Flexy Drums vs MIDI Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flexy Drums
Create music with a customizable drum set designed for intuitive finger drumming. Adjust drum positions and scales, record your sessions, and export your creations. Unlock advanced features like saving, loading, and exporting to various audio formats with a Pro subscription.
- Customizable drum positions
- Adjustable drum scales
- Record and playback
- Mixer functionality
- Metronome
- Export to MIDI, WAV, MP3 (Pro)
- Play over music
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No Ads! Tired of drums which are too small or in wrong place for your fingers? Flexy Drums is the best mobile drums you have been looking for. Customize the position and scale of each drum part for your finger drumming needs. Play, record and enjoy improving your skills without any disturbing Ads. Flexy Drums is a free app but some in-app features such as Save, Load and Export to MIDI, WAV and MP3 will require payment. Features ◉ Innovative design ◉ Customize positions ◉ Customize scales ◉ Mixer ◉ Metronome ◉ Recording ◉ Quantize ◉ Save & Load (Pro version) ◉ Export to MIDI (Pro version) ◉ Export to WAV (Pro version) ◉ Export to MP3 (Pro version) ◉ Play over musics or backing tracks For Flexy Drums Yearly Subscription (Pro version), please read our Terms of Service below. Terms of service: https://www.polygonium.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.polygonium.com/privacy Flexy Drummers! Please Follow us on: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/polygonium Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polygonium Web: https://www.polygonium.com
MIDI Drum
Create and perform drum patterns with an 8-track sequencer. Connect to external instruments and apps via Bluetooth or USB MIDI. Share your creations and explore a library of user-made songs.
- 8-track drum sequencer
- User-friendly interface
- Live performance mode
- General MIDI sound source
- Bluetooth LE and USB MIDI support
- Song library for sharing
- Export Standard MIDI Files (paid add-on)
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Key Features: - 8-track drum sequencer - Simple, user-friendly interface - Display and edit 4 to 48 steps across 4 cycles on a single screen - Live performance with up to 6 toggleable blocks - Built-in sound source compliant with General MIDI - Compatible with electronic instruments via MIDI connection (e.g., Casiotone, PortaTone, InstaChord) - Connection options: Bluetooth LE MIDI or USB MIDI - Extend sound sources by connecting with other apps such as bs-16i - Can be operated via external MIDI devices, keyboards, and page-turning switches - Song library for sharing self-created data and downloading from other users - Export Standard MIDI Files (SMF) – available as a paid add-on *Loading data created by other users is free. *In-app purchases apply across all devices. Official Website (Japanese): https://instachord.com/product/midi-drum/ User Manual (English): https://kantan-music.notion.site/MIDI-Drum-Manual-5976bdeba4f04900851f0e3c9ae247d6 Song Library: https://instachord.com/community/drum-data/ Developer: bismark [https://www.bismark.jp/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flexy Drums at 4.8 against MIDI Drum's 3.7. Flexy Drums also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 3). MIDI Drum's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Flexy Drums sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MIDI Drum sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flexy Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flexy Drums has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flexy Drums ships an update every 4 months, MIDI Drum every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flexy Drums | MIDI Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polygonium | InstaChord Corp. |
Customer experience
Flexy Drums
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In-app purchases
Flexy Drums
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Pro Version$19.99
MIDI Drum
- Save in proprietary format$4.99
- Export as SMF$4.99
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