# Simmons Drums — Extend your Simmons Drum kit

> Companion app for Simmons electronic drum kits to edit sounds and practice. (iPhone/iPad app by Simmons Innovations Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmons-drums/id1236886060 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Simmons Innovations Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1236886059)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 14 App Store ratings · 28 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 160 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2017-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-08
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmons-drums/id1236886060/reviews.md

## What is Simmons Drums?

The Simmons Drums Basic App is designed to extend the capabilities of the Simmons SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, SD550, & SD600 electronic drum kits.

Remotely edit and save drum kits and sounds with your iOS device using a user-friendly interface. Improve your playing with the "Teaching tool," which lets you play along with real audio tracks in a game-like environment to help you improve your skills and meter.  The "Play along" function accesses your iOS's music library and manipulates the playback speed so you can slow down a song to learn the groove.

Users may need to download the latest Firmware update from http://simmonsdrums.net/

Users with a SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, or SD550 will need an Apple USB Camera Connector kit and USB cable to connect the kit drum module to their iOS device.

## Key features

- Remote drum kit editing
- Save custom drum kits
- Teaching tool with audio tracks
- Play along with music library
- Adjust playback speed

## Recent user reviews (10 of 28)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmons-drums/id1236886060/reviews.md

### 1/5 — App needs work

*2025-01-21, version 1.5.5*

I bought the titan 50 because of how it works with the app. The app says my kit is connected but none of the features work it. I can’t access the kit tuning from the app

### 3/5 — Eh. Needs work.

*2022-07-08, version 1.5.5*

The app overall is relatively easy to navigate. Adjusting different sounds for every single aspect of the kit really opens up the customization of the set you choose to get. I think my only complaint though, which is why I gave it 3 stars for one thing, is that it won’t connect 80% of the time. Really frustrating when I’m trying to dial in what sounds I’m really looking for and want to experiment with.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2022-07-04, version 1.5.5*

Agree with other reviewers.  It takes a minute or two of trying to load a song from itunes and that’s all i want to use it for.

### 5/5 — Great app

*2021-02-20, version 1.5.2*

It works best for me.

### 1/5 — App Does Not Work

*2021-02-17, version 1.5.2*

The issues with this app basically make it unusable. For starters, the app would quit any time I tried to load a song to play along with. This is the key feature of the app, no one cares that you can select your drum kit with the app. The module works for that, but the one functionality that would make it useful doesn’t work. They out out a “fix” and now the song loads and plays through my phone speaker not the headphones. If my parents hadn’t gotten this for me as a present I’d return the whole set. FIX YOUR APP ITS BEEN MONTHS/YEARS IT HASN’T WORKED.

### 2/5 — Trash

*2020-11-21, version 1.5.2*

If you’re gonna advertise the app on the box that the drums come in, make it a better app. The ability to play with songs of your choosing doesn’t work, which would be the only reason this app would be worth even opening. Extremely underwhelming app. Looks like it was put together in 1 day by 1 person.

### 2/5 — Play alone feature doesn’t work

*2020-09-16, version 1.5.2*

Play along does not work. When you select a song it freezes and then crashes. I tried reinstalling multiple times and still won’t work. Hopefully there will be a fix soon.

### 1/5 — Hugely disappointing

*2020-07-08, version 1.5.1*

I have the Simmons 600, but no matter what I do the app will not let me play along with my own music. They say that the new update fixes it, but it doesn’t. One of the only good things the app does, doesn’t even work. It is disappointing, annoying, and a huge waste of time.

### 2/5 — Play along

*2020-05-30, version 1.5.1*

Play along doesn’t work! The most useful feature of the app doesn’t work!

### 2/5 — Doesn’t quite work

*2020-04-19, version 1.5.1*

I have version 1.5.1 and play along will not work at all. I’ve tried multiple times with multiple songs, and even tried deleting and redownloading the app; nothing worked. It also has troubles when I try to connect to my drum set (SD350) and won’t let me alter any sound settings. 
It’s really a shame, because I was looking forward to the app with great expectations.

## Frequently asked questions about Simmons Drums

### What does the Simmons Drums app do?

This app extends the capabilities of specific Simmons electronic drum kits. It allows you to remotely edit and save drum kits and sounds, practice with a teaching tool that uses real audio tracks, and slow down songs from your music library to learn them.

### Which Simmons drum kits are compatible with this app?

The app is designed for the Simmons SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, SD550, and SD600 electronic drum kits. Users with SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, or SD550 models will need an Apple USB Camera Connector kit and a USB cable for connection.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Simmons Drums Basic App is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned.

### How can I improve my drumming skills with this app?

The app features a 'Teaching tool' that lets you play along with real audio tracks in a game-like environment to hone your skills and timing. Additionally, the 'Play along' function allows you to access your iOS device's music library and slow down songs to learn complex grooves.

### Do I need to update my drum kit's firmware?

It is recommended that users download the latest firmware update for their Simmons drum kit from http://simmonsdrums.net/. This may be necessary for the app to function correctly with your specific drum module.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.5 — 2021-10-01

Optimized for iOS15

### 1.5.4 — 2021-09-12

Fixes a crash in the Play Along tool when attempting to play a 2nd song.

### 1.5.3 — 2021-06-11

Bug fixes & improved crash logs.

### 1.5.2 — 2020-08-25

Fixes issue found when loading music into the play along tool.

### 1.5.1 — 2020-03-17

Replaced our crash log tool to better catch any future crashes.
Bug fixing for the Teaching tool and Play Along tool.

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## More apps by Simmons Innovations Ltd

- [Simmons Drums Advanced](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmons-drums-advanced/id1329013623)
- [Simmons Drums 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simmons-drums-2/id1626424275)

All apps by Simmons Innovations Ltd: https://appshunter.io/developer/1236886059

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