Comparison

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine vs Voice Builder

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

Head to head
About

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

This app provides a metronome with realistic drum beats instead of a simple click. It's designed to improve timing, aid in songwriting, and facilitate live jamming and performance. Users can access a large library of pre-made beats across various genres and customize their practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum beats, not a click
  • 100+ pre-made beats in various genres
  • Adjustable tempo without pitch change
  • Personalize and favorite beats
  • Improve timing with Bar Break beats
  • Connect to other music apps via Inter-app Audio
  • Jam via Bluetooth or AirPlay
Features
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You found it! Drum Beats+ is the metronome app that improves your timing using great sounding drum beats, not a boring click. But that’s not all. It can also help you write songs, jam with friends, or even perform live. It's a learning, jamming and performing tool that keeps getting better, just like you. "No more annoying metronome ticks or digital click tempos!" ~ AnthonyVilla "Awesome sounding and authentically grooving drum loops…but also a great practice tool for timing." ~ Ets5017 "Sorry drummers...but I use this on live gigs." ~ RBJ555 "A proper replacement for your deadbeat drummer." ~ Rolling Stone Magazine - - - FEATURES Cheaper than a metronome, simpler than a drum machine. • SUPER SIMPLE DESIGN - spend more time playing, less time learning the app • NO WORK REQUIRED - Standard Library comes with 100+ PRE-MADE great sounding beats in a variety of genres (Add 250+ with the Pro Library) • VERSATILE 45 to 200 Tempo Range -- play all the songs you want • ADJUSTABLE - Play any beat at any speed WITHOUT CHANGING THE PITCH • FAVORITE beats have their own tab. Play and practice faster. • LOCK THE TEMPO to save time during practice (tap the padlock button on tempo screen) • PERSONALIZE - Tap edit to RENAME the beats (e.g. "My Hit Song") - - - As you advance as a player, you’ll grow into the app’s advanced features. • Improve your timing with Bar Break beats that rest for entire bars or more • Refine your ear with beats that alternate between swing and straight feels, loud and soft volumes and beats per bar • Connect to GarageBand and other music apps using Inter-app Audio • Jam loud by using BlueTooth or AirPlay to play beats through your stereo or Apple TV • Hit the randomizer button to challenge yourself with beats you might not choose - - - So many drummers, so little time. Drum Beats+ includes four style packs and four training packs—100+ beats in all—with tons more in our Pro Library. • Break Beats. 16 bumping beats of classic funk and soul breaks • Hit Songs I. 16 beats based on popular songs every musician should know • Pop Rock I. 24 beats spanning funk, straight ahead rock, shuffles and more • R&B Essentials I: 16 excellent modern and vintage-sound electronic beats • Rhythm, Timing, & Dynamics Packs. 41 practice beats that alternate grooves, volumes, beats per bar and rests • Every beat features different sounds—booming rock bass drums, snappy soul snares and more. All digitally mastered to make practicing a pleasure - - - Enjoy this powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to get the best music experience! No need to replace the app with a complicated drum machine, or even a drummer. Just add more beats with our Pro Library. Preview everything inside the app. Drum Beats+ Pro Drum Beats+ Pro Subscription allows you unlock all sounds and features. Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: - 1 year subscription with 7-day free trial - 1 year subscription - Lifetime subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to iTunes Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. Privacy Policy: https://ninebuzz.com/privacypolicy_en/ Terms of Service: https://ninebuzz.com/terms_en/

About

Voice Builder

Enhance vocal power, resonance, range, and endurance for singing and speaking. This app utilizes a revolutionary vocal exercise system with neutral tone technology and guided sessions for effective voice muscle development.

Highlights
  • Vocal power, resonance, range, and endurance enhancement
  • Based on The Catona Voice Building System
  • Neutral Tone Technology for perfect pitch
  • Automatic voice-building exercises
  • Volume & pitch visual guides
  • Over 20 voice-building sessions
  • Audio commands and video demonstrations
Features
Currently charting
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--RANKED IN TOP 100 MUSIC APPS WORLDWIDE!*-- Voice Builder™ is a breakthrough iOS application for bringing power, resonance, range, flexibility, and endurance to the singing or speaking voice. It is the only application of its kind to be based on The Catona Voice Building System™, the revolutionary vocal exercise program for developing the muscles of the human voice. The Catona Voice Building System is the brainchild of renowned voice builder Gary Catona, who has trained many of today’s most successful singers and entertainers, including: - Whitney Houston - Andrea Bocelli - Babyface - Sade - Seal - Usher - Shakira - Lenny Kravitz - Tony Bennett - Lionel Ritchie - And many others KEY FEATURES: - Neutral Tone Technology™: Instead of vocalizing to a pre-recorded human voice (and its imperfections), you instead vocalize to a tone that is always in perfect pitch. 
- Voice-building exercises play automatically with a simple touch of a button. 
 - Volume & pitch guides provide an effective visual aid in performing voice-building exercises in the correct pitch and volume.
 - Over 20 voice-building sessions for both male and female singers and speakers. A setup wizard makes choosing the right voice-building session quick & easy. 
- Gary Catona guides you every step of the way with audio commands and numerous video demonstrations. 
 - A short video tutorial gets you up to speed quickly on both The Catona Voice Building System and the Voice Builder application. Long considered a well-guarded secret in the entertainment industry, Voice Builder now makes the Catona Voice Building System available to the world by means of an elegant, innovative, and intuitive application which is a pleasure to use, whether it be at home or on-the-go. To learn more about Gary Catona and The Catona Voice Building System, visit www.garycatona.com. *on 7/25/12

Screenshots

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine4 screens
Voice Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine at Free against Voice Builder's $4.99. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 114). Voice Builder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is free to download; Voice Builder costs $4.99 up front. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Voice Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine has 4.5K ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine's written reviews are positive against 76% of Voice Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine ships an update monthly, Voice Builder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine versus Voice Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Beats+ Rhythm MachineVoice Builder
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better4.5 (114 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better76.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better114
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size773 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNinebuzz Software LLCGary Catona

Customer experience

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

All ratings4,494 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews382 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative16.8%

Voice Builder

All ratings114 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative17.9%

User reviews

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

From 4.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fabulous drum accompaniment
  • 🚀 Excellent app for practice and jamming
  • 👍 Easy and helpful
  • 👍 Great practice tool
  • 👍 Useful app for guitarist accompaniment

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid trash
  • 💰 Subscription
  • 💰 Only a 3 day free trial
  • 💰 Wanted to try. Paywall.
  • 💰 I paid for the app

Voice Builder

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Transformative vocal improvement
  • 💪 Increased vocal power and control
  • 🗣️ Enhanced vocal range
  • 🌟 Reduced vocal fatigue
  • 🎶 Improved singing ability overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty exiting app on iPhone X
  • 🐛 Screen orientation bug on iPad
  • 🐛 App appears upside down on startup
  • 🐛 Update issues causing cycling setup screens
  • 🐛 No audio on iPhone

Bugs and requests

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Mutes after three loops
  • Sounds are OK, AirPlay doesn't work
  • NOT a metronome app - and a big problem with tempo
  • I don't have an Airturn
  • Sounds are poor
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  • Depletes battery in the background

Requested features

11 requests
  • Visual cue could be an improvement
  • Tap tempo
  • Ability to save customizations
  • Finer tempo adjustment
  • Ability to create own beats, sounds, and patterns
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  • More ballroom rhythms like Tango, Foxtrot, Cha Cha
  • Ability to rename favorite beats
  • Ability to record and export beats
  • Bluetooth pedal support for start, end, fill, next, previous
  • Indicators for bar start and rate
  • More reggae, waltz, and odd meter patterns

Voice Builder

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot exit app on iPhone Xs
  • Screen orientation bug on iPad
  • App appears upside down on startup
  • App keeps cycling through set-up screens after update
  • No audio on iPhone
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  • App does not allow use on another device

Requested features

9 requests
  • Better explanation of the method
  • More detailed instructions on exercises
  • Recording feature for voice comparison
  • More customization options for vocal range
  • Demonstrations for each tone
Show 4 more
  • Link to web demonstrations
  • More information on natural pitch ranges
  • Ability to turn off the singing head visual
  • More features added

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

Subscriptions6
  • Drum Beats+ Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Drum Beats+ Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
  • DB+ Pro 1 Year (3-days Free)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Drum Beats+ Pro Unlimited3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Jazz 1$4.99
  • Heavy Metal 1$4.99
  • Blues 1$4.99
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  • Country 1$4.99
  • Blues 2$4.99
None

Voice Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine free?
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Builder free?
Voice Builder costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or Voice Builder?
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is rated higher. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Voice Builder averages 4.5 from 114 ratings.
Do Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or Voice Builder have ads?
Neither Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine nor Voice Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or Voice Builder?
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine ships an update monthly, and Voice Builder fortnightly. Most recently, Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine was updated on October 16, 2026 and Voice Builder on October 11, 2026.

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