Pocket Drums vs Mega Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Mega Drum
Transform your iPhone into a realistic virtual drum kit. Play with responsive multi-touch controls, explore various drum kits, and jam along to backing loops. Offers both free and premium options for an enhanced drumming experience.
- Realistic acoustic and electronic drum sounds
- Responsive multi-touch for natural playing
- Full-screen landscape layout
- Collection of diverse drum kits
- Jam with drumless backing loops
- Left-handed mode and visual themes
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Turn your iPhone into a responsive virtual drum kit and play with realistic sounds wherever inspiration strikes. Mega Drum is built for drummers, music students, beat makers, and anyone who wants the feel of a complete drum set on their iPhone. Its landscape interface gives you quick access to kicks, snare, toms, hi-hats, crashes, ride, and splash cymbals, with responsive multi-touch performance designed for natural two-handed playing. REALISTIC, RESPONSIVE PLAYING • Play multiple drums and cymbals at the same time • Trigger repeated hits even while another finger remains on the same pad • Enjoy high-quality acoustic and electronic drum sounds • Use open and closed hi-hats with natural choke behavior • Practice on a full-screen layout designed for comfortable landscape playing EXPLORE DIFFERENT DRUM KITS Open Kit Center to discover a growing collection of drum kits, each with its own sound and visual identity. Switch kits in seconds and keep downloaded kits available on your device. JAM WITH DRUMLESS LOOPS Visit Audio Center to browse backing loops made for drumming. Choose a loop, download it, and return directly to the drum set while the track repeats continuously. It is an easy way to work on timing, create grooves, or simply enjoy a jam session. MADE FOR YOUR PLAYING STYLE • Left-handed mode mirrors the drum layout • Multiple visual themes let you personalize the experience • Downloaded kits and loops remain ready for future sessions • Native iPhone design with a clean, immersive interface PLAY FREE OR GO PREMIUM Start playing with the included kit. Selected additional kits and loops can be unlocked by watching an optional rewarded video. Mega Drum Premium removes ads and unlocks premium drum kits, all loops, themes, and additional premium features. Whether you are practicing coordination, exploring new rhythms, building beats, or having fun between rehearsals, Mega Drum puts a versatile drum set in your pocket. Download Mega Drum and start playing today. Some content requires an internet connection for the initial download. Mega Drum contains advertising and offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Mega Drum Premium is available through monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Premium unlocks all premium drum kits, themes, and an ad-free experience. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oliveiralabs.github.io/privacy-policy-megadrum.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pocket Drums at 49% against Mega Drum's 0%. Pocket Drums also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (290 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Drums sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mega Drum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums has 290 ratings behind it against 5, 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 0% of Mega Drum's.
Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, Mega Drum monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Drums | Mega Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (290 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 290 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Antonio Filho |
Customer experience
Pocket Drums
Mega Drum
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
Mega Drum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Drums
- 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
Mega Drum
- Monthly Premium$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$4.991 Year








