Comparison

Reggae Drummer vs BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

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

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

This app generates MIDI notes through a unique physics-based system. Balls collide with customizable keyboards, triggering MIDI events. It offers extensive control over note scales, velocity, and MIDI channels for diverse musical creations.

Highlights
  • Physics-based generative MIDI sequencing
  • Customizable keyboards with MIDI note triggers
  • Adjustable ball count, speed, and size
  • Configurable key/scale, velocity, and octave ranges
  • Individual MIDI output per keyboard
  • MIDI input for 'shoot walls' interaction
  • Toggleable ball collision behavior
Features
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BounceBud is a physics based, generative MIDI sequncer. Each side of the app has a customizable keyboard that send a MIDI note when a ball collide with its key. You can specify the ball count, speed and size on the main screen with the knob controls.  In the settings menu, you can set the key/scale, velocity range, octave. range and MIDI channel settings of the keyboards. You can also specify the notes individually per keyboard. All keyboards share the same key/scale that could also be changed with BrainBud. Each keyboard has its own MIDI output, so you can play different audio apps with BounceBud at once. Or you can disable the keyboard sides you don't want to use. With a MIDI input (from a MIDI keyboard or a MIDI sequencer app) you can 'shoot walls' from the keyboards. Balls can interact with the walls and it introduce more randomness to your generative sequence. You can control each keyboard by assigning them different MIDI input channels in the settings menu. You can also toggle the ball collision behavior in the settings menu. Whether balls can collide with each other or not, it creates different, interesting sequences every time. The size variety and ball variety can be change in the ball settings section in the settings menu. It adds randomisation to the size and speed values. You can change the ball color theme in the settings menu as well! BounceBud is a MIDI app and it does not produce any sound on its own. You need to route BounceBud's MIDI outs to your audio app's MIDI input. The AUv3 plugin app needs and AUv3 host app such as AUM, Loopy Pro, Logic Pro, Cubasis, Nanostudio, apeMatrix etc.

Screenshots

Reggae Drummer4 screens
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BounceBud Physics Based MIDI at $3.99 against Reggae Drummer's $17.99. BounceBud Physics Based MIDI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Reggae Drummer's advantage is ratings volume (163 vs 11). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Reggae Drummer costs $17.99 and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reggae Drummer has 163 ratings behind it against 11, 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 100% of BounceBud Physics Based MIDI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reggae Drummer ships an update every 2 months, BounceBud Physics Based MIDI every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reggae Drummer versus BounceBud Physics Based MIDI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReggae DrummerBounceBud Physics Based MIDI
Price$17.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (163 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings163 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatCem Olcay

Customer experience

Reggae Drummer

All ratings163 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.6%

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reggae Drummer

No in-app purchases

None

BounceBud Physics Based MIDI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reggae Drummer free?
Reggae Drummer costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BounceBud Physics Based MIDI free?
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reggae Drummer or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI?
BounceBud Physics Based MIDI is rated higher. Reggae Drummer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while BounceBud Physics Based MIDI averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Reggae Drummer or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI have ads?
Neither Reggae Drummer nor BounceBud Physics Based MIDI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reggae Drummer or BounceBud Physics Based MIDI?
Reggae Drummer ships an update every 2 months, and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI every 5 weeks. Most recently, Reggae Drummer was updated on September 21, 2026 and BounceBud Physics Based MIDI on September 21, 2026.

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