Drum Loop vs DrumBeats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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).
DrumBeats
Create your own songs with a variety of real drum loops and rhythm tracks. This app allows you to adjust tempo, filter by genre, and jam along to your favorite music, replacing traditional metronomes with engaging beats. It's suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.
- Adjustable tempo speed
- Real rhythm tracks
- Genre and BPM filtering
- Play in background
- Metronome and rhythm box functionality
- Multiple music genres
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Use real drum beats like a metronome and improve your musical talent. DrumBeats is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own songs and practice with real rhythm tracks. Play along with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings, and many other instruments. Set the tempo to the BPM you need, or tap the screen to find a tempo quickly. Jam along with your songs using real drum rhythms instead of boring metronome sounds. Filter rhythms by BPM, genre, and time signature to find the style that fits your music. The drum engine lets you change the tempo of every rhythm while keeping playback musical and steady. Use variations to create movement, then build your own sessions with Custom Loops. GENRES • 4/4 Rhythm Loop • Rock Drum Loop • RnB Drum Loop • DnB Drum Loop • Indie Drum Loop • Metal Drum Loop • Punk Drum Loop • Reggae Drum Loop • Afrobeat Drum Loop • Bossa Nova Drum Loop • Blues Drum Loop • Soul Drum Loop FEATURES • Adjustable tempo and BPM • Tap tempo • Rhythm variations • Filter by BPM, genre, and time signature • Play in the background • Rhythm sorting • Custom Loops • Equalizer • Premium and expansion rhythm packs • Useful as a metronome and rhythm box DrumBeats Premium is available as a one-year subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrumBeats at 4.3 against Drum Loop's 1.0. DrumBeats also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Drum Loop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. DrumBeats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Drum Loop asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrumBeats holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumBeats has 26 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 50% of DrumBeats's.
Drum Loop ships an update every 3 months, DrumBeats every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Loop | DrumBeats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RockCat Studio Limited | Serkan Seker |
Customer experience
Drum Loop
DrumBeats
In-app purchases
Drum Loop
No in-app purchases
DrumBeats
- DrumBeats Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock All Features - Lifetime$49.99
