DP8 vs Beat Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DP8
Experience a full drum kit with an intuitive layout. Enjoy dynamic performance and high-quality sounds at your fingertips. Practice along with songs using real-time speed adjustment and a simple mixer.
- Full drum kit layout
- Natural dynamic performance
- High-quality sound
- Multi-genre drum sounds
- Integrated song playback
- Real-time song speed adjust
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Play whole drumkit with this perfect layout drumpad. Most natural dynamic performance and amazing sound quality, all you can get on your fingertip !! - Multi drum sounds fit different music genre. - All parts of drumset with variety dynamic. - Integrated song playback control. - Simple mixer ,fast sound blend control. - Realtime song speed adjust, perfect for practice. Support by AD ,can be remove by 1-click!
Beat Maker
Create professional-sounding beats on your mobile device with a wide variety of samples, including those inspired by famous songs. Enhance your tracks with effects, use a metronome for perfect timing, and record your creations to share.
- Create beats with samples
- Use samples from famous songs
- Add effects like delay and reverb
- Metronome for timing
- Record and share beats
- Customizable themes
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The best Beat Making Sampler app you will find on the app store. WHY YOU WILL LOVE BEAT MAKER • Easily create beats with the best samples • Use samples recreated from famous songs • Add awesome effects like delay and reverb • Use a metronome to always stay on beat • Record your beats to let your friend know how good you are • Choose from a variety of awesome themes to customize your board COMPLETELY FREE This app requires no money and we think that's pretty cool. WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK Do you have improvements? Bugs? Or do you just want to share other thought? Let us know: info@devnex.nl Terms of Use: https://www.devnex.nl/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.devnex.nl/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DP8 at none against Beat Maker's 7. DP8 also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 39%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Beat Maker's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 78). 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
Both are free to download. Beat Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. DP8 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for DP8 against 4.5 for Beat Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beat Maker has 1.8K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of DP8's written reviews are positive against 39% of Beat Maker's.
DP8 ships an update every 2 months, Beat Maker monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DP8 | Beat Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (78 ratings) | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 39.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MingChun Chien | Devnex |
Customer experience
DP8
Beat Maker
Bugs and requests
DP8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Beat Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Delayed audio playback
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to record and save own samples
- Longer loop lengths
- Individual pad volume control
- Import custom sound packs
In-app purchases
DP8
No in-app purchases
Beat Maker
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$3.997 Days
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- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
