Hexapad vs Drum Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hexapad
Create music with a unique hexagonal pad interface. Explore built-in synths for various genres, record your own sounds, and easily switch between beat, melody, and bass modes. Save, layer, and export your creations.
- Hexagonal honeycomb pad interface
- Built-in synths for multiple genres
- Mic recording kit for custom sounds
- Dedicated modes for beat, melody, and bass
- Kit-specific effects (reverb, echo, flanger)
- Auto-generate beats, melodies, and basslines
- Export to WAV format
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Hexapad is an intuitive beatmaker with hexagonal pads arranged in a honeycomb grid. Tap to play short musical phrases, or slide your fingers across the pads to connect sounds. Build your own music one layer at a time, whether you’re an experienced musician or creating your first track. No extra samples needed. Explore built-in sounds spanning Electronica, Techno, House, Hip-Hop, Ambient, Lo-Fi, Minimal, Alternative, and Contemporary. Phrase pads are organized into BEAT, BASS, CHORDS, MELODY, and ACCENT, making it easy to combine rhythms, basslines, harmonies, and melodies. Each pad displays a waveform so you can see the character of its sound. Capture your performance with REC. Your first pad starts a four-bar recording, which loops as you add more phrases. Undo your latest addition, or use SAVE to name and store the take for use in Song. Shuffle the pads to explore new phrases while keeping the phrases you’ve already recorded. Shape your sound in real time with large FX knobs for reverb, delay, filtering, flanger, and more. Adjust the tempo with BPM, or switch sound kits to hear your recorded phrases with a different palette. Turn your voice and everyday sounds into instruments. Open Sampler from the microphone button, record a sound, and play it from a pad. Trim the waveform, reverse the sample, or adjust its pitch, pan, and volume. In Song, layer saved recordings to build a fuller sound, then carry those layers into the next four-bar section. Use the timeline to see where sounds overlap, and add or remove layers to create changes throughout your track. Preview, rename, and delete your saved recordings from the same screen. Need a starting point? Auto creates a song arrangement from your chosen mood and length. Edit the generated layers and sections to make it your own, add fade-in and fade-out, and export the finished track as a WAV file. Connect a USB or Bluetooth LE MIDI controller to take your performance further. Assign the same phrase pads you see in Play to your controller’s keys or pads, and map knobs or faders to FX controls. The free version includes pad performance, FX, and voice recording. Save up to 10 recording takes and 3 songs, and use Auto Short. Complete a rewarded ad to unlock one WAV export. The monthly Hexapad Pro subscription removes ads and recording/song save limits, unlocks Auto Medium and Long, and lets you export WAV files without watching ads. See the purchase screen for local pricing. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled and can be managed or canceled in your store account settings. Your saved work is kept when Pro ends. Enjoy making music — intuitively, right in the palm of your hand. Privacy Policy https://www.ontrails.jp/app/privacy-policy/hexpad/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Drum Pad
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Drum Pad: Music Maker is a colorful and fast drum pad app for making music, playing loops, and exploring different drum kits. Tap responsive pads, switch between A and B banks, customize your own pad setup, adjust loop BPM, and mix pad and loop levels with simple controls. Whether you want to practice rhythm ideas or quickly create groove patterns, the app is designed to feel immediate and fun. Features: * Colorful drum pads with multiple kits * A/B pad banks * Custom pad assignments on B bank * Loop player with adjustable BPM * Mixer with Gain, Pan, Loop volume, and Hi-Hat Choke * Premium kits and loops * Clean landscape and portrait layouts * No account required Premium unlocks all kits and loops and removes ads. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drum Pad at none against Hexapad's shown. Drum Pad also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Hexapad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Drum Pad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hexapad ships an update every 5 days, Drum Pad daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hexapad | Drum Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ONTRAILS | Serkan Seker |
In-app purchases
Hexapad
- 1 Month Plan$0.991 Month
Drum Pad
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year








