Comparison

Riffpad vs Fuse Void Drum Machine

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

Head to head
About

Riffpad

Create melodies quickly on your iPhone or iPad with this MIDI sketchpad. Draw notes, loop ideas, and use it standalone or within other music apps. It offers touch-first gestures for easy note manipulation and MIDI export options.

Highlights
  • Thumb-first MIDI piano roll
  • Draw, loop, and sketch melodies
  • AUv3 MIDI Processor integration
  • Touch-first gesture controls
  • MIDI export and audio previews
  • Scale highlighting and quantize
Features
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Riffpad is a thumb-first MIDI piano roll for sketching melodies fast on iPhone and iPad. Draw notes on the grid, loop ideas, and run patterns standalone or as an AUv3 MIDI Processor inside compatible iOS music host apps. Built for quick musical capture: - Place, move, resize, copy, paste, and delete notes with touch-first gestures - Load starter patterns for hooks, basslines, arps, and blank ideas - Keep melodies in key with scale highlighting, snap, and quantize controls - Loop short ideas, adjust tempo, and record simple live input - Send MIDI to external gear, other apps, or AUv3 instruments - Use the included AUv3 MIDI Processor in compatible host workflows - Export MIDI files and audio previews through the iOS share sheet - Import MIDI sketches when you want to keep developing an idea Riffpad keeps your patterns local. There are no accounts, feeds, ads, tracking SDKs, or cloud sync.

About

Fuse Void Drum Machine

Features
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FUSE VOID MK1 Designed for real-time creativity. Everything is instant. Fuse Void MK1 is a professional, offline-first iOS groovebox engineered for zero-latency live performances. With 113 high-fidelity one-shot samples, micro-timing precision, and chaos-driven FX, it transforms your iPad and iPhone into a standalone hardware-class drum machine. No menu diving. Zero latency. Touch optimized. FULL TECHNICAL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE: / CORE SEQUENCING • Sequencer: 16-Step High Precision Engine • Micro Timing: Per-step groove offset and swing control • Patterns: 126 save/load slots • Chaining: A–H Bar-aligned pattern linking • Switching: Bar-aligned Quantized Transitions • Assignment: Per-step sample / sound assignment / AUDIO & PERFORMANCE • Samples: 113 One-shot High Quality Library (Silicon Native) • Mixer: 11-Channels with Per-Channel Mute • Chaos FX: Kaos-style XY Pad with Reset behavior (lo-fi crush, sidechain pump, filtered delays) • Dynamics: Swing control & Accent system • Matrix: Full pattern multi-track editor • Integration: MIDI Export & Real-time REC Engineered for Apple Silicon. Core Audio integration ensures 0ms latency. No subscriptions. No tracking. Just pure rhythm.

Screenshots

Riffpad4 screens
Fuse Void Drum Machine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Riffpad at monthly against Fuse Void Drum Machine's every 3 months. Fuse Void Drum Machine's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Riffpad costs $5.99 and Fuse Void Drum Machine $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riffpad ships an update monthly, Fuse Void Drum Machine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Riffpad versus Fuse Void Drum Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiffpadFuse Void Drum Machine
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAUL GLENN VERNONCEM OZAN DUZENCI

In-app purchases

None

Riffpad

No in-app purchases

None

Fuse Void Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riffpad free?
Riffpad costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fuse Void Drum Machine free?
Fuse Void Drum Machine costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Riffpad or Fuse Void Drum Machine have ads?
Neither Riffpad nor Fuse Void Drum Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riffpad or Fuse Void Drum Machine?
Riffpad ships an update monthly, and Fuse Void Drum Machine every 3 months. Most recently, Riffpad was updated on October 28, 2026 and Fuse Void Drum Machine on October 31, 2026.

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