Comparison

Presence Drone Pads vs Loops Remote

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

Head to head
About

Presence Drone Pads

Create immersive atmospheres for worship, prayer, and ministry with ambient drone pads. Choose from five presets in all 12 keys, featuring smooth transitions and professional audio controls. Designed by a musician for church musicians, it simplifies creating the perfect soundscape.

Highlights
  • Ambient worship drone pads
  • Five presets in all 12 keys
  • Smooth transitions during playback
  • Professional audio controls
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Designed for worship and prayer
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Ambient worship drone pads, right at your fingertips. With the press of a button, Presence instantly creates an atmosphere for worship, prayer, and ministry moments. Choose from five different presets, each available in all 12 keys, giving you a variety of tones and textures to support the different moments that happen throughout a church service. This is what separates presence from other apps. Presence features smooth transitions during playback and professional audio controls. Use Presence during prayer, worship, altar calls, transitions, or anytime you want to add depth and atmosphere without having to set up additional equipment. Presence was created specifically for church musicians by a musician who understands what it’s like to serve in the local church. Everything is designed to be simple, quick, and easy to use when you need it most. Your worship pads. Your sound. Right from your iPhone. Ambient worship drone pads, right at your fingertips. Presence gives you five presets in all 12 keys, smooth transitions, and professional audio controls—all designed for worship, prayer, transitions, and ministry moments. Built by a musician for church musicians, Presence makes it simple to create the atmosphere you need, right from your iPhone.

About

Loops Remote

Features
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Loops Remote turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless controller for the XME LOOPS app. Run your loops from the stage while your main device stays at the keyboard, in the sound booth, or plugged into the house system. PAIR IN SECONDS Open XME LOOPS on your main device, tap the Remote button, and enter the 4-digit code on Loops Remote. That's it; no account, no setup. Everything runs over your local network, so it works anywhere: church, rehearsal room, or venues with no internet at all. FULL CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE ON STAGE • Browse your complete loop library and playlists, synced live from your main device • Start and stop loops instantly • Switch between bars 1–4 on the fly • Change key and transpose in real time • Tap tempo or dial in an exact BPM • Mix loop and pad volumes independently • Jump between songs with previous / next • Add loops to playlists right from the remote BUILT FOR LIVE MOMENTS The remote mirrors what's playing, so you always know where you are in the set. Praise breaks, shout music, altar moments; trigger the right loop at the right time without leaving your instrument. SHARE WITH YOUR TEAM Connect more than one remote at once. Give your music director full control while everyone else follows along in view-only mode; you decide which devices can drive playback with a simple "Allow Control" switch in the Loops app. Loops Remote is a free companion app. It requires the XME LOOPS app running on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac on the same network. An active subscription in XME LOOPS is required for loop playback.

Screenshots

Presence Drone Pads4 screens
Loops Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loops Remote at none against Presence Drone Pads's 1. Presence Drone Pads's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Presence Drone Pads sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Loops Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Presence Drone Pads ships an update every 2 weeks, Loops Remote every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Presence Drone Pads versus Loops Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPresence Drone PadsLoops Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMk Bailey Music GroupXME Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Presence Drone Pads

One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
None

Loops Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Presence Drone Pads free?
Presence Drone Pads is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loops Remote free?
Loops Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Presence Drone Pads or Loops Remote have ads?
Neither Presence Drone Pads nor Loops Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Presence Drone Pads or Loops Remote?
Presence Drone Pads ships an update every 2 weeks, and Loops Remote every 6 weeks. Most recently, Presence Drone Pads was updated on November 10, 2026 and Loops Remote on November 10, 2026.

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