Comparison

Echo Guitar™ Lite vs DrumComputer

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

Head to head
About

Echo Guitar™ Lite

This app helps you compose guitar music by offering tools like automatic arpeggios, chord tapboards, and pattern libraries. Easily record and playback your songs with animated visuals and access a comprehensive chords library.

Highlights
  • Automatic arpeggio generation
  • Chord and pattern tapboards
  • Record and playback songs
  • Animated song playback
  • Real-time chord fingering hints
  • Extensive chords and patterns library
  • AudioBus and Inter-App Audio support
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Echo Guitar™ is a convenient tool for composing guitar songs. You can quickly record musical inspirations with it's unique features such as "Automatic-arpeggio" "Chords Tapboard" "Patterns Tapboard"... Main Features 1. Automatic arpeggio. 2. Velocity strings. 3. Record / Playback your songs. 4. Songs playback with animations. 5. Hints the selected guitar chord's fingering by real time. 6. Chords library. 7. Patterns library . 8. Supports AudioBus and Inter-App Audio. 9. Four guitar sounds optional : Classical acoustic, Steel string acoustic, Clean electric, Muted electric. 10.Virtual MIDI Out.

About

DrumComputer

This app is a powerful tool for creating synthetic drum sounds using a variety of synthesis methods and sequencers. It offers intelligent randomization, flexible modulation, and pattern editing to generate unique beats and explore new sonic possibilities.

Highlights
  • 8 multi-layer sound engines
  • Flexible modulation matrix
  • Intelligent randomizers for sound generation
  • 16-step sequencer with pattern generation
  • AUv3 plugin and standalone support
  • MIDI file export and multiple outputs
  • Preset iCloud sync and sharing
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DrumComputer is the new specialist for synthetic drums, combining classic and modern synthesis with flexible modulations and luxurious sequencing. Intelligent randomizers, elegant pattern editing and import of your own samples are just a few of the mind blowing possibilities. Enjoy new drums everyday and get inspired by all the creativity that DrumComputer sets free. Just because, there still is all the unheard of... More than 400 global presets and 450 engine presets are shipping with DrumComputer. Add the Sound Randomizer and you have an unlimited source of cool sounds. ::FEATURES:: • 8 Sound Engines, each one layering a Resonator, Wavetable/Analogue, Resynth and Sampler • Filter, Compressor, Overdrive and 2 kinds of Send Reverbs: Room and Hall • 2x Env/LFO, plus Synth-Engine-Modulators, Sequencer-Modulators, ModMatrix • Intelligent Randomizers for endless Drum Sounds • 16 Step Sequencer and Pattern Generator, Probability, Rolls, +/- Step Delay, Swing, Humanize • Auto- und Manual Remixing/Fills • Easy Keyboard Mapping for Patterns, Mutes and Engine Triggers • Keyzones for Rolls, Pitch and Modulation • AUv3 plug-in with MIDI FX support & Standalone • Audio Bounce • MIDI File Export • Multiple Audio/MIDI Outputs • Virtual, Network, External & Bluetooth MIDI • Ableton Link • MIDI Learn & Host Automation • Preset iCloud Sync • Preset Share ••• Sound Engines ••• 8 individual 3-layer synth engines to design, shape and sculpt powerful drum hits. Depth modulation area with envelopes, LFOs, and a complex modulation matrix to change most parameters using a wide array of sources. Finest noise table conversion technology, followed by a filter, distortion and side chain compressor. ••• Sequencer ••• Enjoy smart randomization to create patterns that feel natural and organic and add some feeling to the pattern with swing and 'humanization'. Move various parameters along to match the notes, such as velocity, pitch, decay, probability, roll and offset. ••• Kit Page ••• Bring all the individual sounds together in one place, select new sound presets or even randomly generate new sounds based on various sound type profiles and give your kit some character, punch and an analogue feel! ••• Mix ••• With Volume, Mute, Solo, Pan as well as two reverb return channels you can send any of your sounds to at any time and also assign the mixer parameters as modulation destinations. The Room reverb gives you a nice familiar space, letting you glue together multiple drum sounds, while the Hall reverb gives a massive space you can use either as a utility, or as way to fire your sounds off into the cosmos! ••• Mapping ••• Create up to 16 individual patterns (from scratch, or using the easy copy/paste function), and chain these together into a sequence, up to 16 patterns long. Use your MIDI keyboard or controller to send values that quickly and seamlessly switch between patterns on the fly. Quickly remove and add the individual hits, trigger rolls of different speeds, or even have them as pitch modifiers. ••• Auto- and Manual Remixing/Fills ••• Mash up your patterns with one simple parameter and produce all sorts of automatic and random edits to your sound. Add creative fills and variations to your loop to keep it constantly moving with fresh ideas - great for jamming or to prevent audio stagnation. ••• Wavetable/Resynth Import & Sampler ••• Import your own audiofiles to create Wavetables. Resynthesize Hihats, Snares, even Chords with the Resynth import feature or switch to Sampler mode to play back samples the ordinary way.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Echo Guitar™ Lite at none against DrumComputer's 1. Echo Guitar™ Lite also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 17.6). DrumComputer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (621 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. DrumComputer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Echo Guitar™ Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echo Guitar™ Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumComputer has 621 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Echo Guitar™ Lite's written reviews are positive against 81% of DrumComputer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo Guitar™ Lite ships an update every 7 months, DrumComputer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echo Guitar™ Lite versus DrumComputer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho Guitar™ LiteDrumComputer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (621 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2621 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS6.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB1.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupertintin Co., LtdSugar Bytes GmbH

Customer experience

Echo Guitar™ Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

DrumComputer

All ratings621 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Echo Guitar™ Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrumComputer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup with iOS 14.2
  • Inability to import samples in some cases
  • MIDI out only supports single channel

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add real-time beat recording
  • Improve MIDI mapping capabilities
  • Add randomization options for tempo, sequence length, and mixing
  • Improve preset management (ability to delete presets)
  • Optimize for better performance and battery life
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  • Add a dedicated envelope for mixer level control
  • Improve signal flow visualization and clarity

In-app purchases

None

Echo Guitar™ Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DrumComputer

One-time1
  • DrumComputer Full Version$29.99

Questions

Is Echo Guitar™ Lite free?
Echo Guitar™ Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrumComputer free?
DrumComputer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Echo Guitar™ Lite or DrumComputer?
Echo Guitar™ Lite is rated higher. Echo Guitar™ Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DrumComputer averages 4.8 from 621 ratings.
Do Echo Guitar™ Lite or DrumComputer have ads?
Neither Echo Guitar™ Lite nor DrumComputer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo Guitar™ Lite or DrumComputer?
Echo Guitar™ Lite ships an update every 7 months, and DrumComputer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Echo Guitar™ Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and DrumComputer on November 3, 2026.

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