Comparison

Drones vs FloWeave

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

Head to head
About

Drones

Craft personalized soundscapes by mixing custom noise colors, catalog sounds, and imported audio. Enhance your creations with effects and save them for later use. Ideal for sleep, focus, or creative exploration.

Highlights
  • Custom noise generation
  • Soundscape mixing
  • Catalog of 50+ sounds
  • Import and loop audio
  • Audio effects
  • Sleep timer
  • Save and replay mixes
Features
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Drones is a library of 50+ sounds plus tools to mix and create your own noise or endless soundscapes. CREATE CUSTOM NOISE Generate pink, white, brown, and other noise colors with adjustable frequency filters. Fine-tune the exact sound that works for you. MIX YOUR SOUNDSCAPES Combine up to 4 sources — your custom noises plus our catalog — in a simple mixer. Slow loops down and re-pitch them until a mix is unmistakably yours. 50+ CATALOG SOUNDS, ONE ARTIST A library of field recordings, ambient drones, and environmental audio — all recorded and produced by a single ambient artist. IMPORT AND LOOP YOUR SOUNDS Import sounds from your files. Set loop start and end positions along with fades. Use your sounds alongside library sounds ADD EFFECTS TO YOUR MIXES Reverb, Echo, Tape Wobble, Pitch Shift, Drift and more. SLEEP TIMER Gradually fade out your mix and drift off without worrying about stopping playback. SAVE & REPLAY Save your noises and mixes to a personal library, each with generative pixel album art. Some use Drones for sleep. Some for live performance or music production. Others for focus while working or studying. Some just love the sounds. However you use it, Drones is yours to explore. Drones is a pay-once ambient noise mixer for people who want to craft their sound, not rent it. No subscriptions — ever. After 7 day trial of the full app, free users still have access to 16 unique loops.

About

FloWeave

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FloWeave helps DJs turn music discovery into a coherent set. Search for tracks, understand their musical characteristics, and discover what could play next. FloWeave combines BPM, key, energy, genre and your DJ DNA to make track exploration more intentional. FEATURES • Search and explore tracks • Discover compatible next-track ideas • Understand your personal DJ DNA • Organize favorites and search history • Build AI-assisted set ideas • Save and revisit your sets FLOWeave PRO Upgrade to FloWeave Pro to unlock advanced search, AI Set Builder, Dig Deeper, My AI Sets and additional professional tools. Monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription options are available. FloWeave is designed for DJs who want to spend less time searching and more time shaping the flow of a set. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drones4 screens
FloWeave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drones at none against FloWeave's shown. FloWeave's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Drones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FloWeave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drones ships an update every 10 days, FloWeave every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drones versus FloWeave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronesFloWeave
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWilliam ShouldisMIng Yang Chen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drones

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$8.99
2 purchases

FloWeave

Subscriptions2
  • FloWeave Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • FloWeave Pro Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Drones free?
Drones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FloWeave free?
FloWeave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drones or FloWeave have ads?
FloWeave shows ads; Drones does not.
Which is updated more often, Drones or FloWeave?
Drones ships an update every 10 days, and FloWeave every 3 days. Most recently, Drones was updated on November 9, 2026 and FloWeave on November 6, 2026.

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