Comparison

Groovebox vs Dibsteur

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

Head to head
About

Groovebox

Create electronic music with this mobile studio app. Features inspiring synths, drum machines, and world-class instruments. Easily build beats, melodies, and arrange tracks for production.

Highlights
  • Beat and synth music studio
  • Touchable instruments for melodies and beats
  • Five powerful instruments: Drumbox, Horizon, MiniMon, RetroBass, Poly-8
  • Arrange tracks with sections
  • Record synth parameters as automation
  • Ableton Link and Ableton Export for collaboration
  • Expandable instruments and sound packs
Features
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If you love making electronic music, you’ll love Groovebox. Enter an inspiring world of music production on your iPhone & iPad. Groovebox is a free, beautifully designed music studio app packed with inspiring synths and drum machines. In minutes you’ll be making beats, melodies, and playing with world-class instruments. Expand your own collection with more sounds and instruments available in the store. From the creators of Launchpad, Groovebox helps you produce music on iPhone & iPad. • A BEATS & SYNTH MUSIC STUDIO Play with touchable instruments to quickly create your own beats and melodies, or draw in notes. Need inspiration? Groovebox has hundreds of patterns and sounds to get you started. Four powerful synthesisers, designed in partnership with Novation, deliver deep retro basslines and analogue harmonic melodies. The modern drum machine, with expanding drumkit library, will turn Groovebox into your go-to beat production studio. • SYNTHS DESIGNED WITH NOVATION Designed in partnership with Novation, legendary synth pioneers, Groovebox packs a world-class sound. Each instrument uses a new powerful synth engine capable of recreating classic warm analogue sounds and rich modern harmonics. • EASY TO START, DEEP ENOUGH TO MASTER Groovebox is designed to kick-start ideas, but it has serious features for artists and producers too. The advanced synth parameters* let you sculpt your own sounds. Automate the parameters over time to create a vibrant dynamics. Control your sound with the multi-channel mixer (iPad only), note sequencer, key and scale modes. Build your arrangements into songs with sections. Export your sounds easily to a laptop for further production. Sync to other apps or a laptop with Ableton Link. Connect using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and even Export to Ableton Live seamlessly.   FEATURES • Discover and build ideas - Quickly explore sounds with hundreds of melody and rhythm patterns • Play touchable instruments - Create your own melodies and beats • Five powerful instruments - Drumbox, Horizon, MiniMon, RetroBass and Poly-8 • Build beats - Play drum pads or keys, sequence notes or use patterns • Arrange your tracks - Simple song-building using sections • Create dynamic changes - Record synth parameters as automation • Sound innovation - Instruments developed in partnership with synth pioneers Novation • Expand your sounds - Regular, fresh-content drumpacks, presets and patterns* • Production-ready sounds - Crafted by world-class sound designers and artists • Extendable Instruments - Expose more tweakable synth controls • Sequence your music - Draw notes and build patterns instead of playing them • Stay in time and key - Choose from any tempo, key or musical scale • Share your music - Easily create a mix of your music to share with others *Requires In-App Purchase ADVANCED FEATURES • Jam with others - Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link and Ableton Export • Swing - Instantly add swing to your session. • Ableton Export - Easily send your project to Ableton Live • Full scale support - All keys and major, minor and modes supported • Project management - Rename, duplicate and delete • iPad Pro support - Optimised to use the entire iPad Pro screen • Send your ideas to a laptop - Batch export your pads as a .zip file, or use Ableton Export • Bluetooth speaker supported

About

Dibsteur

Distribute your music globally on major platforms and earn up to 100% of your royalties. Track your statistics and earnings easily, accelerating your artistic career with additional services. This free service aims to get your projects heard worldwide and pay you.

Highlights
  • Global music distribution
  • Up to 100% royalties
  • Real-time statistics tracking
  • Additional career development services
  • Easy and fast music release
Features
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Dibsteur est une application gratuite de distribution de musique qui vous permet de percevoir jusqu’à 100% de vos royalties et de bénéficier d’un grand nombre de services additionnels pour accélérer le développement de votre carrière artistique. Nous sommes la première application française qui rend possible la diffusion de vos musiques sur les plus grandes plateformes de distribution. Dibsteur vous permet de garder un œil sur vos statistiques et revenus peu importe où vous êtes. Diffuser votre musique partout dans le monde n’a jamais été aussi rapide et facile. Notre objectif est simple : diffuser vos projets dans le monde entier et vous rémunérer gratuitement. Conditions générales d'utilisation: https://dibsteur.com/tos

Screenshots

Groovebox4 screens
Dibsteur4 screens

Verdict

The call

Groovebox and Dibsteur both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Groovebox's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dibsteur's. Groovebox also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 10). Dibsteur's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Groovebox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dibsteur sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Groovebox against 4.6 for Dibsteur. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groovebox has 4.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Groovebox's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dibsteur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groovebox ships an update every 6 weeks, Dibsteur every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Groovebox versus Dibsteur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrooveboxDibsteur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.8K ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB45 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFocusrite Audio EngineeringDibsteur

Customer experience

Groovebox

All ratings4,735 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative10.4%

Dibsteur

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative43.3%

Bugs and requests

Groovebox

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting projects
  • Playback issues with certain patterns
  • Disappearing UI elements when scrolling
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing sections

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add song mode and ability to chain sections
  • Improve piano roll and note editing
  • Implement MIDI support and mapping
  • Add more export options like MIDI and multi-track
  • Implement iCloud sync and cloud backup
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  • Add panning and more advanced mixing features

Dibsteur

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Groovebox

One-time10
  • Trap BassFree
  • Sequential ArpsFree
  • Ambient Hip HopFree
Show 7 more
  • Dirty 909Free
  • Hip Hop OrbitFree
  • Hypnotic BassFree
  • Golden Era Bass$0.99
  • Neuro Leads$0.99
  • Composed Melodics$0.99
  • Drum Booster$1.99
12 purchases

Dibsteur

Subscriptions4
  • Premium - Artiste$16.991 Year
  • Sérénité - Artiste$34.991 Year
  • Premium - Label$40.991 Year
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  • Sérénité - Label$119.991 Year
One-time8
  • Sortie Réseaux Sociaux (PRO)$1.99
  • Monétisation Youtube (PRO)$2.99
  • Sortie Express$3.99
Show 5 more
  • Sortie Réseaux Sociaux$3.99
  • Monétisation Youtube$3.99
  • Sortie Express (PRO)$3.99
  • RadioLink$3.99
  • Artiste Supplémentaire$12.99

Questions

Is Groovebox free?
Groovebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dibsteur free?
Dibsteur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groovebox or Dibsteur?
Groovebox is rated higher. Groovebox averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Dibsteur averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Groovebox or Dibsteur have ads?
Neither Groovebox nor Dibsteur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groovebox or Dibsteur?
Groovebox ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dibsteur every 3 weeks. Most recently, Groovebox was updated on October 29, 2026 and Dibsteur on October 30, 2026.

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