# Attack Drums vs Oracle

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oracle at 100% against Attack Drums's 34%. Oracle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and price ($12.99 vs $14.99). Attack Drums's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Attack Drums costs $14.99 and Oracle $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Oracle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attack Drums has 23 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Attack Drums's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oracle's.

Attack Drums ships an update every 2 weeks, Oracle every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Attack Drums | Oracle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **$12.99** |
| Rating | [4.4 (23 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/attack-drums/id956450390/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oracle-for-the-prophet-12/id1198283877/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **23** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 34.2% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 97 MB | 7 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Waldorf Music](https://appshunter.io/developer/516565566) | [Marcos Kohler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1024379665) |

## What reviewers say

### Attack Drums

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/attack-drums/id956450390)

This app is a powerful sound engine and pattern sequencer inspired by a classic VST plugin. It excels at creating drum sounds but can also be used for vocals and other instruments, featuring a unique text-based vocoder.

**Highlights:** 24-part sound engine, Pattern sequencer, Phrase Vocoder (text-based), Versatile effects section, Inter-App Audio & Audiobus 3 support, MIDI Sync, Export song to audio file

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎶 Amazing sound quality
- 💡 Deep sound design capabilities
- 🎹 Versatile synth engine
- 🎧 Great for electronic music
- ✨ Organic sound character

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐌 Poor performance on older devices
- 🔌 Sync issues with other apps
- 🐞 MIDI implementation problems
- 🚧 UI scaling issues on some devices

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when loading own samples
- Lag with MIDI clock sync
- Inconsistent MIDI response and routing
- Low velocity response
- Transport controls not showing in DAWs

**Requested features**

- Ableton Link support
- Improved MIDI sync
- Smoother IAA and MIDI integration
- More pattern steps (64+)
- Support for triplets and higher note divisions


### Oracle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oracle-for-the-prophet-12/id1198283877)

This app enhances control over a specific synthesizer, offering intelligent randomization for patches and parameters to aid in sound design. It allows for saving, loading, and morphing layers, as well as generating and humanizing sequencer data.

**Highlights:** Intelligent patch randomization, Randomize programs, layers, and modules, Sound design assistance, Save and load programs/layers, Generate and humanize sequencer data, Morph layers for variations

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Attack Drums free?

Attack Drums costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Oracle free?

Oracle costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Attack Drums or Oracle?

Oracle is rated higher. Attack Drums averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Oracle averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Attack Drums or Oracle have ads?

Neither Attack Drums nor Oracle shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Attack Drums or Oracle?

Attack Drums ships an update every 2 weeks, and Oracle every 2 months. Most recently, Attack Drums was updated on October 23, 2026 and Oracle on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*