EGLM1 vs Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EGLM1
This app emulates vintage hardware drum machines from the 1980s, offering a realistic interface for creating and saving custom beats. It supports various integration methods for playing along with other music apps and sharing your creations.
- Realistic 80s drum machine interface
- 16 programmable rhythm patterns
- Save and play custom beats
- Parameter automation
- Song mode with loop option
- Core MIDI and Audiobus support
- Export performances
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ElliottGarage presents EGLM1, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware heard in the music of the 80's popstars. Its realistic and clear interface recalls the analog machine from the past, for all the vintage fanatics. You can play with the groove presets included or you can create your own beat to play along your favorite song via InterApp, Audiobus, Core MIDI and clock MIDI. You can also share your drum patterns with iTunes filse sharing or Audio Copy. Features: - Interface like the real drum machine from the 80's - 16 quickly programmable rythm patterns with variable length - Save the pattern you've created and play your songs - Atuomation of all Drumkit pieces parameters (pan, volume and mix) - Song Mode page (swipe to left to open it) with loop option - Swing and tap tempo - Core MIDI & clock MIDI (network session, external controller, inter app midi) - Audiobus - Interapp Instrument - Rercord and export your performance with iTunes, eMail or Audio Copy - Audio Unit AU3 support Check the videos on http://www.youtube.com/ElliottGarage support: info@elliottgarage.com
Drum
This app recreates the distinctive sound of early 1980s electronic drum modules combined with sampled real cymbal sounds. It offers a virtual analog engine for drum synthesis and a separate engine for realistic cymbal playback, providing a unique sonic palette for music production.
- Virtual analog engine for 80s drum sounds
- Sampled real cymbal sounds
- Dual sound engines for drums and cymbals
- Multiple output options
- Built-in effects (limiter, delay, reverb)
- Unlimited program storage
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Please note: 1) This App comes with an AUv3 plugin extension. 2) To play the cymbal samples, a separate download (free, in-app) of ~180 MB is required. The App also works without the cymbal samples. INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND We all know and use electronic drums today, but at the beginning of the 80's the first electronic drums were a real novelty that revolutionized not only the sound of music of those years, but also the workflow in the recording studio. Many producers preferred to record the sound of electronic drums rather than acoustic drums because it saved time and money, avoiding having to mount microphones, find the right positions, spend hours equalizing and correcting the recorded material. With an electronic drum set it was quicker: it was enough to connect the cables and maybe find the right sound for the song, which was a perfect scenario especially for many low-cost productions, for example those of pop music. The first electronic drums were completely analog, they generated the sounds of the drums using only a few elements such as an oscillator and a white noise generator, plus a couple of envelopes and a filter. The sound wasn't exactly realistic but it was peculiar, and perfect for creating certain sounds never heard before. The downside was that electronic drums could only generate the sound of drums but not cymbals. For this reason, the sound of real cymbals was recorded alongside the sound of electronic drums. This kind of setup was also used live quite often. It was common to see a drummer on stage playing the typical hexagonal pads but combined with a set of real cymbals. GSi Drum-80 reproduces that exact scenario. It contains two separate sound engines that can play at the same time. One engine recreates the sounds of the famous electronic drum module known as the Simmons SDS-V (very similar to the later SDS-8 model); at the same time, the exclusive GSi WLF Engine plays a multi-sample of real cymbals recorded exclusively for Drum-80. Main features - Virtual Analog Engine based on the famous SDS-V drum module - Optional VCO phase reset - Supports multiple outputs (one stereo mix, six individual drum synth channels, one stereo channel for Cymbals) - Sampled Cymbal sounds (Hi-Hat, Ride, 4 Crashes, 3 Splashes) provided by the exclusive GSi WLF Engine - Full Polyphony - Separate section with adjustments for Cymbal sounds (tuning, leveling and EQ) - Stereo 1176-Style Limiter - Stereo Delay effect - Stereo Reverb effect - Built-in programmer with unlimited Programs - Embedded user's manual - Available as Stand-alone application and audio plugin (AUv3 for iPad) - Very low CPU and RAM usage Visit home page for audio and video demos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EGLM1 at $3.99 against Drum's $14.99. EGLM1 also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 5). Drum's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
EGLM1 costs $3.99 and Drum $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drum holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EGLM1 has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of EGLM1's written reviews are positive against 80% of Drum's.
EGLM1 ships an update every 2 months, Drum every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EGLM1 | Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elliott Garage | Genuine Soundware |
Customer experience
EGLM1
Drum
In-app purchases
EGLM1
No in-app purchases
Drum
No in-app purchases









