Comparison

Quick Drummer vs Drum Jam

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

Head to head
About

Quick Drummer

Access a professional drummer on demand for practice or songwriting. Explore over 300 diverse drum patterns across various genres, with customizable BPM and studio-quality sound. Enhance your audio with built-in effects.

Highlights
  • Over 300 drum patterns
  • Patterns sorted by genre
  • Bookmark favorite beats
  • Adjustable BPM
  • Studio sound quality
  • Built-in equalizer and effects
Features
Read full description

Your practice session, with a drummer. Quick Drummer brings 300+ drum patterns to iPhone and iPad for practice, songwriting and jamming. Explore rock, pop, funk, jazz, blues and more. Set BPM directly, tap a tempo, use count-in and keep your tempo when changing grooves. Save favorites with their tempos and shape your sound with EQ, compression and bit-crusher. Build a tempo practice routine with Speed Master and save your own presets. Choose from 18 in-app languages. On iOS 26 or later, try the Modern interface with landscape support or switch back to Legacy. Optional background playback and a keep-screen-awake setting fit your routine. Live Activity shows playback information on supported devices. An optional one-time in-app purchase removes ads; previous purchases can be restored in Settings.

About

Drum Jam

Read full description

KEY FEATURES ∘ 10 drum kits for different genres, from pop and rock to jazz and funk and even famous drum machines, like 707, 808 and 909 ∘ 110 drum patterns for popular genres, from pop and rock to shuffle and motown. ∘ Adjustable tempo, from 50 till 180 BPM (beats per minute) ∘ Use player controls to play, stop and skip the drum beat ∘ Connect external Bluetooth speakers ∘ Choose app appearance: light or dark theme, portrait or landscape orientation ∘ Get full access to keep growing library of drum kits and drum beats & loops with a monthly subscription Drum Jam supports version iOS 16 or later for iPhone and iPad. Stay tuned for upcoming updates and drum on! TERMS OF SERVICE Drum Jam follows Apple’s standard end user license agreement (EULA) to all countries or regions as described at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY Drum Jam follows the privacy policy as described at https://adhocproject.net/#privacy

Screenshots

Quick Drummer4 screens
Drum Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Quick Drummer at 4.7 against Drum Jam's 1.0. Quick Drummer also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 1). Drum Jam's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and 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

Both are free to download. Quick Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Jam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Drummer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Drummer has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quick Drummer versus Drum Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick DrummerDrum Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMingChun Chienad hoc project

Bugs and requests

Quick Drummer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working after recent update
  • App crashing when changing tempo on certain beats
  • Unable to save beats in favorites

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save custom beat lists
  • More odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8, etc.)
  • Drum fills and transitions
  • Integration with music apps like GarageBand
  • Landscape mode support

Drum Jam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Drummer

One-time1
  • AD-FREE and all function,beats$1.99
1 purchases

Drum Jam

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Quick Drummer free?
Quick Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Jam free?
Drum Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quick Drummer or Drum Jam?
Quick Drummer is rated higher. Quick Drummer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Drum Jam averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quick Drummer or Drum Jam have ads?
Quick Drummer shows ads; Drum Jam does not.
Which is updated more often, Quick Drummer or Drum Jam?
Quick Drummer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Drum Jam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Quick Drummer was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drum Jam on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons