Comparison

Starrypad vs Drumline

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

Head to head
About

Starrypad

Transform your device into a versatile music creation tool. Record and import audio, then assign it to velocity-sensitive pads for playback. Create loops, add layers, and export your work as WAV or MIDI.

Highlights
  • 16 velocity-sensitive pads
  • Built-in drum kits and synth phrases
  • Microphone and audio import
  • Loop recording and layering
  • WAV and MIDI export
  • USB MIDI controller support
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Starrypad turns your iPhone into a drum pad, looper and sampler. Play sixteen velocity-sensitive pads with acoustic drums, 808 sounds and original synth phrases. The C Synth kit follows your tempo while keeping note pitch independent. Shape each pad with level, pan and tuning in the Mixer. Record from the microphone or import audio from a video you choose, trim the sound and assign it to a pad. Record loops, add layers and undo the latest pass. Switch from recording to playback without stopping the loop. Play along with music from another audio app. Background playback depends on the other app and your audio route. This does not import or record protected streaming audio. Export loops as WAV or MIDI. Connect an optional class-compliant USB MIDI controller. No controller, account or subscription is required. Settings and help support English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Familiar performance legends stay in English. Audio processing and your recordings stay on the device. Salamander Drumkit by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0) TR-808 Sound Sample Set by Michael Fischer via TidalCycles (CC0 1.0) Additional percussion from FreePats (CC0 1.0) Original synthesized rhythm phrases by Starrypad

About

Drumline

Features
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Drumline is an offline-first Batucada (Brazilian samba percussion) rhythm library, editor, and practice tool. Write grooves and breaks for a full bateria, hear them played back with sample-accurate timing, and share them with your group. RHYTHM LIBRARY - Build a library of rhythms, each with its base groove and its own set of breaks - Import and export rhythms to share with your bateria - Simple and Advanced modes - start easy, unlock the full editor when you want it PLAYBACK - Sample-accurate native audio engine with real percussion samples - Queue breaks on the fly, with calling audio and synced count-in whistles, just like a real ensemble - On-screen break notes so you know what is coming - Tempo control, tap tempo, and a metronome PRACTICE PLAYLISTS - Chain breaks in sequence, or shuffle them to train reaction time - Choose which breaks are in the rotation and how many bars sit between them MIXER - Per-instrument volume, mute and solo - Save your mix and reuse it EDITOR - Grid-based pattern editor for every instrument in the bateria - Rolls, flams, velocity accents, and per-instrument beat subdivisions (including triplets) - Multiple time signatures and multi-bar patterns - Copy, paste, insert and clear bars, with undo and redo - Pickup-bar breaks that start on beat 4 of the count-in INSTRUMENTS - Caixa, Repinique, Fundu, Dobrada, Timbao, Pandeiro, Agogo, Shaker and whistle, each with its own articulations - Add your own samples to any articulation EXPORT & SHARE - Export any break, sequence, or groove as a WAV audio file - Generate printable PDF notation - Record your own audio takes with the microphone Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no data collection.

Screenshots

Starrypad4 screens
Drumline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Drumline at 3 against Starrypad's 1. Drumline also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Starrypad versus Drumline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarrypadDrumline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo IjuinOmer Bengal

In-app purchases

None

Starrypad

No in-app purchases

None

Drumline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starrypad free?
Starrypad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drumline free?
Drumline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Starrypad or Drumline have ads?
Neither Starrypad nor Drumline shows ads.

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