# Automatic Pocket: Drum Machine — Practice beats for bassists > Practice beats for bassists (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Giffen.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/automatic-pocket-drum-machine/id6759693937 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Andrew Giffen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1877250035) - Category: Music, Education - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 12 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-11-02 - Data updated: 2026-11-13 ## What is Automatic Pocket? A drummer to practise with. Pick a beat, set the tempo, and play. Automatic Pocket plays drum beats recorded on a real kit, and the drummer behaves like one: fills at the end of the phrase, a switch to the ride for the next section, a crash on the way back in. It works on the speaker or in headphones, with nothing to set up. The beats • 36 beats across rock and pop, funk and soul, hip-hop and electronic, Latin and Caribbean, swing and shuffle, plus bare clicks for slow practice. • Any tempo from 40 to 200, changed while the drums play. • The kick pattern on screen, with a line that moves in time, so you can see what to lock to. The drummer • Fills written for each style, every 4, 8 or 16 bars, half a bar or a whole one. • Switches the beat up every 8 or 16 bars, and comes back. • Drops out for a few bars while you keep time on your own. • Drifts the tempo for you to follow. Your own beats Tap a beat into the editor: ten drums, straight or triplet steps, loud, soft and ghost notes. Your beats sit next to the built-in ones. Score my timing Want to know how tight you are? Put headphones on and play a note on every kick. The app listens to your bass through the microphone and shows how early or late each note was, then gives you a score and the kicks you rush or drag. Notes between the kicks are free. Made for bass players. Works for anyone who would rather practise to a drummer than a click. No account, no ads. Nothing leaves your device. Drum samples: DRSKit by the DrumGizmo team and Jes Eiler of DRSDrums, used under CC BY 4.0. ## Is Automatic Pocket safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Automatic Pocket. ## Is Automatic Pocket legit? Automatic Pocket: Drum Machine has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Automatic Pocket is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 4.0.0 — 2026-11-12 - Drums first: 36 beats, and the drums start with one tap. - Fills, written for each style. - The drummer can switch the beat up every 8 or 16 bars. - Make your own beats in the editor. - Louder on the speaker. ### 3.0.2 — 2026-11-04 • The name under the app icon now reads Automatic Pocket. • Just drums shows the kick pattern, with a line that moves in time with the drums. • On a Mac with no microphone, the app now says so instead of showing an error code, and Just drums keeps working. ### 3.0.1 — 2026-11-03 Made for iPhone Duo. Unfolded, Automatic Pocket uses the whole inner screen, laid out like the iPad version. ### 3.0.0 — 2026-11-02 No release notes. ## More apps by Andrew Giffen - [Brown Note: Crohn's & Colitis](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brown-note-crohns-and-colitis/id6759183219) All apps by Andrew Giffen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1877250035 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-13.*