Comparison

DM10 vs Looperverse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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

About

Looperverse

Record, edit, and customize up to 16 tracks of audio with advanced looping features. This app offers extensive editing tools, built-in effects, and seamless integration with other music apps and hardware.

Highlights
  • 16 track loop recorder
  • Time stretching and pitch shifting
  • Delay and reverb effects
  • Advanced waveform editing
  • Ableton Link support
  • Stem export for DAWs
  • AudioCopy/AudioPaste support
Features
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Looperverse is the ultimate loop recording and performance system for iOS! Continuously record up to 16 tracks worth of content, and immediately edit them. Inter App Audio and AudioBus support ensures that you can record any virtual instrument. Need help? Have an issue or question? Please email us at support@retronyms.com. Looperverse makes recording, editing, and customizing loops simple. The 16 track loop recorder includes sound-on-sound, overwrite, and next track modes. You can adjust track sends to the built-in delay and reverb effects, as well as adjusting pan, gain, mute, and solo in the mixer. Looperverse features advanced waveform editing, pitch shifting, time stretching, live reverse, extensive undo/redo, and time signature support. Limitlessly modify your scenes and explore your phrases and riffs with Looperverse. Looperverse also supports Ableton Link, allowing you to lock tempo with Ableton Live or apps on other devices. AudioCopy support allows you to quickly publish music on SoundCloud, copy and paste from hundreds of compatible apps, and choose from millions of loops and sounds available in the Content Store.   Features: - Advanced 16 track loop recorder - Time stretching and pitch shifting for scenes, tracks, and segments - Delay and reverb send effects - Built in mixer with pan, gain, mute, and solo - Advanced waveform editing - Snap to grid or transient for extensive editing - Advanced time signature support for every musical style - Tap tempo - Stem export for DAWs - Reverse songs or musical segments in real time while recording or playing back - Extensive undo/redo - Audio trigger record - Play scene with keyboard - IAA, Audiobus and Ableton Link support - MIDI and MIDI learn support - AudioCopy and AudioPaste support 
 The app is integrated and enhanced with the Looperverse pedal, which provides 6 premium quality switches pre-mapped to undo, redo, clear, tap tempo, record, and playback. Each setting is fully customizable, so you can remap to their liking. It can be controlled from your iOS device and will work as a standalone pedal with any device that supports MIDI. Because the Looperverse pedal supports the Bluetooth (BTLE) MIDI standard, it’s compatible with virtually any software on any device. You can control Looperverse from external hardware and remap to your liking with MIDI and MIDI Learn support. Check out some of our other apps! We have partnered with music legends including AKAI Professional to develop iMPC and iMPC Pro, allowing you to turn your iOS device into an MPC. For more information about the Looperverse pedal, please visit www.retronyms.com.

Screenshots

DM104 screens
Looperverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Looperverse at $6.99 against DM10's $17.99. Looperverse also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). DM10's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (72% vs 45%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

DM10 costs $17.99 and Looperverse $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DM10 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of DM10's written reviews are positive against 45% of Looperverse's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DM10 ships an update every 4 weeks, Looperverse every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DM10 versus Looperverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDM10Looperverse
Price$17.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.6 (53 ratings) — better4.2 (138 ratings)
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews — better44.8% of reviews
Number of ratings53138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size454 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFingerlabRetronyms Inc

Customer experience

DM10

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

Looperverse

All ratings138 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral22.4%
Negative32.8%

User reviews

DM10

From 53 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

Looperverse

From 138 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Efficient workflow
  • 💡 Innovative looping features
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Great for creative ideas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and crashes
  • 🐛 Distorted audio
  • 🐛 Unusable on older devices
  • 🐛 Poor UI design
  • 🐛 Clumsy trimming tools

Bugs and requests

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

Looperverse

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Distorted audio playback
  • Audio quality altered through Audiobus
  • IAA not working reliably
  • Mute on record button behavior inconsistent
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  • Keyboard hides save button
  • Crackling sound on playback and with in-app piano
  • File loading crashes
  • Screen turns off during use
  • IAA broken with various apps

Requested features

10 requests
  • Redesign UI for better usability
  • Improve loop import convenience
  • Add EQ support
  • Better integration with external apps/effects
  • AUv3 support
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  • Sync transport controls with Ableton Link
  • Add MIDI track
  • Improve loop trimming tools
  • Add input source level adjustment
  • Make pedals available for purchase

In-app purchases

None

DM10

No in-app purchases

None

Looperverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DM10 free?
DM10 costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Looperverse free?
Looperverse costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DM10 or Looperverse?
DM10 is rated higher. DM10 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Looperverse averages 4.2 from 138 ratings.
Do DM10 or Looperverse have ads?
Neither DM10 nor Looperverse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DM10 or Looperverse?
DM10 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Looperverse every 2 weeks. Most recently, DM10 was updated on September 26, 2026 and Looperverse on September 19, 2026.

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