Comparison

Drummy vs DrumComputer

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

Head to head
About

Drummy

Create inspirational beats with an intuitive and simple beat production tool. This app makes music creation accessible to everyone, allowing you to produce high-quality tracks in minutes with a variety of drum kits and a multi-track mixer.

Highlights
  • High-quality drum kits
  • Eight-track mixer
  • 16 or 32 step sequencer
  • Customizable drum pads
  • Inter-app audio support
  • Audiobus compatibility
  • MIDI learn functionality
Features
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Drummy is a creative beat production tool. With its intuitive workflow and designed simplicity, it's so easy to make inspirational beats. Many people under the impression that the art of producing music using beat maker software is something complicated, and takes too long to learn. But the reality is you can start creating music in a matter of minutes. Drummy has made it possible for anyone to make beats. There is almost no learning curve at all. You'll be making the same types of high-quality beats as the best Musician or DJ performance…...You are not going to believe how quickly you'll be able to become a professional beat maker. - FEATURES - • HIGH-QUALITY DRUM KITS 19 Drum Kits and Sound Effects covering the most popular modern music styles: Vintage Kit, Analog Kit, Acoustic Kit, Classic Kit, Electro Kit, Techno Kit, HipHop Kit, Urban Kit, Funk Kit, Break Beat Kit and Percussion Kit. • 8 TRACKS MIXER An integrated eight-track mixer to balance your tracks to perfection. Mix the volume on individual channels and act as a visual reference of your beat. • 16 or 32 STEPS SEQUENCER Our steps sequencer makes it easy to edit your masterpiece fast; an ultra-simple yet highly intuitive interface allows you to tap out a quick beat without a headache that comes when learning other complicated Apps. • DRUM PADS You can play your drum performances on eight fully custom pads. • INTER-APP AUDIO Chain the sound from Drummy into apps such as Garageband. • AUDIOBUS COMPATIBLE Now you can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information. • MIDI LEARN Drummy supports Midi over WiFi, Bluetooth LE or USB Midi Controller. You can also use Apple's iPad Camera Connection Kit or Lightning to USB Camera Adapter to connect Midi controller. Download Drummy and start making your own beats. The best way to learn is to start doing it. Have fun and be passionate! - Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/-o4iPI-o5bs * Drummy is a Universal App – buy one app and get versions optimized for both iPhone and iPad.

About

DrumComputer

This app is a powerful tool for creating synthetic drum sounds and beats. It combines advanced synthesis techniques with flexible modulation and sequencing capabilities, offering intelligent randomizers and pattern editing for endless creative possibilities. Users can design unique drum hits, build complex patterns, and mix them for professional-sounding results.

Highlights
  • 8 layered sound engines
  • Flexible modulation matrix
  • Intelligent sound randomizers
  • 16-step sequencer with pattern generation
  • Auto and manual remixing/fills
  • AUv3 plugin and standalone operation
  • MIDI file export
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DrumComputer is the new specialist for synthetic drums, combining classic and modern synthesis with flexible modulations and luxurious sequencing. Intelligent randomizers, elegant pattern editing and import of your own samples are just a few of the mind blowing possibilities. Enjoy new drums everyday and get inspired by all the creativity that DrumComputer sets free. Just because, there still is all the unheard of... More than 400 global presets and 450 engine presets are shipping with DrumComputer. Add the Sound Randomizer and you have an unlimited source of cool sounds. ::FEATURES:: • 8 Sound Engines, each one layering a Resonator, Wavetable/Analogue, Resynth and Sampler • Filter, Compressor, Overdrive and 2 kinds of Send Reverbs: Room and Hall • 2x Env/LFO, plus Synth-Engine-Modulators, Sequencer-Modulators, ModMatrix • Intelligent Randomizers for endless Drum Sounds • 16 Step Sequencer and Pattern Generator, Probability, Rolls, +/- Step Delay, Swing, Humanize • Auto- und Manual Remixing/Fills • Easy Keyboard Mapping for Patterns, Mutes and Engine Triggers • Keyzones for Rolls, Pitch and Modulation • AUv3 plug-in with MIDI FX support & Standalone • Audio Bounce • MIDI File Export • Multiple Audio/MIDI Outputs • Virtual, Network, External & Bluetooth MIDI • Ableton Link • MIDI Learn & Host Automation • Preset iCloud Sync • Preset Share ••• Sound Engines ••• 8 individual 3-layer synth engines to design, shape and sculpt powerful drum hits. Depth modulation area with envelopes, LFOs, and a complex modulation matrix to change most parameters using a wide array of sources. Finest noise table conversion technology, followed by a filter, distortion and side chain compressor. ••• Sequencer ••• Enjoy smart randomization to create patterns that feel natural and organic and add some feeling to the pattern with swing and 'humanization'. Move various parameters along to match the notes, such as velocity, pitch, decay, probability, roll and offset. ••• Kit Page ••• Bring all the individual sounds together in one place, select new sound presets or even randomly generate new sounds based on various sound type profiles and give your kit some character, punch and an analogue feel! ••• Mix ••• With Volume, Mute, Solo, Pan as well as two reverb return channels you can send any of your sounds to at any time and also assign the mixer parameters as modulation destinations. The Room reverb gives you a nice familiar space, letting you glue together multiple drum sounds, while the Hall reverb gives a massive space you can use either as a utility, or as way to fire your sounds off into the cosmos! ••• Mapping ••• Create up to 16 individual patterns (from scratch, or using the easy copy/paste function), and chain these together into a sequence, up to 16 patterns long. Use your MIDI keyboard or controller to send values that quickly and seamlessly switch between patterns on the fly. Quickly remove and add the individual hits, trigger rolls of different speeds, or even have them as pitch modifiers. ••• Auto- and Manual Remixing/Fills ••• Mash up your patterns with one simple parameter and produce all sorts of automatic and random edits to your sound. Add creative fills and variations to your loop to keep it constantly moving with fresh ideas - great for jamming or to prevent audio stagnation. ••• Wavetable/Resynth Import & Sampler ••• Import your own audiofiles to create Wavetables. Resynthesize Hihats, Snares, even Chords with the Resynth import feature or switch to Sampler mode to play back samples the ordinary way.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrumComputer at Free against Drummy's $4.99. DrumComputer also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (621 vs 6). Drummy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DrumComputer is free to download; Drummy costs $4.99 up front. DrumComputer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drummy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Drummy against 4.8 for DrumComputer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumComputer has 621 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Drummy's written reviews are positive against 81% of DrumComputer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drummy ships an update every 10 months, DrumComputer every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drummy versus DrumComputer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrummyDrumComputer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (621 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6621 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSonar MultimediaSugar Bytes GmbH

Customer experience

Drummy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral26.3%
Negative15.8%

DrumComputer

All ratings621 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Drummy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DrumComputer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup with iOS 14.2
  • Inability to import samples in some cases
  • MIDI out only supports single channel

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add real-time beat recording
  • Improve MIDI mapping capabilities
  • Add randomization options for tempo, sequence length, and mixing
  • Improve preset management (ability to delete presets)
  • Optimize for better performance and battery life
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  • Add a dedicated envelope for mixer level control
  • Improve signal flow visualization and clarity

In-app purchases

None

Drummy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DrumComputer

One-time1
  • DrumComputer Full Version$29.99

Questions

Is Drummy free?
Drummy costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrumComputer free?
DrumComputer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drummy or DrumComputer?
Drummy is rated higher. Drummy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while DrumComputer averages 4.8 from 621 ratings.
Do Drummy or DrumComputer have ads?
Neither Drummy nor DrumComputer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drummy or DrumComputer?
Drummy ships an update every 10 months, and DrumComputer every 5 weeks. Most recently, Drummy was updated on October 24, 2026 and DrumComputer on October 20, 2026.

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