Comparison

ePipes Drones vs GSDSP MMM

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

Head to head
About

ePipes Drones

This app provides tunable, authentic-sounding drones for Scottish Highland, Border, and Smallpipes. It's designed for musicians learning bagpipes, offering high-fidelity studio recordings for practice. Adjust volume, pitch, tuning, and reverb to enhance your playing experience.

Highlights
  • Authentic drone sounds
  • Tunable pitch and tuning
  • Adjustable volume and reverb
  • Multiple pipe types (Highland, Border, Smallpipes)
  • MIDI chanter testing
  • Settings saved on exit
Features
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ePipes Drones is a tunable, authentic sounding set of Scottish Highland, Border Pipes, and Smallpipes drones. This app is for musicians who are learning to play the Scottish bagpipes and want high-quality sets of tunable drones to play along with on their practice chanters. The sounds are provided by ePipes.co.uk in Glasgow, Scotland, from extremely high-fidelity studio recordings of three very fine instruments. Touch the ePipes logo to switch the drones on and off. Select the drone type using the drone selector. Available drone types are Great Highland, Border, and Smallpipes. Set the volume using the Drone Volume slider. The pitch may be transposed in semitone increments +/- one octave in using the Tranpose slider. Additionally, the Tuning slider may be used to fine-tune the drone +/- 50 cents in one-cent increments The Reverb slider sets how much reverb effect is added to the sound. All settings are saved when the app exits and restored the next time it is run. MIDI Chanter Test Features: Test your MIDI Chanter by setting the MIDI channels for the chanter and drones channels. Any MIDI Note-On message note numbers received on those channels will be displayed at the bottom of the screen. This value can be used to determine the MIDI offset value from 67 for the chanter in my other MIDI-enabled apps that default to the Fagerstrom Technopipes standard of the bottom note being MIDI note 67 (G3) as a zero offset.

About

GSDSP MMM

This app offers a robust MIDI modulation engine for controlling various instruments and plugins. It allows users to create dynamic audio with LFOs, random sources, and more, featuring a performance-focused interface for live use.

Highlights
  • MIDI CC control for plugins and hardware
  • LFOs, random sources, and envelope followers
  • Audio-based modulation capabilities
  • Dedicated Performance Skin for live use
  • AUv3 audio effect plugin
  • Desktop versions for Windows and macOS
Features
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A powerful MIDI modulation engine for controlling plugins, hardware, and instruments using LFOs, random sources, macros, and audio-based modulation. Modulate Everything MMM is a MIDI controller and modulation workstation designed to control any parameter that accepts MIDI CC — software instruments, plugins, external hardware, or any MIDI-capable device. Create modulation using LFOs, Random Generators, Envelope Followers, XY pads, and more. No more drawing of automation curves, keep your audio dynamic and exciting with ease. Perform Live MMM includes a dedicated Performance Skin designed for low-light and stage environments. It uses a restrained, red-accented color palette that preserves focus and minimizes visual distraction while performing. The interface remains clear and readable in dark settings, ensuring stable workflow during your live performance. MMM vs MMMm MMM includes audio input, enabling Envelope Followers, audio-reactive modulation, and audio output — ideal when used as an audio plugin. MMMm, by contrast, is a MIDI-only FX version for hosts such as Logic Pro or AUM that require a pure MIDI processor. Both versions support MIDI input and output and provide the same core modulators. MMM is an AUv3 audio effect plugin compatible with Logic Pro, AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand and many more. A Desktop version is also available for Windows and macOS (VST3 / AU / AAX). More information here: https://gs-dsp.com/products So what are you waiting for?

Screenshots

ePipes Drones2 screens
GSDSP MMM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GSDSP MMM at 4.7 against ePipes Drones's 2.0. GSDSP MMM also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (35 vs 4). ePipes Drones's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GSDSP MMM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GSDSP MMM has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of ePipes Drones's written reviews are positive against 67% of GSDSP MMM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ePipes Drones ships an update every 4 months, GSDSP MMM every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ePipes Drones versus GSDSP MMM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterePipes DronesGSDSP MMM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.7 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings435 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael EskinGustav Scholda

Customer experience

ePipes Drones

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

GSDSP MMM

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

ePipes Drones

No in-app purchases

None

GSDSP MMM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ePipes Drones free?
ePipes Drones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GSDSP MMM free?
GSDSP MMM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ePipes Drones or GSDSP MMM?
GSDSP MMM is rated higher. ePipes Drones averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GSDSP MMM averages 4.7 from 35 ratings.
Do ePipes Drones or GSDSP MMM have ads?
Neither ePipes Drones nor GSDSP MMM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ePipes Drones or GSDSP MMM?
ePipes Drones ships an update every 4 months, and GSDSP MMM every 5 weeks. Most recently, ePipes Drones was updated on October 21, 2026 and GSDSP MMM on October 25, 2026.

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