Comparison

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker vs Drum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker

Create music in various styles with a sampler and drum machine. Features ready-to-use presets, a flexible sequencer, and the ability to record and share your tracks. Offers tutorials and new sound packs regularly.

Highlights
  • Sampler and drum machine
  • Multiple music styles
  • Ready-to-use presets and samples
  • Flexible sequencer
  • Record and share tracks
  • Editable samples and pad modes
  • Regularly updated sound library
Features
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Drum Pads Guru - is a sampler and drum machine for creation music in various music styles (Future Bass,Trap,House,Funk,Hip-Hop,EDM,Electro and others). Make beats with ready to use presets (sound packs) and samples! Compose! Compete in beat making skills with your friends. Easy control and separation pads by color make creation of new masterpieces very pleasant and easy. Drum Pads Guru key features: - New Free Presets released every month and frequently - Flexible sequencer - Record you track and share with friends - Editable samples pitch helps you to make different sounds - Editable pad modes. You can choose between Hold and Tap modes - Big wonderful sound library in various music styles created by PRO DJs (Dubstep,Hip-Hop,Trap,EDM,Future Bass,Electro,Chill etc.) - Video and tutorials for beginners - No more need update up to get new presets. New Presets will come automatically - Notification about new Presets - Supports all screen resolutions and devices - Easy and intuitive interfac - It's Free Join Drum Pads Guru community and follow us here: - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Aapqo8NP2-Vs8Jk3qg17Q - Faceboook https://www.facebook.com/Drum-Pads-Guru-1690283631183391 - VK http://vk.com/drumpadsguru - Twitter https://twitter.com/drumpadsguru Enjoy the music! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. - Auto-renewable subscription for Premium Unlimited Access to All Sound Packs and no Ads - 1 Year Subscription ($39,99 ), 1 Month Subscription($10,99) and 1 Week Subscription ($4,99) - Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drum

This app recreates the distinctive sound of early 1980s electronic drum modules combined with sampled real cymbal sounds. It offers a virtual analog engine for drum synthesis and a separate engine for realistic cymbal playback, providing a unique sonic palette for music production.

Highlights
  • Virtual analog engine for 80s drum sounds
  • Sampled real cymbal sounds
  • Dual sound engines for drums and cymbals
  • Multiple output options
  • Built-in effects (limiter, delay, reverb)
  • Unlimited program storage
Features
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Please note: 1) This App comes with an AUv3 plugin extension. 2) To play the cymbal samples, a separate download (free, in-app) of ~180 MB is required. The App also works without the cymbal samples. INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND We all know and use electronic drums today, but at the beginning of the 80's the first electronic drums were a real novelty that revolutionized not only the sound of music of those years, but also the workflow in the recording studio. Many producers preferred to record the sound of electronic drums rather than acoustic drums because it saved time and money, avoiding having to mount microphones, find the right positions, spend hours equalizing and correcting the recorded material. With an electronic drum set it was quicker: it was enough to connect the cables and maybe find the right sound for the song, which was a perfect scenario especially for many low-cost productions, for example those of pop music. The first electronic drums were completely analog, they generated the sounds of the drums using only a few elements such as an oscillator and a white noise generator, plus a couple of envelopes and a filter. The sound wasn't exactly realistic but it was peculiar, and perfect for creating certain sounds never heard before. The downside was that electronic drums could only generate the sound of drums but not cymbals. For this reason, the sound of real cymbals was recorded alongside the sound of electronic drums. This kind of setup was also used live quite often. It was common to see a drummer on stage playing the typical hexagonal pads but combined with a set of real cymbals. GSi Drum-80 reproduces that exact scenario. It contains two separate sound engines that can play at the same time. One engine recreates the sounds of the famous electronic drum module known as the Simmons SDS-V (very similar to the later SDS-8 model); at the same time, the exclusive GSi WLF Engine plays a multi-sample of real cymbals recorded exclusively for Drum-80. Main features - Virtual Analog Engine based on the famous SDS-V drum module - Optional VCO phase reset - Supports multiple outputs (one stereo mix, six individual drum synth channels, one stereo channel for Cymbals) - Sampled Cymbal sounds (Hi-Hat, Ride, 4 Crashes, 3 Splashes) provided by the exclusive GSi WLF Engine - Full Polyphony - Separate section with adjustments for Cymbal sounds (tuning, leveling and EQ) - Stereo 1176-Style Limiter - Stereo Delay effect - Stereo Reverb effect - Built-in programmer with unlimited Programs - Embedded user's manual - Available as Stand-alone application and audio plugin (AUv3 for iPad) - Very low CPU and RAM usage Visit home page for audio and video demos.

Screenshots

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker4 screens
Drum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker at Free against Drum's $14.99. Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (69 vs 5). Drum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker is free to download; Drum costs $14.99 up front. Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker has 69 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker's written reviews are positive against 80% of Drum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, Drum every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker versus Drum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Pads Guru Pro Beat MakerDrum
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating4.6 (69 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny MolofeevGenuine Soundware

Customer experience

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker

All ratings68 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative29.1%

Drum

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Premium Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Month3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • 400 Coins$2.99
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  • 800 Coins$3.99
None

Drum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker free?
Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum free?
Drum costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker or Drum?
Drum is rated higher. Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker averages 4.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Drum averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker or Drum have ads?
Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker shows ads; Drum does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker or Drum?
Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drum every 7 months. Most recently, Drum Pads Guru Pro Beat Maker was updated on November 2, 2026 and Drum on November 11, 2026.

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