Loop Pads vs Drum Pad Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loop Pads
Create music and remix tracks with a variety of sound packs, drum kits, and effects. This app allows you to mix vocals, build melodies, and apply DJ-style audio effects to craft unique beats. Share your creations and impress others with your DJing skills.
- Crispy sound packs
- Drum kits and synth presets
- Acapella section for vocals
- DJ audio effects
- Time synchronization
- Ready-to-perform loops
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Become a DJ with Loop Pads! Express yourself with crispy sound packs, drum kits, synth presets, acapella and effects section! Bring your ideas to life by mixing everything! Loop Pads is an easy-to-use music maker app that let you mix music with vocals, adding drum kits, making melodies with synth, apply audio effects to your songs like a DJ and many more! Make and remix music. Mix samples and loops, discover new genres. Built-in time synchronization always keeps you locked into the beat. You will always create perfect beats! Loop pad features: - Ready-to-perform loops - Pads with Drum kits to create grooves - Acapella section, let you add vocals to every performance - Mix like a DJ with set of effects: filter, flanger, bit crusher, chorus and more - Share your beats and let your friends impressed by your DJing talents. Sound packs contain different genres of music: - Trap - Hip Hop - House - Dubstep - Glitch Hop - UK Garage - Techno - Moombahton - Future Garage - Drum and Base - more genres coming soon! Start to make music today with Loop Pads! Post your videos with #looppads hashtag Enjoy! Be the party hero! Terms of Service: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/privacy-policy
Drum Pad Machine
Create professional-quality music and unique tracks with a variety of styles and sound packs. Utilize instruments, FX, and sequencing for creative sound design. Learn through beat school lessons and share your creations instantly.
- Multiple music styles (Hip-hop, Trap, House, etc.)
- Professional sound packs
- Drum and Piano instruments
- Sequencing with tempo and EQ
- Beat School lessons
- Quick music sharing
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Make your own music like a pro. Create sick beats, perfect and perform unique tracks! Features: • Great variety of music styles: Hip-hop, Drum & Bass, Trap, Dubstep, House, and many others; • Unique sound packs. Get access to professional-quality audio samples created by professional musicians and DJs; • Instruments & FX. Use Drum & Piano for creative sound designs; • Sequencing. Get studio effects including Tempo Regulation and EQ; • Beat School. Try the lessons for each sound pack to improvise freely; • Quick sharing. Share your music with the world. Enjoy this powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to get the best music experience! Drum Pad Machine Premium Drum Pad Machine Premium Subscription allows you to unlock all the sound packs, get new releases, and remove ads. Choose from different subscription options. Payment will be charged to Apple ID 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. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Apple ID Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. EULA: https://easybrain.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://easybrain.com/policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drum Pad Machine at 674K against Loop Pads's 660. Loop Pads's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 63%) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Loop Pads sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Drum Pad Machine sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Loop Pads against 4.6 for Drum Pad Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Pad Machine has 674K ratings behind it against 660, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Loop Pads's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drum Pad Machine's.
Loop Pads ships an update every 2 months, Drum Pad Machine every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loop Pads | Drum Pad Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (660 ratings) | 4.6 (674K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 660 | 674K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beat Squad LLC | Easybrain Ltd |
Customer experience
Loop Pads
Drum Pad Machine
User reviews
Loop Pads
From 660 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent for making beats
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💎 Great sound quality
- 🎶 Nostalgic for some users
Room to improve
- 🔒 Paid features/presets required
- 🐛 Bugs with ad-based unlocks
- 🔀 Lack of customization options
- 🕰️ Recording time issues
Drum Pad Machine
From 674K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Incredible music-making experience
- 👍 Easy to learn and use
- 🎶 Wide variety of music genres and beats
- 🎓 Helpful tutorials and lessons
- 🎧 High-quality sound samples
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive and repetitive ads
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🤔 Limited customization options
- ⏱️ Lessons and tutorials move too fast
Bugs and requests
Loop Pads
Reported bugs
3 issues- Coins/presets not unlocking properly
- Recording time not displayed
- Loops not syncing properly
Requested features
4 requests- More sound packs/presets
- Ability to record own voice/samples
- Tempo/time signature controls
- Sharing/exporting options
Drum Pad Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings sometimes stop unexpectedly
- Difficulty registering multiple button presses simultaneously
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add a search function to find specific beats
- Allow users to create and share their own custom beats
- Implement a pause/resume feature for recordings
- Provide more granular control over tempo and timing
In-app purchases
Loop Pads
- Loop Pads Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
Drum Pad Machine
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Music Beat Maker Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Beatmaker Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Annual$46.991 Year
Questions
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