Magic Drums vs Grid Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Drums
Create music beats using your hands and everyday objects. This rhythm game offers two modes: tapping colorful circles on screen or calibrating surfaces to simulate drum sounds. Enjoy a vast music library and track your progress.
- Two game modes: Tapping and Unique Beats
- Calibrate physical surfaces for drum sounds
- Huge music library across various genres
- DJ tracks and original drum samples
- Gradual speeding up and 3 lives
- Personal performance dashboard
- Awards and leaderboard
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Do you love music rhythm games as much we do? We created a new ability to make fantastic BEATS in your own real magic studio right here, right now. What are you waiting for?! You don’t need any special equipment, just your hands, your curious imagination, and pencils or chopsticks to get started. [GAME RULES] We offer you two different game modes: [Unique Beats] and [Tapping] If you choose Tapping Mode, you need to tap colorful circles when they have reached the bright activation zone with rounded areas. Use your fingers to tap them on the screen. Try to catch the rhythm and don’t miss any of the circles to create cool music beats. If you choose Unique Beats Mode, headphones are required to play in this mode. Before starting you need to go through a one-minute calibration. You need to take two similar objects in your hands and choose surfaces you want to calibrate drums. It depends on your imagination, of course. You can choose a notebook for the first drum sound, a table for the second, and a cup for the third. Each colorful circle will be matched to a definite calibrated surface. When the circle reaches the bright line of the activation area, don't miss it - BEAT the surfaces. Expect to have a speeding up for each song while playing in any mode. If you are a free user, you will have 3 lives that save you when you miss the beat in a song. These songs are waiting for you to conquer. Show your talents! Open your mind and be ready for surprises! It’s easy to start even if you are not a genius at rhythmic games! We built the app so you can experience music not just as a listener, but as an artist and a creator too! Believe in yourself and let the world hear YOUR BEAT. [APP FEATURES] ◆ Huge music library in various genres: Dance, Club, Dubstep, House, Techno, Drum & Bass, R&B, Pop, Hip-hop, Rock, Alternative, and many others; ◆ Amazing DJ tracks to experience the real beat power; ◆ Regular content updates; ◆ An appropriate difficulty level for each track to follow the rhythm of addictive challenges. ◆ Each song has its own original drums and beats sample; ◆ A gradual speeding up with 3 lives is applied to each track; ◆ Personal performance dashboard with daily progress, song scores, and BPM to improve your rhythm skills with time and consistent practice; ◆ Awards for an outstanding performance: Energetic, Perfect, Rhythmic Combo; ◆ Leaderboard: impress your friends, challenge them, and share your achievements on social media! [Ideas? Questions?] Just fill in the app feedback form or send us an email at support@7thbeat.space and we’ll get back to you right away. [Magic Drums subscription] We offer you 3 different subscriptions: full player level weekly at $3.99, beatstars level monthly at $7.99 US (50% OFF), pro drummer level annually at $39.99 US (80% OFF). Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Privacy Policy: https://7thbeat.space/privacy.html Terms of use: https://7thbeat.space/tou.html
Grid Runner
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GRID RUNNER: NEON PROTOCOL One speed. One shot. Every hazard on the beat. Grid Runner is a hard-as-neon rhythm platformer. You race a glowing grid at a constant, relentless pace while every spike, gap, and gravity flip is placed precisely on a beat of the track. Learn the pattern, feel the rhythm, and thread the perfect run. Tap to jump. Hold to keep hopping. The same touch thrusts your ship, flips gravity on the ball, pulses the UFO, and steers the wave — five distinct game modes that change how you move mid-level, right when the music shifts. FEATURES • Five music-synced levels, each mapped beat-for-beat to its own track — from the opening pulse of GENESIS to the 136 BPM chaos of MELTDOWN • Five ways to move: cube, ship, ball, wave and UFO — plus jump orbs, gravity orbs, jump pads, gravity flips and speed changes • Tight, deterministic controls: custom kinematic physics on a fixed timestep, so a run only fails when YOU miss • Portal checkpoints and credit-priced revives — push deeper, or go clean for the perfect no-checkpoint run • Earn credits on every attempt and spend them on a growing shop of neon skins • Best-run marker, level completion and live progress percentage at a glance • 100% original, code-generated visuals — no stock art, just pure neon geometry on a glowing grid EASY TO START. BRUTAL TO MASTER. Every level is proven completable — the only thing between you and the finish is your own timing. Miss a beat and you restart. Nail it, and it feels incredible. Pull on your headphones, lock into the rhythm, and run the grid. More levels incoming. The protocol is just getting started. Terms of Service (EULA): https://monoblank.com/gridrunner-terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.monoblank.com/gridrunner-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Magic Drums at none against Grid Runner's shown. Magic Drums also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Grid Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases and 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
Both are free to download. Magic Drums sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Grid Runner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Drums ships an update every 2 months, Grid Runner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Magic Drums | Grid Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7 BIT | MONOBLANK TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI |
Bugs and requests
Magic Drums
Reported bugs
27 issues- App doesn't enter
- Freezes on loading screen
- App opens but doesn't load
- Cannot buy premium
- Songs won't unlock
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- I don't have a headphone jack (not a bug, but a user limitation)
- Custom drums don't respond
- Wouldn't hear my beats
- Couldn't hear the game
- Beat doesn't go with the song
- Tempo speeds up randomly
- Songs last 20 seconds
- Thinks it's the other beat
- Big delay from hit to registration
- Ads won't go away
- Beats don't match song tempo
- Doesn't stay on beat
- Doesn't match with the song
- Beat goes to every other beat
- Doesn't work sometimes
- Calibrate kick drum screen not working
- Continuously asks to pay for premium features
- Everything is laggy and behind
- No good sound
- Makes a weird shooting type sound
- Can't get past the main screen (requires headphones)
- Doesn't work
Requested features
9 requests- Add more buttons (toms, floor, more cymbals)
- Add rock songs
- Add more songs
- Add more free songs
- Add more difficult levels for free
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- Make more apps like this
- Make some music free for longer than 1-2 minutes
- Add more songs to the library
- Make a four-note mode
Grid Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Magic Drums
- Auto-Renewable Premium Access$3.997 Days
- Full Player Level Weekly$3.997 Days
- Auto-Renewable Premium Access3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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- Full Player Level Weekly$7.997 Days
- Auto-Renewable Premium Access$7.991 Month
- Beatstars Level Monthly$7.991 Month
- Magic Drums - Monthly Sub$7.991 Month
- Magic Drums - Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Pro Drummer Level Annually$39.991 Year
- Magic Drums - Yearly sub$39.991 Year
Grid Runner
- Starter Cache$0.99
- Grid Runner Welcome Offer$4.99
- Data Vault$4.99
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- Core Reserve$9.99
- Grid Surplus$19.99
- Singularity$49.99









