Ripple Drum Synth vs ChordBloom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ripple Drum Synth
Shape unique drum sounds with a versatile synthesizer. Control sonic character via an XY pad, LFOs, and randomization. Enhance your creations with a selection of built-in effects.
- Shapeable drum sound engines
- XY pad for sonic control
- LFO modulation
- Randomization options
- Built-in effects
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Ripple is a shape-able drum synth. Use the XY pad to dial in the sonic character of 4 custom drum sound engines. Use the LFOs and randomization options to keep things interesting. Add finishing touches with a choice set of effects
ChordBloom
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ChordBloom turns music theory into a garden. Chords bloom as petals around the key you're in — tap to hear them, wander to neighboring keys, and watch harmony make sense visually. EXPLORE HARMONY BY TOUCH Diatonic chords, the circle of fifths, relative and parallel keys, tritone substitutions, modal interchange — each view lays the theory out as petals you can play. Long-press to cycle extensions (7ths, 9ths, 13ths), choose close, open, or spread voicings, and phrase chords as blocks, strums, or arpeggios. REAL SYNTHESIS, ON DEVICE A full SuperCollider synth engine runs right on your phone alongside classic synth voices — warm pads, plucks, bells, keys, and ambient textures. Every note is synthesized live, and it all works completely offline. AI IMPROVISATION Let the built-in improviser play melodies over your chord changes while you drive the harmony. SAVE YOUR PROGRESSIONS Collect chords into palettes and build progressions you can come back to. MIDI OUTPUT — OPTIONAL UNLOCK Turn ChordBloom into a chord controller for your whole studio: a one-time in-app purchase unlocks BLE MIDI to hardware synths and CoreMIDI to DAWs and other iOS music apps. No account. No ads. No data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ChordBloom at Free against Ripple Drum Synth's $4.99. ChordBloom also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Ripple Drum Synth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
ChordBloom is free to download; Ripple Drum Synth costs $4.99 up front. ChordBloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ripple Drum Synth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ripple Drum Synth ships an update monthly, ChordBloom every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Ripple Drum Synth | ChordBloom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Hurlow | James Hurlbut |
In-app purchases
Ripple Drum Synth
No in-app purchases
ChordBloom
- MIDI Output$4.99
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