DrumLab vs LE05
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumLab
Create unique drum sounds by blending samples and synthesis. This app features a powerful graphic editor, a step sequencer, and a mixer for detailed sound manipulation. Build songs by arranging patterns and apply a variety of effects.
- Multi-engine sound design (samples & synthesis)
- Graphic audio engine editor
- Step sequencer with 16/32 step patterns
- Mixer with pan and solo
- 20 stereo effects with quad pad processors
- Song building with pattern timeline
- Ableton Link compatible
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DRUMLAB brings a new approach to the Drum Machine by allowing you to play with both Samples & Synthesis drum sounds. With a powerful and easy to use graphic editor to create and manipulate sound, it is packed with 76 ready-made samples and synthesis Drum Kits. You can mix and match any sound from any drum kits to any track of your song. Play a song and load any drum kits (from factory kits or from any other songs) to listen to a completely new song every time. What’s in the box : ◊ 7 Sound Engines including a graphical Sampler ◊ 73 Drum Kits including 24 Classic kits ◊ 20 Stereo Effects including 3 Reverbs ◊ Fully Automatable engines, mixer and effects Sound Engines include : ◊ OSCILLATOR Engine ◊ KICK Engine ◊ SAMPLE Engine ◊ CLAPS Engine ◊ AM/FM Engine ◊ TYMBAL Engine ◊ DRONE Engine DRUMLAB is fully automatable and comes with 73 ready made drum kits: ◊ 24 Vintage Audio Drum Kits ◊ 38 Modern Audio Drum Kits ◊ 14 Syntheses Drum Kits As well as 20 hi-quality stereo effects: ◊ Delay ◊ Ping Pong ◊ Tap Delay ◊ Grain Delay ◊ Overdrive ◊ ResoDrive ◊ BitCrusher ◊ Filter ◊ SwipeFilter ◊ Vowel ◊ Ring Mod ◊ Shifter ◊ Reverse Pitch ◊ Phaser ◊ Chorus ◊ Classic Reverb ◊ Tone Reverb ◊ Box Reverb ◊ Compressor ◊ Big Compressor DRUMLAB offers 6 main sections: 1 - THE STEP SEQUENCER takes advantage of the iPad multi-touch screen for fast and creative patterns drawing. The Sequences handles 16 or 32 steps patterns and is polymeric. Each track can have its own length. Just gently tap and drag the blue handle at the right end of each track. Triplets, Duets, Quadriplets steps can also be added for more complex rhythms. 2 - THE DRUMS PAGE is a powerful graphic Audio Engine editor. Parameters are displayed as graph for visual feedback an d easy of use. Play, experiment and discover new sounds. Don’t forget to tap the little magnifying glass on the bar title of each graph, it will expand the graph to a bigger size for extra precision. 3 - THE PADS PAGE simply lets you play and record any beat that tickles your fingers, with automatic quantize so that you don’t miss a beat. With a Beat Repeat effect for extra fun. 4 - THE MIXER PAGE for quick and subtle sound mixing of your drum kits. Large and spacey so that you can get the big picture. Pan and Solo included. 5 - THE FX SECTION offer a powerful Quad Pads Effect processors. You can stack up to 4 effects at the same time and pick amongst a list of 20 available stereo effects. All effects can be either auxiliary or master effects. All effects are automatable. 6 - THE SONG PAGE allows you to quickly build a song with the patterns you have created. Just drag and drop the patterns onto the timeline. Each pattern in a song can be repeated for compact Song composition. DRUMLAB is Ableton Link compatible. Specifications: • Pure Data powered Audio Engine • 7 Audio Engines • 61 ready-made electronic drum kits • 20 hi-quality stereo effects • Engines, Mixer and Effects parameters are fully automatable • Step Sequencer with multi-touch matrix • Triplets, Duets, Quadriplets steps • 16 or 32 Steps per patterns • Polymetric Sequencer • Graphic Audio Synthesis editor • Copy and Paste sounds • Save your own drum kits • Export your own drum kits • Import drum kits • Export your song • Import songs • 9 Pads to play and record patterns • With Beat Repeat effect • Full screen Mixer with volume, pan and solo mode for each track • 4 FX Pads for your Master Effects chain : Compressor | Overdrive >>> Phaser | Chorus >>> Delay >>> Reverb • Mode song with easy building and pattern repeat • Audio background mode • Audiobus support • Full Midi implementation • Inter-App Audio support • Ableton Link compatible • Import DM2 songs (to extent, DRUMLAB has a new filter that may responds differently) Enjoy! Visit us : audionomy.fr Contact us : contact@audionomy.fr
LE05
Explore a vast collection of vintage synth sounds inspired by early 2000s digital music. This app offers over 1,000 samples and 60+ PCM sound sources, with over 100 presets for immediate inspiration. It functions as a standalone instrument or an AUv3 plugin for popular DAWs.
- Vintage digital synth sounds
- Over 1,000 individual samples
- 60+ multi-sampled PCM sound sources
- Over 100 inspiring presets
- Standalone and AUv3 modes
- AUv3 automation
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"Sounds Really Awesome!" - The Sound Test Room DIGITALISM 2000 is a new vintage synth module featuring exclusive sounds recorded from Digital Synths from the early 2000s. Retro and modern. These sounds were custom created for this app by the sound designers behind hit-making producers. Over 1,000+ individual samples were recorded from hardware synths and processed to perfection to make this expressive instrument for you! - Digital Synth Sounds: Pads, EPs, Synth, Bass, and more - Over 1,000+ individual samples custom recorded for this app - Over 60+ exclusive multi-sampled PCM sound sources - Compressed to under 180mb to save space - Over 100+ inspiring and creative presets - Easy-to-use controls - OUR BIGGEST LIMITED EDITION APP YET! - Universal: iPad & iPhone included - Standalone and AUv3 Modes Lightweight & powerful. Tweak the presets to make them your own. Run multiple instances of this AUv3 plugin effortlessly. FEATURES: - New powerful AUv3 code. Works great as an AU plugin in GarageBand, Cubasis 3, BM3, NS2, AUM, Auria Pro, and more - AUv3 Automation If you liked the sounds of Digital D1 & FM Player, this app builds on that and takes you on a journey to the next decade, from the 80s & 90s to the 2000s! REQUIREMENTS: Requires iPhone 6s size or above! (Will not work on 1st gen SE models) Will the apps still be updated? The apps will be updated for new iOS versions, to ensure that your limited edition apps continue to work as iOS technology progresses. Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly or yearly - Free trial: only on selected subscriptions - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms & Conditions: [https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/LE05-Digitalism-2000-AUv3-Terms-Conditions-150cf6557a08802389aad0765382fe66?pvs=4](https://www.notion.so/LE05-Digitalism-2000-AUv3-Terms-Conditions-150cf6557a08802389aad0765382fe66?pvs=21) Privacy Policy: [https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/LE05-Digitalism-2000-AUv3-Privacy-Policy-150cf6557a08806fabb3cbff1e1f5f3f?pvs=4](https://www.notion.so/LE05-Digitalism-2000-AUv3-Privacy-Policy-150cf6557a08806fabb3cbff1e1f5f3f?pvs=21) * NOTE: This app has no official affiliation with AudioKit Pro, LLC. It was built using the free AudioKit source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LE05 at Free against DrumLab's $9.99. LE05 also leads on ratings volume (139 vs 26) and device support (3 vs 1). DrumLab's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
LE05 is free to download; DrumLab costs $9.99 up front. LE05 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. DrumLab asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for DrumLab against 4.1 for LE05. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LE05 has 139 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of DrumLab's written reviews are positive against 55% of LE05's.
DrumLab ships an update monthly, LE05 every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | DrumLab | LE05 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | 4.1 (139 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better | 54.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 139 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pascal Douillard | Audiobus Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
DrumLab
LE05
Bugs and requests
DrumLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
LE05
Reported bugs
13 issues- GarageBand crashes when opening songs with the Audio Unit
- Digitalism not recognized in GarageBand
- No sound when playing MIDI tracks in GarageBand
- State-saving doesn't hold Audio Unit patch settings and parameters
- App crashes at the point of entering the song editor
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- App no longer opens in projects (GarageBand, Logic, Cubasis)
- No audio when reopening projects
- Preset selection causes crashes in Cubasis
- Background audio feature does not work
- Scrolling through sound bank menus is jumpy or doesn't work
- Audio bugs need fixing
- Crashes at times, not very reliable
- Latency with Bluetooth headphones
Requested features
8 requests- Undo/redo button
- Release for computer (Logic Pro)
- Add Audiobus connection
- More 80s, Synthwave, Funky, Italo disco sounds
- Add a record button
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- Fix UI layout on iPhone SE 2020
- Add sustain pedal support
- Add instruction manual
In-app purchases
DrumLab
No in-app purchases
LE05
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Yearly premium$9.991 Year
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- Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year









