Comparison

Drum & Rhythm Pad vs Venue Advance

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

Head to head
About

Drum & Rhythm Pad

Create your own EDM tracks by tapping colorful pads. This app offers a vast library of melodies and sounds, allowing both beginners and experienced users to craft unique music. Save your favorite beats and experiment with real-time mixing and editing.

Highlights
  • Tap colorful pads to create beats
  • 48 pads across three sections
  • Extendable time slots
  • Mix and match audio tracks
  • Save favorite beats
  • Real-time sound mixing
  • Two editing modes
Features
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Simply make beats and music by tapping colorful pads, even though beginners about music theory can create something sounds like a popular EDM product with their own hands. In addition, we provide many melodies, which makes this drum machine full of strong playability and endless possibility. Main features: * Each pad is a track that creates different music * 48 pads in three sections * 4 Frames of time slots extendable * Mix and match the audio track and make the mixing effect * Save favorite beats you created * Mix many sounds and melodies in real time * Two editing mode: -Listen your beats and repeats -Customize beats slot by slot

About

Venue Advance

Features
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Prepare the next show before the van reaches the loading dock. PlotCue Advance turns one master stage setup into a venue-specific show advance. It keeps the venue contact, day schedule, technical limits, patch sheet, packing counts, change decisions, and open questions in one local workspace. SEE WHAT IS READY TO SEND Add the venue contact, load-in, soundcheck, and show times. A six-part readiness checklist shows exactly what is confirmed and what still needs attention. The percentage reaches 100% only when the required venue facts, input patch, conflicts, and questions are resolved. BUILD A PATCH SHEET FROM REAL INPUTS Every patch row comes from an audio source you entered. Review channel, source, connector, capture method, and performer-perspective stage zone. PlotCue never creates a microphone, DI, or channel just because an instrument icon exists on the diagram. PACK FOR THIS SHOW PlotCue derives cable, DI box, mic stand, wedge monitor, and power-drop counts from the venue variant. Use the pack list as a practical check before departure. ADAPT ONE MASTER TO EACH VENUE Record stage size, available inputs, monitor mixes, power drops, supplied backline, access notes, and venue questions. Resolve capacity conflicts while preserving the original tour master. Compare the variant with the master to keep removals, substitutions, and channel changes visible. SEND A COMPLETE ADVANCE PACKET Preview a PDF with the schedule and contact, readiness, patch sheet, packing list, adapted stage diagram, input list, revision decisions, and unanswered questions. Confirmed questions leave the open-question page without deleting the underlying venue facts. BUILD THE STAGE PLOT Place performers, instruments, microphones, DIs, monitors, power, risers, and custom items. Add explicit sources and keep technical details tied to the visual stage. Start with Quick Setup or an empty stage. TRY THE CORE WORKFLOW Create a stage plot, preview the rider, and export the first standard PDF free. PlotCue Pro weekly and yearly subscriptions unlock unlimited saved plots, clean PDF exports, and JSON backup tools. Live localized prices and renewal terms appear before purchase. Restore Purchases is available in Settings and on the paywall. LOCAL AND ACCOUNT-FREE Show advances stay on your device unless you choose to export or share them. No band account or cloud workspace is required. Terms of Use: https://smartaitomation.com/termsplotcueapp.html

Screenshots

Drum & Rhythm Pad4 screens
Venue Advance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drum & Rhythm Pad at none against Venue Advance's 2. Drum & Rhythm Pad also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.2). Venue Advance's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Venue Advance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Drum & Rhythm Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drum & Rhythm Pad versus Venue Advance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum & Rhythm PadVenue Advance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (655 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings655 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniCom TechnologySmart Automation SRL

Bugs and requests

Drum & Rhythm Pad

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App is too laggy to play
  • Saving and loading beats causes glitches and resets
  • Bass drum pops and there's a lot of peaking
  • Software slows down with multiple beats in one spot
  • Fractional delay between hitting and sound
Show 1 more
  • Cannot play with other instruments

Venue Advance

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Drum & Rhythm Pad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Venue Advance

Subscriptions2
  • PlotCue Pro · Weekly$8.997 Days
  • PlotCue Pro · Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Drum & Rhythm Pad free?
Drum & Rhythm Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Venue Advance free?
Venue Advance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drum & Rhythm Pad or Venue Advance have ads?
Drum & Rhythm Pad shows ads; Venue Advance does not.

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