Comparison

Indian Drummer vs WaveCloud

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

Head to head
About

Indian Drummer

This app provides a professional tabla player experience with a vast library of rhythms and advanced AI for improvisation. It features a Tanpura, multiple Indian percussion instruments, and live pads for performance. Easily synchronize with other music apps and export your creations.

Highlights
  • 800+ Hindustani rhythms
  • AI-powered improvisation
  • Multi-instrument ensemble
  • Live performance pads
  • MIDI control and export
  • Song structure creation
Features
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A pro Tabla player in your pocket, will jam and improvise as a real player. - HUGE RHYTHM LIBRARY: +800 rhythms, including Traditional Hindustani Taals and Modern adaptations, funkyfied Taals, Fusion, Pop, Shuffle...  Rhythms adapted for only Tabla ( Mridangam or Pakhawaj ... ) and full Indian Percussion Ensemble, adding Kanjira and Ghatam. - Tanpura with Tone selector. - Advanced AI for musical jam - improvisation. YOu will never get bored of playinf the same rhythm. No more boring Loops. - All Traditional Hindustani Taals: Teentaal, Tilwada, Keherwa, Jhaptal, Dhamar, Ada Chau, Shiva Taal, Dadra, Rupak, Jhampak, Yamuna, Mogholi, Pauri, Tivra, Ektaal and many more ... - Tabla, Kanjira, Ghatam, Mridangam, Khol, Pakhawaj, Dhol and much more. Multilayer Round Robin Sampled sounds providing extremely warm and realistic sounds. - Live Pads lets to play live sessions on the way with 8 assignable pads and buttons for fills, intro, end with customizable midi controls. - 4 Board Mode to control Live Pads with any Midi Controller with just 4 buttons, like iRig Blueboard. - Synchronize with any music app easily with Ableton Link. - Mixer allowing to Tune any individual instrument. - 4 Effects: Compressor, Equalizer, Delay, Reverb. - Song Mode. Extra fast tool to create rhythmic structures for your song in seconds. - Export Audio & Midi --- MIDI CONTROLS --- Assignable Midi Controls. Default Controls : Play : G2 LivePads : C1 - G2 Fill + Play/Stop : A2 Fill : C2 Fill + Toggle Hats/Ride D2 Toggle Hats/Ride Db2 Fill with LivePad Change E2 Load Live Pad C3 Preview LivePad Db3 Next Live Pad D3 Select Live Pad Set Eb3 Tap Tempo Bb2 Crash Cymbal B2 Next Song Ab2 Previous Song Gb2 Jam CC 1 Intensity CC 2 Master Volume CC 7 Swing CC 11 Reverb Level CC 91 Bank CC 32 Rhythm CC 0 Soundset PC

About

WaveCloud

This app offers advanced tools for manipulating audio samples into unique sounds. It allows for precise control over tiny audio fragments, enabling the creation of diverse textures, effects, and soundscapes. Features include a morphing oscillator, LFOs, filters, and unique movement modules.

Highlights
  • Granular synthesis engine
  • Morphing oscillator
  • Orbit and WaveGlide modules
  • MPE support
  • Built-in effects suite
  • Audio editor and managers
  • 200+ presets
Features
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WaveCloud is an innovative granular synthesizer that offers powerful tools for manipulating and playing sounds. Granular synthesis divides an audio sample into tiny fragments, called grains, each typically a few milliseconds in length. These grains are then manipulated independently in terms of pitch, duration, position in time, and amplitude. Unlike traditional synthesis, the capability to manipulate tiny grains of audio offers enormous precision of sound control, transformation, and compositional possibilities. WaveCloud offers a wide range of tools for experimentation – oscillator, LFOs, filters, envelopes, routing matrix, innovative WaveGlide and Orbit modules for grain movement, effects, MPE support, extensive waveform editing, customizable themes, MIDI CC control, aftertouch, audio pool manager, and 200+ presets to get you started. Granular synthesis is extremely versatile and can produce a vast range of sounds and textures, from subtle, atmospheric sounds to complex, dynamic ones. WaveCloud offers dozens of parameters, enabling you to sculpt the sound grains in any way you wish – textural pads and atmospheres, time-stretched effects, glitchy and stutter effects, vocal and instrumental manipulations, granular synthesis percussive sounds, experimental effects, as well as microtonal and harmonic soundscapes. WaveCloud features a drag and drop system for importing and exporting of audio files and presets. It has its own built-in Preset and Audio Managers to help keep everything in order. WaveCloud even features a fully-fledged zoomable audio editor along with a suite of tools to crop, fade, cut, copy, paste, and normalise your samples. We include a morphing 3-state Oscillator to support the granular engine. The granular engine allows up to 50 grains per second per note, with grain lengths up to a second in length. Grains can be sculpted with our morphing envelope generator, manipulated with our LFOs, FEGs and VCFs, and passed through lots of randomisation to keep things continually evolving. WaveCloud also features two unique features for adding movement to audio grains. Orbit mode allows you to play sweeping patterns tied to the physical host tempo of your DAW, and WaveGlide is a sequencer with glides and fades from one location to another. To top it all off, we include 7 built-in effects, delay, reverb, chorus, overdrive, phaser, resonator, and 8-band EQ. The resonator controls per-note feedback and dispersion for amazing MPE effects. WaveCloud is not only a deep and powerful granular synth but also a fun way to create many incredible sounds. Features • Over 200 presets • 3-state morphing oscillator (sine, square, saw) • Morphing grain shapes • 2 low-frequency morphing oscillators • 4 multistep envelope generators • 2 visual filters (series and parallel modes) • Per-channel feedback resonators with dispersion • MPE Support (per-channel pitch bend, aftertouch, and CC74) • Orbit mode • WaveGlide sequencing • Fully Featured Mod-Matrix • Direct record and playback of samples • Built-in sample editor with editing tools • 7 built-in effects • Built-in Audio Manager with drag and drop support • Preset Manager with easy import/export, drag and drop • Colour scheme editor

Screenshots

Indian Drummer4 screens
WaveCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Indian Drummer at 86% against WaveCloud's 69%. Indian Drummer also leads on ratings volume (83 vs 26). WaveCloud's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and price ($14.99 vs $17.99). 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

Indian Drummer costs $17.99 and WaveCloud $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WaveCloud holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Indian Drummer's written reviews are positive against 69% of WaveCloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Indian Drummer ships an update every 6 weeks, WaveCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Indian Drummer versus WaveCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndian DrummerWaveCloud
Price$17.99$14.99 — better
Rating4.7 (83 ratings)4.9 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings83 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB286 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeat4Pockets.com

Customer experience

Indian Drummer

All ratings83 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews126 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.3%

WaveCloud

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Indian Drummer

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes frequently on various iOS devices
  • MIDI clock drifts over time when synced to external devices
  • Crashes when used in AUM and other host applications
  • Tuning function causes audio distortion and loss of attack
  • Inter-App Audio compatibility broken by iOS 26 update
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  • Pitch labeling does not match actual output (3 semitones lower)
  • File export and sharing functionality not working properly
  • Baya drum quality issues

Requested features

12 requests
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • MIDI support and MIDI output functionality
  • Visual beat counter display (1, 2, 3, etc.)
  • More Indian string instruments (sitar, harmonium)
  • Additional tabla sound sets in different keys (D, E, etc.)
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  • Tempo doubling with single tap
  • Screen-off mode for battery conservation
  • Improved documentation and help pages
  • More traditional taals (Kehrwa, Rupak, Dadra)
  • Pitch display in cents for tuning reference
  • Direct customer support channel
  • File sharing compatibility with iTunes on PC

WaveCloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Indian Drummer

No in-app purchases

None

WaveCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Indian Drummer free?
Indian Drummer costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WaveCloud free?
WaveCloud costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Indian Drummer or WaveCloud?
WaveCloud is rated higher. Indian Drummer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while WaveCloud averages 4.9 from 26 ratings.
Do Indian Drummer or WaveCloud have ads?
Neither Indian Drummer nor WaveCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Indian Drummer or WaveCloud?
Indian Drummer ships an update every 6 weeks, and WaveCloud every 3 weeks. Most recently, Indian Drummer was updated on October 9, 2026 and WaveCloud on October 16, 2026.

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