Drum Pad Machine vs DrumKnee 3D Drums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Pad Machine
Create professional-quality music and unique tracks with a variety of styles and sound packs. Utilize instruments, FX, and sequencing for creative sound design. Learn through beat school lessons and share your creations instantly.
- Multiple music styles (Hip-hop, Trap, House, etc.)
- Professional sound packs
- Drum and Piano instruments
- Sequencing with tempo and EQ
- Beat School lessons
- Quick music sharing
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Make your own music like a pro. Create sick beats, perfect and perform unique tracks! Features: • Great variety of music styles: Hip-hop, Drum & Bass, Trap, Dubstep, House, and many others; • Unique sound packs. Get access to professional-quality audio samples created by professional musicians and DJs; • Instruments & FX. Use Drum & Piano for creative sound designs; • Sequencing. Get studio effects including Tempo Regulation and EQ; • Beat School. Try the lessons for each sound pack to improvise freely; • Quick sharing. Share your music with the world. Enjoy this powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to get the best music experience! Drum Pad Machine Premium Drum Pad Machine Premium Subscription allows you to unlock all the sound packs, get new releases, and remove ads. Choose from different subscription options. Payment will be charged to Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Apple ID Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. EULA: https://easybrain.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://easybrain.com/policy.html
DrumKnee 3D Drums
Experience realistic 3D drumming with foot-controlled bass. Record, share, and play along with drumless tracks. Customize your kit with professional sounds and stylish skins for an immersive music experience.
- Realistic 3D drum set
- Foot-controlled bass drum
- Record and share songs
- Play along with drumless tracks
- Customizable drum kits
- Low latency response
- Chokable cymbals
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DrumKnee is the most realistic drums app. Now you can play the bass with your foot. Perfect for on-the-go drumming! It is like having a real drum set in the palm of your hands. Play drums, record, and share your songs with the DrumKnee 3D community. The new Splitteroo integration lets you remove drums from your favorite songs, create custom drum kits with the separated snare and kick sounds, and play along with the track for an immersive drumming experience! DrumKnee is very different from any other app out there: First of all, it is a well-polished real drum app in 3D (how cool is that?). In addition, you get to trigger the bass sound with your foot. That's right, just rest your phone/tablet on your knee and kick it!! Mix and match the sounds so you can build your own custom drum set!! Features: Professionally recorded sounds. Very low latency response. The best one out there. The delay between your tap on the screen and the sound is incredibly low. Most realistic drums app. You will feel just like playing a real drum. Cymbals are also chokable by holding your finger on them when played. Play along with select drumless songs. You can record your masterpiece and share it with friends. Many stylish skins for you to choose from. Jazz/Funk drum set DK Music is another feature available. This service is a separate monthly fee that allows you to download drumless tracks directly to the app to play along with. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS - Subscribe for unlimited access to the full drumless (songs without drums) songs library for the duration of your subscription - Subscriptions are monthly, quarterly and yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You can read our privacy policy at https://drumknee.wordpress.com/policy/ *Price is equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in USD. https://drumknee.wordpress.com/termsofservice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DrumKnee 3D Drums at weekly against Drum Pad Machine's every 3 months. DrumKnee 3D Drums also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 63%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Drum Pad Machine's advantage is ratings volume (674K vs 16K). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Drum Pad Machine sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and DrumKnee 3D Drums sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DrumKnee 3D Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Pad Machine has 674K ratings behind it against 16K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Drum Pad Machine's written reviews are positive against 81% of DrumKnee 3D Drums's.
Drum Pad Machine ships an update every 3 months, DrumKnee 3D Drums weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Drum Pad Machine | DrumKnee 3D Drums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (674K ratings) | 4.8 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 674K — better | 16K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Easybrain Ltd | Music4Fun LLC |
Customer experience
Drum Pad Machine
DrumKnee 3D Drums
User reviews
Drum Pad Machine
From 674K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Incredible music-making experience
- 👍 Easy to learn and use
- 🎶 Wide variety of music genres and beats
- 🎓 Helpful tutorials and lessons
- 🎧 High-quality sound samples
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive and repetitive ads
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🤔 Limited customization options
- ⏱️ Lessons and tutorials move too fast
DrumKnee 3D Drums
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🥁 Realistic and satisfying drum sounds
- 🎨 Variety of customizable drum kits and skins
- 🦵 Innovative knee-triggered kick drum
- 🎶 Ability to play along with songs
- 🤩 Immersive 3D drum experience
Room to improve
- 🔊 Cymbal sounds cut off too quickly
- 🤖 Occasional input lag and responsiveness issues
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 📢 Frequent and intrusive ads in free version
- 🔌 Battery drain concerns with knee-triggered kick
Bugs and requests
Drum Pad Machine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Recordings sometimes stop unexpectedly
- Difficulty registering multiple button presses simultaneously
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add a search function to find specific beats
- Allow users to create and share their own custom beats
- Implement a pause/resume feature for recordings
- Provide more granular control over tempo and timing
DrumKnee 3D Drums
Reported bugs
3 issues- Drum kit customization not working as expected
- Subscription issues and inability to restore purchases
- Crashes and freezes when playing for extended periods
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize drum kit layout
- More advanced drum techniques (e.g. double bass, ghost notes)
- Integration with music production software like GarageBand
- Additional drum kit and song library updates
- Rechargeable and wireless DK Sense pedal
In-app purchases
Drum Pad Machine
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Music Beat Maker Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Beatmaker Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Drum Pad Machine Pro - Annual$46.991 Year
DrumKnee 3D Drums
- 1 Month DrumKnee Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 3 Months DK Music$9.993 Months
- 1 Year DrumKnee Premium$29.991 Year
- Pack 12 variants$2.99
- Pack 42 variants$2.99
- Jazz/Funk Pack$2.99
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- Electro Pack$2.99
- Pack 2$2.99
- Rock Pack$3.99
- Metal Pack$3.99
- DrumKnee PRO$5.99
Questions
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