Comparison

Percussion Loops HD vs Quick Drummer

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

Head to head
About

Percussion Loops HD

Access a vast library of professionally recorded percussion loops and samples for iOS devices. Integrate seamlessly with DAWs like Garageband, Auria, and Cubasis, with full Audiobus and Inter-App Audio support. Explore diverse genres and instruments for your music production needs.

Highlights
  • Extensive percussion loop library
  • High-quality studio recordings
  • Supports Audiobus and Inter-App Audio
  • Seamless DAW integration
  • Multiple genres and tempos
  • Sampled percussion instruments
Features
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Percussion Loops HD is a vast library with hundreds of percussion loops and samples, played by a pro and built for iOS only! Use them with any daw - a.o. Garageband, Auria, Cubasis, (AUDIOBUS and INTER APP AUDIO SUPPORT included). GB users can change a loops tempo freely (Apple Loops). Now added: 4 new Salsa chapters, Brazilian, Reggae, Calypso and Udu (check content list), and many new samples!, played by Jeroen de Rijk. This is simply the best live percussion option around, every loop or sample was performed in a pro studio by the Dutch number one player. This app is a direct sibling of Drum Loops HD and Drum Loops HD 2 (release July '15) and they work together perfectly (music wise and technically) The number one partner for any daw but even more so for GB, pasting loops into GB creates Apple loops, making them follow GB tempo! Main features! * Full percussion loop library for anyone making music on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, containing 13 styles with Audiobus (> iOS 8) and Inter App audio (> iOS 7) support built in * Loops and samples performed on congas, shakers, tambourine, djembe, shaker, udu, timbales, agogo bells, pandeiro and more * 4 complete salsa chapters with all relevant grooves and instruments * Big library of sampled percussion instruments (besides the loops) * Copy/paste to your favorite multi tracker! * Copy a wav to any DAW, copy an Apple Loop to Garageband for changing tempo and composing on Apple’s main music App! * Percussionist to play along with when practicing your timing on any instrument (all grooves loop perfectly in app itself) * Many styles in many bpms (check content list) * 4/4, 6/8 loops and shuffles, 'smooth' loops, loops in straight time and shuffled time plus some unique 'urban loops'. * Uncut, not time stretched, not chopped but actual high end recordings. * Audio quality: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit (cd). * All loops actually played in all bpms separately, with subtle changes and differences, * All loops can be used creatively outside their respective styles, giving endless combinations. * All loops played in 2 bars (less repetition effect and more musical feel) Content: Every style comes in a wide range of tempos including: * Salsa-bongos/congas/claves/güiro/cowbell and timbales, 80-280 bpm with 20 bpm increments (double time) * Ballads-60, 66, 72 and 78 bpm (beats per minute), 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * Pop/Rock-80-170 bpm, in 10 bpm increments, 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * Funk/Hip-Hop-80, 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130 bpm, 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * Dance/DnB-120, 130, 140, 160 and 180 bpm, 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * Soul-100, 110, 120 and 130 bpm, 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * Smooth loops-60-130 bpm (10 bpm increments), 3 congas loops, 3 shaker loops and 3 tambourine loops per bpm * 6/8 and Shuffles-75, 85, 95, 110 and 130 bpm, conga loops, shaker loops, tambourine loops, shekere loops and djembe loops. * Jazz,100-280 bpm, 20 bpm increments, 3 congas loops and 2 tambourine loops per bpm * Urban Loops-80-120 bpm (10 bpm increments) played on congas, djembe, shekere, shaker and tambourine * Brazilian: bossa, samba, agogo bells and pandeiro, 80-280 bpm * Reggae, 80-120 bpm grooves and fills * Calypso, 80-280 bpm congas * Udu, 80-280 bpm plus single tones * Mixed percussion loops-80, 100, 120 and 140 bpm mixes of congas, shaker, tambourine and djembe, mixed for your comfort * Conga and Djembe-samples huge library of percussion samples at multiple dynamic levels, covering all conga hand techniques plus some Djembe samples * Sampled instruments- a vast number of percussion samples (from familiar to less standard with effects) Tired of programming? Download this app today and start enhancing your tracks! Check out www.iosappsformusicians.com (support and trailers)

About

Quick Drummer

Access a professional drummer on demand for practice or songwriting. Explore over 300 diverse drum patterns across various genres, with customizable BPM and studio-quality sound. Enhance your audio with built-in effects.

Highlights
  • Over 300 drum patterns
  • Patterns sorted by genre
  • Bookmark favorite beats
  • Adjustable BPM
  • Studio sound quality
  • Built-in equalizer and effects
Features
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Your practice session, with a drummer. Quick Drummer brings 300+ drum patterns to iPhone and iPad for practice, songwriting and jamming. Explore rock, pop, funk, jazz, blues and more. Set BPM directly, tap a tempo, use count-in and keep your tempo when changing grooves. Save favorites with their tempos and shape your sound with EQ, compression and bit-crusher. Build a tempo practice routine with Speed Master and save your own presets. Choose from 18 in-app languages. On iOS 26 or later, try the Modern interface with landscape support or switch back to Legacy. Optional background playback and a keep-screen-awake setting fit your routine. Live Activity shows playback information on supported devices. An optional one-time in-app purchase removes ads; previous purchases can be restored in Settings.

Screenshots

Percussion Loops HD4 screens
Quick Drummer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Quick Drummer at Free against Percussion Loops HD's $7.99. Quick Drummer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Percussion Loops HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Quick Drummer is free to download; Percussion Loops HD costs $7.99 up front. Quick Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Percussion Loops HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Drummer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Drummer has 1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Percussion Loops HD's written reviews are positive against 87% of Quick Drummer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Percussion Loops HD ships an update every 8 months, Quick Drummer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Percussion Loops HD versus Quick Drummer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPercussion Loops HDQuick Drummer
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews87.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size608 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGo Independent RecordsMingChun Chien

Customer experience

Percussion Loops HD

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%

Quick Drummer

All ratings1,016 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.0%

Bugs and requests

Percussion Loops HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Quick Drummer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working after recent update
  • App crashing when changing tempo on certain beats
  • Unable to save beats in favorites

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save custom beat lists
  • More odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8, etc.)
  • Drum fills and transitions
  • Integration with music apps like GarageBand
  • Landscape mode support

In-app purchases

None

Percussion Loops HD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Quick Drummer

One-time1
  • AD-FREE and all function,beats$1.99

Questions

Is Percussion Loops HD free?
Percussion Loops HD costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Drummer free?
Quick Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Percussion Loops HD or Quick Drummer?
Quick Drummer is rated higher. Percussion Loops HD averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Quick Drummer averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Percussion Loops HD or Quick Drummer have ads?
Quick Drummer shows ads; Percussion Loops HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Percussion Loops HD or Quick Drummer?
Percussion Loops HD ships an update every 8 months, and Quick Drummer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Percussion Loops HD was updated on October 16, 2026 and Quick Drummer on October 15, 2026.

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