Comparison

Drum Loops HD vs Rock Drum Machine

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

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About

Drum Loops HD

Access a vast library of professionally performed drum loops and fills across multiple genres. Easily integrate these high-quality recordings into your music productions or use them for practice. Loops can be tempo-adjusted within compatible DAWs while retaining their original feel.

Highlights
  • Extensive drum loop and fill library
  • Copy/paste to DAWs (Garageband, Auria, Cubasis)
  • Audiobus and Inter App Audio support
  • Tempo adjustment in Garageband
  • Royalty-free use in productions
  • Modern and vintage mic sound options
  • Multiple genres and tempos
Features
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Drum Loops HD lets you (besides play along for as long as you like) copy to any DAW in IOS (a.o. Garageband, Auria, Cubasis) and features full Audiobus and Inter App Audio support. A perfect partner for GB, loops and fills follow GB tempo! Performed live by Hans Eijkenaar, Holland's first call session drummer and recorded with state of the art modern and vintage mics. ***** Best drum loops in store! FANTASTIC DRUMS! ***** Singer/Songwriters rejoice! ***** Best rehearsal app ever! Perfect for songwriters, producers, teachers......up to a 1000 loops, fills and samples in 14 genres and in fact a real drummer in your iPad or iPhone. Copy any loop to any paste equipped DAW for songwriting or play loops within the app as a metronome for practicing. If you use GB as your DAW of choice you get an incredible advantage, you can paste a loop or fill into GB and from there on change the tempo and maintaining the feel and sound of the drummer! Great for song writing, making demos and more! As with any purchased library, the loops and fills can be used royalty free in your own productions! MAIN FEATURES: * Full drum loop library for anyone making music on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch! * Copy/paste to your favorite multi tracker! * Ability to change loops and fills in tempo in Garageband! * Audiobus compatible * Inter App Audio compatible * Perfect drummer to play along with when practicing your timing on any instrument (all grooves loop perfectly in app itself) * Performed, recorded and built only for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. * Many genres in many bpms (content list) including a unique Jazz loop library, Tom loops (for intros and bridges) and pop Brushes loops, not found in any other library. * Two sounds for all loops, fills and samples in every style and tempo (modern and vintage). * 4/4, 6/8 loops and shuffles, loops in straight time and shuffled time. * Uncut, not time stretched, not chopped but actual high end recordings * Audio quality: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit (cd). For copying to any multi tracker including GB. * All loops and fills actually played in all bpms, by a living and breathing drummer! All genres are cut into either 2 or 4 bar loops and recorded with two different mic settings, a 'Modern' with 14 mics and a unique 'Vintage' setting with 5 old school mics placed around the sets. Every genre comes in a wide range of tempos including: * Update chapter for 2021! another 43 loops and 30 fills added in a modern mix! * Ballads- 5 loops and 3 fills at 60, 66, 72 and 78 bpm (beats per minute) * Pop/Rock- 5 loops and 3 fills at tempos ranging from 80-170 bpm, in 10 bpm increments * Funk/Hip-Hop- 5 loops and 3 fills at 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130 bpm * Dance/DnB- 5 loops at 120, 130, 140 (10 loops), 160 and 180 bpm * Soul- 5 loops and 3 fills at 100, 110, 120, 130 and 140 bpm * Brushes- 5 loops and 3 fills at 60-130 bpm (10 bpm increments), plus 2 crashes and 1 crash+kick! * 6/8 and Shuffles- 5 loops and 3 fills at 75, 85, 95, 110 and 130 bpm * Jazz, 3 loops and 2 fills at tempos ranging from 100-280 bpm, 20 bpm increments   * Tom Loops in 4/4 and 6/8 for completing your intros, bridges and other creative ideas 4/4: 80-120 bpm (10 bpm increments) 6/8: 75-95 bpm (10 bpm increments) * Random Loops, a chapter with Reggae, Fusion, Cuban and Brazilian loops and fills, presented as a trailer chapter for the app Drum Loops HD 2 * Jazz Waltz, 3 loops, 80-200 bpm (20 bpm incr.) * Mixed Loops (with percussion) 90-130 bpm (20 bpm incr.) * Jazz kit sampled, long list of samples of perfectly tuned Jazz set, including 22" Old K * Pop kit sampled, long list of samples of the set used in pop/rock and other chapters So in fact a real live drummer at your fingertips plus ending drum fills, crashes and double crashes to finish your track in style! Don't settle for an app that gives you programmed drum-like sounds. Download Drum Loops HD now and put a real drummer in GarageBand! See all of our apps in action: www.iosappsformusicians.com

About

Rock Drum Machine

Transform your device into a powerful rock drumming tool with realistic sounds and a vast library of rhythms. Easily create custom beats, jam with AI-generated grooves, and integrate with other music apps. Export your creations as audio or MIDI files.

Highlights
  • AI-powered rock drumming
  • Adjustable jam level and intensity
  • Live Pads with assignable controls
  • MIDI out and Ableton Link synchronization
  • Song Mode for creating drum tracks
  • Custom rhythm editing
  • Four built-in effects
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a solid Rock Drummer with powerful drum sounds and tons of rhythms to get rock drum drums grooves easily in a flash. The AI drum machine for Rock! RDM jams! Just move a slider to set the jamming level like a proper drummer! 2d Slider to control jam level ( x - horizontal ) and intensity ( y - vertical ) The Live Pads allows to play live sessions on the way with 8 assignable pads and buttons for fills, intro, end with midi controls. Now with assignable Midi Map, for controls and MIDI out notes. Synchronize any app easily with Ableton Link. Export Full or Multitrack Audio and Midi File, available from iOS 12. Song Mode. An easy and fast way to make quality drums for your songs. - Double press to edit a part or song - Long press to move parts or songs Save all your data to iCloud to have several song lists, rhythms or repertorios and share them among your devices 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 rock grooves. * Midi Sync + Inter App Audio + Audiobus. Stream live audio directly to other Audiobus or Inter App Audio apps! * 4 Effects : Compressor / Gate, Equalizer , Delay, Reverb * Set random fills every 4, 8, 12 , 16, 32 bars * In Groove Edit Mode you can set any subdivision to any beats. Just long press on the time until it shows a red border and drag up or down to rest or add notes * Midi Outt --- MIDI CONTROLS --- Assignable Midi Controls. Default Controls : Play : G2 LivePads : C1 - G2 Fill + Play/Stop : A2 Fill : C2 Fill + Toggle Hats/Ride D2 Toggle Hats/Ride Db2 Fill with LivePad Change E2 Load Live Pad C3 Preview LivePad Db3 Next Live Pad D3 Select Live Pad Set Eb3 Tap Tempo Bb2 Crash Cymbal B2 Next Song Ab2 Previous Song Gb2 Jam CC 1 Intensity CC 2 Master Volume CC 7 Swing CC 11 Reverb Level CC 91 Bank CC 32 Rhythm CC 0 Soundset PC

Screenshots

Drum Loops HD4 screens
Rock Drum Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Loops HD at $6.99 against Rock Drum Machine's $17.99. Drum Loops HD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 14.0). Rock Drum Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drum Loops HD costs $6.99 and Rock Drum Machine $17.99 up front. Rock Drum Machine sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Drum Loops HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rock Drum Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Drum Machine has 523 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Drum Loops HD's written reviews are positive against 92% of Rock Drum Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Loops HD ships an update every 7 months, Rock Drum Machine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Drum Loops HD versus Rock Drum Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Loops HDRock Drum Machine
Price$6.99 — better$17.99
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.7 (523 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.2% of reviews92.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13523 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#190 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGo Independent RecordsLumbeat

Customer experience

Drum Loops HD

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive75.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.6%

Rock Drum Machine

All ratings523 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews394 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Drum Loops HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rock Drum Machine

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting audio
  • MIDI out not working as expected
  • Saving new patterns can be inconsistent
  • Occasional UI glitches or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more drum kits and styles
  • Improve MIDI support and control
  • Implement AUv3 support
  • Add more customization options
  • Provide better documentation and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

Drum Loops HD

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rock Drum Machine

One-time2
  • Mike$4.99
  • John$4.99

Questions

Is Drum Loops HD free?
Drum Loops HD costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rock Drum Machine free?
Rock Drum Machine costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Loops HD or Rock Drum Machine?
Rock Drum Machine is rated higher. Drum Loops HD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Rock Drum Machine averages 4.7 from 523 ratings.
Do Drum Loops HD or Rock Drum Machine have ads?
Neither Drum Loops HD nor Rock Drum Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Loops HD or Rock Drum Machine?
Drum Loops HD ships an update every 7 months, and Rock Drum Machine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drum Loops HD was updated on October 17, 2026 and Rock Drum Machine on October 16, 2026.

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