Comparison

Rock Drum Machine Lite vs Rhythm

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 Lite

Transform your device into a powerful rock drumming tool. Access high-quality drum sounds and a variety of rhythms for instant power drumming. Easily create and customize your own beats.

Highlights
  • High-quality rock drum sounds
  • Extensive rhythm library
  • Easy rhythm editing
  • Pattern mode for component beats
  • Groove Edit Mode for subdivisions
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a solid Rock Drummer. Top quality and powerful drum sounds, with lots of rhythms to get power drumming grooves easily in a flash. The best drum machine for Rock... for FREE!!! You can 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 rocky grooves. * In Groove Edit Mode you can set any subdivision to any beats. Just do a long press on the time until it shows a red border and drag up or down to rest or add notes. EASY and QUICK!

About

Rhythm

Learn to create and master beats with this music tutor app. It offers over 200 lessons and 100 sound packs across various genres, with guided playing and different modes to suit all skill levels. Track your progress and improve your drumming techniques anywhere.

Highlights
  • Over 200 lessons
  • 100+ sound packs
  • Guided playing
  • Tutorial, step-by-step, and live modes
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Portable music creation
Features
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Rhythms is your ultimate music tutor that will help beat makers of all ages and levels to improve their beat techniques. Follow the rhythms of the music and learn at your own pace, whenever and wherever you want. WHO IS THIS FOR? * Beat makers and finger drummers * Complete beginners * Advanced musicians WHAT IS INCLUDED? * Over 200 lessons with over 100 sound packs covering popular genres including EDM, Trap, Future Bass, and so on. * Guided playing: Rhythms help you play different parts of a track and then you can combine them together. The app will lead you to advance your skills and challenge yourself. * Different modes: use tutorial mode to watch how to play the lesson. Use step-by-step mode to learn the rhythm. Use live mode to challenge yourself. * Fun music game: addictive and fun gameplay tracks your progress. Practice every day to improve your results. * Statistics: check your statistic and keep motivated to practice and learn. * Portability: you can take Rhythms with you and play music anywhere. * High sound quality: all sounds are made by us in our music studio or in collaboration with EDM producers. RHYTHMS - the fun way to learn, play and master the pad controllers. Hit the notes at the right time to get the highest score! Practice every day and you’ll be amazed how fast your skills advance. Go and start playing now! UNLOCK BONUS LESSONS You can access the bonus lessons at already open levels to improve your results. We offer the following plans: 1 week: $1.99 1 year: $23.99 These prices are for the US. Pricing in other countries may vary. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms of Service: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Rock Drum Machine Lite4 screens
Rhythm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rock Drum Machine Lite at none against Rhythm's 5. Rock Drum Machine Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). Rhythm's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Rhythm sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Rock Drum Machine Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rhythm holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131 and 336 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Rock Drum Machine Lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rhythm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rock Drum Machine Lite ships an update every 2 months, Rhythm every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rock Drum Machine Lite versus Rhythm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRock Drum Machine LiteRhythm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (131 ratings)4.5 (336 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings131336 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14
Further details — not scored
Size241 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLumbeatBeat Squad LLC

Customer experience

Rock Drum Machine Lite

All ratings131 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews459 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative6.3%

Rhythm

All ratings336 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

Rock Drum Machine Lite

From 131 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Great sound quality
  • 🎶 Realistic drum sounds
  • 🎮 Fun to jam with
  • 💻 Useful for practice and writing

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free version
  • 🔍 Confusing interface for some
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or compatibility issues
  • 💰 Expensive full version

Rhythm

From 336 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning music
  • 🎶 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🎵 Helps improve rhythm and skills
  • ✨ User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Excellent for beginners

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription/paywalls
  • ❓ Confusing for new users
  • 📉 Difficulty in later levels
  • 😩 Frustrating bugs and glitches
  • 💸 High cost for full access

Bugs and requests

Rock Drum Machine Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatibility with certain audio apps
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free bars/time in lite version
  • Ability to save/load custom beats
  • Integration with other music apps
  • More drum kit/sound options

Rhythm

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Subscription issues (levels blocked after payment)
  • App exits randomly after a few seconds
  • Game lags on older devices (iPad 2)
  • Certain beats/levels have no practice or keys
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  • D3 button sometimes unresponsive
  • 12beat not working
  • App crashes constantly after 10 seconds of gameplay
  • Game crashes randomly
  • Subscription X button not working
  • Does not respond tightly enough on certain iPads
  • Pause menu constantly pops up on harder levels
  • Swipe to pause is too sensitive
  • App exits immediately after opening

Requested features

28 requests
  • Add a freestyle mode
  • More free content/levels
  • Option to disable swipe-to-pause
  • Easier difficulty modes
  • Ability to create own music
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  • Add tutorial videos
  • Fix the metronome
  • Allow replaying specific song sections
  • Add a dark mode
  • Adjust sensitivity for swipes
  • Make sound packs downloadable
  • Add a feature to replay entire track after learning
  • Allow moving the scrolling bar
  • Add more free soundtracks
  • Introduce an easy mode
  • Add a feature to make music and play through it
  • Add advertising that gives points to progress
  • Add a free mod for the game
  • Make at least 2 compositions free
  • Add a feature to review own gameplay
  • Allow scrolling the timeline in Step mode
  • Fix the X button for subscription
  • Add more flexibility with missing notes
  • Make the price slightly lower
  • Add lessons for programming
  • Add a feature to see replay of gameplay
  • Add Melbourne bounce pads 24
  • Allow horizontal screen orientation with UI adjustment

In-app purchases

None

Rock Drum Machine Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Rhythm

Subscriptions5
  • One Week7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Rhythms Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • 1 Week$1.997 Days
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  • 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Rhythms Premium$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Rock Drum Machine Lite free?
Rock Drum Machine Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rhythm free?
Rhythm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rock Drum Machine Lite or Rhythm?
Rhythm is rated higher. Rock Drum Machine Lite averages 4.3 out of 5 from 131 ratings, while Rhythm averages 4.5 from 336 ratings.
Do Rock Drum Machine Lite or Rhythm have ads?
Rhythm shows ads; Rock Drum Machine Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Rock Drum Machine Lite or Rhythm?
Rock Drum Machine Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Rhythm every 5 weeks. Most recently, Rock Drum Machine Lite was updated on September 16, 2026 and Rhythm on September 22, 2026.

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