Comparison

Mid East Drummer vs SimpleChorusEffect

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

Head to head
About

Mid East Drummer

Explore a vast collection of Middle Eastern percussion rhythms and sounds. This app offers realistic drum samples, advanced rhythmic options, and tools for improvisation and song creation. Integrate with other music apps and hardware for a complete production experience.

Highlights
  • 300+ Middle Eastern Rhythms
  • Realistic Multilayered Sounds
  • Jam Function for Improvisation
  • Song Mode for Structure Creation
  • MIDI Out/In and Ableton Link Sync
  • 4 Customizable Effects
  • Random Generators for Ideas
Features
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A complete Middle Eastern percussion ensemble in your hands including more than 300 Rhythms from Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Persia, Iran, Turkey, Greece... with meticulously treated sounds creating the most realistic percussion world. Middle East grooves are the one greatest rhythmic richness, with a large number of different measures. From the common 4 / 4 time to the most interesting and exotic asymmetrical rhythms, like 7/8, 5/8, 15 / 16, 11/ 16 ... Multilayered sounds with Round Robin samples. Bendir, Darbuka, Riq, Dahola, Davul, Tar, Tarija ... - The Jam Function improvise like human percussionist. Just set the level of variations and fills and play. - Song Mode. Create song structures in seconds. - Midi Out / In - Midi Sync - 4 Effects to combine, including Compressor/Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb. - Random generators to get creative ideas instantly. - Ableton Link Sync - Inter-App Audio - Control several parameters with midi Control Change and Program Change. --- MIDI Control - Notes Mode Play / Stop - Midi Note G2 / Program Change 13 Midi CC 0: Rhythm Midi CC 7: Master Volume Midi CC 11: Swing Midi CC 32: Bank Midi CC 91: Reverb Gain Select Soundset: Program Change (Notes Live Pad Mode) --- Live Pad Midi Controls: * Program Change Mode (default setting) PC 0 to PC7 : Select Pad PC8: Fill PC12: Fill for the next Pad change PC10: Fill for every Pad change PC11: Fill & Start / End PC13: Play * Notes Mode (default setting) C3 to G3 : Select Pad C2: Fill D2: Fill for the next Pad change E2: Fill for every Pad change A2: Fill & Start / End. - Song Mode Controls: (Notes Live Pad Mode) Midi Note C2: Preview Song Midi Note D2: Next Song * Double press to edit a part or song * Long press to move parts or songs

About

SimpleChorusEffect

Features
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Simple Chorus is a straightforward yet professional stereo chorus effect plugin for macOS and iOS. It delivers rich, expressive modulation sounds with an intuitive interface. Four chorus modes included: - Chorus I — Smooth, warm vintage Juno-style chorus - Chorus II — Dimension-style chorus with cross-channel mixing for natural stereo width - HiChorus — Chorus modulation applied to high frequencies only, adding brightness and sparkle - Ensemble — Multi-layered ensemble effect, ideal for classic string synthesizer sounds Key Features: - AUv3 Audio Unit compatible — works with Logic Pro, GarageBand, and other major hosts - 3 independent LFOs per mode with individual rate, depth, and phase control - High-pass filter option for HiChorus mode - 8 built-in presets Perfect for guitar, vocals, keyboards, and synthesizers.

Screenshots

Mid East Drummer4 screens
SimpleChorusEffect1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleChorusEffect at $0.99 against Mid East Drummer's $17.99. SimpleChorusEffect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Mid East Drummer costs $17.99 and SimpleChorusEffect $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mid East Drummer versus SimpleChorusEffect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMid East DrummerSimpleChorusEffect
Price$17.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.6 (105 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings105 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatKenichi Nakamura

Bugs and requests

Mid East Drummer

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 26 with Inter-App Audio
  • Freezing when loading custom MIDI presets
  • IAA apps not visible in Cubasis after one year
  • Tuning function creates audio artifacts and removes attack
  • MIDI clock synchronization fails at startup
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  • Saved rhythm instruments change on next recall
  • Sequencer ignores user inputs despite no jam settings active
  • Timing precision issues (e.g., 74 bpm recorded as 73.97 bpm)
  • App becomes unresponsive mid-performance

Requested features

14 requests
  • AUv3 audio unit support for DAW integration
  • Turkish rhythm patterns (Usüller) and variations
  • Persian 6/8 grooves for Persian dance music
  • Israeli rhythms and Middle Eastern variations
  • Export functionality for audio/WAV files
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  • Ability to mute individual tracks
  • Batch delete function for patterns
  • Visual pitch representation in cents for tuning
  • Pattern modification and extension tools
  • Song mode with automatic BPM transitions between sections
  • macOS version
  • More frame drum rhythms and samples
  • Random function in pattern editor
  • State saving for AUv3 compatibility

SimpleChorusEffect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mid East Drummer

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleChorusEffect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mid East Drummer free?
Mid East Drummer costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleChorusEffect free?
SimpleChorusEffect costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mid East Drummer or SimpleChorusEffect have ads?
Neither Mid East Drummer nor SimpleChorusEffect shows ads.

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