Tappy Drums vs BlackOut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tappy Drums
A rhythm game where players tap to a beat to achieve a high score. The difficulty increases as the game progresses, challenging players to last as long as possible.
- High score challenges
- Progressive difficulty
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Endless play
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Tap your way to a new high score! This rhythm game gets progressively harder the longer you play. How long can you last?
BlackOut
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BlackOut is a modern adaptation of the classic tapping game we all loved as kids. It is the perfect game to play during boring meetings or lectures and can be played completely without looking at the screen. In fact, the screen does not even appear to be on! Download now and give it a try! Can you reach 100?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tappy Drums at 3.0 against BlackOut's 1.0. Tappy Drums also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tappy Drums holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Tappy Drums ships an update daily, BlackOut every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappy Drums | BlackOut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TwinRayj Studios | NorthSoft HB |
In-app purchases
Tappy Drums
No in-app purchases
BlackOut
No in-app purchases
