Drum Sets vs Drums AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Sets
Experience realistic drumming with multiple genre-specific kits. Use your fingers to play, with options for intense finger movements for dynamic drumming. Optimized for external speakers or headphones for the best audio quality.
- Realistic drum sounds
- Rock, Jazz, and Metal kits
- Finger drumming controls
- Dynamic drumming movement
- High-quality 44100 kHz audio
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Want a Drum Set on your Ipad/Iphone Check out these great sounding Drum Sets, we have 3 sets to choose from Rock, Jazz and Metal, all featuring 44100 khz quality audio. Connect a set of speakers crank up the volume and drum away ! - Use your fingers as drum sticks. - For intense drumming move your finger around drums. - Select from Rock, Jazz and Metal drums. - To hear the drums at their best connect a pair of earphones or speakers.
Drums AR
Experience drumming in your own space with augmented reality. Place and rotate a virtual drum kit anywhere, then tap to play realistic sounds. For an immersive experience, headphones are recommended.
- Place drum kit anywhere in AR
- Rotate and position drum kit
- Tap drums to play sounds
- Immersive headphone experience
- Augmented reality technology
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Place the drum-set anywhere you like and play the augmented reality drums. After scanning the floor the app inserts the drum-set. You can rotate the drum-set by panning horizontal with your finger. After rotating you can lock the rotation by pressing the rotate button. Tap the drums and listen to the different drum sounds. Use Headphones for a full immersive experience. Augmented reality is a fun and impressive technology that can bring your virtual and physical worlds into a mixed reality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Sets at 50% against Drums AR's 0%. Drum Sets also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.5). Drums AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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. Drum Sets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drums AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drum Sets holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drum Sets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drums AR's.
Drum Sets ships an update every 6 months, Drums AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Sets | Drums AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edgeway Software | Bo Kalvslund |
Customer experience
Drum Sets
Drums AR
In-app purchases
Drum Sets
- Unlimited Drums$1.99
Drums AR
No in-app purchases
