DropPad vs FingerDrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DropPad
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DropPad は、スマートフォンで本格的なフィンガードラミングができる低遅延・高レスポンスのパッドサンプラーです。 ビートメイクやアイデアスケッチ、指ドラ練習まで、いつでもどこでも直感的に演奏できます。 特長 - 低遅延サンプラーで快適な演奏 タップした瞬間に鳴る気持ちよさにこだわりました。 - 連打に強い「重ね鳴らし」対応 同じパッドを連続で叩いても音が途切れにくく、マシンガン連打もOK。 - PLAY / EDIT 切り替えで誤操作を防止 演奏中にうっかり設定を触ってしまう事故を減らします。 - 音源を自由に割り当て 端末内の音声ファイル(WAV/MP3/OGG)を選んで、各パッドへ簡単にセット。 - 録音してそのままパッドに配置(サンプリング) マイクから録ってすぐ鳴らせます(WAV形式で保存)。 - 3×3 / 4×4 グリッド切り替え 9パッド/16パッドを用途に応じて変更可能。 - バンク切り替え Bank A/B/C…のように複数セットを切り替えて演奏できます。 - 自動保存 音源割り当てや色変更などの編集は即座に保存され、次回起動時に復元されます。 こんな人におすすめ - ビートメーカー / フィンガードラマー - 外出先でサクッとリズムを作りたい人 - 指ドラの練習用に軽いサンプラーが欲しい人 権限について - 録音機能を使う場合、マイク権限が必要です。 - 音源を読み込む場合、ファイル/メディアへのアクセス権限が必要になることがあります。
FingerDrum
Transform your device into a versatile music creation tool. Learn drumming with structured lessons, play along with backing tracks, and separate songs into stems. Create beats and remixes with a powerful studio interface.
- Structured drumming lessons
- AI stem separation
- Drumless backing tracks
- Beat creation and remixing
- Responsive 16-pad interface
- Customizable drum kits
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a drum-pad instrument, structured course, backing-track player, AI stem separator, and beat studio. FingerDrum includes 6 chapters and 24 lessons, moving from the first beat through syncopation and fills to styles, arrangements, and built-in drumless play-alongs. LEARN TO PLAY • Use Listen, Practice, and Challenge modes in every lesson • Work on 8th- and 16th-note rhythms, syncopation, fills, styles, and full arrangements • Challenges score the Pad you hit and your timing; scores and star progress are stored locally • Follow each lesson’s target BPM; chapters 1–2 are free and chapters 3–6 require FingerDrum Pro PLAY ANYWHERE • Perform on a responsive 16-pad drum surface • Switch among arranged acoustic, electronic, hip-hop, and rock kits, plus custom layouts • Use the landscape interface for comfortable two-hand playing AI STEMS & DRUMLESS PRACTICE • After you sign in, a song is uploaded only when you tap Start Analysis • Separate songs into vocals, drums, and accompaniment, then create drumless backing tracks • Detect BPM automatically and generate a draft drum chart to verify by listening • Mute, solo, and adjust the three music layers inside the App MAKE BEATS & REMIXES • Layer percussion, melodies, loops, and music clips • Edit hits, resolution, note length, and per-track loop bars in the step sequencer • Create alone or take turns playing pads and controlling tracks on one device Learn from your first beat, take course challenges with drumless play-alongs, split songs into stems, jam with friends, and shape ideas into remixes and beats—all in FingerDrum. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DropPad at none against FingerDrum's 3. DropPad also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. FingerDrum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. DropPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
DropPad ships an update daily, FingerDrum weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DropPad | FingerDrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ark-Networks | Chengdu Tuyang Tusen Technology Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
DropPad
No in-app purchases
FingerDrum
- FingerDrum Pro 月度会员$2.001 Month
- FingerDrum Pro 年度会员3 Days trial$15.001 Year
- FingerDrum Pro 永久版$39.99









