Comparison

Pocket Drums vs Endless A

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

Endless A

Easily generate a consistent A-440 pitch for tuning instruments. Select from various instrument sounds to play the reference tone endlessly until you tap to stop. Ideal for musicians needing a reliable tuning reference.

Highlights
  • Endless A-440 pitch generation
  • Multiple instrument sound options
  • Simple tap-to-play interface
  • Reference tone for tuning
  • Piano, violin, french horn, sine wave sounds
Features
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A concert A, whenever you need one. Endless A-440 plays a sustained 440 Hz reference tone for tuning instruments. Choose piano, violin, French horn, or a pure sine wave. Tap an instrument to start, switch sounds with a tap, and tap again or use Stop playback to finish. • Four bundled reference sounds • A clear playing indicator and dedicated stop button • Light and dark appearances for iPhone and iPad • An optional original 2015 design • Works offline, with no account, ads, or microphone access This is a reference-tone player. It does not listen to your instrument or measure its pitch.

Screenshots

Pocket Drums4 screens
Endless A1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Endless A at 100% against Pocket Drums's 49%. Endless A also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Pocket Drums's advantage is ratings volume (290 vs 3) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). On price 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 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Endless A asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Drums has 290 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Pocket Drums's written reviews are positive against 100% of Endless A's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, Endless A every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pocket Drums versus Endless A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket DrumsEndless A
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (290 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings290 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB6 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperDrum StarzNathan Fennel

Customer experience

Pocket Drums

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

Endless A

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Endless A

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

Endless A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Drums free?
Pocket Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Endless A free?
Endless A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Drums or Endless A?
Pocket Drums is rated higher. Pocket Drums averages 4.0 out of 5 from 290 ratings, while Endless A averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Pocket Drums or Endless A have ads?
Pocket Drums shows ads; Endless A does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Drums or Endless A?
Pocket Drums ships an update every 2 months, and Endless A every 8 days. Most recently, Pocket Drums was updated on October 23, 2026 and Endless A on October 24, 2026.

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