Comparison

Drumify vs AKI Drum Machine

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

Head to head
About

Drumify

Create original songs with a wide variety of rhythm tracks and drum loops. Adjust tempo, genre, and measure to fit your musical style. Ideal for musicians of all levels looking for a dynamic alternative to a metronome.

Highlights
  • Adjustable tempo/BPM
  • Filter loops by BPM, genre, measure
  • Variety of music genres
  • Real rhythm tracks
  • Play in background
  • Use as metronome/rhythm box
Features
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- Drumify is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own song. - You can use it with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings and many other musical instruments. - You can set the tempo/BPM by tap the screen thanks to specially developed algorithms. - Jam along your songs with real rhythm tracks instead of boring metronome sounds. - You can filter the loops at whatever bpm, genre, and measure you want. Then reach the rhythm in the style that suits you best! - A cleverly designed drum engine lets you change the tempo/BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or rhythm station. Drumify includes the following music genres: • 2/4 Rhythm Loop • 3/4 Rhythm Loop • 4/4 Rhythm Loop • 5/4 Rhythm Loop • 5/8 Rhythm Loop • 6/8 Rhythm Loop • 12/8 Rhythm Loop • Rock Drum Loop • Pop Drum Loop • Funk Drum Loop • House Drum Loop • Metal Drum Loop • Jazz Drum Loop • Blues Drum Loop • Houston Drum Loop • Dance Drum Loop • Latin Drum Loop • Country Drum Loop • Waltz Drum Loop • Movie Drum Loop • March Drum Loop Features: Adjustable tempo speed Play in background Tunes sorting Many beats, tunes and drum backgrounds Can be use as metronome and rhythm box Subscription: • Title: DrumBeats Premium • Length of subscription: 1 year • Price of subscription: 19.99$ / Year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/

About

AKI Drum Machine

This app provides professional-grade, hands-on drum backing for musicians, songwriters, and performers. It allows importing MIDI drum styles, triggering song sections live, and customizing drum sounds. Enjoy real-time tempo control and flexible MIDI connectivity for a portable rhythm solution.

Highlights
  • Playable beat sections (Intros, Variations, Fills, Endings)
  • Import MIDI drum styles from Yamaha/Korg
  • Assign custom drum sounds (SF2 import)
  • Real-time tempo control with multi-tempo support
  • MIDI input/output and controller support
  • Background audio playback
  • Visual metronome and multi-meter support
Features
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AKI Drum Machine is a professional-grade arranger-style rhythm machine for iPad and iPhone, designed for musicians, songwriters, producers, and performers who want quick, hands-on drum backing without opening a full DAW. Import MIDI drum styles, trigger song sections live, assign your own drum sounds, and play everything from the screen or a MIDI controller. It gives you playable drum sections, fast tempo control, easy sound swapping, and a portable library of styles and sounds in one app. Import MIDI drum sections — including drum sections exported directly from Yamaha and Korg arrangers — and play them live with hands-on control over every section. Trigger intros, variations, fills, breaks, and endings in real time, just like a hardware arranger. PERFORMANCE & PLAYBACK - Playable beat sections — Intros, Variations, Fills, Breaks, and Endings - Start/Stop control - Auto Fill — automatically plays a matching fill when you switch variations - Fill Loop and Break Loop - Visual Metronome - Multi-Meter Support — styles can have different meters and time signatures for each section - Background audio — playback continues when the app is backgrounded TEMPO CONTROL - Real-time tempo control - Tempo Reset — double-tap to return to original tempo - Direct Tempo Entry — press and hold to enter a tempo value directly - Multi-Tempo Support — different tempos for different style sections - Per-Part Tempo Editing — view, adjust, and save tempo by style section STYLES, IMPORT & LIBRARY - 8 factory styles: 8 Beat, 16 Beat, Ballad, Country, Pop Latin, Rock, Samba, Swing Jazz - Yamaha and Korg MIDI Style Import — directly imports drum and percussion parts from styles exported as MIDI files - Files app integration — open MIDI files directly in the app - Built-In Style Library with rename and delete - Style Info — view import format, section details, and per-section tempo and meter data SOUNDS & MIXING - SF2 Sound Import — use your own drum kits - Built-In Sound Library with assignable drum and percussion sounds - Per-Style Sound Assignment — every style remembers its own sounds, volumes, and channels - Dual Drum and Percussion playback - Master Volume plus independent Drum and Percussion channel mixing - Reset to default drum sound anytime MIDI & CONNECTIVITY - MIDI Input and Output - MIDI Learn — assign hardware controls to any function - Adjustable MIDI Input and Output Routing - Automatic MIDI Hardware Detection - Virtual MIDI Support - Bluetooth MIDI Support - Multiple Simultaneous MIDI Controllers — all connected hardware sources active at once - MIDI Panic — instantly stops all MIDI notes on all channels INTERFACE & COMPATIBILITY - Light and Dark modes - iPad and iPhone compatible - In-app searchable User Guide - iOS 16+ Built for gigging musicians, worship leaders, singer-songwriters, and one-man-band performers who need reliable, professional drum backing without a full DAW. SUPPORT support@akimuzika.com akimuzika.com

Screenshots

Drumify4 screens
AKI Drum Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drumify at Free against AKI Drum Machine's $39.99. Drumify also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). AKI Drum Machine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Drumify is free to download; AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99 up front. Drumify sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. AKI Drum Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AKI Drum Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drumify has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drumify ships an update every 9 days, AKI Drum Machine every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drumify versus AKI Drum Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumifyAKI Drum Machine
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating4.2 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB29 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSerkan SekerALEKS ENTERPRISES LLC

Customer experience

Drumify

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

AKI Drum Machine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drumify

Subscriptions1
  • Drumify Premium$19.991 Year
None

AKI Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drumify free?
Drumify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AKI Drum Machine free?
AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drumify or AKI Drum Machine?
AKI Drum Machine is rated higher. Drumify averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AKI Drum Machine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drumify or AKI Drum Machine have ads?
Neither Drumify nor AKI Drum Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drumify or AKI Drum Machine?
Drumify ships an update every 9 days, and AKI Drum Machine every 4 months. Most recently, Drumify was updated on October 1, 2026 and AKI Drum Machine on October 6, 2026.

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