SDS-x — Simple Drum Sampler app icon

Apps Like SDS-x — Simple Drum Sampler for iPhone and iPad

Create beats with samples

Create and edit beats using samples and sequencer programming. Tap pads or use advanced controls for sound shaping. Build complex sequences and customize rhythms. Export projects and share beats directly.

by Ryan Robinson★ 4.966 ratingsMusicFreeData updated 2026-09-18

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    Aparillo

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  2. Cycle - Time Lag Accumulator app icon

    Cycle - Time Lag Accumulator

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    Play notes, repeat, fade into silence

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  1. Launch Pad DJ app icon

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    Create mix and play music

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  2. ChordPolyPad app icon

    ChordPolyPad

    Laurent Colson

    Play chords, generate sets, customize pads

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  3. Beat Vibe app icon

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    Program beats, share rhythms, track tempo

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  4. Audiobus: Mixer for Music Apps app icon

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    Connect , route audio, create

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    Samplr

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    Create music with touch-based sampling

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  6. Navichord Lite chord sequencer app icon

    Navichord Lite chord sequencer

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    Create chords, loop progressions, trigger ideas

    Create and save progressions with visual feedback. Trigger chords via MIDI footswitch. Sync progressions with other apps. Learn relationships and scales. Play chords on an on-screen piano keyboard. Use pads to organize and access saved chords.

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  7. Patterning 3 : Drum Machine app icon

    Patterning 3 : Drum Machine

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    Create beats with evolving patterns

    Create and edit patterns using a circular interface. Adjust polyrhythms and evolving sequences. Add effects and automation. Export audio files. Share projects directly. Control tempo and swing. Sync with MIDI devices.

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    Transform iPhone into music studio

    The app provides three virtual-analog synthesizers with three oscillators each. It includes over 50 drum kits, a built-in sequencer, and an arpeggiator with preset patterns for creating music.

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    Sugar Bytes GmbH

    Create and shape complex sounds

    Create and manipulate complex sounds using analog-style oscillators, filters, and wavetable synthesis. Modify signals with a 3-FX-Chain and dynamic signal flow. Adjust sounds using a Morph crossfader for smooth transitions.

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    Record loops, save samples, load effects

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