Comparison

DrumLab vs DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin

This AUv3 compatible plugin functions as a drum machine and sampler for DAWs. It offers extensive sample hosting, multi-layer control, advanced pattern editing, and flexible routing for both internal and external effects. Easily create and manipulate drum kits with its redesigned interface and robust features.

Highlights
  • 64 assignable pads with 4 banks
  • Up to 64 samples per drumkit with 5 layers per pad
  • Advanced multi-sample layer control
  • Internal and external effect routing
  • Sophisticated multi-layer Auto Sampler
  • Export patterns as MIDI stems and audio
  • Drag and drop sample functionality
Features
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DigiStix 2 is an AUv3 compatible drum machine and sampler plugin for your favourite DAW. This new version of DigiStix brings some distinct advantages over its predecessor, most notably the ability to host up to 64 samples per drumkit with 5 layers per pad. The interface has been drastically redesigned for iPad to make better use of full screen mode, allowing a popular MPC style 4x4 pad layout with 4 banks of samples. Digistix 2 also allows greater control over the multi-sample layers, with the ability to individually control the volume levels and pitch of layers as well as global pitch and tune settings all from the new sample window. Previously, each pad had effect sends for the internal reverb and delay effects, but this can now be routed to external busses 9 and 10 for processing using external effects.  The controller editing is now build into the main display and can be edited in place without the need to scroll the interface. It also now supports extra effect controllers. A new context aware control window allows you to quickly change pad settings without the need for popup windows.  DigiStix 2 now supports GM and original DS drum kit layouts, and includes a sophisticated multi-layer Auto Sampler, capable of recording new GM compatible drumkits automatically from your hardware. It is 100% backward compatible with the original app, and can be used as a drop-in replacement. Drag and drop support now allows you to directly drop samples on specific layers, as well as preview and edit them directly. You can create new kits by simply combining banks from existing kits into one mega kit, or use our non destructive referencing to include sounds from other kits. The randomize feature has been enhanced so you can randomize individual instruments or within specific banks. The new continuous MIDI learn mode makes custom mapping a breeze. Patterns can also be exported as MIDI stems for use in other packages including a direct import to Helium clips. You can also export patterns as audio in the latest version. The auto sample feature allows automated recording of GM compatible kits directly from hardware drum machines. The slice editor can also be used for MPC style slicing of audio clips. Features: • 64 Assignable Pads (4 banks of 16 pads). • Advanced Randomize Pattern feature. • Internal & external effect routing. • Mix and match different kits with drum references. • Up to 64 beats per pattern. • Songs up to 255 patterns in length. • Reverse Mode, Triplets and Accents. • Supports Mute Groups. • Multi-layer and Round Robin modes. • DS and GM MIDI Mapping. • 64 channel Mixer. • 8 band EQ. • Randomize Feature. • Sophisticated Auto Sampler • Export loops to audio and MIDI formats. • Looping Mode with Time Stretching. • Build in Delay, Reverb, Overdrive, Bit Crunch and LP/HP Filters. • Paramter Automation from your DAW. • Local and Remove MIDI Sync. • Built in Sampler. • Multi-bus/outputs when using AUM • Multiple Import options. • Melodic Remapping. • MIDI Mapping. • Real time and Step pattern recording. • iTunes and Filer importing of samples. • Files App Drag & Drop Support • Sample Slicer

Screenshots

DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrumLab at $9.99 against DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin's $14.99. DrumLab also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

DrumLab costs $9.99 and DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of DrumLab's written reviews are positive against 67% of DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrumLab ships an update monthly, DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DrumLab versus DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumLabDigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.3 (26 ratings)4.5 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2650 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB313 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPascal Douillard4Pockets.com

Customer experience

DrumLab

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%

DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin

All ratings50 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral14.6%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

DrumLab

No in-app purchases

None

DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrumLab free?
DrumLab costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin free?
DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DrumLab or DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin?
DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. DrumLab averages 4.3 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.
Do DrumLab or DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither DrumLab nor DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrumLab or DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin?
DrumLab ships an update monthly, and DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin every 5 weeks. Most recently, DrumLab was updated on September 20, 2026 and DigiStix 2 AUv3 Plugin on September 25, 2026.

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