This app provides realistic acoustic drum sounds and editable grooves for musicians and creators. It offers multiple drummer styles, live performance pads, and extensive customization options for creating and performing pop rhythms. Supports AUv3 and standalone use.
Reviews of Pop Drummer are mostly positive: the Music app is rated 4.8/5 from 247 App Store ratings. What users like most: great app, responsive developer. Top complaints: issues with song mode, MIDI implementation could be improved. Summarized from real user reviews.
1.18
October 26, 2026
• Studio Mix: Console (with REEL, a studio tape machine), Room, Punch, 11 more chains and DAW automation. Listen before you buy; one purchase unlocks it in every Lumbeat app • Effects redesigned: new compressor, visual EQ, tempo-synced delay, limiter and 4 one-tap mix chains, with ‹ › to step through them, Bypass and Revert • Mixer: one SEND knob per track, level meters on the faders, and a button to maximize the mixer or the effects • Plug-in: the old "Pop Drummer (Old)" entry is gone. Projects that still use it need the main Pop Drummer plug-in loaded again • MIDI controls: MODE # switches between Live Pads, Song and Sound Module; FILL ON CHANGE ON / OFF, ignored when already in that state; new END and END NO CRASH, one last hit on the next downbeat, then stop (no fill) • iPhone: the mixer's corner button turns it sideways, and the sideways mixer and drum kit have their own Play button • Live Pads remember Cross / Snare and Ride / Hats, also when you change them while the pad plays • SAVE lights up after toggling Cross or Ride on a saved rhythm, and saves that version as a new rhythm • Song Parts: new CROSS button next to RIDE, to play a part with cross-stick • Plug-in: Play and FILL ► after a stop come back in on the rhythm's own bar when its time signature differs from the host's (a 3/4 waltz in AUM) • Plug-in: steadier playback when you move the playhead, bounce from mid-song or rewind in the DAW • Live Pads: long press a pad to CLEAR it, or drag it to move or swap it. New sets go to the end of the list, so set numbers never shift • Songs can now be sent to Rock Drum Machine • Received grooves are now played in Pop Drummer's own style, keeping the sender's accents • Performance and bug fixes
More$8.99
Studio Mix
Console, Room and Punch effects plus 11 more chains.
1 issue
MIDI not working with some apps
2 requests
Tap tempo MIDI control
Cross-stick MIDI control
Pop Drummer is a virtual drummer app that provides realistic acoustic drum sounds and editable grooves. It's designed for practicing, creating, and performing pop rhythms, offering features like multiple drummer styles, live performance pads, and extensive customization.
Key features include authentic acoustic drum kits, hundreds of preloaded and editable grooves, three distinct drummer styles (Gover, Cindy, Beaton), live pads for real-time control, customizable MIDI controls, and song mode for arranging full compositions.
The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional content or features. Specific pricing for in-app purchases can be found within the app store listing.
Pop Drummer is a native iOS instrument, fully optimized for iPhone and iPad. It also supports AUv3, allowing it to be used as a sound module within any AUv3-compatible host application.
Yes, Pop Drummer is designed for live performance with features like live pads for triggering fills and switching grooves in real time. Customizable MIDI controls also allow for seamless integration with live rigs.
