Comparison

Reggae Drummer 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

Reggae Drummer

Create authentic Jamaican rhythms on your mobile device. Choose from three distinct drummers and explore various styles like Reggae, Ska, and Dub. Export audio and MIDI, add bass lines, and enhance your sound with built-in effects for a truly immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple drumming styles (Reggae, Ska, Dub, Backbeat, Fusion)
  • Three distinct drummer profiles (Modern, Classic, Contemporary)
  • Audio and MIDI export (Multi-Track or Full Mix)
  • Integrated bass lines bank
  • Delay and Reverb effects
  • Humanize Velocity for authentic sound
  • Live Pads with rhythm and effects control
Features
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Reggae Drummer brings warm Jamaican rhythms to your iPad and iPhone, with lot of new features. - Drums for Reggae, Ska, Dub, Backbeat, Fusion .... - Three drummers in one. Barret, Sly and Stewart. Modern, Classic and Contemporary reggae drums. Choose the drumming style that fits best in your music and change between them to get inspired. -New Audio - Midi Export feature. Get Multi-Track or Full Mix in seconds. - Adds a new Reggae bank to iBassist with more than 60 bass lines. - Delay and Reverb Send effects creates warm reggae and dub environments. - Jam Effects will add Delay And Reverb sends on the way depending on the level you can adjust. - Humanize Velocity to get more human authentic sound. - iCloud Backups. - Live Pads with Rhythm, jam and effects parameter to play live and control by MIDI messages. - Song Mode. --- MIDI CONTROLS --- Assignable Midi Controls. 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

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

Reggae Drummer4 screens
Drum Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reggae Drummer at 94% against Drum Loops's 0%. Reggae Drummer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Drum Loops's advantage is price (Free vs $17.99). On 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

Drum Loops is free to download; Reggae Drummer costs $17.99 up front. Drum Loops sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. Reggae Drummer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reggae Drummer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reggae Drummer has 165 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Reggae Drummer's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drum Loops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reggae Drummer ships an update every 2 months, Drum Loops every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Reggae Drummer versus Drum Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReggae DrummerDrum Loops
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (165 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings165 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatZipoApps

Customer experience

Reggae Drummer

All ratings163 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.6%

Drum Loops

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Reggae Drummer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inability to save custom patterns on some devices
  • Crashing issues after recent updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • MIDI export functionality
  • More percussion sound options
  • Ability to layer and mix different drum kits
  • Improved song mode and pattern chaining

Drum Loops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reggae Drummer

No in-app purchases

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 Reggae Drummer free?
Reggae Drummer costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Loops free?
Drum Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reggae Drummer or Drum Loops?
Reggae Drummer is rated higher. Reggae Drummer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while Drum Loops averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Reggae Drummer or Drum Loops have ads?
Drum Loops shows ads; Reggae Drummer does not.
Which is updated more often, Reggae Drummer or Drum Loops?
Reggae Drummer ships an update every 2 months, and Drum Loops every 31 months. Most recently, Reggae Drummer was updated on October 29, 2026 and Drum Loops on October 3, 2026.

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