Comparison

Drum Loop vs Steve Gadd Loops Light

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

Steve Gadd Loops Light

This app offers studio-quality drum loops and fills performed by a legendary drummer. It allows users to play along, record, and copy/paste loops into their Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for songwriting and practice.

Highlights
  • Studio-quality drum loops and fills
  • Copy/paste to DAW
  • Play along as a metronome
  • Royalty-free use in productions
  • Audiobus and Inter App Audio compatible
  • VR videos of Steve Gadd and studio
Features
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Play along or record your own songs with the best studio drummer in the world! Steve Gadd Loops Light is the free version of the one of a kind Steve Gadd Loops app, the first time the celebrity drummer (James Taylor, Chick Corea, Paul Simon) comes to IOS with 4 bar drum loops for you to copy/paste into your DAW, in this ‘Light” version one tempo in one chapter is fully functional for you to try out all features and other chapters have video clips (iPad) and audio examples (iPhone) of what can be found in Steve Gadd Loops (full version). Perfect for songwriters, producers, teachers and fans.....hundreds of loops and fills played by the absolute master of his craft. Steve has recorded in his fav tempos and styles, providing you with signature ‘feel’ grooves that have set Steve aside long ago from his colleagues. Copy any loop to any paste equipped DAW for songwriting or play loops within the app as a ‘human metronome’ for practicing. If you use GB as your DAW of choice you get an incredible advantage, you can copy a loop or fill into GB and from there on change the tempo and maintaining Steve’s feel! As with any purchased library, the loops and fills can be used royalty free in your own productions! MAIN FEATURES: THE 6/8 CHAPTER HAS ONE TEMPO AVAILABLE WITH ALL FEATURES, 6 FILLS AND 6 LOOPS TO TRY OUT HOW IT WORKS AND SOUNDS. With full Audiobus and Inter App Audio support, plus ability to copy loops as Apple Loops to Garageband or as Wav to other sequencers. All other chapters have video/audio examples of how the full version works and what it sounds like, plus a link to a fully featured trailer on the full version of this app. * Steve Gadd in your back pocket! * Introduction video by Steve himself * All loops are 4 bars in length, giving you a very natural sense of groove and feel and less repetition than normal * Copy/paste to your favorite multi tracker! * Ability to change loops and fills in tempo in Garageband! * Audiobus compatible * Inter App Audio compatible * Play along for as long as you want and enjoy Steve’s groove. (all grooves loop perfectly in the app itself) * Performed, recorded and built only for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch * Famous grooves chapter with some of his signature feel grooves on hits we all know * Loops in 4/4, 6/8, ballads plus a special chapter with brushes loops, performed with his own unique technique * Uncut, not time stretched, not chopped but actual high end recordings * 360 degree videos included, check out Steve and the studio in VR * Audio quality: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit (cd). For copying to any multi tracker including GB. * All loops and fills actually played in all bpms, by a living legend * Copies loops to any DAW, all loops offered in 2 formats, WAV and Apple Loops Every loop or fill is available in 2 distinct mixes, a close miked ‘dry’ mix and a ‘room mics added’ version, giving you the option to choose or to combine both sounds within the environment of your sequencer. In fact, a revolutionary app with a living legend on drums! The most sought after studio and live drummer for the last couple of decades unleashes his feel for the world to have and to enjoy! Try out this Light version to get acquainted with the app. See this app in action here: www.iosappsformusicians.com (support site with trailers) Also you will find DAW specific instructions on this website.

Screenshots

Drum Loop4 screens
Steve Gadd Loops Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steve Gadd Loops Light at 3.0 against Drum Loop's 1.0. Steve Gadd Loops Light also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Steve Gadd Loops Light holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Loop ships an update every 3 months, Steve Gadd Loops Light every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drum Loop versus Steve Gadd Loops Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum LoopSteve Gadd Loops Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRockCat Studio LimitedGo Independent Records

Customer experience

Drum Loop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

Steve Gadd Loops Light

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Loop

No in-app purchases

None

Steve Gadd Loops Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Loop free?
Drum Loop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steve Gadd Loops Light free?
Steve Gadd Loops Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Loop or Steve Gadd Loops Light?
Steve Gadd Loops Light is rated higher. Drum Loop averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Steve Gadd Loops Light averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drum Loop or Steve Gadd Loops Light have ads?
Drum Loop shows ads; Steve Gadd Loops Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Loop or Steve Gadd Loops Light?
Drum Loop ships an update every 3 months, and Steve Gadd Loops Light every 2 months. Most recently, Drum Loop was updated on October 9, 2026 and Steve Gadd Loops Light on October 7, 2026.

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