Comparison

Additive Drum Machine vs Cawing_Nam

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

Cawing_Nam

This app allows musicians to load and play guitar amp models in real-time on their iPhone or iPad. It offers a full tone chain with effects, noise gate, and cabinet simulation for studio-quality sound. Organize your favorite amp captures and presets for easy access.

Highlights
  • Real-time Neural Amp Modeler player
  • Dual A/B amp slots
  • Noise gate, EQ, cabinet IR, chorus, delay, reverb
  • Adaptive layout for iPhone/iPad
  • Import .nam files
  • Organize captures into groups
  • Save full-chain presets
Features
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Cawing NAM is a real-time Neural Amp Modeler player for iPhone and iPad. Load .nam captures, build a studio-quality tone chain, and play through your audio interface or headphones with low latency. STAGE PLAYER • Dual A/B amp slots for instant comparison • Noise gate, parametric EQ with live spectrum, cabinet IR, chorus, delay, room reverb, and shimmer • Adaptive layout for iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape LIBRARY • Import .nam files from Files, Mail, or cloud storage • Organize captures into groups • Audition a group to cycle profiles before committing to a slot TONE3000 (OPTIONAL) • Sign in to browse and download community NAM captures • TONE3000 is a third-party service and is not required to play • Report community captures on TONE3000.com IDEAS • Record or import clips and replay them through the current live chain • Sessions, favorites, and share/export PRESETS & iCLOUD • Save full-chain presets • Library sync via iCloud when signed in REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17 or later • iPhone or iPad • Microphone or USB audio interface (iOS will ask for permission) • NAM profiles you own, or optional TONE3000 downloads Cawing NAM processes your instrument on your device. Recordings and imported profiles stay in your library unless you export them. For Logic Pro / GarageBand, use Cawing NAM on Mac — the Audio Unit is not available on iOS.

Screenshots

Additive Drum Machine4 screens
Cawing_Nam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cawing_Nam at Free against Additive Drum Machine's $2.99. Cawing_Nam also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). Additive Drum Machine's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

Cawing_Nam 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Additive Drum Machine against 5.0 for Cawing_Nam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Additive Drum Machine ships an update every 15 months, Cawing_Nam every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Additive Drum Machine versus Cawing_Nam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdditive Drum MachineCawing_Nam
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiovanny Bermudezmichael coxon

In-app purchases

None

Additive Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

None

Cawing_Nam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Additive Drum Machine free?
Additive Drum Machine costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cawing_Nam free?
Cawing_Nam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Additive Drum Machine or Cawing_Nam?
Additive Drum Machine and Cawing_Nam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Additive Drum Machine or Cawing_Nam have ads?
Neither Additive Drum Machine nor Cawing_Nam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Additive Drum Machine or Cawing_Nam?
Additive Drum Machine ships an update every 15 months, and Cawing_Nam every 5 days. Most recently, Additive Drum Machine was updated on November 7, 2026 and Cawing_Nam on November 6, 2026.

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