# DP8 — user reviews > 14 indexed App Store user reviews of DP8 by MingChun Chien, rated 4.40/5 from 78 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dp8/id1276745191/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dp8/id1276745191.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 56 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-03-24, version 1.1* Appears to be currently broken. Pads don’t make sound! ### 1/5 — Latest version latency killed the app *2026-02-10* I loved this app for years but a recent update seems to have increased latency to the point it’s no longer playable or usable. If the dev is reading this — I’d pay money for this app if it were fixed! **Developer response:** Hello Nate~ Thank you for being with Drum Pad 8 for so many years, and thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. You were right that the recent update increased latency for some longtime users. In version 1.2, we added a new Legacy mode to bring back the lower-latency local playback experience. If you’re willing to give it another try, please update to 1.2 and switch to Legacy mode from the music options menu. We’d really appreciate it, and thank you again for helping us improve the app. ### 1/5 — Worst *2022-10-21* 40 plus years of beat making. This is the worst. ### 1/5 — Useless *2020-04-07* This app does nothing. ### 1/5 — No sound *2019-06-16* No sound when using app. ### 1/5 — Sit *2019-01-10* Nie użyteczne ,za duże opoznienie ### 2/5 — Where’s the help page or instructions? *2023-04-29* Where’s the help page or instructions? Gonna have to drop it another star before I finish this review!!! ### 4/5 — Much improved *2022-01-16* My first try using this app, it would crash instead of play. Now all the drum pads work great just waiting to be able to load a song into memory. ### 5/5 — Love that the dev responds to feedback! *2026-03-26* EDIT: Fixed! The dev responded to my review and released a new version that fixes the latency issue! I downloaded again and am stoked this app is back! OLD REVIEW: I loved this app for years but a recent update seems to have increased latency to the point it’s no longer playable or usable. If the dev is reading this — I’d pay money for this app if it were fixed! **Developer response:** Hello Nate~ Thank you for being with Drum Pad 8 for so many years, and thank you for taking the time to share this feedback. You were right that the recent update increased latency for some longtime users. In version 1.2, we added a new Legacy mode to bring back the lower-latency local playback experience. If you’re willing to give it another try, please update to 1.2 and switch to Legacy mode from the music options menu. We’d really appreciate it, and thank you again for helping us improve the app. ### 5/5 — Very Coolest App Of The Year! *2025-12-22* This app is so FIRE! That app has original drum sounds because it’s full of coolest sounds like Rock, Pop, and the soft kit of the year - Jazz. I like this! ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best drum pad *2023-03-08* Easy to play and sound is good ### 5/5 — Best app in all *2021-07-06* Real sounds and really responsive, it may be improved! ### 5/5 — The best drum app so far!!! *2018-03-09, version 1.0.1* This is the best drum app that has dynamic velocity changes and realistic samples. The only problem is that there is a layout crash or bug on iPhones such as 4s . So if you could fix it by an update that will be so nice. Well done!!! ### 5/5 — 很棒了 *2017-11-15* 作为一个免费的应用 --- *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 2026-09-12.*