Sad Drummer vs Gimme a Second
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sad Drummer
Engage with a rhythm-based game where you follow the beat of a melancholic drummer. Experience a unique gameplay mechanic tied to the music.
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Unique beat-following mechanic
- Music-integrated experience
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Play along the beat of a sad drummer.
Gimme a Second
Test your music knowledge by identifying songs from short audio clips. Create custom playlists with your favorite bands or choose from curated selections.
- Guess songs from short audio clips
- Curated playlists
- Create custom playlists
- Support for up to ten favorite bands
- Play on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad
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How well do you know your favorite band? Can you identify their songs in just a second or two? Use a curated playlist ("Weird Al" Yankovic and the songs he parodied; songs with colors in their titles; Boston, Chicago, and Kansas), or create your own game with up to ten of your favorite bands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gimme a Second at 5.0 against Sad Drummer's 3.0. Gimme a Second also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Sad Drummer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Sad Drummer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Gimme a Second sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gimme a Second holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Sad Drummer ships an update every 3 months, Gimme a Second every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sad Drummer | Gimme a Second |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #155 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Batbayar Batbaatar | Lex Friedman |
Customer experience
Sad Drummer
Gimme a Second
In-app purchases
Sad Drummer
- Get 10 Lives$0.99
- Get 100 Lives$2.99
- Get 1000 Lives$4.99
Gimme a Second
- Unlock Forever$7.00
