Drum Sets vs Sock Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Sets
Experience realistic drumming with multiple genre-specific kits. Use your fingers to play, with options for intense finger movements for dynamic drumming. Optimized for external speakers or headphones for the best audio quality.
- Realistic drum sounds
- Rock, Jazz, and Metal kits
- Finger drumming controls
- Dynamic drumming movement
- High-quality 44100 kHz audio
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Want a Drum Set on your Ipad/Iphone Check out these great sounding Drum Sets, we have 3 sets to choose from Rock, Jazz and Metal, all featuring 44100 khz quality audio. Connect a set of speakers crank up the volume and drum away ! - Use your fingers as drum sticks. - For intense drumming move your finger around drums. - Select from Rock, Jazz and Metal drums. - To hear the drums at their best connect a pair of earphones or speakers.
Sock Drum
This application provides a kick drum sound for live musical performances. It is designed to minimize latency when connected via wire to a speaker, making it ideal for accompanying guitarists. Users are cautioned against using their device as a foot-operated drum to prevent damage.
- Kick drum sound for live performance
- Wired connection for low latency
- Complements live guitar playing
- Device damage warning
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- Connect your iPhone to the speaker using wire instead of Bluetooth to avoid latency. - Latency is almost unnoticeable when using wire. - App is perfect for accompanying your live guitar playing. Warning! Do not use iPhone as a kick drum playing with the foot — it can damage your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sock Drum at 100% against Drum Sets's 50%. Sock Drum also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Drum Sets's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 5). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Sets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sock Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sock Drum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drum Sets's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sock Drum's.
Drum Sets ships an update every 6 months, Sock Drum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Sets | Sock Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edgeway Software | Pavel Alekseev |
Customer experience
Drum Sets
Sock Drum
In-app purchases
Drum Sets
- Unlimited Drums$1.99
Sock Drum
No in-app purchases
