Comparison

DTX Touch vs Pop Drummer

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

Head to head
About

DTX Touch

This app provides intuitive control for tuning, muting, EQ, and effects on compatible electronic drum kits. It allows users to create custom drum kits with extensive mixing and layering options, offering a PA engineer-like experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive tap and swipe tuning
  • Graph-based sound adjustment
  • Seamless kit selection and editing
  • Extensive mixing and effect functions
  • Layering up to 10 tones simultaneously
  • Flexible routing options
Features
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*To use the application, you will need to connect your smart device to DTX using a USB cable and adapter. Please refer to our connection manual for details. *DTX Touch is compatible with firmware version 2 of DTX-PRO / DTX-PROX or later. 1. Tune it up like an acoustic kit Tap and swipe operations allow intuitive tuning, mute, EQ and effect adjustments. The graph allows customization to adjust the sound output in relation to the strength of the pad hit. 2. Simple and clear operation The UI features a flat design and ample use of photos and graphs, allowing users to edit items without hesitation. The normal flow of kit adjustment tasks, such as selecting a kit, editing the kit, adding effects, and mixing, can be performed seamlessly. 3. Let's create your own special kit! The DTX-PRO/PROX, comes enabled with a wide variety of mixing and effect functions, that allow the user to operate like a PA engineer. The DTX-PRO/PROX also offer a wealth of customizable materials, such as a layer function that allows up to 10 different tones to be pronounced simultaneously with highly flexible routing. Please try these functions with the DTX Touch.

About

Pop Drummer

This app provides realistic acoustic drum sounds and editable grooves for musicians and creators. It offers multiple drummer styles, live performance pads, and extensive customization options for creating and performing pop rhythms. Supports AUv3 and standalone use.

Highlights
  • Realistic acoustic drum kits
  • Editable and customizable grooves
  • Multiple drummer styles
  • Live performance pads
  • AUv3 and standalone compatibility
  • MIDI control and export
  • Song arrangement mode
Features
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Pop Drummer is your new virtual drummer for practicing, creating, and performing pop rhythms like never before. Designed for musicians, producers, and creators who want real acoustic drum sounds, loops, and total control, now with long-awaited AUv3 support. Discover authentic acoustic drum kits and fully editable grooves that play with the nuance and feel of a real drummer. Whether you’re rehearsing, jamming at home, or performing live, Pop Drummer becomes your personal drummer, tight, dynamic, and always ready to jam. Key Features: Standalone & AUv3 Compatible – Use Pop Drummer inside your favorite DAW or as a standalone app. Pop Drum Grooves – Hundreds of preloaded grooves organized by feel, making it easy to find and customize the perfect rhythm. Three drummers in one: Gover (Smooth Pop Precision), Cindy (Creative Flow), and Beaton (Raw British Energy). Each drummer brings a unique feel to improvisations, jams, and fills, no matter which rhythm you choose. Enjoy more variety and flexibility in your grooves. Switch styles to match your music or spark new ideas. Live Pads – Trigger fills, switch grooves, and jam in real time with on-screen pads or MIDI controls. Customizable Midi Controls - Assign any function to your MIDI controller for a personalized workflow. Easily adapt Pop Drummer to your studio setup or live rig. Jam – Add human feel and spontaneity to your grooves with dynamic variations and perfectly timed fills that match the groove’s feel. Jam Effects – Reverb and delay that jam with you, adding color and movement as they evolve with your chosen intensity. Drum Kit Customizable – A visual drum layout lets you select and mix acoustic sounds to create your perfect kit. AUv3 Sound Module – Use Pop Drummer as a professional drum sound source inside any AUv3-compatible host. Trigger its acoustic kits from your own MIDI tracks or electronic drum pads for ultimate flexibility. Send Reverb – Apply individual reverb to each drum element for precise space and depth control. Song Mode – Easily arrange full song structures using custom parts, combining grooves, jam levels, and jam effects for dynamic, expressive compositions. Humanize Velocity – Add natural dynamics and realistic human feel to every groove. Rhythm Editor – Create and tweak your own beats quickly. Export MIDI & Audio – Instantly export your grooves as full mix or multi-track audio, and get MIDI files to use your own sounds in any setup. Native iOS Instrument – Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad. Ableton Link – Sync effortlessly with other lumbeat drummers, apps and devices over Wi-Fi for tight, tempo-locked jamming and recording. Try for Free Pop Drummer is free to explore for 7 days with access to all features. Some actions are limited during the trial (exports, random grooves, sound changes and bars per session). After the trial, keep playing with limited features. Unlock everything with a one-time purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

DTX Touch4 screens
Pop Drummer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DTX Touch at none against Pop Drummer's 1. DTX Touch also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Pop Drummer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (242 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pop Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DTX Touch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DTX Touch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pop Drummer has 242 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DTX Touch's written reviews are positive against 92% of Pop Drummer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DTX Touch ships an update every 12 months, Pop Drummer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DTX Touch versus Pop Drummer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDTX TouchPop Drummer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (242 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better91.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2242 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.016
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB364 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationLumbeat

Customer experience

DTX Touch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pop Drummer

All ratings236 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.7%

Bugs and requests

DTX Touch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pop Drummer

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • MIDI not working with some apps

Requested features

2 requests
  • Tap tempo MIDI control
  • Cross-stick MIDI control

In-app purchases

None

DTX Touch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pop Drummer

One-time1
  • Pop Drummer Full Access$22.99

Questions

Is DTX Touch free?
DTX Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pop Drummer free?
Pop Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DTX Touch or Pop Drummer?
DTX Touch is rated higher. DTX Touch averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pop Drummer averages 4.7 from 242 ratings.
Do DTX Touch or Pop Drummer have ads?
Neither DTX Touch nor Pop Drummer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DTX Touch or Pop Drummer?
DTX Touch ships an update every 12 months, and Pop Drummer fortnightly. Most recently, DTX Touch was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pop Drummer on October 24, 2026.

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