iAmDrums vs Chord Progression Generator □
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iAmDrums
Create and play drum beats anytime, anywhere with a variety of drum kits. Features a loop maker for sequencing custom grooves and realistic drum feel with velocity and expression controls.
- Loop Maker Mode
- Create and sequence custom grooves
- Save grooves to KickStart library
- 20 diverse drum kits
- Velocity and expression controls
- Realistic drum feel
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It actually lets you play the drums. Not watch ads. iAmDrums is a real-feeling drum kit for iPhone and iPad. Open it and play: no ads, no subscription, no account, nothing else to buy. One price unlocks all 20 kits and every feature. SOUNDS LIKE REAL DRUMS Every kit responds to where you hit it: • Hit closer to the center for a louder beat, further out for a softer one • Hit the snare on the edge for a rim shot • Hit the center of the ride to ring the bell • Hit the center of the hi-hat for a pedal mute 20 KITS, ALL INCLUDED • Rock & band: Rock, Acoustic, Punk, Rage, Rebel, Radio, Blue • Electronic: House, Rave, Lo-Fi, Minimal, Trip Hop, 808, Analog, Industrial, Dub Step • Something different: Stomp, Orchestral, BeatBox, DrumCircle DRUMS IN YOUR POCKET For everyone who drums on everything: desks, knees, steering wheels. Long commute, time to kill, or a great beat just came on? Drum out the rhythms in your head, anywhere. MAKE YOUR OWN GROOVES Program a groove in Loop Maker, save it to your KickStart library, and play it back on any kit. PAY ONCE. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. No ads, ever. No subscription. No sign-in. We don't collect any data. Buy it once and it's yours. Tip: for the full punch of the kick and toms, play with headphones or external speakers.
Chord Progression Generator □
This music app generates chord progressions based on your desired key, mood, and complexity. It provides playable charts for guitar and piano, with options to save, export, and hear the progressions within the app. Premium features unlock extended capabilities.
- AI chord progression generation
- Key and mood selection
- Guitar fret shapes
- Piano voicings
- Playable charts
- ChordPro and plain text export
- Audio playback
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CPG is a small app for when you need a chord progression and your brain is empty. Type what you’re going for. Pick a key, moods, and how hard you want it. CPG builds a chart you can play through on guitar or piano, hear in the app, save, and take with you. Guitar gets fret shapes. Piano gets voicings. You can tap through the progression, practice it, and export ChordPro or plain text. Premium unlocks more generations, longer charts, plus PDF and audio export. Privacy Policy: https://rapidnova.netlify.app/apps/cpg/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chord Progression Generator □ at Free against iAmDrums's $3.99. Chord Progression Generator □ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). iAmDrums's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 3). On rating, 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
Chord Progression Generator □ is free to download; iAmDrums costs $3.99 up front. iAmDrums sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chord Progression Generator □ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for iAmDrums against 5.0 for Chord Progression Generator □. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of iAmDrums's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chord Progression Generator □'s.
iAmDrums ships an update every 3 months, Chord Progression Generator □ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iAmDrums | Chord Progression Generator □ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rubotic, Inc. | RapidNova |
Customer experience
iAmDrums
Chord Progression Generator □
Bugs and requests
iAmDrums
Reported bugs
13 issues- Trip Hop drum kit invisible but audio plays
- Drums not loading on download
- Black screen on iPhone 11 Pro
- Restore purchases button non-functional
- Purchased kits becoming locked after update
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- App crashes when selecting demo
- High hat making different noises during recording
- Latency/slow response time
- No sound output on certain devices
- App crashes when overwriting loops
- Incompatibility with iOS 6 and older devices
- Sequencer panel missing play button
- Double-kick and drum roll functionality broken
Requested features
15 requests- Left-handed drum kit option
- Extended bar/measure support (beyond 32 steps)
- Higher BPM limit (above 160)
- Additional cymbal types (China, Stack, Splash)
- Custom drum kit creation
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- More drum kit styles (metal, trap, EDM, techno)
- Double-tap drum roll support
- Adjustable drum kit layout
- Volume mixing in play mode
- Record mode without continuous playback
- Audio export functionality (.wav, AudioBus, IAA, MIDI support)
- Time signature customization (3/4 time, etc.)
- Start/stop/pause controls
- Ability to move drum sections for finger play
- Multiple sequence playback in succession
Chord Progression Generator □
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iAmDrums
- Unlock All Kits$0.99
Chord Progression Generator □
- CPG_Pro$4.997 Days
- CPG_Pro_Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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