Comparison

Additive Drum Machine vs Laryngeal

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

Laryngeal

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Laryngeal is a musical instrument modeled on your own vocal tract. Touch the square, and you're playing with resonance itself — the same physics that turns your throat, tongue, and mouth into an acoustic filter every time you speak. The fundamental stays fixed; your finger moves two filters that shape the vowel, the way your mouth normally would. Trace the surface and you're improvising with an instrument built to be played, not just heard. Look away, and it starts playing back at you — a second, slightly detuned voice echoes what you did seconds ago. Leave it alone entirely, and it never quite goes silent: it drifts, breathes, and occasionally sounds on its own. Underneath the sound is a small piece of linguistics. The five reference points on the pad aren't arbitrary — they mark /i, e, a, o, u/, the single most common five-vowel pattern across the world's languages. The name borrows from Laryngeal Theory: the idea that a class of sounds long vanished from Proto-Indo-European still lingers today as the color of a vowel. Tap "how it works" to read the rest, whenever you're curious. — One drone, two parallel formant filters, fixed fundamental — A shadow voice that replays your own recent movement, delayed and detuned — Generative drift — never left in complete silence — Minimal, monochrome interface: play first, read later — Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no account. Headphones recommended.

Screenshots

Additive Drum Machine4 screens
Laryngeal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Laryngeal at Free against Additive Drum Machine's $2.99. Laryngeal also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months). Additive Drum Machine's advantage is iOS requirement (14.5 vs 16.0). 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

Laryngeal is free to download; Additive Drum Machine costs $2.99 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, Laryngeal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Additive Drum Machine versus Laryngeal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdditive Drum MachineLaryngeal
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanny BermudezKeisuke Oki

In-app purchases

None

Additive Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

None

Laryngeal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Additive Drum Machine free?
Additive Drum Machine costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Laryngeal free?
Laryngeal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Additive Drum Machine or Laryngeal have ads?
Neither Additive Drum Machine nor Laryngeal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Additive Drum Machine or Laryngeal?
Additive Drum Machine ships an update every 15 months, and Laryngeal every 2 months. Most recently, Additive Drum Machine was updated on November 7, 2026 and Laryngeal on November 13, 2026.

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