Comparison

Drum Jam vs RiffAlly Loop

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

Head to head
About

Drum Jam

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KEY FEATURES ∘ 10 drum kits for different genres, from pop and rock to jazz and funk and even famous drum machines, like 707, 808 and 909 ∘ 110 drum patterns for popular genres, from pop and rock to shuffle and motown. ∘ Adjustable tempo, from 50 till 180 BPM (beats per minute) ∘ Use player controls to play, stop and skip the drum beat ∘ Connect external Bluetooth speakers ∘ Choose app appearance: light or dark theme, portrait or landscape orientation ∘ Get full access to keep growing library of drum kits and drum beats & loops with a monthly subscription Drum Jam supports version iOS 16 or later for iPhone and iPad. Stay tuned for upcoming updates and drum on! TERMS OF SERVICE Drum Jam follows Apple’s standard end user license agreement (EULA) to all countries or regions as described at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY Drum Jam follows the privacy policy as described at https://adhocproject.net/#privacy

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RiffAlly Loop

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Your playing. On repeat. Turn your own playing into a backing loop you can play along with. RiffAlly Loop brings a pedal-inspired recording workflow to your iPhoneβ€”no foot pedal required. PLAY FIRST. KEEP THE BARS YOU WANT. Choose Record & Select, set or tap your tempo, and pick a time signature. Listen to one bar of count-in, then start playing. Finish your phrase and tap Stop & select during the following bar. Loop initially selects bar 1 through the last complete bar, leaving out the unfinished final bar. If the selection is right, tap Use & Play once to start looping. Want a different section? Adjust the start and end on the pedal's waveform, preview if you like, then Use & Play. Change selection lets you revisit the original take. Made a mistake? New loop leaves an unaccepted take in one tap. When editing an accepted loop, Back to loop keeps your previous selection. OR LET LOOP STOP FOR YOU. In Fixed bars, choose 1–64 bars before you start. Loop counts you in, records the chosen length, and starts playback automatically. Quick choices include 4, 8 and 12 bars for familiar practice lengths. MAKE THE PEDAL YOURS. β€’ Set 40–240 BPM or tap your tempo. β€’ Choose 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8 or 12/8, separately from loop length. β€’ Follow audible clicks and a prominent beat-and-bar counter. β€’ Pick from ten recording-click sounds, with a distinct count-in cue. β€’ Pause, then restart from the beginning of your loop. β€’ Adjust loop volume and personalize the pedal finish and display. β€’ Find practical instructions and troubleshooting in Help. RECORD ON IPHONE. PLAY ALONG. Count-in and recording use the built-in iPhone microphone and speaker. Recording clicks may become part of your loop. Completed loops can play through the iPhone or a selected compatible Bluetooth media speaker. Bluetooth is not used for live guidance or microphone input. Isolated headphone clicks, wired-headphone playback and AirPlay are not supported. Loop uses your chosen tempo and time signature to place bar boundaries; it does not analyze notes or correct your timing. Silence and sustained notes within the selected bars are preserved. Tap the main beats: quarter notes in /4 meters, dotted-quarter notes in compound /8 meters. Keep Loop in the foreground while practicing. Record & Select has no preset bar cap, but storage and interruptions limit recording. It retains the current finalized original and selection on your iPhone, including an undismissed draftβ€”not a multi-loop library. Fixed bars loops are session-only. Clearing or replacing a take removes its retained copy. There is no export, overdubbing or background recording. RiffAlly does not upload your recordings. No RiffAlly account is required. Optional one-time tips support development and unlock no features.

Screenshots

Drum Jam4 screens
RiffAlly Loop4 screens

Verdict

The call

Drum Jam and RiffAlly Loop are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Drum Jam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and RiffAlly Loop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Jam ships an update every 2 weeks, RiffAlly Loop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Drum Jam versus RiffAlly Loop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum JamRiffAlly Loop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerad hoc projectFernando Lanner Cardoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drum Jam

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
3 purchases

RiffAlly Loop

One-time3
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Supporter tip$4.99
  • Generous tip$9.99

Questions

Is Drum Jam free?
Drum Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RiffAlly Loop free?
RiffAlly Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drum Jam or RiffAlly Loop have ads?
Neither Drum Jam nor RiffAlly Loop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Jam or RiffAlly Loop?
Drum Jam ships an update every 2 weeks, and RiffAlly Loop every 9 days. Most recently, Drum Jam was updated on October 15, 2026 and RiffAlly Loop on October 7, 2026.

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