Comparison

Piano Melody Pro vs DrumKick

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

Head to head
About

Piano Melody Pro

Learn to play piano by ear with a vast library of songs. This app offers a configurable piano interface and tools to help users of all ages and skill levels master melodies and play along with music.

Highlights
  • Learn songs by ear
  • Over 1000 songs
  • Configurable piano interface
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Note highlighting
  • Authentic grand piano sounds
Features
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• Learn to play your favorite songs on the piano by playing back the melody • Over 1000 songs to learn from different eras and genres. • Highly configurable piano (multitouch, glissando, highlighting, note labels) • Resizable piano suitable for all. Become a Better Musician Develop your ability to play by ear. Given a melody, can you play it back or play along? Start with a few notes and build up until you've mastered the song. Suitable for all ages (kids to adults) and for all abilities (beginner to advanced). Features Set the size of the keys on the piano. The larger the keys, the more accurate to get the right notes, the smaller the keys you can see all 3 octaves on screen. Full support for all devices. Focus on parts of the song to play back. Authentic digitised grand piano sounds. Highlight notes on/off to play by ear. Slow down / speed up the song. Turn up / down volume of song play, which is ideal for play along mode. There are no advertisements in this Pro version. Song List The song list is varied containing all genres such as Rock, Classical, The Latest Pop, Film Theme Tunes, TV Theme Tunes, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Naughties, Modern, Alternative, Indie, Latin and more. Details Songs capture the main melody / chorus / intro / verse and contain upto 400 notes.

About

DrumKick

This app allows users to play a high-quality drum kit on their mobile device, offering low latency and interactive 3D graphics. It uniquely enables kick drum playing with your foot using a second iOS device and Bluetooth connection.

Highlights
  • Foot-controlled kick drum via second iOS device
  • High-quality stereo drum sounds
  • Low-latency performance
  • Interactive 3D animated drums
  • MIDI over Bluetooth support
  • Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support
Features
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DrumKick is the ultimate live performance drum app on-the-go! It gives you the freedom to play a great-sounding, intuitively laid-out drum kit anywhere—without the hassle of lugging your entire acoustic set to the show. Simply plug into a P.A. system, headphones, a boombox, or an amplifier, and you're ready to rock! – Connect to your Bluetooth-enabled laptop or device with MIDI over Bluetooth. – Core and Virtual MIDI support. – Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support. – Featured in Apple's Music-Making Apps for "The Song." – Featured in Apple's Band In Your Hand showcase. Reviews: http://www.musicappblog.com/drumkick-music-app-review/ DrumKick is the only stereo drum app that allows you to play the kick drum with your foot! With DrumKick installed on two iOS devices, such as an iPad and an iPhone, you can use the iPhone as a Bluetooth remote to play the kick drum with your foot! It also works with two iPhones or iPod touches. Or, you can mix and match. How does it work? Playing the virtual kick drum pedal is achieved by inserting the iPhone (upside down) into a snug fitness band that's wrapped around your ankle, or the front tube of your relatively clean crew sock. Tap your toes with your heel down, and the iPhone's accelerometer will trigger the kick drum sound on the iPad via Bluetooth. Feature Highlights: • Play the kick drum sound with your foot, using a second iOS device via standard Bluetooth connection. • High-quality drum stereo sounds with independent control of their volume, pitch and pan levels. • Low-latency with drum taps and sounds. • Retina-enhanced, interactive, 3-D animated drums and cymbals. • Multiple tap regions for triggering different drum and cymbal sounds. • Ability to switch the drum kit's audio output from stereo to mono when connected to stereo speakers, such as a P.A. system. • Touch-hold on the crash cymbal for a choked cymbal* muting effect. • Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support (iOS7+) for adding effects apps to DrumKick's output and recording into to GarageBand, Loopy, or AudioShare. https://audiob.us • Audiobus Remote triggers for playing DrumKick's sounds via a secondary iOS Device with the Audiobus Remote app installed. Requires the Audiobus app, iOS 8.3 +, and a Bluetooth LE-enabled iOS device, such as an iPad 3, iPhone 4S & higher. https://audiob.us/remote. • Core MIDI IN & OUT support, thanks to Nic Grant of Audeonic Apps for his robust MidiBus Library (http://midib.us) and generous help. • MIDI over Bluetooth support. • Compatible with the iRig BlueBoard MIDI foot controller. Requires Bluetooth LE-enabled iOS device, such as an iPad 3, iPhone 4S & higher. The iRig BlueBoard does not work with iPad 2. • Jam along with music apps that run in the background, such as GarageBand, Pandora, or your iPod music library. • Minimum requirements: iPad 2, iPhone 4S and newer devices are recommended. * No cymbals were harmed during the making of this app. If you have an issue or find a bug within DrumKick, please do not inform me about it in an App Review, since that method doesn't provide your contact information. For help and support, please send an email to: feedback@drumkickapp.com Known issues: • Missing UI panel for controlling the playback and recording from an Inter-App Audio connected app.

Screenshots

Piano Melody Pro4 screens
DrumKick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DrumKick at $3.99 against Piano Melody Pro's $29.99. DrumKick also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Piano Melody Pro costs $29.99 and DrumKick $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Piano Melody Pro against 4.4 for DrumKick. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 40 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Piano Melody Pro's written reviews are positive against 80% of DrumKick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Piano Melody Pro ships an update monthly, DrumKick every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Piano Melody Pro versus DrumKick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiano Melody ProDrumKick
Price$29.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)4.4 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better79.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1940 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearn To Master LtdMark Jeschke

Customer experience

Piano Melody Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.0%

DrumKick

All ratings40 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative13.1%

User reviews

Piano Melody Pro

From 19 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helpful for learning piano
  • 💡 Good song selection
  • 🚀 Effective learning tool for beginners

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Incomplete song playback
  • 🔍 Limited song length
  • 🔍 Keyboard not scrolling with song

DrumKick

From 40 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great sound quality
  • 💡 Innovative kick drum feature
  • 🚀 Responsive and fun to play
  • ✨ Visually polished and realistic
  • 🔧 Good customization options

Room to improve

  • ⏳ High latency with remote kick
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Battery drain in background
  • ↔️ Left-handed orientation only
  • 🚫 Limited number of kits

Bugs and requests

Piano Melody Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No sound on some devices
  • Crashes on song selection
  • Incorrect note playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more modern/popular songs
  • Expand song library
  • Implement full song playback
  • Add scrolling keyboard during playback
  • Improve song selection interface

DrumKick

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Kick drum feature doesn't sync or has high latency
  • App crashes on startup
  • App drains battery in background
  • Kick drum activates unexpectedly
  • Rarely loads, long loading screen
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  • Connection issues with remote kick between devices
  • Overall volume not loud enough
  • Sound of cymbals sometimes cuts out

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add left and right-handed orientation setting
  • Allow changing kit layout and adding more drums/percussive instruments
  • Ability to switch kits around
  • Add more drums or different percussive instruments
  • Add recording functionality
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  • Add background track playback (drumless tracks)
  • Option to add own kit sounds
  • Full Chinese localization
  • Support for iPhone 6/6+
  • Simple mode for easier hitting
  • More kit variations
  • Option to change each sound and build/save custom kits
  • Edit drum position button
  • Make rolls continuous
  • More drum kits
  • More variation in samples and velocity changes
  • Improve overall volume

In-app purchases

None

Piano Melody Pro

No in-app purchases

None

DrumKick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Piano Melody Pro free?
Piano Melody Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DrumKick free?
DrumKick costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Piano Melody Pro or DrumKick?
DrumKick is rated higher. Piano Melody Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while DrumKick averages 4.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Piano Melody Pro or DrumKick have ads?
Neither Piano Melody Pro nor DrumKick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Piano Melody Pro or DrumKick?
Piano Melody Pro ships an update monthly, and DrumKick every 6 weeks. Most recently, Piano Melody Pro was updated on November 6, 2026 and DrumKick on November 6, 2026.

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