Comparison

Fuse Void Drum Machine vs PolyQuad

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

Head to head
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.

About

PolyQuad

Create complex analog-style synthesizer sounds using four independent voices. Design each voice with its own oscillator, filter, and envelopes, then combine them in various modes for massive layered textures, polyphonic chords, or unique stereo arrangements. Explore a vast library of presets or build your own from scratch.

Highlights
  • Four independent analog-style voices
  • Multiple oscillator and filter types per voice
  • Dual envelope generators per voice
  • Three voice combination modes (UNI, POLY, 2x2)
  • Extensive LFO modulation capabilities
  • Integrated effects unit (reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, drive)
  • 160 factory presets and user preset management
Features
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PolyQuad is one synthesizer built from four complete voices — and the instrument is what they make together. Each of the four channels is a full analog-style voice: its own oscillator, its own resonant filter, its own envelopes, its own amplifier, its own place in the stereo field. Design each channel for a role — a sub, a body, a sparkle, a slow swell — then play them as one. Three voice modes decide how they combine. UNI stacks all four on every note for one massive layered sound. POLY spreads chords across the channels, so every note of a chord lands on its own instrument. 2×2 plays note pairs on matched couples. Add glide, retrigger control and detune spread on top. THE CHANNELS - Four oscillators: triangle, sawtooth, pulse with PWM, sine — per channel, with octave and fine tune - Four resonant filters with envelope amount and FM depth per channel - Two envelopes per channel (filter and amp), each with three time ranges from snappy to minutes-long - Per-channel VCA with velocity amount and curve, level, pan, AUX send, solo and mute - Per-channel oscilloscope displays, and keys that light up with the voice that took them MOTION - Four LFOs with five shapes, routed to pitch, pulse width, filter FM, resonance, amplitude, pan or send - Each channel decides how much modulation to accept — one LFO can wobble one channel and leave another still - One effect unit — reverb, delay, chorus, phaser, drive — fed by per-channel AUX sends with a master return PRESETS - 160 factory presets in eight categories: Pads, Keys, Strings, Bass, Lead, Drone, Texture, Percussion - Every preset uses the four channels as four different instruments — layered stacks, rotating timbres, per-drum kits - Channel presets: capture one channel's design and load it into any channel of any patch - Your presets are plain JSON files in the Files app — back them up, share them, drop new ones in IN THE STUDIO - AUv3 instrument for AUM, Drambo, Logic Pro, GarageBand and other hosts - MIDI 2.0 with 16-bit velocity; MIDI 1.0 hosts are translated automatically - Every knob on the panel is a host parameter — full automation and session recall - Standalone app with keyboard, so it plays on its own too No account, no ads, no tracking, no network. Your sounds stay on your device.

Screenshots

Fuse Void Drum Machine3 screens
PolyQuad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PolyQuad at every 2 weeks against Fuse Void Drum Machine's every 3 months. PolyQuad also leads on chart position (#59 vs unranked). Fuse Void Drum Machine's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Fuse Void Drum Machine costs $4.99 and PolyQuad $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuse Void Drum Machine ships an update every 3 months, PolyQuad every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fuse Void Drum Machine versus PolyQuad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuse Void Drum MachinePolyQuad
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#59 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCEM OZAN DUZENCILASZLO DOBROVOLSZKI

In-app purchases

None

Fuse Void Drum Machine

No in-app purchases

None

PolyQuad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fuse Void Drum Machine free?
Fuse Void Drum Machine costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PolyQuad free?
PolyQuad costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fuse Void Drum Machine or PolyQuad have ads?
Neither Fuse Void Drum Machine nor PolyQuad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuse Void Drum Machine or PolyQuad?
Fuse Void Drum Machine ships an update every 3 months, and PolyQuad every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fuse Void Drum Machine was updated on October 31, 2026 and PolyQuad on October 31, 2026.

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