Blanks vs Monkey Drum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blanks
Learn new English words with this interactive app. It presents definitions and multiple-choice answers, allowing you to drag and drop the correct word. Receive immediate feedback with visual cues for correct or incorrect selections.
- Learn new English words
- Word definitions provided
- Multiple-choice answers
- Drag-and-drop interaction
- Visual feedback (green check/red cross)
- Wordnet-based definitions
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Blanks shows you a definition and four words. Drag the right word into the hole in the paper. Get it right and a tick appears; get it wrong and you try again. After every right answer, Blanks shows what all four words mean, so the wrong choices teach you something too. Hold any of them to look it up in the dictionary on your iPhone or iPad. • Over 8,000 English words, with definitions from WordNet • No repeats until you have seen the whole list; words you miss come back sooner • Drag the words, or switch to tapping them • Your best streak is kept • No ads and no account; your progress stays on your device Want more practice with the words you get wrong? More Blanks adds a review mode for your mistakes, a list of your recent words, and your progress. Word definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University. The developer is not associated with WordNet or Princeton.
Monkey Drum
Create music by drawing or playing instruments, then watch jungle animals react to your tunes. Customize characters and unlock new instruments and items by playing or using in-app currency.
- Create music by drawing
- Play instruments with mini-keyboard
- Customize characters
- Save and remix songs
- Unlock new instruments and items
- True 3D graphics
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ATTENTION: Some users have experienced problems with Monkey Drum on devices running iOS 8. "…no reason not to try this one out: it’s free!" - GEEKDAD (By Wired.com) "It’s a really great way to use creativity and rhythm and wrap it into a whole lot of fun." - MusiciansWithApps.com Featured by Apple in Apps For Learning Music! ------------------------- Making music has never been so fun, or so easy! Play realistic instruments and watch as little jungle animals copy your tunes. See their funny reactions as you feed them bananas, spin them, or bop them on the head! Make them happy and see them reward you with a special song! Create real music just by drawing and watch as the creatures play your creation. Get creative and re-mix your songs with different instruments, or accessorize your characters with a hat and sunglasses. Use Heart Coins to unlock new instruments and other fun items. Features: * Create songs by drawing on the screen * Play cool instruments with a mini-keyboard * Customize your characters with a hat or sunglasses * Save and name your songs * Remix songs - change instruments and tempo * True 3D graphics with tons of surprises! * Djembe drum, marimba, and kalimba included * Earn Heart Coins and bananas just by playing! * Unlock new instruments and other fun items! Items you can unlock: * Microphone * Acoustic Guitar * Congas * Girl Monkey * Panda * Sunglasses * Baseball Hat * Bunches of Bananas Note: This app is completely free to play and all items can be unlocked simply by playing. We also offer the option to buy additional Heart Coins with real money - if you'd like to disable this option, see the settings on your device.
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Verdict
Blanks and Monkey Drum both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Monkey Drum's written reviews are positive against 57% of Blanks's. Monkey Drum also leads on ratings volume (116 vs 7) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 18.0). Blanks's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Blanks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Monkey Drum sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blanks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Drum has 116 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Blanks's written reviews are positive against 92% of Monkey Drum's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Blanks ships an update every 10 days, Monkey Drum every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Blanks | Monkey Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 4.4 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 116 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Kunze | Flippfly, LLC |
Customer experience
Blanks
Monkey Drum
User reviews
Blanks
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Fun vocabulary builder
- 👍 Educational and engaging
- 💰 Free to use
- 🚀 Simple and easy interface
- 🧠 Stimulates deductive reasoning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Word repetitions
- 🐛 Poor or inaccurate clues
- 🐛 Answer often in the question/definition
- 🐛 Lack of ability to review mistakes
- 🐛 Too easy/commonplace words
Monkey Drum
From 116 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and entertaining for kids
- 🐵 Adorable monkey character
- 🎶 Great for rhythm and melody creation
- 💡 Encourages creativity and exploration
- 🌟 Good for cause and effect learning
Room to improve
- ⏳ Long load/intro time
- 🔄 Needs frequent updates
- 📉 Unplayable on newer OS versions
- 🤔 Some users find it boring
- 🐒 Disturbing animal design (no legs)
Bugs and requests
Blanks
Reported bugs
9 issues- Correct word marked as incorrect
- Answer in definition/question
- Repeats words too often
- Starts on same word every time
- Word repetitions
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- Poor clues
- Doesn't show correct answer
- Definitions can be inaccurate
- Answer in the question
Requested features
24 requests- Tap to go to next definition
- See percentage of correct answers
- Ability to review mistakes
- Option to see correct answer
- Game modes (word count, time limit)
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- Review correct words/definitions after game
- Create own word bank/flashcard feature
- Shuffle words each time
- More challenging words/levels
- Leaderboard
- Track progress (saved scores)
- Use word in a sentence
- Different users
- Sync new words
- Remove words learned
- Tap instead of drag
- More extensive vocabulary
- Improve definitions
- Report stats (avg time, total correct/incorrect)
- Timed game option
- Combine with flashcard feature
- Different difficulty levels
- More similar alternate words
- Update app icon
Monkey Drum
Reported bugs
5 issues- Screen goes black after filling hearts/coins
- Game sounds can be heard but screen is black
- App not letting phone go into sleep mode
- No sound reported
- Repeated glitches
Requested features
8 requests- Update Monkey Drum
- Update for latest iOS
- More instruments
- Button to record
- Clear all / start new song option
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- Fix xylophone (backwards notes)
- Add legs to animals
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Blanks
- Coffee$1.99
- Lunch$5.99
- Pizza$9.99
Monkey Drum
- Small Chest (300 Heart Coins)$0.99
- Medium Chest (1000 Heart Coins)$1.99
- Large Chest (3500 Heart Coins)$5.99
Questions
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