The Digitakt is already set up this way (Manual, 8.4 MIDI Notes, second paragraph). It’s the Launchkey that has to be configured so that the pads send these notes.
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Cheap and cheerful and Open Source…
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One that I have bookmarked (do not own one): Akin to the NDLR I think.
EDIT: (Forum thread here)
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MicroFreak also has randomisation parameters (‘spice’ and ‘dice’)
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Another option, just out on Kickstarter.
SyncArp
Here’s an article in Sonic State.
It’s around $200 USD through KS, and promise for September this year.
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I have an NDLR and fir what it’s worth it’s one of the most fun sequencers I’ve used. It’s basically basically music theory in a box. You can sequence really fun jams with it with simple button pushes. It dials things theory wise that would be very difficult to program in a sequencer considering all the chord shapes and variations you get.
I can post a demo of mine but don’t want to spam the thread if you’re not interested. If you’d like to see it let me know. Just a simple jam w the NDLR as brain.
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Can vouch for that as well 
Gives a lot of time working on sound design while playing the ARPs.
Polychaining is to be taken into account as well 
as it allows 3 (or 4… not in front of it now…) synths to play the pads.
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I’d love to see that, yes.
For the record, I purchased a Novation Launchkey Mk3 49 and the Arp section is pretty awesome! The Mutate and Deviate features are great for coming up with interesting variations (both melodic and rhytmic).
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I don’t know how mutate and deviate vary across the novation product line, but there’s plenty of fun to be had with the version in the LaunchKey mini mk3. (sub £100)
EDIT: Obviously it does not in any way compete with the T|so T-1 or the NDLR.
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Doesn’t look like anyone’s mentioned the Squarp Pyramid yet, so I’ll throw it into the ring. You benefit from having a ‘proper’ keyboard of some kind hooked up to it, but the Arp effect is quite extensive (18 pattern types including rarities like a drunken walk and bouncing ball) and can be paired up with the other MIDI effects in a lot of interesting ways - scales, chords, randomization and chance, note to CC, and more besides.
I think the Monomachines arp is pretty cool!
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I think it’s the exact same feature set on the Mini version as well, they’re super fun! But of course it’s a totally different beast than those hardware sequencers, I’m very curious about those 2 and the Oxy One as well…
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