Comparison

Pocket Drums vs Guns Simulator Sounds Effect

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Drums

Experience realistic drumming with a virtual drum kit that fits in your pocket. This app offers responsive touch controls, high-fidelity drum sets, and various beats to help you play along. Learn rudiments with included videos and customize your sound with adjustable pitch, volume, and effects.

Highlights
  • Realistic touch-sensitive drum response
  • 15 high-fidelity recorded drum kits
  • 16 PlayAlong Beats and 20 music/drum beats
  • Basic drum rudiment videos
  • Adjustable pitch, sensitivity, volume, reverb, and delay
  • Multi-track recording and sharing capabilities
Features
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Pocket Drums is the most realistic sounding and looking drum app out there! Perfect for both beginners and pros alike, Pocket Drums utilizes the latest technology and decades of real drum experience to create the ideal drumming app for the iPhone or iPad. All of the features of the app combine to make you feel as if you are sitting down and playing a real drum set. The drums respond to your touch - the pitch changes slightly depending on where you hit the toms, just like a real kit. Playing realistic rolls is as easy as swirling your finger around, simply adjusting the roll speed by how fast or slow you swirl your finger. There is also 15 different professionally recorded high fidelity drum sets to choose from, and an amazing drum wrap, with more to come. Pocket Drums also features 16 PlayAlong Beats, 10 unique Drum Beats and 10 Music Beats to rock out with, as well as 10 different metronome sounds. A unique feature is the addition of 10 basic rudiment videos, so you can see firsthand how to play the drum rudiments. With the ability to adjust the pitch, sensitivity, individual drum volume, reverb, and delay, recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more, Pocket Drums is by far the most comprehensive and realistic drumming app available today! FEATURES: • 15 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity kits, with more to come • Drum Pitch Sensitivity - the pitch changes depending on where you strike the toms, just like a real kit • Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds • Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums • Drum Volume - adjust volume of each individual drum • Snares - 11 more snares that you can mix and match to create your ideal sound (optional in-app purchase) • Videos of basic drum rudiments played on a real snare drum • Amazingly realistic drum wraps • Realistic visual effects - drums and cymbals look and respond like a real drum set, visually corresponding to your every touch • Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • 10 Drum Beats and 10 Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! • Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls • Double Bass drum feature with slider adjustment • 10 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, with BPM adjustment • Recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings • Multi-track recording functionality • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Lefty Mode - reverse the entire drum layout • Play along to the music on your iPod • Option to add bass drum when hitting crash cymbal IN-APP PURCHASES TO UPGRADE: • Additional kit pack • 11 more snares that you can mix and match to create your ideal sound • 3 more wraps: Turquoise, Black Oyster, and Dark Wood • Export recordings • Ads removed PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Guns Simulator Sounds Effect

Experience realistic gun sounds with a wide arsenal of weapons. This simulator offers high-quality audio and vibrations for an immersive experience. Play with friends and make your phone more exciting with various sound effects.

Highlights
  • HD gun graphics
  • High quality sound
  • Vibrations adjusted to each gun
  • Wide arsenal of weapons
  • Easy to play
Features
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Realistic gun sounds and there are many to choose from arsenal Gun sounds simulator to play with friends Easy to play, click to shoot. Gun sounds effect simulator Main features: - HD gun graphics - High quality sound - Vibrations adjusted to each gun Weapon SoundBoard AK47 Desert Eagle 50 Cal Minigun Colt 45 Fart Sound Rifle Pistol Knife Dagger M16 Explosion Explosive Bomb shot shots P90 Rocket Launcher Grenade Shoot Machine Gun Shotgun Sniper Rifle Paintball Gun Bullets text sms ringtones liquid apps Make your phone more fun and exciting

Screenshots

Pocket Drums4 screens
Guns Simulator Sounds Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pocket Drums at every 2 months against Guns Simulator Sounds Effect's every 34 months. Pocket Drums also leads on ratings volume (290 vs 11). Guns Simulator Sounds Effect's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 49%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Guns Simulator Sounds Effect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guns Simulator Sounds Effect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums has 290 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Pocket Drums's written reviews are positive against 67% of Guns Simulator Sounds Effect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, Guns Simulator Sounds Effect every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pocket Drums versus Guns Simulator Sounds Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket DrumsGuns Simulator Sounds Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (290 ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings290 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB73 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDrum StarzAkhanan Pongsawat

Customer experience

Pocket Drums

All ratings290 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative48.2%

Guns Simulator Sounds Effect

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Drums

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes when playing drums rapidly
  • Glitching audio that stutters and repeats loudly
  • App freezes when recording multiple times
  • Screen stretches and becomes unresponsive
  • App fails to open after updates
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  • Video upload functionality broken
  • Drums don't register input properly
  • Incompatibility with recent iOS updates
  • Ads freeze the app and prevent closing

Requested features

9 requests
  • Double bass pedal for metal songs
  • Reggae drum tones
  • Splash and china cymbals
  • Mix and match custom drum sets
  • Built-in drumming lessons
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  • Ability to modify and remove playlists
  • Better disco beat drum sounds
  • More instruments and variety
  • Reduced ad frequency

Guns Simulator Sounds Effect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pocket Drums

One-time6
  • Remove ads$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99
  • Kit Pack$0.99
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  • Wraps$0.99
  • Snares$0.99
  • Full - Unlock everything$2.99
1 purchases

Guns Simulator Sounds Effect

One-time1
  • Unlock All Weapon$1.99

Questions

Is Pocket Drums free?
Pocket Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guns Simulator Sounds Effect free?
Guns Simulator Sounds Effect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Drums or Guns Simulator Sounds Effect?
Guns Simulator Sounds Effect is rated higher. Pocket Drums averages 4.0 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Guns Simulator Sounds Effect averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do Pocket Drums or Guns Simulator Sounds Effect have ads?
Both Pocket Drums and Guns Simulator Sounds Effect show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Drums or Guns Simulator Sounds Effect?
Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, and Guns Simulator Sounds Effect every 34 months. Most recently, Pocket Drums was updated on October 29, 2026 and Guns Simulator Sounds Effect on October 26, 2026.

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