Drums by Asrodot vs Vaporloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drums by Asrodot
This app offers a unique drumming experience by making each pixel on the screen sound slightly different, allowing for expressive rhythms and subtle accents. It includes six diverse drum kits, a loop recorder, and audio effects like distortion and delay.
- Expressive, velocity-sensitive drumming
- Six diverse drum kits
- Loop recorder with export
- Distortion and delay effects
- Customizable for left/right-handed users
- Inter-app audio and Audiobus support
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*** Listed as one of the best drum apps for iOS on www.musicappblog.com *** Designed by a musician for musicians Drums by Asrodot brings a novel twist to drumming on the iPad/iPhone. *** Be sure to check out the video on the website www.asrodot.com to see and hear the app in action *** Ask a drummer or a percussionist what a wooden coffee table sounds like. He or she will reply that every inch of the table sounds differently. Some parts of the table will sound somewhat like a bass drum. Other parts of the table will sound more like a rimshot. Parts in-between will sound like a mixture of both. A drummer or a percussionist placed behind a wooden coffee table will soon discover many different sounds the table has to offer and use it to create stunning rhythms. Much to the joy of the drummer/percussionist, and possibly to the annoyance of the other people sitting at the table. The table metaphor has been used in the creation of Drums by Asrodot. Using the available space on the screen it has been made sure that every pixel sounds just a little bit different, which makes drumming on the iPad/iPhone come to life. Want to create drumrolls with subtle accents every third note? Now you can. This does not mean that Drums by Asrodot sounds like a coffee-table. The app comes loaded with six drum kits tailored for various styles of music. Features: - Expressive: Quick and responsive action. Every pixel sounds just a little different. Velocity sensitive; you can add dynamics by tapping harder or softer. - 6 Drum Kits: Cajón, Xylophone, Jazz, IDM, Drum&Bass 1 + 2. - Loop recorder: Record drumloops and export them to iTunes or AudioCopy. - Distortion: Increase gain to add a tube-like distortion that can dramatically change the sound. - Delay Module: With tweakable time, feedback and mix settings. - Customizable: Designed for both right-handed and left-handed drummers. - Inter-app audio support - Audiobus support: You can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps. See http://audiob.us for more information. - MIDI
Vaporloop
Transform any audio into a unique generative instrument. Manipulate sound with granular time-stretching, independent pitch and tempo control, and a suite of character and mixing effects. Record and export your creations in various high-quality formats.
- Granular time-stretch engine
- Independent pitch and tempo control
- Tape wear and warble effects
- Pitch and speed LFOs
- Parametric EQ and reverb
- Delay with tap tempo
- Import various audio/video formats
- Export WAV, MP3, AIFF
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VAPORLOOP turns your audio into a generative instrument. Drop in a song, a voice memo, a field recording, or anything you screen-record — then set a loop and start mangling it. Built around a granular time-stretch engine, VAPORLOOP lets you slow a loop to a crawl without dropping the pitch, or shift the pitch two octaves without touching the tempo. The two are completely independent. When it finally sounds like something, hit record. VAPORLOOP captures the live performance — every knob move included — and saves it as WAV, MP3, or AIFF. THE ENGINE - Granular time-stretch — speed from 10% to 300%, pitch ±24 semitones, fully independent - Grain controls — size, density, interval rate, spray, and stereo spread - A/B loop points set by tap or dragged by hand, with pinch-to-zoom for fine editing - Reverse playback THE CHARACTER - Tape wear — jitter, mechanical noise, dirt, and dropouts - Warble — independent wow and flutter, each with rate and depth - Pitch LFO — sine, triangle, saw, square, and sample & hold - Speed LFO — sweep playback rate without touching pitch THE MIX - Four-band parametric EQ with a drag-to-shape response curve - Reverb with decay and size, up to cathedral-scale tails - Delay with tap tempo, note divisions, self-oscillating feedback, and its own time LFO WORKING - Import MP3, WAV, AIFF, M4A, FLAC, MOV, and MP4 - Share audio straight in
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vaporloop at every 2 weeks against Drums by Asrodot's every 4 months. Drums by Asrodot's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Drums by Asrodot costs $1.99 and Vaporloop $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Drums by Asrodot against 5.0 for Vaporloop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
Drums by Asrodot ships an update every 4 months, Vaporloop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drums by Asrodot | Vaporloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arno VAN GOCH | Scott Hsiung |
Customer experience
Drums by Asrodot
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In-app purchases
Drums by Asrodot
No in-app purchases
Vaporloop
No in-app purchases









