Comparison

Rock Drum Machine vs 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a solid Rock Drummer with powerful drum sounds and tons of rhythms to get rock drum drums grooves easily in a flash. The AI drum machine for Rock! RDM jams! Just move a slider to set the jamming level like a proper drummer! 2d Slider to control jam level ( x - horizontal ) and intensity ( y - vertical ) The Live Pads allows to play live sessions on the way with 8 assignable pads and buttons for fills, intro, end with midi controls. Now with assignable Midi Map, for controls and MIDI out notes. Synchronize any app easily with Ableton Link. Export Full or Multitrack Audio and Midi File, available from iOS 12. Song Mode. An easy and fast way to make quality drums for your songs. - Double press to edit a part or song - Long press to move parts or songs Save all your data to iCloud to have several song lists, rhythms or repertorios and share them among your devices Edit or create your own rhythms very easily in two modes: * Edit Mode allows you to edit the whole rhythm quickly. * Patterns Mode allows you to set the patterns for each component (hihat/ride cymbal, snare or kick )easily with a wheel. Combine the best acoustic drum sounds with any rhythm to get top inspiring rock grooves. * Midi Sync + Inter App Audio + Audiobus. Stream live audio directly to other Audiobus or Inter App Audio apps! * 4 Effects : Compressor / Gate, Equalizer , Delay, Reverb * Set random fills every 4, 8, 12 , 16, 32 bars * In Groove Edit Mode you can set any subdivision to any beats. Just long press on the time until it shows a red border and drag up or down to rest or add notes * Midi Outt --- MIDI CONTROLS --- Assignable Midi Controls. Default Controls : Play : G2 LivePads : C1 - G2 Fill + Play/Stop : A2 Fill : C2 Fill + Toggle Hats/Ride D2 Toggle Hats/Ride Db2 Fill with LivePad Change E2 Load Live Pad C3 Preview LivePad Db3 Next Live Pad D3 Select Live Pad Set Eb3 Tap Tempo Bb2 Crash Cymbal B2 Next Song Ab2 Previous Song Gb2 Jam CC 1 Intensity CC 2 Master Volume CC 7 Swing CC 11 Reverb Level CC 91 Bank CC 32 Rhythm CC 0 Soundset PC

About

6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker

Create electronic music with a 6-track drum synthesizer and sequencer. Shape unique sounds, build complex rhythms, and apply effects. Export your creations or sync with other music apps.

Highlights
  • 6-track drum synthesizer
  • Step sequencer with random fill
  • Independent FX per track
  • Ableton Link and IAA support
  • Parameter locking
  • Export to AudioShare, Email, iTunes
  • Live control and pattern switching
Features
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A 6 track drum machine synthesiser & sequencer for creating beats, electro rhythms or wacky synth blips. Create sounds like the famous TR808 and 606 drum machines. Synthesizer controls shape each sound on each track to various electro synth drum & percussion sounds. Create drum patterns using step edit as on various drum synthesisers, drum machines & sequencers or can be generated randomly. Independent FX, GarageBand routing, Ableton Link, IAA, & Audiobus 3 support. Parameter Set to step per track manually or while playing. Press P-Set to enter mode (Flashing). turn dials, this stores on that current step. Double tap the P-Set to enter erase mode. Any dial turned will erase all that dials settings for the whole track. Easily capture what you hear, export to AudioShare, Audio-Copy, Email or iTunes Shared Folder Check out the "How to" video demo on Youtube https://youtu.be/in4V0P6nigM DRUM SYNTHESIS: 3 Filters: Low, High & Band Pass + resonance & side-pass high pass level, envelope amount & decay time. Adjust pitch VCA decay time + PUNCH for extra kick velocity. Extra attack for track 1 option. Create almost any drum synth sound SEQUENCER: Swing/groove Dynamics. Each step per track can also have a variable dynamics level (double tap) to accentuate pitch, filter or amplitude. RANDOM FILL: From zero to 100 percent this will create random non accentuated steps in mealtime so you can create free flowing dynamic drum beats sequences. Adjust number of steps & offsets in each track to create complex poly rhythms INIT starts over with a blank pattern. Find this in Settings/System. BPM control +/-1 or double tap for +/-5 increments. MOD SECTION: LFO low pass CUT-OFF & PITCH. The pitch level can give a vintage effect subtly detuning with low SPEED or faster for ring modulated effect. Trig forces reset on step to provide pitch or filter envelope. CHAIN MODE: Press P+1, P+2, P+3 for automatically switching to next 1,2, or 3 patterns at each loop end. Changing pattern manually will reset. Drum step edits cant be made during this mode. LIVE CONTROL feature: Use the pattern play section for the following cool tricks: [Sequence/Control/Pattern]: Instantly switch to a saved sequence while playing. Keys correspond to available programs, starting from the current program thats loaded (key 1 is your current program, key 2 is current program+1 etc). Highlighted keys show stored programs. Blue tint shows if your are in Pattern Play still. This is great for building up live tracks and can be cut instantly like DJ cross-fade. With P-Lock enabled, loading patterns locks parameters & just loads the patterns. EFFECTS (Global/master are in yellow.) OVERDRIVE. SPRING REVERB ECHO tempo synced with feedback & wetness. MIXER section: fade each track, mute/ unmute Bass boost and pan on each track SYNCING Ableton Link syncs with Link apps .Enable for precise timing without syncing. Press LINK button at the bottom for settings. You can link to our other apps like 2XB303 MIDI sync with External, Virtual or Audiobus. 6X806 can be master or slave. ( any simple class-compliant USB should work but some may need to be power assisted) Virtual MIDI In is always on. If you send from another app AND receive MIDI clock then you will be receiving both MIDI CLOCKS. While Ableton Link is enabled you can send clock. This means you can use one app to control 6X806 with external hardware MIDI note data is sent out on each channel AUDIO Record a fixed length, default to 32 steps. Can be changed in settings. Arming sampling with CAPTURE (flashing). Starts at counter 1 (ON). PLAY CAP to listen to your sample loop. Audio can be routed via IAA (Inter App Audio) into apps like Apple's Garageband. Garageband will also sync your sequence for excellent multi-track recording. Audiobus 3. Route audio to mix or record into other applications To save you press "Save To", it then flashes. Now choose destination ("!" means its occupied ) then press "Save All" to confirm.

Screenshots

Rock Drum Machine4 screens
6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker at $2.99 against Rock Drum Machine's $17.99. 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Rock Drum Machine's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 73%) and ratings volume (523 vs 25). On rating, ads, 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

Rock Drum Machine costs $17.99 and 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker $2.99 up front. Rock Drum Machine sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Rock Drum Machine against 4.6 for 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Drum Machine has 523 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Rock Drum Machine's written reviews are positive against 73% of 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rock Drum Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rock Drum Machine versus 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock Drum Machine6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker
Price$17.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (523 ratings) — better4.6 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings523 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatRob Wilmot

Customer experience

Rock Drum Machine

All ratings523 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews394 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.6%

6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%

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

6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rock Drum Machine

One-time2
  • Mike$4.99
  • John$4.99
None

6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rock Drum Machine free?
Rock Drum Machine costs $17.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker free?
6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rock Drum Machine or 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker?
Rock Drum Machine is rated higher. Rock Drum Machine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 523 ratings, while 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker averages 4.6 from 25 ratings.
Do Rock Drum Machine or 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker have ads?
Neither Rock Drum Machine nor 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rock Drum Machine or 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker?
Rock Drum Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, and 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker every 4 days. Most recently, Rock Drum Machine was updated on September 25, 2026 and 6X806 Drum Synth Loop Maker on September 19, 2026.

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