Comparison

Pocket Drums Classic vs Electronic Drums

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Drums Classic

This app allows users to play drums on their mobile devices with a wide variety of high-quality drum kits and realistic sound effects. It includes features for recording, sharing, and exporting performances, along with a metronome and loops for practice and jamming.

Highlights
  • 33 high-quality stereo drum kits
  • Recording and sharing capabilities
  • 14 unique drum loops
  • Variable pitch and roll controls
  • Metronome with multiple sounds
  • Lefty mode
  • Play along with iPod music
Features
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Play the drums anytime, anywhere with Pocket Drums Free! Featuring 33 high-quality stereo drum kits, recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), 14 unique drum loops to play along to, variable pitch control, drum rolls, double bass drumming, play to your favorite iPod music from within Pocket Drums Free, variable metronome with half a dozen unique sounds, and lefty mode. Stickteck's DRUMMERZ tablet drumsticks makes playing Pocket Drums Free even that more fun and realistic. Now you can play directly on your iPad -- great for practicing, jamming and recording your favorite drum tracks from anywhere! Each DRUMMERZ drumstick features a plastic inner core surrounded by a conductive rubber-like material. Take a look http://www.getdrummerz.com and start jamming today! FEATURES: • 33 6-piece drum kits all professionally recorded in high-quality 16-bit stereo: Arena, Bebop, Birch, Classic, Country, Delay, Electronic, Funk, Fusion, Garage, Indian, Japan Vintage, Jazz, Latin, Liverpool, Lo-Fi, Marching, Melodic, Natural, Old Skool, Pop, Phat, Punk, Reggae, Retro, Reverb, Rock, Rocket, Tribal, Vintage, Weird, Wood, and World • Recorder that allows you to save, load, loop, and play recorded tracks • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Metronome with 8 sounds to choose from and variable speed switch (BPM) • 14 Pocket Beats/Loops • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • Slide your finger between drums • Shake your device to play sounds to your favorite music • Repeated cymbal and drum taps blend in like real drums • Play multiple drum heads and cymbals simultaneously • Visual feedback when tapping drums and cymbals • Two Real Drums themes • Lefty Mode - reverse the layout • Play along with your favorite music by easily accessing your iPod music right from within Pocket Drums Free • Volume controls for both the drum sounds and music • Pitch control allows for unlimited drum sounds • Rolls on all drums with variable speed adjustment (BPM) • Double bass drumming with variable speed adjustment (BPM) • Runs on both the iPhone/iPod Touch and the iPad • Bass drum featured is a rare Ludwig 1960s psychedelic red finish • Fun and easy to play for the drummer in all of us IN-APP PURCHASE TO UPGRADE: • Multi-track recording • Record and play on top of loaded/saved tracks • 15 additional metronome sounds • 25 additional beats/loops • 3 additional layouts: Drum Machine, Basic, and Toms • 2 additional Real Drums themes • Ads removed Use headphones when possible to fully hear and enjoy the high quality sounds of Pocket Drums Free. PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Electronic Drums

This app offers a realistic percussion experience with 51 studio-quality sounds and multitouch capabilities. It features multiple play modes, including free play, demo songs, and an auto drummer, along with recording and composition tools.

Highlights
  • 51 realistic studio sounds
  • Multitouch support
  • Recording and saving mode
  • Free play, demo song, and auto drummer modes
  • Choice of three instrument sound sets
  • Metronome
  • Background soundtracks
Features
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Electronic Drums - a special set which you will love at the first sight! If you are looking for something special, you have finally found it! Electronic Drums is a percussion set perfectly fitted both for beginning musicians, who spend hours practicing the easiest beats and professional drummers who want to have their drums always to hand. Electronic Drums contains 51 realistic sounds recorded in a professional studio as well as a multitouch function. Thanks to the recording mode, every user can record all pieces. Application contains three modes: - free play - use it to practise your skills, - demo song - you can listen to an example song, - auto drummer - choose the rhythm pattern, click on drums - it will plays automatically! What's more? In Electronic Drums you can find 6 soundtracks - play them in the background and keep practising. Features: - recording, saving, loading mode, - multitouch, - metronome, - 51 realistic sounds, - choice of instruments sound: three sound sets, - turn on/off vibration and effects, - set the tempo, - free, - you can make you own composition. Try unique music instruments! This game is perfect both for experienced percussionists and amateurs (even for kids!). Making music never before has been so easy. Now you don’t have to have your own studio. Using it you can feel like a real drummer! Learn to play on percussion with this application! Feel the power! If you need any help, please contact us: mobile@netigen.pl

Screenshots

Pocket Drums Classic4 screens
Electronic Drums4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocket Drums Classic and Electronic Drums both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Pocket Drums Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Electronic Drums's. Pocket Drums Classic also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 3). Electronic Drums's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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. Pocket Drums Classic sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Electronic Drums asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Pocket Drums Classic against 3.7 for Electronic Drums. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums Classic has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Pocket Drums Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Electronic Drums's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Drums Classic versus Electronic Drums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Drums ClassicElectronic Drums
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (29 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB116 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

Customer experience

Pocket Drums Classic

All ratings29 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral15.4%
Negative24.4%

Electronic Drums

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Drums Classic

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Ads pop up every time a drum is clicked
  • Ads pop up when editing kits or going into settings
  • Ads pop up in the middle of a song
  • Bluetooth has a delay
  • Ads pop up when opening the app
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  • Ads pop up in the middle of the app, taking users to other games
  • Ads redirect constantly
  • Sound decided not to work
  • Bombarded with adverts opening new internet tabs
  • Free things popping up
  • Advertising banner still present after paying for full version
  • Can't even download

Requested features

9 requests
  • Change drum color
  • Fix glitches when editing kits or going into settings
  • Add option to change tempo
  • Add more customization options
  • Add a menu to choose different drum sets/skins
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  • Allow sounds to overlap
  • Improve hi-hat sound
  • Consider a layout geared for finger drumming
  • Add dark mode option

Electronic Drums

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pocket Drums Classic

One-time4
  • Pocket Drums Upgrade$0.99
  • Kit Pack 1$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99
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  • Kit Pack 2$0.99
None

Electronic Drums

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Drums Classic free?
Pocket Drums Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Electronic Drums free?
Electronic Drums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Drums Classic or Electronic Drums?
Pocket Drums Classic is rated higher. Pocket Drums Classic averages 3.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Electronic Drums averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Pocket Drums Classic or Electronic Drums have ads?
Pocket Drums Classic shows ads; Electronic Drums does not.

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