# Pocket Drums — user reviews

> 79 indexed App Store user reviews of Pocket Drums by Drum Starz, rated 4.00/5 from 277 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-drums/id522215628/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-drums/id522215628.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 162 · 4★ 42 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 37

## What do users think of Pocket Drums?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎵 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

**Cons**

- 📢 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)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when playing drums rapidly
- Glitching audio that stutters and repeats loudly
- App freezes when recording multiple times
- Screen stretches and becomes unresponsive
- App fails to open after updates
- Video upload functionality broken
- Drums don't register input properly
- Incompatibility with recent iOS updates
- Ads freeze the app and prevent closing

**Most requested features**

- Double bass pedal for metal songs
- Reggae drum tones
- Splash and china cymbals
- Mix and match custom drum sets
- Built-in drumming lessons
- Ability to modify and remove playlists
- Better disco beat drum sounds
- More instruments and variety
- Reduced ad frequency

## Newest reviews (10 of 79)

### 4/5 — Good

*2026-05-05, version 2.4*

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

### 4/5 — Real response not a bot

*2025-02-21, version 2.4*

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

### 4/5 — Dave

*2024-10-07, version 2.4*

Super  Gene  K is back !!

### 2/5 — Please no ads

*2023-06-17, version 2.4*

It’s a great drum app, however I can’t use it a minute without getting an ad

### 2/5 — Very glitchy

*2022-06-23, version 2.2*

Hi drum starz, I had the problem on your app, it’s very glitchy out there!!! first of all, when I play the instrument too fast it kicks me out, and secondly, when I record for the 2nd time it glitches the audio and when I leave while it’s glitching the screen turn stretched and kicked my out, I want you to fix the bugs so the glitch won’t come to your app

Thanks 

-Sammy

### 1/5 — Bad bad bad

*2021-02-09, version 2.2*

It is okay I guess but it is  not fun at all all you do is play the dorms you need to put more fun into it but is  a baby game  if you do not put more fun into it bad all over it so please fix this game👎🏽🤔👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽

### 1/5 — Stupid

*2020-12-14, version 2.2*

Always crashes and loads al the time

### 4/5 — It okay but when I play a weird sound comes on

*2020-10-25, version 2.2*

Weird sound comes on out of now where

### 3/5 — Oliver

*2020-05-11, version 2.2*

It’s ok but you need more instruments

### 5/5 — How Cool pocket drums is

*2020-05-01, version 2.2*

That game is sooooooo cool Thart I love it

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — I Want to PUKE

*2026-07-26, version 2.4*

Yuck

### 1/5 — Ads

*2025-05-13, version 2.4*

Every time I hit a cymbal it slams ads right at my

### 1/5 — Do not play this game

*2023-09-16, version 2.4*

When I played I was minding my own business until my bud but he ghost he wanted to play but a huge glitch me and ghost was looking like what just happened me:🤯 ghost:😱😱😱😱😱 and I try to down load it again but it never show up again 😭😭😭 I got scam and I never play drums again after this.😥😥😥

### 1/5 — DONT INSTALL PLEASE

*2023-03-10, version 2.2*

I can’t even play the drums because they are horrendously off time and you can’t play 2notes at the same time

### 1/5 — Broken

*2023-02-17, version 2.2*

No longer works

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2023-01-28, version 2.2*

Ducking Terrible Drums They Don’t Pick Uo When I Try To Play DONT DOWNLOAD

### 1/5 — Ruuuuuubish

*2023-01-09, version 2.2*

I downloaded it for about 2 minutes and then uninstalled it. I am a person who can play the drums at a good level so I know what I’m talking about. Don’t install

### 1/5 — broken

*2022-10-31, version 2.2*

broken since last iOS update

### 1/5 — Sometimes amazing

*2022-04-23, version 2.2*

It’s impossible for me to upload my video

### 1/5 — Bad

*2021-03-16, version 2.2*

These beats dont even sound good

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Really awesome game.

*2025-03-10, version 2.4*

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

### 5/5 — I’m happy

*2024-07-27, version 2.4*

I think it’s the best App for a Drummer to practice

### 5/5 — It deserves 8!!

*2023-11-19, version 2.4*

It’s amazing 😉

### 5/5 — I Just Wanted To Say

*2022-03-03, version 2.2*

You know how it says, these drums fit in your pockets and my device is a iPad, a big one and it does not fit in my pocket but that is a good slogan but if you have a phone yes this slogan is perfect and I’m not meaning to judge but you might want to think on the words you say but overall this is a great app congrats to who made this (5 stars)

### 5/5 — Reggae Tone to be included in the next version maybe

*2021-08-12, version 2.2*

I like the tones and the performance of the software. No delays.
Would have been perfect if the Reggae tones are provided.Thanks!

### 5/5 — Best app ever

*2020-11-02, version 2.2*

This is a really good app it sounds so good you can make beats like a actual acoustic drum set it is sick bruh this is awesome I recommend you to get this app it is the best

### 5/5 — Good

*2020-10-02, version 2.2*

It’s good if your a beginner and practice

### 5/5 — The coolest game ever

*2020-06-05, version 2.2*

This game is a awesome game that tico Torres aka the bon Jovi drummer play’s drummes
So good that I love it😎✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

### 5/5 — Love it

*2020-05-30, version 2.2*

I learned how to play drums thanks to this app.

### 5/5 — Noh gnh

*2020-05-02, version 2.2*

This was the best thing I ever had

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*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 2026-08-14.*