer that blows up the whole engine and still leaves something audible. • Your own sound library, with export and import. • Light and dark. Spanish, English and Portuguese. WORTH KNOWING You need a Roland S-1 connected over USB-C. The editor makes no sound of its own: it sends MIDI to the unit, and the unit is what you hear. The S-1 does not answer SysEx. There is no way to read a sound out of it or store one over MIDI, so the library lives in the app and WRITE is pressed on the unit. The app selects the target pattern and dumps the sound so all you do is confirm. The whole parameter map comes from the official v1.02 manual. PRIVACY Nothing is collected. No accounts, no network, no analytics. Your sounds stay on your device. Made by fantasmogenesis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: S at $2.99 against Future Drummer's $17.99. S also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, 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
Future Drummer costs $17.99 and S $2.99 up front. Future Drummer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. S asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Future Drummer | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (383 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 383 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumbeat | Cristopher Alejandro Yescas Arreola |
In-app purchases
Future Drummer
- Hip Hop Sets$3.99
- Hybrid Sounds$3.99
- Experimental Tones$3.99
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- Minimal Vibes$3.99
S
No in-app purchases









