Comparison

Drum Loop vs Soundboard Studio

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

Head to head
About

Drum Loop

Create your own drum beats with a variety of styles and high-quality sounds. Practice your instrument without needing a live drummer. This app is updated frequently with new patterns.

Highlights
  • Multiple drum styles (Rock, Metal, Blues, Pop, Jazz)
  • 50 high-quality drum patterns
  • Real recorded drum sounds
  • User-friendly interface
  • Frequent updates with new patterns
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Drum Loop is an instance Drum Machine. Now you can practice your guitar without calling your band's drummer. Keep Rocking! Practice make perfect. Main Features: - Drum style: Rock, Metal, Blue, Pop and Jazz. - 50 drum patterns with high quality sound. - Real recorded drum. - User Friendly. - App update frequently (add more drum patterns).

About

Soundboard Studio

This app provides a professional and smart sound playback solution with a customizable grid of buttons for various audio needs. It allows for simultaneous playback of multiple tracks, detailed track settings, and easy organization into multiple boards.

Highlights
  • Play multiple tracks simultaneously
  • Customizable track layout and colors
  • Fade in/out and individual volume control
  • Trim audio start and end points
  • Create and navigate multiple sound boards
  • Import audio from various sources
  • Low latency playback
Features
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Soundboard Studio is the professional and smart sound playback app, perfect for for music, sound effects, voiceovers, pads, soundbites or anything else! Soundboard Studio is designed for playing ad-lib sounds and music, with its large grid of buttons for each of your tracks. You can customise the layout, colours and detailed settings for all of your tracks. For years, Soundboard Studio has been the app of choice for many pro podcasters, studios, event venues and more. Here's just a few of their thoughts: • “For the price it knocks everything else out of the ring that compares to work on a tablet or laptop.” • “For me, this is the best of any program out there, and I’ve tried a lot.” • “My worship Live looping is in a whole new Level! Thank you guys!” • “This app is professional grade and made for—you guessed it—professionals! You won't regret this investment.” • “Podcasters, look no further: This is your soundboard app!” • “This is for serious professionals, so if that's you, add this app to your arsenal immediately.” Top Features: • Play multiple tracks simultaneously • Set tracks to fade in and/or fade out • Set individual volume levels for each track • Trim the start and end of individual tracks • Set tracks to automatically play the next adjacent track when they reaches their end • Monitor and control multiple playing tracks • Add images to your tracks to make them instantly recognisable • Create multiple 'Boards' of tracks and quickly navigate between them • Assign default track settings to apply to all newly imported tracks • Import tracks from the Music library on your device • Import audio files from your favourite apps and services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and more via the Files app • Use iTunes File Sharing to import files directly from your computer • Drag & drop support – Drag any compatible audio files into Soundboard Studio • See which tracks you have already played • Low latency playback using the power and simplicity of iOS • Colours! Select from 6 colours for your tracks and boards • Collapsible view of all playing tracks for better control • Easy drag & drop track arrangement • Move tracks between boards • Import multiple files at once from the Files app • iPad split-screen multitasking support • iPad slide-over multitasking support Upgrade to Pro for extra features including: • Create unlimited boards (limited to 4 boards without Pro) • Add unlimited tracks (limited to 24 tracks without Pro) • Background audio playback: Your tracks will continue playing when you close the app • Add images to your tracks to easily identify them at a glance • Program smart Track Automations to trigger events such as playing other tracks, or changing other track volumes • Connect your device to an external display and chose from three realtime visualisers fo your sound Soundboard Studio was designed to be perfect for... • Podcasts • Events • Live theatre • Church services • Workshops • Voice presenters • Wedding planners • Choreographers • Stage Managers • Magicians • Puppeteers • Dance recitals Information about Soundboard Studio Pro: Soundboard Studio Pro is available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. If you subscribe to one of the subscription options, your subscription will start with a 7-day free trial. Your subscription will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in the Settings menu in Soundboard Studio, or from your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ You can also upgrade to Pro without a subscription with a one-time purchase. No other soundboard app comes close to the versatility, usability and experience of Soundboard Studio.

Screenshots

Drum Loop4 screens
Soundboard Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Soundboard Studio at 4.7 against Drum Loop's 1.0. Soundboard Studio also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 31%) and ads (none vs shown). Drum Loop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price 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. Soundboard Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Drum Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Soundboard Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soundboard Studio has 3.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Drum Loop's written reviews are positive against 69% of Soundboard Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Loop ships an update every 3 months, Soundboard Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drum Loop versus Soundboard Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum LoopSoundboard Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.3% of reviews69.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRockCat Studio LimitedApp Business Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Drum Loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive31.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.8%

Soundboard Studio

All ratings3,889 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

Drum Loop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Soundboard Studio

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Intermittent freezing and locking up during use
  • Audio files sometimes fail to load or play correctly
  • Automation features can be unreliable or have unexpected behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for .ogg audio files
  • Implement a waveform display for better visual cues
  • Allow resizing and recoloring of buttons
  • Add the ability to link and synchronize multiple audio tracks
  • Improve the trimming and editing tools for audio files

In-app purchases

None

Drum Loop

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Soundboard Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Soundboard Studio Pro Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Soundboard Studio Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Soundboard Studio Pro$159.99

Questions

Is Drum Loop free?
Drum Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soundboard Studio free?
Soundboard Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Loop or Soundboard Studio?
Soundboard Studio is rated higher. Drum Loop averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Soundboard Studio averages 4.7 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Drum Loop or Soundboard Studio have ads?
Drum Loop shows ads; Soundboard Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Loop or Soundboard Studio?
Drum Loop ships an update every 3 months, and Soundboard Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drum Loop was updated on June 5, 2026 and Soundboard Studio on September 28, 2026.

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