Comparison

Pocket Drums vs xdrum

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

xdrum

Enhance your drumming abilities with realistic sound and interactive features. Practice with loops and enjoy a smooth playing experience designed to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum sound simulation
  • Loop option for practice
  • Smooth playing experience
  • Skill enhancement
  • Designed for iPad
Features
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XDrum: come close to the realism of the sound of Drums!. This app will increase your drum skills with loop option and smooth playing. We hope you enjoy! and looking for your feedbacks (Designed by Koray kocabaş and developed by Sandokan Saruhan Köle)

Screenshots

Pocket Drums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Drums at 4.0 against xdrum's 2.9. Pocket Drums also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 33%) and ratings volume (290 vs 16). xdrum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Pocket Drums sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. xdrum asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums has 290 ratings behind it against 16, 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 33% of xdrum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, xdrum monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pocket Drums versus xdrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket Drumsxdrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (290 ratings) — better2.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings290 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB9 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperDrum Starzsandokan

Customer experience

Pocket Drums

All ratings290 ratings
Positive73.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative48.1%

xdrum

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
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

xdrum

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
None

xdrum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Drums free?
Pocket Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xdrum free?
xdrum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Drums or xdrum?
Pocket Drums is rated higher. Pocket Drums averages 4.0 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while xdrum averages 2.9 from 16 ratings.
Do Pocket Drums or xdrum have ads?
Pocket Drums shows ads; xdrum does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Drums or xdrum?
Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, and xdrum monthly. Most recently, Pocket Drums was updated on October 23, 2026 and xdrum on October 24, 2026.

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