Comparison

Carnyx vs Drum Lab

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

Head to head
About

Carnyx

This app allows musicians to record multitrack audio sessions on their iPhone or iPad. It automatically syncs and backs up recordings, making them easy to share with collaborators without complex file management. Organize all your audio ideas, demos, and live performances in one library for instant playback.

Highlights
  • Multitrack audio recording
  • Automatic syncing and backup
  • Direct sharing via username or link
  • Import audio files
  • Organized audio library
  • Built-in mixer for playback
Features
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Carnyx is a portable multitrack audio recorder for sound engineers, bands, and collaborators. Record shows, rehearsals, demos, ideas, and multitrack sessions from your iPhone. Use the built-in mic for quick captures, import audio files, or connect a USB class-compliant audio interface when you need separate tracks. When you stop recording, Carnyx syncs automatically, backs up your audio, and makes it ready to share. Send recordings to bandmates, producers, collaborators, or engineers by username or shareable link. No exports. No attachments. No file juggling. All recordings, imports, and multitrack sessions stay organized in one library, ready for playback. RECORD • Capture single-channel recordings with your iPhone mic • Record multitrack sessions when you need separate parts • Choose lossless quality when you want it • Import audio files into your recording library • Keep shows, rehearsals, ideas, and takes in one place SYNC • Sync automatically after recording • See clear sync status for each recording • Know what is backed up and ready to share • Keep quick captures, imported files, and multitrack sessions together SHARE • Share recordings by username or shareable link • Send takes, shows, and ideas in moments • Skip exports, attachments, and cloud storage workflows • Hand off recordings to bandmates, collaborators, producers, and engineers LISTEN • Play recordings instantly • Use the lightweight mixer to hear and balance multitrack sessions • Review recordings from anywhere Carnyx is focused on recording, syncing, sharing, and playback. Advanced DAW features such as timeline editing and arrangement tools are not included. Sync and sharing require signing in and a network connection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drum Lab

Practice with professionally recorded drum loops from various genres. Adjust tempo, loop sections, and utilize practice modes to improve your timing and feel. Export your work with studio effects for use in your own music.

Highlights
  • Professionally recorded drum loops
  • Tempo adjustment without pitch change
  • Practice Mode with tempo progression
  • Built-in metronome
  • Offline loop downloads
  • Studio effects (Tape, Echo, Reverb)
  • Export loops as WAV files
Features
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Practice with real drums, not a drum machine. Drum Lab is a library of original, professionally recorded drum loops. Built for musicians who want to practice, play along, and get better, not just listen. Every loop is a real performance, seamlessly looped, organized by feel so you can find exactly the groove you need. Browse jazz, funk, R&B and hip hop, rock and pop, world rhythms grouped by region (Brazilian, Latin, African and more), and odd meters grouped by time signature. Tap a loop and it locks in at its tempo instantly - no setup, no syncing, just drums. **Built for practice, not just playback** - Slow a groove down or speed it up, from 0.5× to 1.5×, without changing its pitch - Tap the BPM to type an exact tempo - Loop just the bars you're working on, snapped to the bar lines - Practice Mode gradually raises the tempo as you play - +5 BPM every 4 bars by default, and you set the step and how often - Built-in metronome locked to each loop's grid, in quarter, eighth or sixteenth notes, or on beat 1 only - Optional two-bar count-in before the loop starts - Download loops for offline practice anywhere - no connection needed - Save favorites and build your own practice playlists - Light and dark mode **Producer Mode: make it sound like a record** - Tape, Punch, Echo and Reverb in a rack of classic studio gear - Start from a ready-made tape, or dial in your own sound and save it - Echo locks to the loop's tempo, and Blend sets how much of the effects you hear - Bounce (Pro): export exactly what you hear as a WAV that loops seamlessly in any DAW **Try it free** Pick 3 loops to keep, free forever, full length, with tempo control and Practice Mode. Every other loop plays a 10-second preview, so you can hear the whole library first. Unlock Drum Lab Pro with a one-time payment for every loop, every practice feature, Bounce, and the original WAV files to export, royalty-free, into your own music - no subscription, ever. Whether you're working on your time, your feel, or just want something real to play along to, Drum Lab gives you drums that sound like a drummer, because they are one.

Screenshots

Carnyx4 screens
Drum Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drum Lab at every 6 days against Carnyx's every 5 weeks. Drum Lab also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Carnyx sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Drum Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Carnyx against 5.0 for Drum Lab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Lab has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carnyx ships an update every 5 weeks, Drum Lab every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Carnyx versus Drum Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarnyxDrum Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamir DahmaniALON BENJAMINI

Customer experience

Carnyx

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Drum Lab

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carnyx

Subscriptions1
  • Carnyx Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Drum Lab

One-time1
  • Drum Lab Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Carnyx free?
Carnyx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Lab free?
Drum Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Carnyx or Drum Lab?
Carnyx and Drum Lab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 19 ratings respectively.
Do Carnyx or Drum Lab have ads?
Neither Carnyx nor Drum Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carnyx or Drum Lab?
Carnyx ships an update every 5 weeks, and Drum Lab every 6 days. Most recently, Carnyx was updated on November 4, 2026 and Drum Lab on November 6, 2026.

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