Comparison

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro vs Drum Machine Loops

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

Head to head
About

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro

This app is a powerful metronome and drum machine with high-definition sounds. It offers tools for tempo practice, including beat hiding and progressive tempo changes. Create custom drum kits and explore over 100 editable grooves.

Highlights
  • Intuitive groove box and drum machine
  • High-definition multilayer sound tracks
  • Beat Hider for inner tempo practice
  • Progressive Tempo for technique practice
  • Customizable sound banks and drum kits
  • Over 100 editable grooves
  • Audiobus and Inter-App Audio compatible
Features
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The best metronome for iPhone, is also an intuitive and powerful groove box / drum machine with high definition sounds and an amazing tempo practice tool, now with Audiobus compatibility! Very easy to use, you can set any measure, rhythm, drum beat or pattern quickly. A little versatile drummer in your phone. The last update includes amazing tools for any musician to practice tempo, groove and a new design. " Beat Hider " is an excellent practice to improve inner tempo. Set any Beat / Hide measures pair and try to keep tempo while the beat is hided. When the rhythm is back you should been playing at the same tempo. If you can do it with the 8/8 pair or 2/6 you are a proper groove master. " Progressive Tempo " is a fantastic tool to practice technique, tempo, or difficult passages. Fast and easy to set, you can play faster or slower times progressively establishing the number of measures for a change and the increase BPM number. Also you can loop back, repeat the progression from the start BPM or even keep the last tempo to keep playing. - Inter-App Audio and Audiobus 2 compatibility. - No Ads. - Three multilayer sound tracks. - Create your own sound bank, percussion kit or drum kit. - High-definition multilayer quality sounds, samples from real instruments like acoustic metronome clicks, digital clicks, bass drums, congas, triangles, tambourines, hihat, toms, ride cymbals, latin percussion, blocks, claves, claps, bells, snare drum, cowbells, sticks, shaker ... - Tap tempo, detects the Beats per Minute by pressing a button. - More than 100 grooves where you can find Beat, Pop, Rock, Funk, Shuffle, Latin, Songo, Bembe, D&B, Rhumba ... They all are editable and programmable. - Combine all these rhythms and grooves with the HD high quality sounds. - Stays perfectly tight all the time - Visual Tempo. - Practice tempo in a musical way. - 20 to 300 Beats per minute. - Count In Button - Supermetronome GrooveBox uses audio files with optimal audio resolution: 44100 Hz sample rate and 16 Bits. - Allow 5 Subdivision for Jazz swing feel. - Set On / Off or edit pattern for the Vibrator track on the way. The perfect tool for any guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, pianist, singer, drummer, percussionist or trumpet player. Now you can have a rhythm factory in your pocket. - Choose the number of beats and subdivisions. - Select a groove, a sound bank and a pattern to the vibrator moving the wheels. You can enable or disable the sound or vibration pressing the buttons, or edit each one with the editor. - Let's Rock

About

Drum Machine Loops

This app provides a high-quality drum machine with a metronome and a wide variety of musical styles. It's designed for musicians of all levels to use for practice and performance.

Highlights
  • High sound quality drums
  • Human beat simulation
  • Multiple musical styles (Jazz, Pop, Funk, Hip Hop, etc.)
  • Integrated metronome
  • Offline functionality
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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******* 50%OFF ******* *******Full Version ******* *******No Internet Connection Required ******* Loop Drum It is the ultimate rehearsal tool from the world's leading musicians with the Real Drum + Clave Metronome combined.Whether you are a first-time player of a musical instrument or a professional musician, the refined Groove, Swing, and interface will definitely be a valuable tool for you. *******High Sound Quality Drum *******Human Beat STYLE *Jazz(Swing, Swing-Artist, 3/4JazzWaltz, 5/4, JazzBallad) *Pop/ Rock(Pop, Rock, 5/4, 6/8, 12/8, Pop&Rock-Artis) *Funk(Funk, Funk-70s.80s., Funk-Jazz, Funk-Artist, 7/8, 12/8) * Hiphop/Reggae(Hiphop, Hiphop-Percussion, Reggae-Artist) *Brazilian(Bossa nova, Bossa nova-Artist, Samba, Samba-Artist) *Blues(Shuffle, Shuffle-Artist, 12/8, 12/8-Artist) *World(Percussion, Percussion12/8, World, World-Artist, 6/8, 12/8) *Straight 8ths/Country(Straight 8ths-Artist, Country) ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ When downloading the paid version of LoopDrum, delete LoopDrum Lite. In rare cases, it may not be possible to download. By deleting LoopDrum Lite, you can download without any problems.

Screenshots

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro4 screens
Drum Machine Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro and Drum Machine Loops both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Drum Machine Loops's. Drum Machine Loops's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro costs $6.99 and Drum Machine Loops $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Machine Loops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 95 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Drum Machine Loops's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro ships an update every 2 months, Drum Machine Loops monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro versus Drum Machine Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperMetronome Groovebox ProDrum Machine Loops
Price$6.99$6.99
Rating4.5 (190 ratings)4.7 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings190 — better95
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS129.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB3.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatSatomi Uchida

Customer experience

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro

All ratings190 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative19.1%

Drum Machine Loops

All ratings94 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.8%
Negative34.2%

Bugs and requests

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes during phone calls
  • Incompatibility with Behringer X AIR remote control
  • Sound mutes when leaving and returning to app
  • Tap tempo function unreliable
  • Save function greyed out or non-functional
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  • Presets save to random locations unpredictably
  • Black screen on instrument selection after updates
  • App crashes when changing soundsets during playback
  • Timing synchronization issues on iPhone 6S+
  • Audio output disabled after app launch
  • Rendering issues on larger screens (iPhone 6+)
  • Crashes when accessing user-created sets
  • Latin tempo patterns lost after updates
  • Tambourine selection causes app to shut off
  • Inconsistent beat timing between kick and snare
  • iOS 8 compatibility issues with sound output
  • App hangs when saving presets
  • Glitchy preset management system

Requested features

20 requests
  • User guide or documentation
  • Reset/restore defaults button
  • iCloud backup and restore for user patterns
  • Bluetooth footswitch support
  • AUV3 plugin support
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  • Additional rhythm styles (blues, afro, jazz, Latin, disco)
  • More time signatures (6/8, 9/8, 12/8)
  • Ability to save and recall last settings on app launch
  • MIDI support and synchronization
  • Audiobus/IAA integration
  • Export functionality for created patterns
  • More bars and tracks (4-8 bars, 4-6 tracks)
  • Swing and shuffle options for grooves
  • Song mode with section management
  • Drum fills functionality
  • Cajon and additional percussion sounds
  • Ability to delete and rename presets more reliably
  • Randomize and pattern sequencing features
  • Background audio playback when app is minimized
  • Simplified play mode hiding settings

Drum Machine Loops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Drum Machine Loops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro free?
SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Machine Loops free?
Drum Machine Loops costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro or Drum Machine Loops?
Drum Machine Loops is rated higher. SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro averages 4.5 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Drum Machine Loops averages 4.7 from 95 ratings.
Do SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro or Drum Machine Loops have ads?
Neither SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro nor Drum Machine Loops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro or Drum Machine Loops?
SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Drum Machine Loops monthly. Most recently, SuperMetronome Groovebox Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Drum Machine Loops on October 29, 2026.

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