Comparison

Rockin' Drums vs Drum Set

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

Head to head
About

Rockin' Drums

This app offers a realistic drumming experience with high-fidelity sound and responsive touch controls. Explore a variety of drum kits, create custom sounds, and practice with built-in beats and metronomes. Record and share your musical creations.

Highlights
  • High fidelity professionally recorded drum kits
  • Responsive touch controls for volume and pitch
  • Multi-track recording and sharing
  • 16 PlayAlong Beats and 10 unique Drum/Music Beats
  • Adjustable sensitivity, reverb, and delay
  • Metronome with adjustable BPM and time signatures
  • Lefty Mode for reversed layout
Features
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Rockin' Drums Free will have you rockin' from the moment you start playing! Utilizing the latest technology and decades of real drum experience, Rockin' Drums Free is perfect for drummers of all ages and experience. There are 14 different professionally recorded high fidelity drum sets to choose from. In addition, there are also 11 more snares that you can mix and match to create your ideal sound.  The drums respond to your touch, as the  volume changes depending on how hard you tap the drums, just like a real drum kit. The pitch also changes slightly depending on where you hit the toms. 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. Rockin' Drums Free also features 16 PlayAlong Beats, 10 unique Drum Beats and 10 Music Beats to rock out with, as well as 10 different metronome sounds. Other great features include the ability to adjust the pitch, sensitivity, reverb and delay, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more!
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 FEATURES:

 - 14 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity kits, with more to come - 11 additional snares to choose from - Slider control for infinite bass drum color choices - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! - 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 - 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 - 10 Drum Beats and 10 Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! - PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! - 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 - Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings - 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 PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Drum Set

Experience drumming on your phone with this user-friendly electronic drum simulator. Turn your device into a finger drum kit, perfect for learning and practicing anywhere without needing a physical instrument.

Highlights
  • Real drum simulator experience
  • Finger drumming on phone
  • Clean drum interface
  • Multitouch support
  • High quality drum sounds
Features
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Drum Set gives you a drumming experience on your phone as a real drum simulator. An electronic drum kit that is fun and very user-friendly. A Real Drum in the palm of your hands. You can learn drums anywhere & everywhere. Turn your phone, with the power of this drum app into a finger drum. Where your fingers become the drumsticks to your newly found drum set. No need for a physical drum kit to occupy space. You can do all your drumming & drum practice within Drum Set. Drum Set Features - A Clean drum interface to play on - Multitouch support for drum kit - High quality drum sounds - A drum simulator that feels like a real drum. A perfect drum app for beginners or pros alike, drummers & percussionists as well as composers & musicians. Thanks for playing!

Screenshots

Rockin' Drums4 screens
Drum Set4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rockin' Drums at 82% against Drum Set's 0%. Rockin' Drums also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). Drum Set's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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. Rockin' Drums sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Drum Set 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

Rockin' Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rockin' Drums has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Rockin' Drums's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drum Set's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rockin' Drums ships an update every 4 months, Drum Set daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rockin' Drums versus Drum Set: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRockin' DrumsDrum Set
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (30 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB76 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzKofi Austin

Customer experience

Rockin' Drums

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Drum Set

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rockin' Drums

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99
  • Kit Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Drum Set

One-time1
  • No Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Rockin' Drums free?
Rockin' Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Set free?
Drum Set is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rockin' Drums or Drum Set?
Rockin' Drums is rated higher. Rockin' Drums averages 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Drum Set averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Rockin' Drums or Drum Set have ads?
Both Rockin' Drums and Drum Set show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rockin' Drums or Drum Set?
Rockin' Drums ships an update every 4 months, and Drum Set daily. Most recently, Rockin' Drums was updated on October 27, 2026 and Drum Set on November 3, 2026.

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