divehouse vs Drone Wheel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
divehouse
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Dive deeper into the sounds you love FIND YOUR NEXT FAVORITE Import your playlists from Apple Music or Spotify and we go to work. Surfacing independent and DIY artists with a similar vibe to your current mix, with a focus on live and local talent where you show some support. MUSIC WITH SOME DEPTH Track real artists in real life, your discovery feed serves the place to find new music, connect with other fans, and show your support for new and under served Artists Like, comment, share what your discoveries and get an alert the second someone you follow drops something new. FOCUSED ON LIVE EVENTS We prioritize artists that you can actually see, music is more streaming. See Events, Learn More and Get Tickets directly form feed. In addition to feed visibility get notifications and alerts when your favorite artists announce directly in the app. YOUR PLAYLISTS, EVERYWHERE Connect Apple Music or Spotify to sync your playlists. In discovery mode you get 30 second previews from relevant artists. Save for later or manage your playlists right in the app. Let us handle the sync to your streaming provider. Create, update, reorder and delete right from your profile GO ALL THE WAY IN Apple Music subscribers get full-song playback throughout the feed. Everyone else still gets the full discovery experience. 30-second previews on every track, no subscriptions required. Support independent artists online, and IRL.
Drone Wheel
Create sustained tones and chords in any key for practice, meditation, or songwriting. Offers a variety of sounds and scales, with a free version and an optional Pro upgrade for more features.
- Hold pure drones in 12 keys
- Play chords and inversions
- Deep sound library with synth and instrument tones
- Lock intonation against reference pitch
- Set scales and modes
- Build grooves with beat engine
- Metronome for timekeeping
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Drone Wheel is a looping studio built on a wheel. Hold a perfectly tuned drone, finger drum a beat, chop a sample, loop your voice, or mix a song. Five decks share one clock, so everything stays in time. • Drone in any key, with chords and scales • Drums with pitch and level on every pad • Chop any sound or video into twelve pads • Loop your mic right on the beat • Mix any song: sync it to your tempo and split out the vocals, drums or bass • Launch clips, mix, add effects, and record the session Your projects sync to your account and across your devices automatically. Free includes the drone, chords, a drum kit, the mic deck, SampleWheel with a starter library, and cloud backup. Pro adds every sound and kit, all scales and modes, your own samples and video, the Pro effects, and recording with export. Drone Wheel Pro: 3 day free trial, then $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Questions? support@wheelverseaudio.com Privacy Policy: https://dronewheelprivacy.netlify.app/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: divehouse at none against Drone Wheel's 2. Drone Wheel's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Drone Wheel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. divehouse asks for nothing beyond the download.
divehouse ships an update every 2 weeks, Drone Wheel weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | divehouse | Drone Wheel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 300 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Martin | JOSEPH LEE ALLEN |
In-app purchases
divehouse
No in-app purchases
Drone Wheel
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year









