Comparison

Stomp Manager vs AKI Drum Machine

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

Head to head
About

Stomp Manager

This app allows musicians to remotely manage and edit the sounds of Soran multi-effects processors. It offers intuitive control over effect modules, presets, and built-in tools like a tuner, looper, and drum machine via Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Edit and control Soran multi-effects processors
  • Manage tones and presets
  • Fine-tune effect modules
  • Instrument tuner
  • Looper and drum machine control
  • Bluetooth connectivity
Features
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Stomp Manager is a mobile editing app designed exclusively for the multi-effects processors of Soran. It provides musicians with a more flexible way to manage their tones and a smoother, more intuitive user experience. With Stomp Manager, you can break free from hardware limitations and easily edit and control your sounds directly from your smartphone or tablet. The app gives you access to nearly all control parameters, allowing you to fine-tune effect modules, edit and store presets, tune your instrument, and operate the Looper and drum machine functions with ease. Simply connect your multi-effects pedal via Bluetooth, and you’re ready to go. Whether you’re practicing at home, rehearsing with your band, or performing on stage, Stomp Manager helps you manage your tones more efficiently, optimize your setup, and enjoy a seamless creative experience.

About

AKI Drum Machine

This app provides professional-grade, hands-on drum backing for musicians, songwriters, and performers. It allows importing MIDI drum styles, triggering song sections live, and customizing drum sounds. Enjoy real-time tempo control and flexible MIDI connectivity for a portable rhythm solution.

Highlights
  • Playable beat sections (Intros, Variations, Fills, Endings)
  • Import MIDI drum styles from Yamaha/Korg
  • Assign custom drum sounds (SF2 import)
  • Real-time tempo control with multi-tempo support
  • MIDI input/output and controller support
  • Background audio playback
  • Visual metronome and multi-meter support
Features
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AKI Drum Machine is a professional-grade arranger-style rhythm machine for iPad and iPhone, designed for musicians, songwriters, producers, and performers who want quick, hands-on drum backing without opening a full DAW. Import MIDI drum styles, trigger song sections live, assign your own drum sounds, and play everything from the screen or a MIDI controller. It gives you playable drum sections, fast tempo control, easy sound swapping, and a portable library of styles and sounds in one app. Import MIDI drum sections — including drum sections exported directly from Yamaha and Korg arrangers — and play them live with hands-on control over every section. Trigger intros, variations, fills, breaks, and endings in real time, just like a hardware arranger. PERFORMANCE & PLAYBACK - Playable beat sections — Intros, Variations, Fills, Breaks, and Endings - Start/Stop control - Auto Fill — automatically plays a matching fill when you switch variations - Fill Loop and Break Loop - Visual Metronome - Multi-Meter Support — styles can have different meters and time signatures for each section - Background audio — playback continues when the app is backgrounded TEMPO CONTROL - Real-time tempo control - Tempo Reset — double-tap to return to original tempo - Direct Tempo Entry — press and hold to enter a tempo value directly - Multi-Tempo Support — different tempos for different style sections - Per-Part Tempo Editing — view, adjust, and save tempo by style section STYLES, IMPORT & LIBRARY - 8 factory styles: 8 Beat, 16 Beat, Ballad, Country, Pop Latin, Rock, Samba, Swing Jazz - Yamaha and Korg MIDI Style Import — directly imports drum and percussion parts from styles exported as MIDI files - Files app integration — open MIDI files directly in the app - Built-In Style Library with rename and delete - Style Info — view import format, section details, and per-section tempo and meter data SOUNDS & MIXING - SF2 Sound Import — use your own drum kits - Built-In Sound Library with assignable drum and percussion sounds - Per-Style Sound Assignment — every style remembers its own sounds, volumes, and channels - Dual Drum and Percussion playback - Master Volume plus independent Drum and Percussion channel mixing - Reset to default drum sound anytime MIDI & CONNECTIVITY - MIDI Input and Output - MIDI Learn — assign hardware controls to any function - Adjustable MIDI Input and Output Routing - Automatic MIDI Hardware Detection - Virtual MIDI Support - Bluetooth MIDI Support - Multiple Simultaneous MIDI Controllers — all connected hardware sources active at once - MIDI Panic — instantly stops all MIDI notes on all channels INTERFACE & COMPATIBILITY - Light and Dark modes - iPad and iPhone compatible - In-app searchable User Guide - iOS 16+ Built for gigging musicians, worship leaders, singer-songwriters, and one-man-band performers who need reliable, professional drum backing without a full DAW. SUPPORT support@akimuzika.com akimuzika.com

Screenshots

Stomp Manager3 screens
AKI Drum Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stomp Manager at Free against AKI Drum Machine's $39.99. Stomp Manager also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). AKI Drum Machine's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). 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

Stomp Manager is free to download; AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AKI Drum Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stomp Manager versus AKI Drum Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStomp ManagerAKI Drum Machine
PriceFree — better$39.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhuhai Jiyou Technology Co., LtdALEKS ENTERPRISES LLC

In-app purchases

None

Stomp Manager

No in-app purchases

None

AKI Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stomp Manager free?
Stomp Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AKI Drum Machine free?
AKI Drum Machine costs $39.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stomp Manager or AKI Drum Machine?
AKI Drum Machine is rated higher. Stomp Manager averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while AKI Drum Machine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Stomp Manager or AKI Drum Machine have ads?
Neither Stomp Manager nor AKI Drum Machine shows ads.

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