Comparison

Drummit vs Pendoly

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

Head to head
About

Drummit

Learn to play drums with a vast library of beats and customizable tools. Create your own rhythms, practice at your own pace, and improve coordination. Ideal for beginners and advanced players alike.

Highlights
  • Millions of unique beats
  • Manual beat building
  • Random beat generation (SPIN IT)
  • Customizable metronome
  • Groove Library for saved beats
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Practice settings (line, click, note flash, sounds, sticking)
Features
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Drummit is a revolutionary way of learning the drums. With literally millions of different beats available, drummers of any ability can tackle even the most complicated of patterns. Improve your co-ordination skills and your overall drumming at your own pace with Drummit. HOW IT WORKS Manually build your own bars by adjusting each beat individually. Create something to challenge yourself, or if you're teaching, introduce various patterns of increasing difficulty at a pace suitable for your individual pupil’s needs. For the more advanced and adventurous amongst you, go straight to SPIN IT. SPIN IT: Tap here to spin the notes and create your own beat from millions of possibilities! Make the bar your own by adjusting any individual beats with your fingers. Use the padlock icon to lock any individual spinner. HEAR IT: Listen to the beat you have created. Not sure? Then spin again. Like it? Then it’s time to DRUMMIT! SAVE IT: Save your favourite beats and create your own personal ‘Groove Library’! SELECT IT: Build your own beats! DRUMMIT: Ready to go? DRUMMIT takes your chosen beat onto a play screen. Adjust the tempo using the metronome dial on the left hand side, and fine tune your practice session by going to SETTINGS. SETTINGS: Check out this page to make the most of your DRUMMIT experience. Line – ON/OFF Click – ON/OFF Note Flash – ON /OFF Drum Sounds – ON/OFF Show Sticking - ON/OFF Use this button to show recommended stickings for selected packs. Choose between right or left handed option. Specialised metronome with click/line at 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16th note value, allowing detailed and accurate practice at any speed. Check out the website at www.drummit.co.uk

About

Pendoly

This app transforms pendulum swings into musical compositions. Choose from various instrument sounds or create your own unique harmonies. Experience the blend of physics and music with high-quality, recorded instruments.

Highlights
  • Pendulum-driven music generation
  • Customizable harmonies
  • Multiple high-quality instrument sounds
  • Physics-based composition
  • Hand-recorded instruments
Features
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Pendoly turns the gentle swing of pendulums into music. Pick a flavour, and let gravity do the composing — or dive in and craft your own harmonies. Oh, and the instruments? A Steinway grand, a vintage Rhodes, a Celesta, a Marimba and a Vibraphone, all hand-recorded.

Screenshots

Drummit4 screens
Pendoly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drummit at Free against Pendoly's $3.99. Drummit also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 2). Pendoly's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Drummit is free to download; Pendoly costs $3.99 up front. Drummit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pendoly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pendoly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drummit has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Drummit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pendoly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drummit ships an update every 3 months, Pendoly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drummit versus Pendoly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrummitPendoly
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (34 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrummit LtdCaroline Siegers

Customer experience

Drummit

All ratings34 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative35.6%

Pendoly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Drummit

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • No sound when tapping 'hear it' button
  • Sound does not work
  • App makes no sound
  • No audio
  • No sound in the app
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  • The app does not emit sound
  • The sound doesn't work
  • Playback is strangely not in time
  • 1/8 the '+' beats are dragging
  • Crashed
  • Lost its drum sound suddenly
  • Updated and sound is gone

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add more acoustic/digital kits (rock, funk, jazz; TR808, TR909)
  • Include triplet eighth and triplet sixteenth notes
  • Allow changing time signatures (2-3-5-6-7/4, 3-6-7-9-12/8)
  • Enable grooves from 2 to 4 measures with different metrics per measure
  • Volume and mute for each instrument (BD, SND, HH)
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  • Add 6/8 beats
  • Allow saving patterns as presets
  • Add a sequencer option for customization
  • Paid version with more than 4/4 and more drums
  • Allow entering custom beats, especially triplet or sextuplet rhythms
  • Add a second time signature for polyrhythms
  • Ability to change individual notes in a beat
  • Ability to drag and drop or move sections to reorder them

Pendoly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Drummit

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Rock/Funk Pack 2$0.99
  • Rock/Funk Pack 3$0.99
  • Rock/Funk Pack 2$2.99
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  • Rock/Funk Pack 3$2.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$29.99
None

Pendoly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drummit free?
Drummit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pendoly free?
Pendoly costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drummit or Pendoly?
Pendoly is rated higher. Drummit averages 3.7 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Pendoly averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drummit or Pendoly have ads?
Neither Drummit nor Pendoly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drummit or Pendoly?
Drummit ships an update every 3 months, and Pendoly every 2 months. Most recently, Drummit was updated on October 1, 2026 and Pendoly on September 25, 2026.

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