Comparison

divehouse vs Drone Wheel

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

Head to head
About

divehouse

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

divehouse4 screens
Drone Wheel4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

divehouse ships an update every 2 weeks, Drone Wheel weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
divehouse versus Drone Wheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdivehouseDrone Wheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB300 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJohn MartinJOSEPH LEE ALLEN

In-app purchases

None

divehouse

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Drone Wheel

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is divehouse free?
divehouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone Wheel free?
Drone Wheel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do divehouse or Drone Wheel have ads?
Neither divehouse nor Drone Wheel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, divehouse or Drone Wheel?
divehouse ships an update every 2 weeks, and Drone Wheel weekly. Most recently, divehouse was updated on October 6, 2026 and Drone Wheel on October 15, 2026.

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