Comparison

Drum Pad FX vs Programmable Metronome

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

Head to head
About

Drum Pad FX

Create unique music by mixing drums, bass, and vocals with professional effects. Use loops like a DJ to craft your own mixes and practice finger drumming. Share your original music creations easily.

Highlights
  • Mix drums, bass, and vocals
  • Apply professional sound effects
  • Use DJ-style loops
  • Create melodies with keys
  • Practice finger drumming
  • Record music sessions
  • Share music creations
Features
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Mix vocal, bass & other instruments with drums. Apply professional effects to make sound more unique. Use loops like a DJ to make your own mix. Create epic melodies with keys, combine them with sound loops. Use pads to practice your finger drumming skills. Share your own music anywhere you like. Features: - Regular updates with trendy and HQ music - Variety of loops & one shot samples in every sound pack - Music session recording option - Professional delay, beat repeat and tremolo sound effects - ADS free

About

Programmable Metronome

Features
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In addition to basic metronome functionality with a flashing visual indicator, this application provides a page of re-programmable buttons that allow frequently used tempos to be saved with a long-press and played back again at a single tap. A group of twelve buttons can be saved and recalled later to facilitate as many sets of tempos as a user could need (button groups can also be deleted with a long-press). On the main page, the user can choose between entering a tempo manually, or tapping in their own beat on the top half of the screen, which the app will use as a tempo. The app also includes two final features: a metric modulation calculator, useful for converting tempos in sheet music that uses metric modulation notation instead of specifying a tempo change in absolute terms; and a tempo watch that can be used to figure out the tempo of a song or beat that is currently playing.

Screenshots

Drum Pad FX4 screens
Programmable Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Pad FX at Free against Programmable Metronome's $1.99. Drum Pad FX also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Drum Pad FX is free to download; Programmable Metronome costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Pad FX ships an update fortnightly, Programmable Metronome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drum Pad FX versus Programmable Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Pad FXProgrammable Metronome
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (639 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings639 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBH SPACE LTDJake Robbins

In-app purchases

None

Drum Pad FX

No in-app purchases

None

Programmable Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Pad FX free?
Drum Pad FX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Programmable Metronome free?
Programmable Metronome costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drum Pad FX or Programmable Metronome have ads?
Neither Drum Pad FX nor Programmable Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Pad FX or Programmable Metronome?
Drum Pad FX ships an update fortnightly, and Programmable Metronome every 2 months. Most recently, Drum Pad FX was updated on October 20, 2026 and Programmable Metronome on October 4, 2026.

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