FunkBox Drum Machine vs DM10
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FunkBox Drum Machine
This app offers a collection of vintage drum machine sounds for composing, recording, and performing music. It allows users to create custom drum kits, edit patterns, and export loops. It's compatible with various iOS devices and integrates with other music apps and hardware.
- Vintage drum machine sounds
- Compose, record, and play music
- Create custom drum boxes
- Edit and create rhythm patterns
- Export audio and MIDI loops
- Audiobus 3 and Inter-App Audio support
- Ableton Link and CoreMIDI sync
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Funkbox contains all your favorite vintage drum machine sounds in one funky quirky little app! FunkBox is a full featured drum machine that you can use to compose, record and play your songs live. It has been used in the studio by electronic artists such as Gorillaz (on their album “The Fall”) Tom Middleton (Global Communications, Jedi Knights) and Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), and also by alternative/indie musicians such as tUnE-yArDs, Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, QOTSA), Anton Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre), and Reggie Pace (Bon Iver, No BS Brass). It's also been used on stage by rock/pop musicians such as Joan Osborne and Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) live in concert. Its quirky vintage sounds, ease of use and advanced features have made it popular with many musicians worldwide who use it to make all sorts of different styles of music. FunkBox was featured in Computer Music Magazine's "Amazing Music Apps" special issue and Electronic Musician magazine's "Attack of the Killer Apps" best music tools for the iPad. FunkBox 4.0 features: The look, feel, sound and quirks of a classic vintage drum machine. iOS 10 compatible, iPhone 5 retina graphics compatible, iPad retina graphics compatible. Universal app that works great on iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Buy it once and you can use it on all your iOS devices. Fourteen classic boxes to choose from, including favorites like the 808, 909, CR-78, LM-2, MRK-2, DX, TOM, and more. Create your own custom boxes by mix and matching preset samples, or even import and use your own custom samples. Includes 36 preset rhythm patterns, plus several more bonus banks. Easily edit the included patterns to create your own beats. Export your drum loops as audio or midi via email, audio pasteboard, or the iTunes folder. Easily share your custom boxes and patterns via email with your friends, or between your devices. Use Audiobus 3 and Inter-App Audio to exchange live audio with other apps. Use Ableton Link or CoreMIDI to sync up with “real” music equipment or other music apps, multi-tasking in the background or on other nearby iOS devices. Use the bonus MIDI bass sequencer to play a bassline along with your beat using another iOS app or a “real” hardware synth! …and lots more. Need some old school beats? Grab yourself some funk in a box.
DM10
This app is a powerful drum and synthesizer machine for electronic musicians. It offers a modern audio engine with a wide array of drum kits, instruments, and synth presets, alongside advanced sequencing and effects for creative music production.
- 228 drum kits
- Bass & Lead synths
- AudioUnit support
- Polyrhythmic tracks
- Advanced sequencing
- Real-time FX automation
- User drum kit creation
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DM10 is the ultimate Drum & Synth Machine for iPhone, iPad and Mac — from the creators of DM1, winner of the Apple Design Award 2012. 256 vintage & modern drum kits. Built-in Bass & Lead synths. A powerful step sequencer. Full Mixer, 4 FX slots & intuitive Song Mode. Everything you need to produce beats, from sketch to finished track — in one beautifully designed app One purchase. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. You get everything. DRUMS & KITS • 256 drum kits — Vintage, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Electro & more • 10 instruments (Piano, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer…) • Drum Pads with customizable layout • Custom drumkit per track • User drum kit creation with samples import & export • Drums Glitch mode • Drumkits Randomizer STEP SEQUENCER • Drum & Synth step sequencer • 45 patterns • Variable step count, Accent, Triplets & Swing • Time signatures • Polyrhythmic tracks • Steps Probability & Retrig • Playhead Randomize • Custom Tempo, Kit, Mixer & FX per pattern • Steps Randomizer MIXER & FX • Mixer with level, pitch, length, pan & automation • 4 FX slots per track with real-time automation — 15 effects available: Overdrive · Delay · Reverb · Filter · Phaser · Formant · Texturizer · Robotizer · Dalek · Flanger · Decimator · Ring Modulator · Resonator · Compressor · Noise Gate • Mixer & Fx Randomizer SONG MODE • Song mode with intuitive editing • Audio export — master & separated tracks • Project import & export SYNTH ENGINE • Bass Synth — 3 VCO, Filter, ADSR, BitCrush, Detune • Lead Synth — 2 VCO, VCO Modulation, Filter, ADSR, Vibrato • 40 Bass & Lead factory presets PRO CONNECTIVITY • AudioUnit (AUv3) • Full MIDI support — Mapping, File Import & Export, External Clock • Audio Background support • Ableton Link • iCloud Shared Folder • Computer keyboard support VINTAGE DRUM MACHINES • 116 drum kits meticulously sampled from legendary machines: Roland TR-808, TR-909, TR-606 · Akai MPC2000 · Linn 9000 · Oberheim DMX · E-MU SP-12 · Simmons SDS-5 · Fairlight CMI · Teenage Engineering PO-12 · Korg · Yamaha · Boss · Casio · Alesis · Linn · Kawai · Pearl · Elektro-Harmonix · Wersi · Novation · Waldorf · Ensoniq · Sequential Circuits and many more. ACOUSTIC DRUM KITS • 32 acoustic kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio — sampled from iconic brands: Oyster · Ludwig · DW · Gretsch · Pearl · Premier · Slingerland · Sonor · Yamaha · Rogers • 26 percussion & instrument kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio STYLES DRUM KITS • 82 drum kits from various music styles: Hip-Hop, Electro, Dubstep, Trap, Synth, Concrete… Questions or feedback? contact@fingerlab.net Stay tuned! The Fingerlab Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FunkBox Drum Machine at $4.99 against DM10's $17.99. FunkBox Drum Machine also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). DM10's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
FunkBox Drum Machine costs $4.99 and DM10 $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DM10 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of FunkBox Drum Machine's written reviews are positive against 72% of DM10's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FunkBox Drum Machine ships an update every 2 months, DM10 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FunkBox Drum Machine | DM10 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) | 4.6 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 454 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synthetic Bits, LLC | Fingerlab |
Customer experience
FunkBox Drum Machine
DM10
User reviews
FunkBox Drum Machine
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent little classic drum machine with sequencer
- 👍 Great for messing around with some beats offline
- 👍 Usability and interface are superb (even moreso on an iPad)
- 👍 Samples sound good
- 👍 Fun, fast and simple keep inspiration at the forefront
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes whenever trying to open settings
- 🐛 App won't close, have to reboot every time
- 🐛 Saving patterns not working, crashes
- 🐛 Cannot access the settings, puts me back to Home Screen
- 🐛 Midi is a pain, always asks about Bluetooth, doesn't stay set
DM10
From 53 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient drum sequencing
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
- 👍 Great selection of drum kits
- 👍 Regularly updated with new features
- 👍 Inspiring and fun to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with time signature and step rate
- 🐛 Choke group functionality not working as expected
- 🔧 Limited synth and bass modules
Bugs and requests
FunkBox Drum Machine
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iOS 7 for iPhone 5s
- Presets disappearing after update, unable to load saved banks
Requested features
11 requests- Please refresh and update the app a bit
- Add ability to customize drum sounds beyond just volume and panning
- Implement copy/paste functionality for sequences
- Allow programming in 3/4 time signature
- Add ability to adjust the pitch and tuning of drum sounds
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- Implement song mode to chain patterns together
- Add ability to export each instrument as a separate WAV file
- Implement Ableton Link support
- Add ability to adjust the speed of the roll button
- Implement more effects and sound manipulation options
- Add a drop-down list for recalling presets instead of individual buttons
DM10
Reported bugs
2 issues- Dropping the first beat in some cases
- Syncing issues in standalone mode
Requested features
6 requests- Add probability per step
- Implement true triplets and flams
- Allow tempo changes within a song
- Increase pattern count beyond 45
- Add more time signature options
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- Implement MIDI mapping for pattern changes
In-app purchases
FunkBox Drum Machine
No in-app purchases
DM10
No in-app purchases









