Comparison

DrumLab vs città verticale

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

città verticale

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The multimedia project "Citta Verticale" brings together composer Robert HP Platz and programmer Michael Rogulla -artist name "ASKI"- to create an immersive and interactive experience. Platz composed a 15-minute piece for a flute inspired by the urban sounds of a virtual city. The piece will be played live on stage by a flutist. In addition, the composed feeds will not only be played back centrally via loudspeakers, as is traditionally the case, but interactively in a completely decentralized manner by the audience via their mobile phones using the app developed by Rogulla.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: città verticale at Free against DrumLab's $9.99. DrumLab's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On 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

città verticale is free to download; DrumLab costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrumLab ships an update monthly, città verticale every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrumLab versus città verticale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumLabcittà verticale
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB86 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPascal DouillardMichael Rogulla

In-app purchases

None

DrumLab

No in-app purchases

None

città verticale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DrumLab free?
DrumLab costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is città verticale free?
città verticale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DrumLab or città verticale have ads?
Neither DrumLab nor città verticale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DrumLab or città verticale?
DrumLab ships an update monthly, and città verticale every 3 months. Most recently, DrumLab was updated on October 12, 2026 and città verticale on October 6, 2026.

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