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24 alternatives to Patterning: Drum Machine

A powerful and flexible iPad drum machine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Patterning: Drum Machine launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Type Drummer▲166

   Drum by typing

   2015 · typedrummer.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Auxy▲192

   Modern beat making for the iPad

   2014 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Composer's Sketchpad▲72

   A doodle-y iPad sequencer for making quick musical sketches

   2016 · composerssketchpad.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pattern▲324

   Simple, focused, drawing application for the iPad.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   DRUMKIT by Obilab▲105

   The first cardboard drum set

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Qwerkywriter▲94

   A mechanical-inspired typewriter for your iPad (really)

   2015 · qwerkywriter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   I built a little online drum machine using 808 style samples▲353

   Online drum machine and sequencer with Roland 808 style samples

   2023 · peel.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   iOS 10 GUI for iPad▲188

   A massive free fully customizable UI Kit

   2017 · iosdesignkit.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Elastic Drums▲70

   Powerful, fun easy-to-use music production app for iOS

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keey▲92

    Beat Making Made Simple & Fun

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PlayDrum▲6

    Minimalist drum sets made by drummers and made for all

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Threadless Make▲90

    Create t-shirt designs on iPad (uses new Adobe Creative SDK)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Everything Machine by Tinybop▲109

    A powerful and creative maker app for kids

    2015 · tinybop.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Peel▲112

    Little drum machine in your browser

    2023 · peel.fm · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Drum Pants▲92

    Join our mobile musician revolution!

    2014 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Auxy 2.0▲98

    A music studio in your pocket

    2016 · auxy.co · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Melodics▲93

    GuitarHero/RockSmith for pad drumming

    2015 · melodics.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Keezy Drummer▲214

    Make a beat in seconds

    2014 · keezy.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Concepts▲125

    A smarter sketching, design and visual thinking app for iPad

    2015 · concepts.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Windy▲88

    Play your 📱like a real musical instrument.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    i-Loom▲76

    Bringing the loom into the 21st century

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pttrns▲187

    iPhone and iPad user interface patterns

    2014 · pttrns.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Beats, a web-based drum machinefree▲160

    Hello all! I've been an avid fan of Pocket Operators by Teenage Engineering since I found out about them. I even own an EP-133 K.O. II today, which I love. A couple of months ago, Reddit user andiam03 shared a Google Sheet with some drum patterns [1]. I thought it was a very cool way to share and understand beats. During the weekend I coded a basic version of this app I am sharing today. I iterated over it in my free time, and yesterday I felt like I had a pretty good version to share with y'all. It's not meant to be a sequencer but rather a way to experiment with beats and basic sounds,…

    Jan 2026 · beats.lasagna.pizza · its alternatives →

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    Reboard▲152

    Revolutionary multitasking iOS keyboard

    2015 · reboardapp.com · its alternatives →

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