Comparison

STAGEPAS Editor vs AKI Drum Machine

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

Head to head
About

STAGEPAS Editor

Control your sound system remotely during rehearsals or performances. Adjust volume and EQ settings, and save configurations for different songs to streamline setup and ensure consistent audio quality.

Highlights
  • Remote volume control
  • Remote EQ adjustment
  • Save custom settings
  • Streamlined setup
  • Consistent performance audio
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STAGEPAS Editor is STAGEPAS 1K’s dedicated remote control application that allows users to adjust volume and EQ at a distance via this application during rehearsal or performance. You can also save the adjusted settings for certain songs or applications in order to shorten your setup process in the future and maintain consistency from one performance to the next.

About

AKI Drum Machine

This app provides professional-grade, hands-on drum backing for musicians, songwriters, and performers. It allows importing MIDI drum styles, triggering song sections live, and customizing drum sounds. Enjoy real-time tempo control and flexible MIDI connectivity for a portable rhythm solution.

Highlights
  • Playable beat sections (Intros, Variations, Fills, Endings)
  • Import MIDI drum styles from Yamaha/Korg
  • Assign custom drum sounds (SF2 import)
  • Real-time tempo control with multi-tempo support
  • MIDI input/output and controller support
  • Background audio playback
  • Visual metronome and multi-meter support
Features
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AKI Drum Machine is a professional-grade arranger-style rhythm machine for iPad and iPhone, designed for musicians, songwriters, producers, and performers who want quick, hands-on drum backing without opening a full DAW. Import MIDI drum styles, trigger song sections live, assign your own drum sounds, and play everything from the screen or a MIDI controller. It gives you playable drum sections, fast tempo control, easy sound swapping, and a portable library of styles and sounds in one app. Import MIDI drum sections — including drum sections exported directly from Yamaha and Korg arrangers — and play them live with hands-on control over every section. Trigger intros, variations, fills, breaks, and endings in real time, just like a hardware arranger. PERFORMANCE & PLAYBACK - Playable beat sections — Intros, Variations, Fills, Breaks, and Endings - Start/Stop control - Auto Fill — automatically plays a matching fill when you switch variations - Fill Loop and Break Loop - Visual Metronome - Multi-Meter Support — styles can have different meters and time signatures for each section - Background audio — playback continues when the app is backgrounded TEMPO CONTROL - Real-time tempo control - Tempo Reset — double-tap to return to original tempo - Direct Tempo Entry — press and hold to enter a tempo value directly - Multi-Tempo Support — different tempos for different style sections - Per-Part Tempo Editing — view, adjust, and save tempo by style section STYLES, IMPORT & LIBRARY - 8 factory styles: 8 Beat, 16 Beat, Ballad, Country, Pop Latin, Rock, Samba, Swing Jazz - Yamaha and Korg MIDI Style Import — directly imports drum and percussion parts from styles exported as MIDI files - Files app integration — open MIDI files directly in the app - Built-In Style Library with rename and delete - Style Info — view import format, section details, and per-section tempo and meter data SOUNDS & MIXING - SF2 Sound Import — use your own drum kits - Built-In Sound Library with assignable drum and percussion sounds - Per-Style Sound Assignment — every style remembers its own sounds, volumes, and channels - Dual Drum and Percussion playback - Master Volume plus independent Drum and Percussion channel mixing - Reset to default drum sound anytime MIDI & CONNECTIVITY - MIDI Input and Output - MIDI Learn — assign hardware controls to any function - Adjustable MIDI Input and Output Routing - Automatic MIDI Hardware Detection - Virtual MIDI Support - Bluetooth MIDI Support - Multiple Simultaneous MIDI Controllers — all connected hardware sources active at once - MIDI Panic — instantly stops all MIDI notes on all channels INTERFACE & COMPATIBILITY - Light and Dark modes - iPad and iPhone compatible - In-app searchable User Guide - iOS 16+ Built for gigging musicians, worship leaders, singer-songwriters, and one-man-band performers who need reliable, professional drum backing without a full DAW. SUPPORT support@akimuzika.com akimuzika.com

Screenshots

STAGEPAS Editor4 screens
AKI Drum Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AKI Drum Machine at 100% against STAGEPAS Editor's 7%. AKI Drum Machine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). STAGEPAS Editor's advantage is price (Free vs $39.99) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

STAGEPAS Editor is free to download; AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AKI Drum Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STAGEPAS Editor has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of STAGEPAS Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of AKI Drum Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STAGEPAS Editor ships an update every 7 months, AKI Drum Machine every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
STAGEPAS Editor versus AKI Drum Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAGEPAS EditorAKI Drum Machine
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating1.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationALEKS ENTERPRISES LLC

Customer experience

STAGEPAS Editor

All ratings11 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.3%

AKI Drum Machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STAGEPAS Editor

No in-app purchases

None

AKI Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAGEPAS Editor free?
STAGEPAS Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AKI Drum Machine free?
AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STAGEPAS Editor or AKI Drum Machine?
AKI Drum Machine is rated higher. STAGEPAS Editor averages 1.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while AKI Drum Machine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do STAGEPAS Editor or AKI Drum Machine have ads?
Neither STAGEPAS Editor nor AKI Drum Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAGEPAS Editor or AKI Drum Machine?
STAGEPAS Editor ships an update every 7 months, and AKI Drum Machine every 4 months. Most recently, STAGEPAS Editor was updated on October 13, 2026 and AKI Drum Machine on October 6, 2026.

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