Comparison

Drum Beats vs Drum Loops for Guitar

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

Head to head
About

Drum Beats

This app offers a diverse collection of drum loops in various genres like funk, rock, reggae, and blues. It's designed to assist musicians of all levels during practice, jamming, or songwriting with features like adjustable speed and background audio.

Highlights
  • Funk, rock, reggae, blues drum beats
  • Seamless looping
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Background audio support
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Unleash your inner guitarist with this ultimate drum loop companion! Designed for players of all skill levels, this app provides a wide variety of drum loops in funk, rock, reggae, and blues styles. Whether you're practicing, jamming, or performing, these grooves will keep you inspired and in rhythm. Features: - Funky, rocking, reggae, and blues beats for perfect guitar or bass accompaniment. - Seamless looping for uninterrupted practice sessions. - Adjustable playback speed to match your tempo. - Background audio support so you can jam while multitasking. - Intuitive interface to easily select and play your favorite loops. Perfect for practice, improvisation, or songwriting. Elevate your guitar playing with the power of live-like drum rhythms! Download now and start jamming today! Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5-XlJ7Nlk Or check out evanmlondon on YouTube

About

Drum Loops for Guitar

Practice your instrument with a wide variety of high-quality drum beats and backing tracks. Easily sort and filter by genre and tempo, create custom playlists, and adjust the speed to improve your rhythm and timing.

Highlights
  • Realistic backing tracks
  • Adjustable tempo speed
  • Genre and BPM sorting
  • Customizable playlists
  • Background playback
  • Favorite marking
  • Can be used as a metronome
Features
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Play guitar like a pro with these great, high-quality beats and backing tracks! - Excellent source of realistic backing tracks - Highly accurate BPM engine - Designed and tested by professional musicians - Perfect both for advanced and amateurs Drum Loops for Guitar is an excellent source of really cool backing tracks to practice your instruments! Guitar, bass, violin, flute, harmonica - every instrument will benefit from a good backing beat! Together with the Drum Loops app, you will form a music band! Drum Loops for Guitar gives you a big choice of grooves, beats, and tones. Drumbeats divide into categories so that you can easily select your genre and the speed to play your track or jam around. You can sort beats by BPM, genre (funk, hard rock, indie, pop, punk, modern, etc.), tempo, and others. If you want - choose your favorite tracks and make your own playlist. - The application has an organized and intuitive interface. You can choose among many samples for accompaniment and exercise. A friendly designed, smart drum engine lets you change the speed / BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or drum machine. You will learn to keep up the tempo, having fun at the same time! - High sound quality makes the app sounds great whether for private practice or when amplified for group performances. The result is an incredibly handy and useful app dedicated to any musician. Drum Loops for Guitar can also help you write your own song: who has ever written a hit without a nice rhythm behind it? Sounds categories in Drum Loops for Guitar: - DnB - Heavymetal - Rock - Punk - Indie - Pop - Funk Features: - Adjustable tempo speed - Play in the background - Marking as favorites - Loop rating - Tunes sorting & filtering - Playlists- create a sequence of many loops - Many beats, tunes, and drum backgrounds - Can be used as a metronome If you have any comments or you need help with Drum Loops for Guitar, please send an e-mail at mobile@netigen.pl Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/guitarloopsios/privacy/ Terms & Conditions: https://zipoapps.com/guitarloopsios/terms/

Screenshots

Drum Beats1 screens
Drum Loops for Guitar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Beats at 4.6 against Drum Loops for Guitar's 2.8. Drum Beats also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (962 vs 4). Drum Loops for Guitar's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Drum Loops for Guitar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Drum Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Beats holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Beats has 962 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Beats ships an update every 16 months, Drum Loops for Guitar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Beats versus Drum Loops for Guitar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum BeatsDrum Loops for Guitar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (962 ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings962 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin YuZipoApps

Customer experience

Drum Beats

All ratings962 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative12.5%

Drum Loops for Guitar

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Drum Beats

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Beats not visible in dark mode
  • Beats reset to original tempo when stopped

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more beat styles (e.g. jazz, techno, Middle Eastern)
  • Implement tempo/BPM controls
  • Add ability to bookmark/favorite beats
  • Display time signature and other beat metadata

Drum Loops for Guitar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Drum Beats

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Drum Loops for Guitar

Subscriptions5
  • Pro+ Subscription 1 Month$5.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription 1 Month$7.491 Month
  • Pro+ Subscription 6 Months$19.996 Months
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  • Pro Subscription 12 Months$24.991 Year
  • Pro+ Subscription 12 Months$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Rock Pack #1$1.99
  • Giga Pack 002 - start discount$3.99
  • Giga Pack 001 - start discount$3.99
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  • Giga Pack 003 - start discount$3.99
  • One Payment Forever$44.99

Questions

Is Drum Beats free?
Drum Beats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Loops for Guitar free?
Drum Loops for Guitar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Beats or Drum Loops for Guitar?
Drum Beats is rated higher. Drum Beats averages 4.6 out of 5 from 962 ratings, while Drum Loops for Guitar averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Drum Beats or Drum Loops for Guitar have ads?
Both Drum Beats and Drum Loops for Guitar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Beats or Drum Loops for Guitar?
Drum Beats ships an update every 16 months, and Drum Loops for Guitar every 6 months. Most recently, Drum Beats was updated on October 20, 2026 and Drum Loops for Guitar on October 27, 2026.

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