Comparison

MACHINE DRUM vs Brecken's Beats

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

Head to head
About

MACHINE DRUM

This app offers a minimalist drum machine and sound design lab for creating beats and audio. It features a tactile step sequencer, custom kick sound designer, and the ability to record and manipulate custom samples. Professional DSP effects and genre-inspired templates are also included to enhance creativity.

Highlights
  • Tactile 16-pad step sequencer
  • Custom kick sound designer with dual-oscillator engine
  • Record and manipulate custom samples
  • DSP effects including Delay, Reverb, and Bitcrusher
  • Frequency filters (LP, BP, HP)
  • Hardware and genre-inspired presets
Features
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MACHINE DRUM: Minimalist Drum Machine & Sound Design Lab Experience beatmaking stripped of clutter. MACHINE DRUM combines retro hardware aesthetics with clean, modern minimalism, giving you a distraction-free canvas built purely to support your creativity and professional grade audio expression. Every knob, slider, instrument and effect has been crafted for visual simplicity and self expression, letting you stay locked in the flow whether sketching rhythms on the go or sculpting intricate synthesis in the studio. TACTILE 16-PAD STEP SEQUENCER Build loops instantly with an intuitive, hardware-style pad grid. Tap steps to program rhythms, control tempo (BPM), and fine-tune levels. Solo or mute individual tracks to build dynamic build-ups and drops live. CUSTOM KICK SOUND DESIGNER Stop relying on generic samples. Synthesize your own signature kicks with a dedicated, dual-oscillator sound engine: • Envelope (ADSR): Fine-tune Attack, Decay, Sustain, & Release using a live visual envelope graph. • FM Synthesis: Dial in punchy transients using FM Depth, FM Speed, and Base Pitch controls. • LFO Modulation: Add rich movement and texture. Route the LFO to Pitch, Filter, Level, or Pan RECORD CUSTOM SAMPLES Record real-world sounds instantly using your iPhone's microphone. Pitch, trim, and swap custom samples into any track pad in real time. Perfect for integrating vocal chops, ambient hits, or custom percussion. DSP EFFECTS & FREQUENCY FILTERS Sculpt your final output mix with professional audio processing: • Delay, Reverb and Bitcrusher: Add analog-style warmth, drive, and grit to glue your beats together. • Frequency Filter: Switch between Low Pass (LP), Band Pass (BP), and High Pass (HP) modes with dedicated Cutoff and Resonance sliders. PRESETS & LEGENDARY GENRE TEMPLATES Load instantly playable song templates and legendary drum machine styles to jumpstart your inspiration: • Explore hardware profiles like the TR-808, TR-909, Linn LM-1, and MPC60. • Load curated song setups inspired by Classic Hip Hop, EDM and Synthwave

About

Brecken's Beats

Create professional-sounding beats with realistic drum pads and a versatile piano keyboard. Record your voice over your creations, play a rhythm game, and share your music with friends. This app offers a fun and engaging way for young musicians to explore beat making and composition.

Highlights
  • Studio-quality TR-808 drum samples
  • Record voice over beats
  • Full piano keyboard with 6 voices
  • Beat Rush rhythm game
  • Beatbox studio functionality
  • Export and share tracks
Features
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Brecken's Beats is the beat making app built for kids who want to sound like a pro. Hit real drum pads powered by studio-quality TR-808 samples. Layer your beats, record yourself rapping over your track, and send it to your friends in seconds. Play a full scrollable piano with 12 voices including Classic, Electric, Rhodes, Synth, Toy, 808 Keys, Marimba, Bell, Organ, Strings, Music Box, and Xylophone. Record your melody and play it back. Take on Beat Rush: a rhythm game with 20 levels from ROOKIE all the way to GOD MODE. Tap the falling blocks to the beat, build your combo, and unlock UNTOUCHABLE mode. Test your ears with Echo Challenge: listen to a melody and repeat it back. How many rounds can you survive? Catch falling notes in Note Catch: tap the right key before it hits the bottom. Get faster every round. Then hit the DJ Studio and scratch your own beats on two real turntables with a crossfader. Load any beat you made and mix like a pro. FEATURES 16 pads with real TR-808 drum samples Full scrollable piano with 12 voices and a melody recorder Beat Rush rhythm game with 20 levels Echo Challenge: repeat the melody Note Catch: catch falling notes DJ Studio: two turntables, scratch your own beats Beatbox studio: beatbox into the mic, hear it as a beat Export and share your tracks Free to play. Brecken's Beats Plus is an auto-renewable subscription at $2.99/month that unlocks all piano voices, all 20 Beat Rush levels, DJ Studio turntables, 60-second exports, and unlimited beat saves. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Account Settings. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://bearandhati-oss.github.io/breckensbeats-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MACHINE DRUM4 screens
Brecken's Beats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: MACHINE DRUM at free against Brecken's Beats's freemium. Brecken's Beats's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. MACHINE DRUM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brecken's Beats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MACHINE DRUM against 5.0 for Brecken's Beats. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MACHINE DRUM versus Brecken's Beats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMACHINE DRUMBrecken's Beats
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNathan BurazerCole stegman

Customer experience

MACHINE DRUM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Brecken's Beats

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MACHINE DRUM

One-time1
  • MACHINE DRUM PRO$9.99
1 purchases

Brecken's Beats

Subscriptions1
  • Brecken's Beats Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is MACHINE DRUM free?
MACHINE DRUM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brecken's Beats free?
Brecken's Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MACHINE DRUM or Brecken's Beats?
MACHINE DRUM and Brecken's Beats are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MACHINE DRUM or Brecken's Beats have ads?
Neither MACHINE DRUM nor Brecken's Beats shows ads.

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