Cajon! vs Percussion Rhythm Loops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Percussion Rhythm Loops
This app provides a realistic percussion simulation with a wide variety of rhythm loops across multiple genres and time signatures. It's suitable for musicians of all levels, offering practice tools and the ability to jam along with songs.
- Realistic percussion simulation
- Extensive rhythm loop library
- Adjustable tempo/BPM
- Jam along with songs
- Filter loops by genre and BPM
- Play in background
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Percussion is a percussion rhythm station app with great loops. Play different genre of rhythms and jam along! Includes perfect packages for drummers, drummers, percussionists, professional musicians, amateurs and beginners. The app turns your device into a realistic simulation of a percussion kit. The rhythms are completely realistic, just like a studio. The aim is to have fun while learning and to make music with different sounds. Start at your own level and after a while you will see the difference and improvement. Forgot your instrument at rehearsal or at a party? You can improvise with percussion practice. - Percussion is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own song. - You can use it with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings and many other musical instruments. - You can set the tempo/BPM by tap the screen thanks to specially developed algorithms. - Jam along your songs with real rhythm tracks instead of boring metronome sounds. - You can filter the loops at whatever bpm, genre, and measure you want. Then reach the rhythm in the style that suits you best! - A cleverly designed drum engine lets you change the tempo/BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or rhythm station. Percussion includes the following music genres and measures: • Darbuka Percussion Rhythm Loop • Bendir Percussion Rhythm Loop • Sanduka Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cajon Percussion Rhythm Loop • Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • Spoons Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cymbals Percussion Rhythm Loop • Bongo Percussion Rhythm Loop • Snare Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • March Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • Shaker Percussion Rhythm Loop • Super Kick Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cabasa Percussion Rhythm Loop • Jinbao Percussion Rhythm Loop • Timbale Percussion Rhythm Loop • Djembe Percussion Rhythm Loop • Triangle Percussion Rhythm Loop • 2/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 3/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 4/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 6/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 7/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 9/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop Features: • Adjustable tempo speed • Play in background • Tunes sorting • Many beats, tunes and drum backgrounds • Can be use as metronome and rhythm box Subscription: • Title: Percussion Premium • Length of subscription: 1 year • Price of subscription: 9.99$ / Year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Percussion Rhythm Loops at none against Cajon!'s shown. Percussion Rhythm Loops also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Cajon! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Percussion Rhythm Loops sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Cajon! against 4.3 for Percussion Rhythm Loops. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 9 respectively.
Cajon! ships an update monthly, Percussion Rhythm Loops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cajon! | Percussion Rhythm Loops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | 4.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 52 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Serkan Seker |
Customer experience
Cajon!
Percussion Rhythm Loops
In-app purchases
Cajon!
- Exporting$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
Percussion Rhythm Loops
- Percussion Premium$12.991 Year
Questions
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