RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX vs DeDrummer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX
This app provides creative audio effects for rhythmic sound shaping, including stutters, rolls, and trance gate styles. It features an expressive XY-pad with MIDI control and recording capabilities, and integrates seamlessly as an AUv3 FX plugin.
- Rhythmic sound shaping
- Stutter, roll, and slip effects
- Trance gate-style effects
- Expressive XY-pad control
- MIDI control and recording
- AUv3 FX plugin integration
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RollBud is a creative audio effect that lets you shape sound in fun and rhythmic ways. Whether you're going for stutters, rolls, reverse rolls, slips, or trance gate-style effects, RollBud makes it easy to explore new textures and grooves—right from your iPad or iPhone. Expressive XY-Pad with MIDI Control & Recording - Touch & Perform: Control beat divisions on the X-axis and envelope shaping on the Y-axis. - MIDI Controllable: Trigger effects and highlight beats with external MIDI controllers. - Record & Playback: Capture your XY movements and play them back like an advanced LFO. - iCloud Integration: Save, manage, rename, or delete recordings from the settings menu. - MIDI Assignable: Map recordings to a MIDI note and channel for instant recall in live sets. Perfect for Any Genre From electronic, techno, house, and hip-hop to ambient, glitch, experimental, and cinematic, RollBud adds a unique rhythmic dimension to any production. AUv3 FX Plugin for Seamless Integration RollBud is a fully-featured AUv3 audio effect, compatible with top AUv3 hosts like AUM, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis, and Loopy Pro. More Features - Flexible FX Modes – Switch between Roll and Trance Gate modes for unique playback styles. - Customizable Envelope – Control rise/fall ratio, curve shape, and intensity for dynamic shaping. - Latch Mode – Hold XY positions for continuous effect application. - Quantized & Free Play – Perform with precision or experiment freely. Transform your sound and elevate your performance with RollBud!
DeDrummer
This music app acts as an AUv3 EQ designed for DJs. It allows users to effectively remove drum and bass frequencies from tracks, and also features a "Vocal Featuring" option to emphasize mid-range sounds.
- Remove drum sounds
- Remove bass sounds
- Emphasize vocal range
- AUv3 plugin support
- DJ-focused EQ
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Concept: The app is a powerful AUv3 EQ for DJ which can remove drum & bass sounds from musical pieces. Usage: "Drum" slider will remove drum sounds. "Low Cut" knob will remove bass sounds. "Vocal Featuring" will emphasize the middle range. System Requirements: Auv3 host (Cubasis, AUM, apeMatrix etc).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DeDrummer at every 10 days against RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX's every 2 months. DeDrummer also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
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RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX costs $5.99 and DeDrummer $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX against 5.0 for DeDrummer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX ships an update every 2 months, DeDrummer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX | DeDrummer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cem Olcay | Satoshi Kajii |
Customer experience
RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX
DeDrummer
In-app purchases
RollBud Trance Gate & Roll FX
No in-app purchases
DeDrummer
No in-app purchases
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