Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine vs AccordView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
AccordView
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AccordView shows a MIDI file the way an accordionist sees it: as buttons. Press play, and the buttons light up in time with the music — melody on the right hand, bass and chords on the left. Before you work out the fingering from a score, you can simply watch which buttons are pressed, and when. BOTH SIDES OF THE INSTRUMENT • Melody board: a five-column chromatic button accordion in C-system, with the chromatic scale running diagonally, exactly as it sits on the real thing. • Bass board: a Stradella layout — two bass columns plus major, minor, seventh and diminished. FINGERING, CHOSEN FOR YOU On a button accordion the same note appears in more than one column. AccordView looks at the phrase currently playing, picks the three adjacent columns that keep your hand most compact, and lights those buttons brightly. Duplicate buttons outside that band stay faint, so the choice between them is obvious at a glance. SEE THE ACCOMPANIMENT AS ONE SHAPE On the left hand, AccordView works out the chord from the notes being played and links the bass note to its chord button as a single connected blob. The oom-pah — and the oom-pah-pah — becomes visible as the movement of your hand. The accompaniment period is detected automatically, or you can set it by hand anywhere between 0.5 and 6 beats. BUILT FOR PRACTISING • Playback speed from 0.25× to 2×, for taking a fast passage slowly. • A seek bar, to jump straight back to the bar you're working on. • Octave shift of ±3, to match the range of your own instrument. • Track selection: choose which track of a multi-track MIDI feeds each board. • Mirror and vertical flip, to match how you hold the instrument — or how it looks facing a teacher. Button labels stay the right way up either way. ON EVERY DEVICE iPhone, iPad and Mac. iPad and Mac show both boards side by side; iPhone swipes between them. HOW TO USE IT 1. Tap Open and choose a MIDI file (.mid or .midi) 2. Press play 3. Follow the lights Audio plays through the built-in sound source on your device. No network connection is needed, and files you open are never sent anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine at Free against AccordView's $4.99. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). AccordView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On 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
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is free to download; AccordView costs $4.99 up front. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AccordView asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine | AccordView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 773 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ninebuzz Software LLC | Gakuto Nakano |
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
AccordView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine
- 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
- 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
AccordView
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine free?
Is AccordView free?
Do Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or AccordView have ads?
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