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Pocket Drums

Pocket Drums

Drums that fit in your pocket!

277 ratings
78 reviews
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🎵 Music
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • May 10, 2012
  • May 24, 2023

Features

Developer

Drum Starz
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About

Experience realistic drumming with a virtual drum kit that fits in your pocket. This app offers responsive touch controls, high-fidelity drum sets, and various beats to help you play along. Learn rudiments with included videos and customize your sound with adjustable pitch, volume, and effects.

✓Realistic touch-sensitive drum response
✓15 high-fidelity recorded drum kits
✓16 PlayAlong Beats and 20 music/drum beats
✓Basic drum rudiment videos
✓Adjustable pitch, sensitivity, volume, reverb, and delay
✓Multi-track recording and sharing capabilities
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Pocket Drums. Based on 277 reviews and a 4.0/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 8 negatives reviewers mention most about this Music app.

Positive things

  • 🎵Realistic drum sounds and quality audio
  • 👍Great for drum practice and learning
  • 🎯Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎸Multiple drum kits and sound options
  • 💰Free app with useful features
  • 🎚️Touch sensitivity for dynamic playing
  • 📱Portable practice solution without equipment
  • 🎛️Advanced features like multi-track recording and effects

Negative things

  • 📢Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🐛Frequent crashes and freezing
  • 🔊Occasional loud glitching sounds
  • ⏱️Timing issues and lag during fast playing
  • 🎵Poor drum sound quality in some kits
  • 🚫Cannot play multiple notes simultaneously
  • ❌App becomes unresponsive with rapid input
  • 🔌Mono audio output (one ear only with headphones)
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What's New in Pocket Drums

2.4

May 24, 2023

Stability improvements and bug fixes

6

In-App Purchases

$0.99

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Ads removed

User reviews

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Good

It’s really good it’s just that the ads are hard to take away and shi
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Ads

Every time I hit a cymbal it slams ads right at my
Sirens Of South Eastern NCSirens Of South Eastern NC

Really awesome game.

This game is awesome man, I really love it, I'm always able to practice drums, and I can play Shepard of fire by events 7th full now, and I'm very happy about it, because I don't have a drum set yet and soon I'll get one, but for now, I have this great
Avery's ChanelAvery's Chanel

Real response not a bot

Great ?
It’s pretty good but again lots of adds but it has lots of cool fetures that you can do and it sounds great
Hamish PhillipsHamish Phillips

Dave

Super Gene K is back !!
Dave’s turnDave’s turn
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

9 issues

App crashes when playing drums rapidly

Bug

Glitching audio that stutters and repeats loudly

Bug

App freezes when recording multiple times

Bug

Screen stretches and becomes unresponsive

Bug

App fails to open after updates

Bug

Video upload functionality broken

Bug

Drums don't register input properly

Bug

Incompatibility with recent iOS updates

Bug

Ads freeze the app and prevent closing

Bug
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Requested Features

9 requests

Double bass pedal for metal songs

Feature

Reggae drum tones

Feature

Splash and china cymbals

Feature

Mix and match custom drum sets

Feature

Built-in drumming lessons

Feature

Ability to modify and remove playlists

Feature

Better disco beat drum sounds

Feature

More instruments and variety

Feature

Reduced ad frequency

Feature

FAQ

What is Pocket Drums?

Pocket Drums is a virtual drum application designed to simulate the experience of playing a real drum set on an iPhone or iPad. It offers realistic sound and visual feedback, responding to touch in a way that mimics a physical kit.

What are the key features of Pocket Drums?

Key features include touch-sensitive drums that change pitch based on where they are hit, 15 high-fidelity drum kits, 16 PlayAlong Beats, 10 unique Drum Beats, 10 Music Beats, and videos demonstrating basic drum rudiments. Users can also adjust pitch, sensitivity, volume, reverb, and delay.

Is Pocket Drums free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers optional in-app purchases for additional content such as extra snare packs and the ability to export recordings. Some features, like snare customization and export, are part of these in-app purchases.

What devices is Pocket Drums compatible with?

Pocket Drums is designed for the iPhone and iPad and features Retina Display graphics for crisp visuals on both devices. It supports iOS operating systems.

How can I use Pocket Drums for practice?

Pocket Drums can be used for practice by playing along with the included 16 PlayAlong Beats, 10 Drum Beats, and 10 Music Beats. The metronome feature with adjustable BPM and time signatures also aids in practicing timing and rhythm. Additionally, the rudiment videos can help users learn fundamental drumming techniques.