EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite vs Quick Drummer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite
Emulates a vintage 80s drum machine with a realistic interface. Create your own beats or use presets, and integrate with other music apps. Unlock full functionality through in-app purchase.
- Realistic 80s drum machine interface
- 16-step sequencer with variable length
- 48 programmable rhythm patterns
- Drum kit piece parameter control
- InterApp, Audiobus, Core MIDI, and Ableton Link support
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This is a Lite version of EGDR909 - 909 Drum Machine, but all its functionalities can be unlocked as in-app purchase. ElliottGarage presents EGDR909, a drum machine that emulates the vintage hardware from the 80's with all the facilities of modern software. 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 steps sequencer, with variable lenght - 48 programmable rythm patterns - Drumkit pieces parameters control (tuning, decay and snappy) Buy the full version of the EGDR909 (in-app purchase) to unlock all the advanced functionalities: - Save the pattern you've created and play your songs - Manual Play, Pattern Write and Pattern Clear mode - Song Mode page (swipe to left to open) - Swing and tap tempo - Interapp Instrument - Core MIDI (network session, external controllers, MIDI inter app) - Audiobus - Ableton Link - Export with iTunes, mail or MAPI Audio Copy - AU3 support Check the videos on http://www.youtube.com/ElliottGarage support: info@elliottgarage.com
Quick Drummer
Access a professional drummer on demand for practice or songwriting. Explore over 300 diverse drum patterns across various genres, with customizable BPM and studio-quality sound. Enhance your audio with built-in effects.
- Over 300 drum patterns
- Patterns sorted by genre
- Bookmark favorite beats
- Adjustable BPM
- Studio sound quality
- Built-in equalizer and effects
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Your practice session, with a drummer. Quick Drummer brings 300+ drum patterns to iPhone and iPad for practice, songwriting and jamming. Explore rock, pop, funk, jazz, blues and more. Set BPM directly, tap a tempo, use count-in and keep your tempo when changing grooves. Save favorites with their tempos and shape your sound with EQ, compression and bit-crusher. Build a tempo practice routine with Speed Master and save your own presets. Choose from 18 in-app languages. On iOS 26 or later, try the Modern interface with landscape support or switch back to Legacy. Optional background playback and a keep-screen-awake setting fit your routine. Live Activity shows playback information on supported devices. An optional one-time in-app purchase removes ads; previous purchases can be restored in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quick Drummer at 87% against EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite's 18%. Quick Drummer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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
Both are free to download. EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quick Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Drummer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Drummer has 1K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite's written reviews are positive against 87% of Quick Drummer's.
EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite ships an update every 7 months, Quick Drummer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite | Quick Drummer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (124 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 124 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elliott Garage | MingChun Chien |
Customer experience
EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite
Quick Drummer
Bugs and requests
EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Quick Drummer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons not working after recent update
- App crashing when changing tempo on certain beats
- Unable to save beats in favorites
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save custom beat lists
- More odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8, etc.)
- Drum fills and transitions
- Integration with music apps like GarageBand
- Landscape mode support
In-app purchases
EGDR909 Drum Machine Lite
- EGDR909 FULL$3.99
Quick Drummer
- AD-FREE and all function,beats$1.99
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