Drum Loop vs Rock Drum Machine Lite
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).
Rock Drum Machine Lite
Transform your device into a powerful rock drumming tool. Access high-quality drum sounds and a variety of rhythms for instant power drumming. Easily create and customize your own beats.
- High-quality rock drum sounds
- Extensive rhythm library
- Easy rhythm editing
- Pattern mode for component beats
- Groove Edit Mode for subdivisions
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Rock Drum Machine Lite will no longer receive updates. Get Rock Drum Machine 7, now free to download with a 7-day free trial, then unlock it once. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a solid Rock Drummer. Top quality and powerful drum sounds, with lots of rhythms to get power drumming grooves easily in a flash. The best drum machine for Rock... for FREE!!! You can edit or create your own rhythms very easily in two modes: * Edit Mode allows you to edit the whole rhythm quickly. * Patterns Mode allows you to set the patterns for each component (hihat/ride cymbal, snare or kick )easily with a wheel. Combine the best acoustic drum sounds with any rhythm to get top inspiring rocky grooves. * In Groove Edit Mode you can set any subdivision to any beats. Just do a long press on the time until it shows a red border and drag up or down to rest or add notes. EASY and QUICK!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rock Drum Machine Lite at 85% against Drum Loop's 24%. Rock Drum Machine Lite also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rock Drum Machine Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Drum Machine Lite has 130 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Drum Loop's written reviews are positive against 85% of Rock Drum Machine Lite's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Drum Loop | Rock Drum Machine Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (130 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 130 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RockCat Studio Limited | Lumbeat |
Customer experience
Drum Loop
Rock Drum Machine Lite
Bugs and requests
Drum Loop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rock Drum Machine Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incompatibility with certain audio apps
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free bars/time in lite version
- Ability to save/load custom beats
- Integration with other music apps
- More drum kit/sound options
In-app purchases
Drum Loop
No in-app purchases
Rock Drum Machine Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Drum Loop free?
Is Rock Drum Machine Lite free?
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