Comparison

Cajon! vs Pellet Drum

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

Head to head
About

Cajon!

Experience authentic drumming with a variety of percussion instruments. This app offers realistic touch sensitivity, pitch changes, and multi-track recording. Customize your cajon's color and sound with adjustable effects, and play along to built-in beats and metronome.

Highlights
  • 6 high-fidelity cajons
  • 5 additional percussion instruments
  • Realistic touch sensitivity and pitch response
  • Multi-track recording and export
  • Customizable cajon colors
  • Play-along beats and metronome
Features
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The cajon is thought to have originated in Peru, where African slaves used old packing crates to replace their native drums. Cajon! Free features 6 different professionally recorded high fidelity cajons to play. You can also add 5 different percussion instruments that can be played along with the cajon including congas, bongos, timbales and more. Realistic features of Cajon! Free combine to give you an authentic drumming experience. The pitch changes slightly depending on where you hit the cajon. Also, the volume responds to your touch; the harder you tap, the louder it sounds. Playing rolls is as easy as swirling your finger, simply adjusting the roll speed by how fast or slow you swirl.   A unique addition to Cajon! Free is the ability to choose any color you desire for the cajon. Other great features include adjustments for pitch, reverb, delay, and touch sensitivity, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more! There are also 16 PlayAlong Beats, 15 unique Drum Beats and 11 Music Beats to play along to, as well as 11 different metronome sounds. Utilizing decades of real drum experience and the latest technology, Cajon! Free is the perfect app for cajon players of all ages and experience! FEATURES:
 - 5 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity cajons, with more to come - 5 different percussion instruments to choose from including congas, bongos, timbales, cowbell/woodblock, and snare/cymbal - Slider control for different cajon color choices - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! - Drum Pitch Sensitivity - the pitch changes depending on where you strike the cajon, just like a real cajon - Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds - Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums - Realistic visual effects - Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics - 15 Drum Beats and 11 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 Beat drum feature with slider adjustment - 11 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 - Adjust volume for metronome and beat sounds PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Pellet Drum

Create realistic drum beats by rotating your phone. Experience a classic way to make music.

Highlights
  • Realistic beat creation
  • Phone rotation controls
  • Classic music experience
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Rotate your phone to make realistic beats.

Screenshots

Cajon!4 screens
Pellet Drum2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pellet Drum at 70% against Cajon!'s 25%. Pellet Drum also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Cajon!'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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. Cajon! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pellet Drum sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pellet Drum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cajon! has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cajon!'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Pellet Drum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cajon! ships an update monthly, Pellet Drum every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cajon! versus Pellet Drum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCajon!Pellet Drum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB19 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum Starz乃君 黄

Customer experience

Cajon!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Pellet Drum

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cajon!

One-time2
  • Exporting$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
2 purchases

Pellet Drum

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Support Developer$1.99

Questions

Is Cajon! free?
Cajon! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pellet Drum free?
Pellet Drum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cajon! or Pellet Drum?
Pellet Drum is rated higher. Cajon! averages 4.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Pellet Drum averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cajon! or Pellet Drum have ads?
Both Cajon! and Pellet Drum show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cajon! or Pellet Drum?
Cajon! ships an update monthly, and Pellet Drum every 4 months. Most recently, Cajon! was updated on October 27, 2026 and Pellet Drum on October 20, 2026.

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