Comparison

Additive Drum Machine vs MegaBass

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

Head to head
About

Additive Drum Machine

Create unique drum beats with additive rhythm and traditional drum machine functionality. Design sequences of any length and structure, easily switching steps on and off to craft complex patterns. Ideal for practicing odd meters and exploring diverse rhythmic structures.

Highlights
  • Additive rhythm concept
  • Traditional drum machine interface
  • Customizable sequence length
  • Step sequencing
  • Odd meter support
  • Symmetrical and asymmetrical rhythms
Features
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With Additive Drum Machine you can create drum beats using the concept of “additive rhythm” in combination with the sounds and ease of use of a traditional drum machine. Construct step sequences of any length and structure by the chaining of "long" and "short" beats. Then switch on and off individual steps to create a drum pattern. Whether used as a practice tool or composition sketchpad, its intuitive interface allows you to easily make drum patterns that use odd meters, symmetrical and asymmetrical rhythmic structures, and various subdivisions of the pulse. With Additive Drum Machine your musical imagination is the limit.

About

MegaBass

Features
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MegaBass goes Titanium. The biggest, deepest MegaBass ever built — a complete drum machine, multitrack recorder, mixer, and arranger in one app. Make the beat, record over it, chop it, mix it, and arrange the whole song without ever leaving your device. Built for producers who go all the way in. QUAD DRUM MACHINE Program your pattern on a tight step sequencer, lock the groove, and build it out up to 64 bars. FULL MULTITRACK RECORDING Lay down up to 8 audio tracks right over your beat. Count-in (1-2-3-4), set your record length in bars, plug in your earbuds, and punch in clean. WAVE EDITOR Chop and trim every take with fine, precise control. Zoom the waveform out wide, drag the in/out handles, and dial it in tight. 8-TRACK MIXER Every audio track plus your drum kit — faders, pan, solo, mute, FX sends, and live LED meters on every channel. SCROLLING TIMELINE Drag your clips onto the bars, stretch the waves to see every detail, and scroll through all 8 tracks at once. TONAL KEYS — MONO / POLY Play melodies and basslines, then flip to MONO so your low end cuts clean with no overlap. ALL-NEW DARK LOOK Redesigned electro interface with the signature MegaBass war-dogs theme. REBUILT ENGINE A faster, smoother audio engine — locked tight, no freezes, no dropouts. Up to 64 bars • Live sequence mode • Song arrangement • One-shot mixdowns. Record. Chop. Mix. Arrange. All in one machine. This is the one.

Screenshots

Additive Drum Machine4 screens
MegaBass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Additive Drum Machine at $2.99 against MegaBass's $9.99. Additive Drum Machine also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.0). MegaBass's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). 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

Additive Drum Machine costs $2.99 and MegaBass $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Additive Drum Machine ships an update every 15 months, MegaBass every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Additive Drum Machine versus MegaBass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdditive Drum MachineMegaBass
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanny BermudezJohn Hamilton

In-app purchases

None

Additive Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

None

MegaBass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Additive Drum Machine free?
Additive Drum Machine costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MegaBass free?
MegaBass costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Additive Drum Machine or MegaBass have ads?
Neither Additive Drum Machine nor MegaBass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Additive Drum Machine or MegaBass?
Additive Drum Machine ships an update every 15 months, and MegaBass every 3 months. Most recently, Additive Drum Machine was updated on October 7, 2026 and MegaBass on October 11, 2026.

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