Pemade vs Drum Pad Sampler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pemade
Experience the authentic sounds of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar on your iPhone or iPad. This app replicates the playing experience of a 10-key metallophone, supporting melodies and interlocking parts with ultra-low latency audio.
- Authentic sampled sound bank
- Realistic playing experience
- Interlocking part support
- Ultra-low latency audio
- Zoomable instrument views
- Customizable cipher notation
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World's first iPhone/iPad implementation of the main instruments of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar! Pemade, similar to kantil, is a 10-key metallophone in the gangsa of the Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar. It supports the main melody and plays interlocking parts called kotekan. * Authentic sound bank sampled directly from real instruments * User interaction designed to replicate true playing experience * Playing sound can be stopped --- essential for Gamelan! * High-quality photos showcasing real instruments * Optimized for ultra-low latency audio playback * Zoomable views for detailed instrument exploration * Customizable display of cipher notations to suit your preferences * Completely ad-free for uninterrupted enjoyment
Drum Pad Sampler
Create jungle, breakbeat, and DnB music with this intuitive drum pad app. It offers a vast library of samples and allows for unlimited customization of pads and layouts. Enjoy low-latency performance for a seamless music-making experience.
- Jungle, breakbeat, and DnB focus
- Minimal tap-to-play latency
- 799 built-in samples
- Unlimited pad customization
- Save and load custom layouts
- Category-sorted library with fast navigation
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Jungle / Intelligent / Liquid DnB Drum Pad / Launchpad. Specifically designed for minimal tap-to-play latency. In practice the delay is barely perceptible when using wired headphones. 799 samples—including kicks, snares, hi-hats, bass, loops, effects, and more—are available with no limits in the built-in library, so nothing needs to be downloaded. Build your own collection by adding samples to Favorites for quick access. The library is category-sorted with fast navigation. You can add and remove pads and assign sounds to them without any limits, then save your custom layouts and load them later. Privacy Policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udevwork/docs/refs/heads/main/DrumpadPrivacyPolicy Terms of Use: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/udevwork/docs/refs/heads/main/DrumpadTermsofUse udevwork@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drum Pad Sampler at Free against Pemade's $5.99. Drum Pad Sampler also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 26 months). Pemade's advantage is rating (2.3 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Drum Pad Sampler is free to download; Pemade costs $5.99 up front. Drum Pad Sampler sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Pemade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pemade holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Pemade's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drum Pad Sampler's.
Pemade ships an update every 26 months, Drum Pad Sampler every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pemade | Drum Pad Sampler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | emacsian Company Limited | Denys Kotelnykov |
Customer experience
Pemade
Drum Pad Sampler
In-app purchases
Pemade
No in-app purchases
Drum Pad Sampler
- Pro Year$4.991 Year
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