Comparison

Punchline Drum Machine vs Sound Hunt

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

Head to head
About

Punchline Drum Machine

Create beats with a powerful yet intuitive iOS drum machine. Record live tweaks, automate effects, and integrate with your DAW using AUv3 plugins. Import custom sounds and export your creations.

Highlights
  • 16-step sequencer with live recording
  • 16 drum sounds with adjustable parameters
  • 16 punch-in effects with tweakable parameters
  • Real-time automation of knobs and effects
  • Import WAV files for custom kits
  • Export patterns and chains as WAVs
  • AUv3 plugin integration for DAWs
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The drum machine that punches above its weight. Punchline is a playful iOS drum machine and sequencer packed with power. Create beats, record live tweaks, and automate effects. Use AUv3 plugins for integrated drum patterns, or transform live audio with rhythmic gates and punch-in effects. Features • 16-step sequencer with live recording, retrigs, probability, and pattern chaining • 16 drum sounds with pitch, length, filter, and level controls • 16 punch-in effects: reverb, delay, distortion, filters, modulation, and more, each with their own tweakable parameters • Real-time automation of knobs and effects • Import WAV files to build our your custom kit library • Export your patterns or your whole chain as WAVs for use in your favorite DAW • Additional free kits at charles.pizza/apps/punchline/kits Audio Unit Integration Use Punchline in your DAW with full AUv3 plugins: • Punchline Player: Full drum machine and sequencer • Punchline FX: Step-based rhythmic gate and effects processor for live audio • Full MIDI implementations for controlling steps, parameters and triggering effects Why Punchline? From quick sketches to full performances, Punchline makes advanced tools intuitive. Fast, musical, and always fun. Headphones recommended.

About

Sound Hunt

Features
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Make an instrument from where you are. Sound Hunt turns nearby sounds into a playable drum kit. Knock on a table, click a pen, tap a cup, rustle some leaves. Collect a few recordings, choose the useful moments and start playing your own sounds. YOUR FIRST HUNT, STEP BY STEP Choose your surroundings and follow simple recording prompts. Sound Hunt finds events, trims quiet edges, suggests acoustic categories and helps select distinct variations. Listen, remove what you don’t want and fill your first nine pads. PLAY WHAT YOU FOUND Tap your pads and record a rhythm. Pause, resume and stop to save a performance as a stereo WAV. Set a tempo, use a count-in or metronome, and optionally snap saved timing to sixteenth notes. Play in portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad. SHAPE THE SOUND Adjust the trim, level, pitch and tail fade. Try Natural, Warm, Crisp or Radio tone presets. Choose another moment from an original recording whenever you like. Your originals stay intact. KEEP THE PLACE Give each collection a name and a few notes. Add an optional location to remember it on your personal sound map. A kitchen after hours, a walk through the park, the objects in your pocket: each can become its own instrument. TAKE YOUR KIT WITH YOU Share an individual sample as WAV, export a kit as a ZIP of WAVs, or share your recorded performance. Continue working in your favourite music software. START WITH POCKET STUDIES Nine included nature and foley sounds let you play immediately: wood, twigs, gravel, water, birds, a frog, leaves, rain and wind. The demo recordings are CC0 and can be used in your music. YOUR SOUNDS STAY YOURS Audio processing happens on your device. No account or audio upload is needed. Optional usage analytics helps improve the app without sending your recordings, names, notes or saved places. Your first complete kit, its exports and recorded performances are included. Unlimited sound hunts are available with a single lifetime in-app purchase. No subscription.

Screenshots

Punchline Drum Machine4 screens
Sound Hunt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sound Hunt at Free against Punchline Drum Machine's $4.99. Punchline Drum Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Sound Hunt is free to download; Punchline Drum Machine costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Punchline Drum Machine ships an update every 5 days, Sound Hunt every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Punchline Drum Machine versus Sound Hunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunchline Drum MachineSound Hunt
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharles VestalDmytro Polianskyi

In-app purchases

None

Punchline Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

None

Sound Hunt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Punchline Drum Machine free?
Punchline Drum Machine costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sound Hunt free?
Sound Hunt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Punchline Drum Machine or Sound Hunt have ads?
Neither Punchline Drum Machine nor Sound Hunt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Punchline Drum Machine or Sound Hunt?
Punchline Drum Machine ships an update every 5 days, and Sound Hunt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Punchline Drum Machine was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sound Hunt on October 31, 2026.

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