Drum Machine vs VAPolyMk3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Machine
Create unique music with a beginner-friendly drum machine app. It features 12 animal sounds and 3 drum sounds, with customizable backgrounds and tempo. Enjoy an ad-free experience with auto-save and a randomizer for creative sound arrangements.
- 12 animal sounds
- 3 drum and cymbal sounds
- Customizable background
- Adjustable music tempo
- Auto-save feature
- Randomizer for sound arrangement
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Drum machine: Farm is a beginner friendly drum accompaniment and music creation app. This Drum machine contains 12 animal sounds and 3 drum and cymbal sounds. Also the app has a possibility to configure app background and music tempo. The drum machine has auto-save feature and also a randomizer that add or remove sounds from the drum machine board. My friends and family really enjoyed playing with "Drum Machine: Farm", so that is why I set this price. I also did not put any ads into the app, so it can be used by children for fun(or with other family members). I hope people will purchase and enjoy my creation.
VAPolyMk3
This polyphonic synthesizer offers multi-synthesis capabilities inspired by classic analog synths. Explore subtractive and modular FM synthesis with extensive oscillator routing, built-in effects, and an analog-style sequencer. Save projects via iCloud for seamless cross-platform use.
- Multi-synthesis (Subtractive & FM)
- 3 Oscillators + 3 Modulation Oscillators
- Resonant Low/High Pass Filters
- Analog Style CV Sequencer
- Built-in Effects (Delay, Chorus, Reverb, etc.)
- Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) Support
- iCloud Project Sync
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VAPolyMk3 is a multi synthesis polyphonic synthesizer for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Inspired by the last generation of classic analog synthesizers in the late 1980’s such as Oberheim Matrix series synthesizers, It offers Subtractive Synthesis and modular FM Synthesis. It operates as a stand alone or as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3). Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, MIDI and audio file export. Oscillator Section features 3 Oscillators and 3 Modulation Oscillators. Each Oscillator has envelope and amplifier. Oscillators can be routed for Subtractive Synthesis and FM Synthesis. Signal from Oscillators are routed to mixer, resonant low pass filter, resonant hight pass filter and amplifier. The synthesizer also features two ADSR envelopes per voice, two LFO and analog style sequencer. Built-in Effects include delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq and compressor. VAPolyMk3 also includes sequencer which features piano roll editor and parameter automation. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive, so that the project can be accessed from iPhone, iPad or Mac. Main Features 3 oscillators and 3 modulation oscillators can be routed for Subtractive Synthesis and FM Synthesis. Analog Style CV Sequencer. Maximum 8 voice polyphony. it depends on performance of the device it is running. Built-in effects and sequencer. Support MIDI 2.0. Support Foot Pedal (CC#11, CC#64) and Per Note Control. Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Support iCloud Drive to share project files between the platforms. Audio Export. Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. Option to turn off anti-aliasing for devices with less CPU power. Include 271 Factory Presets. System Requirements iOS 17.0 or later This app requires a lot of CPU power. Devices with Apple Silicon or equivalent A series chip are recommended. A13 Fusion or above is highly recommended. If sound is distorted when using a device with less CPU power, turn Anti-Aliasing-Option off or reduce number of voices. AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. AudioUnit Extension is supported by Apple Logic and Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Machine at 100% against VAPolyMk3's 50%. Drum Machine also leads on price ($0.99 vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). VAPolyMk3's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Drum Machine costs $0.99 and VAPolyMk3 $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VAPolyMk3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VAPolyMk3 has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Drum Machine's written reviews are positive against 50% of VAPolyMk3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Drum Machine | VAPolyMk3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Plekhotkin | Ryo Togawa |
Customer experience
Drum Machine
VAPolyMk3
In-app purchases
Drum Machine
No in-app purchases
VAPolyMk3
No in-app purchases









