Comparison

Sitala vs Splat

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

Head to head
About

Sitala

This app is a versatile drum sampler for music creators, allowing you to add percussion sounds to various music software or use it standalone for finger drumming. It features 16 pads, a sample browser, and tools to sculpt your sounds.

Highlights
  • 16 velocity-sensitive drum pads
  • Sample browser with folder swiping
  • Automatic drum loop slicing
  • AudioUnit v3 plugin support
  • Editable sample start/end points
  • Sample shaping and tone controls
  • Multi-output support
Features
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Sitala is a drum sampler for music creators that can add percussion sounds to Garage Band, Cubasis, AUM or any music software that supports Apple's AudioUnits. It can also be used on its own for finger-drumming or driven by a controller like a keyboard or drum pad. It has 16 slots that start off with our factory kits, but you can load your own sounds using our sample browser or drop in a drum loop and have Sitala slice it automatically. Sitala features: • 16 drum pads, each of which can play a user-assigned sample • Sample browser that lets you quickly swipe through all samples in a folder without importing each individual sample • 3 built-in drum kits: 808, retro and hip-hop • AudioUnit v3 plugin • Beat-slicer that automatically slices loops into individual drum sounds • Velocity sensitive, MIDI mappable pads • Special finger drumming mode with 4 giant pads for often used samples • Editable start and end points for each sample • A separate output for each pad (in multi-out mode) for hosts that support such (e.g. AUM and Cubasis) • Sitala for iOS can load kits created by Sitala for the desktop (macOS, Windows and Linux) and vice versa Six controls to sculpt each sample: • Shape: adjust the attack, length and sustain of your sounds while the overall volume remains constant • Compression: make your sounds punchier with more sustain Automatic gain makeup maintains the overall volume while chainging dynamics • Tuning: pitch sounds up or down by up to one octave while showing you exactly where the current sound falls in the frequency spectrum • Tone: emphasizes the highs or lows in a sound. Accentuate or scoop the midrange to position the sound in the mix. Adapts based on the pitch content of each sound • Volume • Pan

About

Splat

Create hard-hitting urban beats with a vast library of drum sounds and advanced synthesis. Import your own samples, utilize built-in effects, and route audio for professional mixing. Perfect for aspiring and experienced producers alike.

Highlights
  • 10,000 Drum Sounds
  • 750 Beat Chops & Kits with MIDI
  • Import Your Own Samples
  • Host Plugin Effects
  • Full Synthesis for Pads
  • Route Pads to Individual Outs
  • Swing Groove Templates
Features
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The Ultimate Urban Drum Rompler If you've always wanted to make the phattest urban beats with incredible hard-hitting drum sounds, but never spent the years being a beat chopper or crate digger, then this library is for you. It takes years to properly learn how to chop samples, rip breakbeats, create the right "swing", and run it all through the expensive hardware to get those perfect drums. This library does all of this for you. And for the experienced producer, you have access to advanced features like importing your own drums with MIDI and running them through our synthesis and incredible effects. Route pads to separate audio outs, use your own plugin FX inside the app, and get full access to synthesizer type programming to make for the ultimate urban drum rompler! Highlights: - 10,000 Combined Drum Sounds - 750 Beat Chops & Kits with MIDI - Load/Save your Own Samples - Host your own Plugin Effects - Insert FX, Global & Master Buss - Full Synthesis for Pads 1-12 - Route Pads to Individual Outs - Dedicated "Slug" Knob - Swing Groove Templates Factory Preset Style The factory presets come with Kits, Full Loops, and Chops from the Loops all in the style of Boom-Bap, Lo-Fi, Hip-Hop Soul, Vinyl and Chill-Hop. Similar to these artists: The Roots, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, and the Wu-Tang, etc.. Use Chops for Drums Any beat maker knows that loop chops represent the phatest sound. So along with the chops on each pad, you can tweak the chopped drums in order to create your own kits from the chops. Sampled from Hardware No drum sounds will ever sound good if they are not sampled from the correct hardware. We use all of the industry standard and our own secret gems in order to produce the hardest hitting drums. Secret Weapon Features: - Alias Name and Tagging for Drum Sounds - Route Drum Sounds to Separate Outputs - Load Your Own Plugins into FX Slots - Ability to Export MIDI Patterns - Save Presets with MIDI Data Embeded - Dedicated Knob to Lay Behind the Beat - Use Chops as Drum Sounds - 5-Insert FX Per Pad 1-12 Route Audio Outputs to any Channel Our app gives you the ability to route any drum pad sound to any output on your multi-channel audio device. This is paramount for mixing drums and separating them out for more flexibility when editing and mastering. Stacking and Layering With 36-pads, you can even stack and layer different drum sounds, which is a very popular producer trick. Simply assign the same MIDI Note to multiple sounds and stack as many drums as you want with one hit. This is how producers get those "out of this world" phat drum sounds. Amazing Effects In partnership with Overloud™, we have the full version of the famous Vintage Keyboard FX Suite of effects readily available. We also have licensed a ton of other high quality effects, all with very lush, warm, and vintage sounds. Each pad 1-12 can have up to 5 insert effects per pad, along with global and master busses. Every knob/fader can be MIDI learned, so you can adjust effects in real-time with a controller. Run the entire beat through a crazy reverb or phaser to instantly change the entire "feel" of the beat or drum sound. Our FX arsenal is so vast that you will spend months just exploring all of the possibilities.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sitala at 4.8 against Splat's 4.2. Sitala also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and price ($9.99 vs $14.99). Splat's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14). On ratings volume 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

Sitala costs $9.99 and Splat $14.99 up front. Splat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sitala asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sitala holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Sitala's written reviews are positive against 64% of Splat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sitala ships an update every 2 months, Splat every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sitala versus Splat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSitalaSplat
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.8 (56 ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS1411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDecomposerMIDIculous LLC

Customer experience

Sitala

All ratings57 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative8.3%

Splat

All ratings31 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

Sitala

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Splat

One-time1
  • Splat-to-Click Vol 1$12.99

Questions

Is Sitala free?
Sitala costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splat free?
Splat costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sitala or Splat?
Sitala is rated higher. Sitala averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Splat averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Sitala or Splat have ads?
Neither Sitala nor Splat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sitala or Splat?
Sitala ships an update every 2 months, and Splat every 5 months. Most recently, Sitala was updated on October 24, 2026 and Splat on October 24, 2026.

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