Pocket Drums vs Drum Kit
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
Drum Kit
Experience realistic drum sounds and touch response with this powerful drum simulator. Play along to your favorite songs or create original beats with multiple drum kit options and high-quality audio. Ideal for finger drumming with a user-friendly interface.
- Realistic drum sounds
- Responsive touch response
- Multiple drum kit types
- High-quality recorded audio
- Multi-touch enabled
- Adjustable metronome
- Customizable background color
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a simple drum kit you can play anytime. Drum Kit: Rhythm Pad is a casual drum app for tapping beats, practicing rhythm, and enjoying different drum sounds on a clean horizontal layout. Choose a kit, tap the pads, and start playing kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, crash, and ride sounds right away. Choose Your Drum Sound Switch between Classic, Electronic, and Rock drum kits to match the style you want to play. Each kit gives the same familiar drum pad layout a different feel, so you can quickly move from natural drum sounds to electronic beats or a stronger rock-style setup. Practice With Metronome and BPM Controls Use the built-in metronome when you want to keep time or practice a steady rhythm. BPM controls let you adjust the tempo, making the app useful for quick rhythm practice, warmups, or simply playing along with your own beat ideas. Tap, Play, and Explore Rhythm The app is designed for simple, direct play. Tap the drum pads to trigger sounds, try different combinations, and build your own groove. It is easy to use for beginners, music fans, and anyone who wants a quick way to play drums on a mobile device. Customize the Look Change the background color to match your mood or playing style. The horizontal layout gives you more room to enjoy the drum pad experience on both iPhone and iPad. Main Features: - Tap drum pads for kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, crash, and ride - Choose from Classic, Electronic, and Rock drum kits - Built-in metronome for rhythm practice - BPM controls for tempo adjustment - Background color options - Horizontal layout for iPhone and iPad Pick a kit, set the tempo, and start playing your rhythm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Drums at 4.0 against Drum Kit's 3.5. Pocket Drums also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 23%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). 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
Both are free to download. Pocket Drums sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Drum Kit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pocket Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums has 290 ratings behind it against 51, 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 23% of Drum Kit's.
Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, Drum Kit every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Pocket Drums | Drum Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (290 ratings) — better | 3.5 (51 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 22.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 290 — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | AppExtreme,Inc. |
Customer experience
Pocket Drums
Drum Kit
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
Drum Kit
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
Drum Kit
- Remove Ads$4.99








