Comparison

Rock Drum Machine vs DM10

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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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 Download it free and use everything for 7 days. Then unlock the full version with a single one-time purchase. No subscription. 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.

About

DM10

This app is a powerful drum and synthesizer machine for electronic musicians. It offers a modern audio engine with a wide array of drum kits, instruments, and synth presets, alongside advanced sequencing and effects for creative music production.

Highlights
  • 228 drum kits
  • Bass & Lead synths
  • AudioUnit support
  • Polyrhythmic tracks
  • Advanced sequencing
  • Real-time FX automation
  • User drum kit creation
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DM10 is the ultimate Drum & Synth Machine for iPhone, iPad and Mac — from the creators of DM1, winner of the Apple Design Award 2012. 256 vintage & modern drum kits. Built-in Bass & Lead synths. A powerful step sequencer. Full Mixer, 4 FX slots & intuitive Song Mode. Everything you need to produce beats, from sketch to finished track — in one beautifully designed app One purchase. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. You get everything. DRUMS & KITS • 256 drum kits — Vintage, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Electro & more • 10 instruments (Piano, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer…) • Drum Pads with customizable layout • Custom drumkit per track • User drum kit creation with samples import & export • Drums Glitch mode • Drumkits Randomizer STEP SEQUENCER • Drum & Synth step sequencer • 45 patterns • Variable step count, Accent, Triplets & Swing • Time signatures • Polyrhythmic tracks • Steps Probability & Retrig • Playhead Randomize • Custom Tempo, Kit, Mixer & FX per pattern • Steps Randomizer MIXER & FX • Mixer with level, pitch, length, pan & automation • 4 FX slots per track with real-time automation — 15 effects available: Overdrive · Delay · Reverb · Filter · Phaser · Formant · Texturizer · Robotizer · Dalek · Flanger · Decimator · Ring Modulator · Resonator · Compressor · Noise Gate • Mixer & Fx Randomizer SONG MODE • Song mode with intuitive editing • Audio export — master & separated tracks • Project import & export SYNTH ENGINE • Bass Synth — 3 VCO, Filter, ADSR, BitCrush, Detune • Lead Synth — 2 VCO, VCO Modulation, Filter, ADSR, Vibrato • 40 Bass & Lead factory presets PRO CONNECTIVITY • AudioUnit (AUv3) • Full MIDI support — Mapping, File Import & Export, External Clock • Audio Background support • Ableton Link • iCloud Shared Folder • Computer keyboard support VINTAGE DRUM MACHINES • 116 drum kits meticulously sampled from legendary machines: Roland TR-808, TR-909, TR-606 · Akai MPC2000 · Linn 9000 · Oberheim DMX · E-MU SP-12 · Simmons SDS-5 · Fairlight CMI · Teenage Engineering PO-12 · Korg · Yamaha · Boss · Casio · Alesis · Linn · Kawai · Pearl · Elektro-Harmonix · Wersi · Novation · Waldorf · Ensoniq · Sequential Circuits and many more. ACOUSTIC DRUM KITS • 32 acoustic kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio — sampled from iconic brands: Oyster · Ludwig · DW · Gretsch · Pearl · Premier · Slingerland · Sonor · Yamaha · Rogers • 26 percussion & instrument kits recorded at Fingerlab Studio STYLES DRUM KITS • 82 drum kits from various music styles: Hip-Hop, Electro, Dubstep, Trap, Synth, Concrete… Questions or feedback? contact@fingerlab.net Stay tuned! The Fingerlab Team

Screenshots

Rock Drum Machine4 screens
DM104 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rock Drum Machine at Free against DM10's $17.99. Rock Drum Machine also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 72%) and ratings volume (536 vs 54). DM10's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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 is free to download; DM10 costs $17.99 up front. Rock Drum Machine sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. DM10 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 DM10. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rock Drum Machine has 536 ratings behind it against 54, 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 72% of DM10's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rock Drum Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, DM10 every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rock Drum Machine versus DM10: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock Drum MachineDM10
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating4.7 (536 ratings) — better4.6 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews — better71.9% of reviews
Number of ratings536 — better54
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size421 MB454 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatFingerlab

Customer experience

Rock Drum Machine

All ratings527 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.5%

DM10

All ratings53 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral15.6%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

Rock Drum Machine

From 536 App Store ratings

What 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

DM10

From 54 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient drum sequencing
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
  • 👍 Great selection of drum kits
  • 👍 Regularly updated with new features
  • 👍 Inspiring and fun to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with time signature and step rate
  • 🐛 Choke group functionality not working as expected
  • 🔧 Limited synth and bass modules

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

DM10

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Dropping the first beat in some cases
  • Syncing issues in standalone mode

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add probability per step
  • Implement true triplets and flams
  • Allow tempo changes within a song
  • Increase pattern count beyond 45
  • Add more time signature options
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  • Implement MIDI mapping for pattern changes

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rock Drum Machine

One-time4
  • Mike$4.99
  • John$4.99
  • Studio Mix$8.99
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  • Rock DM Full Access$22.99
None

DM10

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rock Drum Machine free?
Rock Drum Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DM10 free?
DM10 costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rock Drum Machine or DM10?
Rock Drum Machine is rated higher. Rock Drum Machine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 536 ratings, while DM10 averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do Rock Drum Machine or DM10 have ads?
Neither Rock Drum Machine nor DM10 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rock Drum Machine or DM10?
Rock Drum Machine ships an update every 3 weeks, and DM10 every 4 weeks. Most recently, Rock Drum Machine was updated on October 26, 2026 and DM10 on October 26, 2026.

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