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.

Head to head
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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Rock Drum Machine is a rock drummer in your pocket. It does not loop a recording: it plays like a drummer, adding ghost notes, open hi-hats and fills that change every time. Practice, write songs and play live with drums that feel alive. FREE TO START Rock Drum Machine is free to explore for 7 days with access to all features. Some actions are limited during the trial (exports, random grooves, sound changes and bars per session). After the trial, keep playing with limited features. Unlock the full version with a one-time purchase, no subscription. The full version unlocks the app and the Rock DM drummer. Mike and John are extra drummers, sold separately. Already own Rock DM? Your full version stays unlocked. Nothing to buy again. A DRUMMER THAT JAMS • JAM and INTENSITY: go from a steady beat to a busy, improvising drummer • Fills of variable length that come in the way a drummer would play them, with triplet fills and double bass drum • Automatic fills every few bars, or fire them yourself • Humanize, from Perfect to Drunk ROCK, FROM CLASSIC TO ODD TIMES • 114 grooves and 70 fills in 6 banks: Rock, Grunge, FunkRock, Shuffle, Progressive and Odd Times • 65 real drum sounds, most recorded in three dynamic layers: ghost, normal and accent • 25 factory kits plus two round-robin kits, Stage RR and Vintage RR • Create or edit your own grooves in Edit Mode and Patterns Mode, and save them in your own banks PRACTICE, WRITE, PERFORM • Song Mode: chain grooves and fills into full songs • 8 Live Pads: switch grooves and fire fills on the fly, with a countdown to the change • Portrait layout on iPhone, so it sits on your music stand • Mixer with volume, pan and reverb send for every drum • Four effects: Compressor / Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb • External keyboard support: Space to play and stop, Enter for a fill IN YOUR STUDIO • AUv3 plug-in, plus a new MIDI-only plug-in to drive any other drum instrument • Sound Module: play the kit as a MIDI sampler from your pads or keyboard • MIDI Setup: independent MIDI Clock in and out, MIDI-controllable tempo, shareable maps • Send and receive grooves and Live Pad Sets with the other Lumbeat drummers and iBassist • Share a groove or a song by AirDrop, Mail or Files • Export full audio, multitrack stems and MIDI • Ableton Link and MIDI Clock sync MORE DRUMMERS Mike (Progressive Rock, with heavier, metal-style fills) and John (Classic Rock) are available as separate in-app purchases, each with their own kit and playing style. They are not included in the full version. Requires iOS 16 or later.

Screenshots

Drum Loops HD4 screens
Rock Drum Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rock Drum Machine at Free against Drum Loops HD's $6.99. Rock Drum Machine also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Drum Loops HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16). 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

Rock Drum Machine is free to download; Drum Loops HD costs $6.99 up front. Rock Drum Machine sells 4 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 539 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. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 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$6.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (13 ratings)4.7 (539 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews92.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13539 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB421 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGo Independent RecordsLumbeat

Customer experience

Drum Loops HD

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative15.5%

Rock Drum Machine

All ratings537 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative3.5%

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

4 purchases

Rock Drum Machine

One-time4
  • Mike$4.99
  • John$4.99
  • Studio Mix$8.99
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  • Rock DM Full Access$22.99

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 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
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 539 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 November 6, 2026 and Rock Drum Machine on November 6, 2026.

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