Comparison

myDrums vs Pocket Dana

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

Head to head

myDrums

Free

🎵 Music

★ 1.02 ratingsView app →

About

myDrums

Easily create drum rhythms for various music genres. Save your beats for future use, perfect for aspiring musicians, DJs, and producers. Explore simple sequencing for rap, hip-hop, rock, and jazz.

Highlights

Easy drum sequencing
Create custom rhythms
Save beats for later
Supports rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz
Background music creation

Features

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The easiest drum sequencer in the world... FREE ! Create your rhythm and save it for later jams. Great for rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz, also for background music for radio or dj's bd: bass drum sd: snare drum hh: hi-hat

About

Pocket Dana

Features

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When you don't have the world's greatest keyboard player on your team to play pads, Pocket Dana is the next best thing.

Screenshots

myDrums2 screens

Pocket Dana1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: myDrums at every 3 months against Pocket Dana's every 7 months. myDrums also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myDrums ships an update every 3 months, Pocket Dana every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

myDrums versus Pocket Dana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	myDrums	Pocket Dana
Price	Free	Free
Rating	1.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	60.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 7 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	17.0
Further details — not scored
Size	4 MB	68 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Roberto Sonzogni	Jonathan Johnson

In-app purchases

None

myDrums

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Dana

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myDrums free?

myDrums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Pocket Dana free?

Pocket Dana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do myDrums or Pocket Dana have ads?

Neither myDrums nor Pocket Dana shows ads.

Which is updated more often, myDrums or Pocket Dana?

myDrums ships an update every 3 months, and Pocket Dana every 7 months. Most recently, myDrums was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pocket Dana on October 30, 2026.