Shaker Box vs DrumBeats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shaker Box
This app transforms your iPhone into a musical instrument, offering a variety of shaker sounds. Explore different playing modes, including shake, tap, and loop, to create rhythms and beats.
- Playable music shakers
- Shake, tap, and loop modes
- Professionally recorded sounds
- Precise shaking recognition
- Support for 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures
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Shaker Box turns your iPhone into a playable music shaker! Shaker Box is a collection of high quality playable shakers for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Using high-precision accelerometer data, Shaker Box allows you to shake your phone just like a real shaker. Shaker Box features a range of professionally recorded shaker sounds and three playing modes. SHAKE MODE: Shake your device like a real shaker. TAP MODE: Tap the tap-pad and Shaker Box will play a shaker loop in time with your taps. LOOP MODE: Set a tempo, either manually, or by tapping the tap-tempo pad, and Shaker Box will play a Shaker Loop at the tempo you select. FEATURES: - Loads of shaker sounds to choose from - Three different playing modes - Professionally recorded shaker sounds - Precise shaking recognition - 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures A lot of hard work went into creating Shaker Box, so I hope you enjoy using it!
DrumBeats
Create your own songs with a variety of real drum loops and rhythm tracks. This app allows you to adjust tempo, filter by genre, and jam along to your favorite music, replacing traditional metronomes with engaging beats. It's suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.
- Adjustable tempo speed
- Real rhythm tracks
- Genre and BPM filtering
- Play in background
- Metronome and rhythm box functionality
- Multiple music genres
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Use real drum beats like a metronome and improve your musical talent. DrumBeats is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own songs and practice with real rhythm tracks. Play along with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings, and many other instruments. Set the tempo to the BPM you need, or tap the screen to find a tempo quickly. Jam along with your songs using real drum rhythms instead of boring metronome sounds. Filter rhythms by BPM, genre, and time signature to find the style that fits your music. The drum engine lets you change the tempo of every rhythm while keeping playback musical and steady. Use variations to create movement, then build your own sessions with Custom Loops. GENRES • 4/4 Rhythm Loop • Rock Drum Loop • RnB Drum Loop • DnB Drum Loop • Indie Drum Loop • Metal Drum Loop • Punk Drum Loop • Reggae Drum Loop • Afrobeat Drum Loop • Bossa Nova Drum Loop • Blues Drum Loop • Soul Drum Loop FEATURES • Adjustable tempo and BPM • Tap tempo • Rhythm variations • Filter by BPM, genre, and time signature • Play in the background • Rhythm sorting • Custom Loops • Equalizer • Premium and expansion rhythm packs • Useful as a metronome and rhythm box DrumBeats Premium is available as a one-year subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrumBeats at 4.4 against Shaker Box's 2.5. DrumBeats also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 23%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Shaker Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DrumBeats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrumBeats holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumBeats has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Shaker Box's written reviews are positive against 50% of DrumBeats's.
Shaker Box ships an update every 18 months, DrumBeats every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shaker Box | DrumBeats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Barnegren | Serkan Seker |
Customer experience
Shaker Box
DrumBeats
In-app purchases
Shaker Box
- Unlock All Shakers$1.99
DrumBeats
- DrumBeats Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock All Features - Lifetime$49.99









