FingerDrum vs LoopBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FingerDrum
Transform your device into a versatile music creation tool. Learn drumming with structured lessons, play along with backing tracks, and separate songs into stems. Create beats and remixes with a powerful studio interface.
- Structured drumming lessons
- AI stem separation
- Drumless backing tracks
- Beat creation and remixing
- Responsive 16-pad interface
- Customizable drum kits
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a drum-pad instrument, structured course, backing-track player, AI stem separator, and beat studio. FingerDrum includes 6 chapters and 24 lessons, moving from the first beat through syncopation and fills to styles, arrangements, and built-in drumless play-alongs. LEARN TO PLAY • Use Listen, Practice, and Challenge modes in every lesson • Work on 8th- and 16th-note rhythms, syncopation, fills, styles, and full arrangements • Challenges score the Pad you hit and your timing; scores and star progress are stored locally • Follow each lesson’s target BPM; chapters 1–2 are free and chapters 3–6 require FingerDrum Pro PLAY ANYWHERE • Perform on a responsive 16-pad drum surface • Switch among arranged acoustic, electronic, hip-hop, and rock kits, plus custom layouts • Use the landscape interface for comfortable two-hand playing AI STEMS & DRUMLESS PRACTICE • After you sign in, a song is uploaded only when you tap Start Analysis • Separate songs into vocals, drums, and accompaniment, then create drumless backing tracks • Detect BPM automatically and generate a draft drum chart to verify by listening • Mute, solo, and adjust the three music layers inside the App MAKE BEATS & REMIXES • Layer percussion, melodies, loops, and music clips • Edit hits, resolution, note length, and per-track loop bars in the step sequencer • Create alone or take turns playing pads and controlling tracks on one device Learn from your first beat, take course challenges with drumless play-alongs, split songs into stems, jam with friends, and shape ideas into remixes and beats—all in FingerDrum. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LoopBeat
This app provides a professional drum machine experience with studio-quality sounds and extensive editing capabilities. It allows for seamless section switching, real-time tempo changes, and hands-free control via a Bluetooth pedal, making it ideal for performers and producers.
- Studio-grade real drum sounds
- Seamless section switching
- Real-time tempo and time-signature change
- MIDI editing for drum patterns
- 5-band EQ and plate reverb
- Bluetooth pedal for hands-free control
- Jam pads for spontaneous playing
- Sampler for custom drum kits
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LoopBeat — a professional drum machine in your pocket, with a real drummer always on stage. LoopBeat gives you professional rhythm tools, ready whenever you are: studio-grade sampled kits, seamless section switching, real-time tempo and time-signature changes, recording your voice or instrument into loops, and building new songs out of sections from others. With a Bluetooth pedal and jam pads, you'll have a steady, inspiring rhythm section wherever you play. WHY LOOPBEAT • Real drum kits, studio-grade sound Complete sample sets covering pop, rock, punk, R&B, reggae, folk and Djembe. Every instrument is sampled with velocity layers, so soft and hard hits genuinely differ. • A large song library, play instantly Every style has preset songs with a full structure: Intro, Loops 1–4, Fills, Variation, EndFill. Tap any section to switch seamlessly — the music never stops. • NEW: Re-arrange loops into a brand-new song Pick LOOP sections from any song in the library and reorder, repeat or trim them to build a new track out of different styles. Insert fills every N bars, add a variation, or start a fresh LOOP at any line — then set the drum kit and title. One tap exports it as a regular LoopBeat song. Works on mobile and in the desktop Manager. • Real-time time-signature changes Change tempo and time signature while playing: 3/4, 4/4 and 6/8 on the fly, with smooth transitions and no stutter. Dial in any BPM and the kit stays steady. • Powerful MIDI section editing A professional piano roll edits every section note by note: add, delete and drag notes, adjust velocity and length, copy and paste sections. Touch-optimised, and you can import external MIDI files as sections. • 5-band EQ + plate reverb A five-band biquad EQ shapes your kit from low-end weight to high-end air, while the Dattorro plate reverb creates genuine live-room space — all adjustable in real time. • Bluetooth pedal, hands free Switch sections, trigger fills, start and stop playback, and control recording and looping — all with your feet. Sing without reaching for the screen. • Jam pads, play freely Touch pads with a jam mode: tap to trigger real drum sounds, with mute, lock and edit functions. Multi-touch lets you play with both hands. • NEW: LOOP audio recording — layer your ideas into a song on the spot Plug in a microphone or instrument and record vocals, guitar or percussion straight into a loop. Start, stop and overdub are all quantised to the bar line, so you punch in right on the beat. Layer up to 4 tracks of up to 32 seconds each with an independent playback level, and a stopped track is kept ready to resume. An input level meter and built-in tuner let you check level and pitch as soon as you plug in. • Sampler, expand it your way FLAC sample support lets you import your own samples and build custom kits. The desktop Manager (Mac/Windows) transfers samples over Wi-Fi. BUILT FOR TOUCH, MADE FOR THE STAGE Optimised for iPhone and iPad: on phones the essentials are reachable one-handed; on iPad the layout adapts to portrait and landscape, with beat progress and playback state always visible. TYPICAL USES - Solo performance: loop voice and instrument into a full backing - Street gigs: pedal-controlled section changes that lock in with your vocals - Re-arranging: combine sections from songs you love into your own set - Band rehearsal: switch styles and tempo fast for a solid reference - Songwriting and demos: arrangement-quality drums while you hum - Music teaching: show song structure and demo time signatures FREE 30-DAY TRIAL, ONE-TAP UNLOCK Try everything free for 30 days: all styles and songs, arrangement, audio looping, section editing, EQ and reverb, pedal and jam pads. Then a single in-app purchase unlocks it all permanently — no subscription, no hidden fees, updates included. LoopBeat — put a professional drummer in your pocket. Download now and start your show!
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Verdict
FingerDrum and LoopBeat are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. FingerDrum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month and LoopBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FingerDrum ships an update weekly, LoopBeat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FingerDrum | LoopBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 578 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Tuyang Tusen Technology Co., Ltd | 建强 贺 |
Customer experience
FingerDrum
LoopBeat
In-app purchases
FingerDrum
- FingerDrum Pro 月度会员$2.001 Month
- FingerDrum Pro 年度会员3 Days trial$15.001 Year
- FingerDrum Pro 永久版$39.99
LoopBeat
- LoopBeat$9.99








