Rock Drum Machine vs DrumPerfect Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rock Drum Machine
Transform your device into a powerful rock drumming tool with realistic sounds and a vast library of rhythms. Easily create custom beats, jam with AI-generated grooves, and integrate with other music apps. Export your creations as audio or MIDI files.
- AI-powered rock drumming
- Adjustable jam level and intensity
- Live Pads with assignable controls
- MIDI out and Ableton Link synchronization
- Song Mode for creating drum tracks
- Custom rhythm editing
- Four built-in effects
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Rock Drum Machine is a rock drummer in your pocket. It does not loop a recording: it plays like a drummer, adding ghost notes, open hi-hats and fills that change every time. Practice, write songs and play live with drums that feel alive. FREE TO START Rock Drum Machine is free to explore for 7 days with access to all features. Some actions are limited during the trial (exports, random grooves, sound changes and bars per session). After the trial, keep playing with limited features. Unlock the full version with a one-time purchase, no subscription. The full version unlocks the app and the Rock DM drummer. Mike and John are extra drummers, sold separately. Already own Rock DM? Your full version stays unlocked. Nothing to buy again. A DRUMMER THAT JAMS • JAM and INTENSITY: go from a steady beat to a busy, improvising drummer • Fills of variable length that come in the way a drummer would play them, with triplet fills and double bass drum • Automatic fills every few bars, or fire them yourself • Humanize, from Perfect to Drunk ROCK, FROM CLASSIC TO ODD TIMES • 114 grooves and 70 fills in 6 banks: Rock, Grunge, FunkRock, Shuffle, Progressive and Odd Times • 65 real drum sounds, most recorded in three dynamic layers: ghost, normal and accent • 25 factory kits plus two round-robin kits, Stage RR and Vintage RR • Create or edit your own grooves in Edit Mode and Patterns Mode, and save them in your own banks PRACTICE, WRITE, PERFORM • Song Mode: chain grooves and fills into full songs • 8 Live Pads: switch grooves and fire fills on the fly, with a countdown to the change • Portrait layout on iPhone, so it sits on your music stand • Mixer with volume, pan and reverb send for every drum • Four effects: Compressor / Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb • External keyboard support: Space to play and stop, Enter for a fill IN YOUR STUDIO • AUv3 plug-in, plus a new MIDI-only plug-in to drive any other drum instrument • Sound Module: play the kit as a MIDI sampler from your pads or keyboard • MIDI Setup: independent MIDI Clock in and out, MIDI-controllable tempo, shareable maps • Send and receive grooves and Live Pad Sets with the other Lumbeat drummers and iBassist • Share a groove or a song by AirDrop, Mail or Files • Export full audio, multitrack stems and MIDI • Ableton Link and MIDI Clock sync MORE DRUMMERS Mike (Progressive Rock, with heavier, metal-style fills) and John (Classic Rock) are available as separate in-app purchases, each with their own kit and playing style. They are not included in the full version. Requires iOS 16 or later.
DrumPerfect Pro
Create professional drum and percussion music with a highly programmable system. Emulate the feel of pro drummers across genres with advanced features for multitrack programming, multi-velocity sampling, and intricate pattern creation. Explore world rhythms and integrate your own MIDI files.
- Programmable drum/percussion system
- Emulates human drummer feel
- Multitrack/layer programming
- Multi-velocity sampling
- AUv3 player for live performance
- MIDI file loading and playback
- Massive collection of world rhythms
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DrumPerfect Pro is without doubt the most complete, open, fully programmable drum/percussion music production system ever created for iPad. The wealth of professional features it offers is just astonishing. Yet its most distinguished quality is probably its confounding capacity to emulate so musically the human feel of pro drummers performances in any genre, as you will see. Here is what Gilbert Medam, professional composer and arranger, creator of the pack collection as well as designer of the new UI writes: In the musical consciousness, rhythm is without question a most fundamental element. Combining movement with numbers, it is found in music all around the world and at any period of human history. Musicians, particularly drummers and percussionists by nature excel in precise body movement, coordination and inevitably inspire listeners to join the dance. On the other hand computer systems excel, by design, in powerful processing of numbers. We are constantly, Marinus and I, attentive to this simple fact when refining and expanding DrumPerfect Pro. Because we want our app to excel in coming as close as it can be, to a perfect integration of both performances. In this new version, if you are passionate about rhythms, drums and beyond, you will find, we think, the best companion for your music adventure and production. Its flexibility will surprise you. Program on multitrack/layers, multi-velocity sampling, the most intricate patterns, improvising songs. Unleash your wildest experimentation in the creative and fun process. It is the high end app of choice for: - drums/percussions professional track production - live performance with the brand new AUv3 player - practice and training for musicians in any musical genre - easy loading and playing of your own library of midi files. - study, understanding and experimenting from the massive collection of world rhythms available in the packs. High-quality music packs available as IAP, in many different music styles and ready to be used in your own productions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rock Drum Machine at Free against DrumPerfect Pro's $22.99. Rock Drum Machine also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (92% vs 65%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Rock Drum Machine is free to download; DrumPerfect Pro costs $22.99 up front. Rock Drum Machine sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and DrumPerfect Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rock Drum Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Drum Machine has 539 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Rock Drum Machine's written reviews are positive against 65% of DrumPerfect Pro's.
Rock Drum Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, DrumPerfect Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rock Drum Machine | DrumPerfect Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $22.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (539 ratings) — better | 4.0 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 539 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 421 MB | 563 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumbeat | Marinus J.G. van de Molengraft |
Customer experience
Rock Drum Machine
DrumPerfect Pro
User reviews
Rock Drum Machine
From 539 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great sound quality
- 🚀 Easy to use and program
- 🎨 Lots of customization options
- 🎛️ Intuitive interface
- 🎶 Realistic drum sounds
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔌 MIDI integration issues
- 🤔 Steep learning curve for some
- 💰 Expensive compared to other options
- 🔇 Limited drum kit selection
DrumPerfect Pro
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Realistic drum sounds
- 🎛️ Powerful and flexible
- 🎶 Great for serious musicians
- 💡 Innovative features (Jam Mode)
- 🌟 High quality app
Room to improve
- 🤯 Steep learning curve
- 😵💫 Confusing UI/UX
- 📚 Lacks proper documentation
- ❓ Hidden features
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
Bugs and requests
Rock Drum Machine
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when exporting audio
- MIDI out not working as expected
- Saving new patterns can be inconsistent
- Occasional UI glitches or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more drum kits and styles
- Improve MIDI support and control
- Implement AUv3 support
- Add more customization options
- Provide better documentation and tutorials
DrumPerfect Pro
Reported bugs
29 issues- Purchases not restoring
- Restore purchases doesn't work
- Restore all does nothing
- All packs still show as purchase option
- Glitches in AU3, Inter-App
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- Demo beat only plays through with Logic
- Crashing issue every time 'load' button is hit on song tab
- MIDI defaults only to channel 10
- Peaking at drum samples causes destructive edit
- Crashes whenever going to settings
- Not working right since last update
- Crashing all the time
- Pads don't play sounds and crash
- Crashing in iOS 13.2
- Won't load
- Audio Unit Extension not working
- Fails to load any presets as AU
- Graphics blurred on top sections
- Crashing on older iPad
- Purchases disappear
- App barely stays open
- Sequences not saving drum kit used
- Re-load all sequences, song, and drum sets needed
- UI fluky
- Cannot get closed hi-hat to choke open hi-hat
- UX needs major overhaul
- App stopped working after iOS 11 update
- Needed delete/re-install after iOS 11 update
- When saving sequences, drum kit is not saved
Requested features
30 requests- Add live MIDI OUT
- Option to automatically have 'Fill' go to 'Ride'
- Larger and more accessible Jam Screen section
- Reduce Kits Section in Pattern Screen
- Increase JAM section flexibility
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- Select and export multiple MIDI patterns at once
- More tutorial videos
- More drum patterns
- New upgrades with surprises
- Add AU3 compatibility
- Add MIDI OUT
- Option for Center or Top velocity to the pads
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Beginner tutorials
- Folder organization for samples and kits
- Simplified mode for beginners
- More MIDI pattern purchase options
- Adjust pitch of drum samples
- Choke open hi-hat with closed hi-hat
- Import own MIDI drum loops
- Option to change MIDI mappings
- More kits available
- Better sounding toms
- More kick and snare options
- More velocity layers
- More drum packs
- Blurb in manual for AUE functionality
- More IAP loop sound packs
- Spring sale on IAPs
In-app purchases
Rock Drum Machine
- Mike$4.99
- John$4.99
- Studio Mix$8.99
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- Rock DM Full Access$22.99
DrumPerfect Pro
- GM Volume 1Free
- Funky Breakbeats Volume 1$2.99
- Funky Breakbeats Volume 2$2.99
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- Afro Beats Volume 1$2.99
- Heavy Metal Volume 1$3.99
- Batucada Volume 1$3.99
- Jazz Sessions Volume 1$4.99
- Brazilian Rhythms Volume 1$4.99
- Rock Drums Volume 1$4.99
- Latin Percussion Volume 1$5.99
Questions
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