DrumBeats vs Pendoly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumBeats
Create your own songs with a variety of real drum loops and rhythm tracks. This app allows you to adjust tempo, filter by genre, and jam along to your favorite music, replacing traditional metronomes with engaging beats. It's suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.
- Adjustable tempo speed
- Real rhythm tracks
- Genre and BPM filtering
- Play in background
- Metronome and rhythm box functionality
- Multiple music genres
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Use real drum beats like a metronome and improve your musical talent. DrumBeats is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own songs and practice with real rhythm tracks. Play along with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings, and many other instruments. Set the tempo to the BPM you need, or tap the screen to find a tempo quickly. Jam along with your songs using real drum rhythms instead of boring metronome sounds. Filter rhythms by BPM, genre, and time signature to find the style that fits your music. The drum engine lets you change the tempo of every rhythm while keeping playback musical and steady. Use variations to create movement, then build your own sessions with Custom Loops. GENRES • 4/4 Rhythm Loop • Rock Drum Loop • RnB Drum Loop • DnB Drum Loop • Indie Drum Loop • Metal Drum Loop • Punk Drum Loop • Reggae Drum Loop • Afrobeat Drum Loop • Bossa Nova Drum Loop • Blues Drum Loop • Soul Drum Loop FEATURES • Adjustable tempo and BPM • Tap tempo • Rhythm variations • Filter by BPM, genre, and time signature • Play in the background • Rhythm sorting • Custom Loops • Equalizer • Premium and expansion rhythm packs • Useful as a metronome and rhythm box DrumBeats Premium is available as a one-year subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pendoly
This app transforms pendulum swings into musical compositions. Choose from various instrument sounds or create your own unique harmonies. Experience the blend of physics and music with high-quality, recorded instruments.
- Pendulum-driven music generation
- Customizable harmonies
- Multiple high-quality instrument sounds
- Physics-based composition
- Hand-recorded instruments
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Pendoly turns the gentle swing of pendulums into music. Pick a flavour, and let gravity do the composing — or dive in and craft your own harmonies. Oh, and the instruments? A Steinway grand, a vintage Rhodes, a Celesta, a Marimba and a Vibraphone, all hand-recorded.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pendoly at 100% against DrumBeats's 50%. Pendoly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). DrumBeats's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, 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
DrumBeats is free to download; Pendoly costs $3.99 up front. DrumBeats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Pendoly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pendoly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumBeats has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of DrumBeats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pendoly's.
DrumBeats ships an update every 3 weeks, Pendoly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumBeats | Pendoly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serkan Seker | Caroline Siegers |
Customer experience
DrumBeats
Pendoly
In-app purchases
DrumBeats
- DrumBeats Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock All Features - Lifetime$49.99
Pendoly
No in-app purchases









