Comparison

EG WaveSHAPER vs Drumline Designer

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

Head to head
About

EG WaveSHAPER

Create unique sounds by drawing waveforms or shaping built-in ones. Blend them with analog and sub oscillators, and automate parameters with drawable LFOs and envelopes. Explore a hybrid waveshaping and wavetable engine for complex sonic textures.

Highlights
  • Hybrid Wavetable/Waveshaping engine
  • Draw custom wavetables
  • Assignable LFOs and Envelopes
  • Built-in Reverb, Delay, and EG Crush FX
  • Core MIDI support
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
Features
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EG WaveSHAPER is the first synthesizer that lets you create your sound with a finger. Draw the waveform on the screen or shape a builtin one, mix it with a classic analog oscillator and a sub oscillator and automate all the knobs with 2 drawable LFOs and 2 ENVs HYBRID WAVESHAPING ENGINE 'Waveshaping is a synthesis-and-transformation technique that turns simple sounds into complex sounds' 2 wavetables can be designed and morphed to create unique and dynamic sounds under your finger, choosing the morph attack and release; complex spectra can be created waveshaping the oscillator and introducing non linear distortion, rich harmonics and a tube-vacuum behaviour. The hybrid Waveshaping/Wavetable engine lets you combine a wavetable oscillator with a classic oscillator and a sub oscillator, to add additional sound layers and depth. LFOs & ENVs 2 Lfo and 2 Envelopes with indipendent time can be assigned to virtually any of the synth parameters. They can also be graphically designed with the touch of your finger or you can choose among the builtin envelopes. OTHER FEATURES - Hybrid Wavetable/Waveshaping engine - Draw your wavetable oscillator with your finger - 100+ presets (Pad, Lead, Bass and Fx) - 30+ builtin waveforms to use and modify - 2 LFOs and 2 ENVs assignable to any parameter - FX: Reverb, Delay and EG Crush - Detune osc to create huge unison sounds - FM and Noise with configurble FM Ratio and Noise eq - VCF and Reso filters - Complete presets management with export and share - Core MIDI: MIDI in, MIDI CC, MIDI channel pressure control - AU3 with full knobs parameters automation - Universal for iPad & iPhone

About

Drumline Designer

Create and edit drumline sheet music directly on your mobile device. This app offers an intuitive grid system for note entry, automatic beaming, and support for complex rhythms and articulations. Export your compositions as PDFs, audio, MusicXML, or animated videos.

Highlights
  • Intuitive grid-based note entry
  • Automatic beaming and placement
  • Support for tuplets and complex rhythms
  • Add accents, staccatos, marcatos, and legatos
  • Instant playback for review
  • Export to PDF, Audio, MusicXML, and video
  • Create animated video clips
Features
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Notate sheet music for drumline directly from your phone! Drumline Designer is the app that lets you easily enter notes into a grid and have your sheet music automatically be created. Perfect for hobbyist and professionals! Export PDFs, Audio, MusicXML, and videos of your music! Drumline Designer uses an accessible grid design system, allowing you input notes easily. Each note is automatically beamed and placed inside of your sheet music. The grid can also work with tuplets, allowing you to write more complex rhythmic lines. Add accents, staccatos, marcatos, and legatos to your music, shaping the way everything plays and sounds. Playback is instant, allowing you to listen and make changes as you go. Each piece of music can be exported to other notation softwares, allowing you to easily implement your drumline music into Sibelius, MuseScore, Dorico and other notation software! Show off your music by exporting animated videos, making both portrait and landscape clips so you can share your work on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other social media.

Screenshots

EG WaveSHAPER3 screens
Drumline Designer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EG WaveSHAPER at $8.99 against Drumline Designer's $19.99. EG WaveSHAPER also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (23 vs 4). Drumline Designer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

EG WaveSHAPER costs $8.99 and Drumline Designer $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EG WaveSHAPER holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EG WaveSHAPER has 23 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of EG WaveSHAPER's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drumline Designer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EG WaveSHAPER ships an update fortnightly, Drumline Designer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EG WaveSHAPER versus Drumline Designer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEG WaveSHAPERDrumline Designer
Price$8.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.8 (23 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElliott GarageChristian Price

Customer experience

EG WaveSHAPER

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral15.4%
Negative0.0%

Drumline Designer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EG WaveSHAPER

No in-app purchases

None

Drumline Designer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EG WaveSHAPER free?
EG WaveSHAPER costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drumline Designer free?
Drumline Designer costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EG WaveSHAPER or Drumline Designer?
EG WaveSHAPER is rated higher. EG WaveSHAPER averages 4.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Drumline Designer averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do EG WaveSHAPER or Drumline Designer have ads?
Neither EG WaveSHAPER nor Drumline Designer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EG WaveSHAPER or Drumline Designer?
EG WaveSHAPER ships an update fortnightly, and Drumline Designer every 6 days. Most recently, EG WaveSHAPER was updated on October 24, 2026 and Drumline Designer on October 25, 2026.

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