Comparison

Bongos vs Guiro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bongos

Experience realistic bongo drumming with professionally recorded sounds that change based on where you strike the drums. This app offers high-quality samples, additional percussion, and low latency for an immersive musical experience on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • 18 high-quality bongo samples
  • Cowbell and sticks percussion
  • Professionally recorded & mastered sounds
  • No latency for precise playing
  • Multitasking support for playing along with music
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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The ultimate Bongos for your iPhone and iPad 18 with professionally recorded and mastered sounds: Depending where you hit the bongos sounds varies! It doesn’t matter if you are a professional musician, want to become a bongocero or just want to drum for fun - you should get this app! Features: ⇒ 18 high quality bongo samples ⇒ More percussion: Cowbell and sticks ⇒ Professionally recorded & mastered sounds ⇒ No latency for fast and exact playing! ⇒ Optimized for iPhone / iPad speakers, headphones and external speakers ⇒ Supports multitasking: Play along with your own music ⇒ HD Retina Graphics for iPhone, iPod touch and the new iPad ⇒ 2 Apps in 1: Universal App for iPhone AND iPad To play along with your own music, start the music on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad and start the app. Important: If you can't hear anything on your device, please make sure, you turned up the ringtone volume and enabled application sounds in the iPhone settings menu. --------- Make sure to leave a comment with ideas and wishes for future versions in your review!

About

Guiro

Currently charting
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It isn't tapped. It's scraped. Run a finger along the ridges and a real guacharaca answers. Guiro turns your iPhone or iPad into a guacharaca, a metal güiro or a plastic güiro, with sound recorded from real instruments. Finger speed and direction change the sound, exactly like a real scraper, and you feel every ridge under your fingertip as you play. Tap the plate at the bottom for a hit. THREE INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED A wooden guacharaca, a metal güiro and a plastic güiro, each with its own 25 ridges and its own hit. Swipe sideways to switch. BUILD YOUR OWN Record your own instrument with the microphone, photograph it, and trim the audio — all inside the app. Your photo becomes the instrument you play. PLAY OVER YOUR MUSIC Load a backing track from your files and play along, with its own volume and a 0.5x-1.5x practice speed that never changes the pitch. RECORD YOURSELF Capture your playing — on its own, or mixed with the backing track — and share it. NO ACCOUNT, NO INTERNET Guiro asks for no sign-up, needs no connection, and sends nothing anywhere. Your recordings, your photos and your instruments live only on your device. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26.

Screenshots

Bongos2 screens
Guiro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bongos at Free against Guiro's $0.99. Bongos also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Guiro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bongos is free to download; Guiro costs $0.99 up front. Bongos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Guiro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bongos ships an update every 2 months, Guiro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Bongos versus Guiro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBongosGuiro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank—#133 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkunk Brothers GmbHLucas Sanchez

Bugs and requests

Bongos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound not working on some devices
  • Rotation issues on certain phones
  • Ads covering up playing area

Requested features

4 requests
  • Record and playback feature
  • More instrument options
  • Ability to tune/adjust bongos
  • Integration with music apps

Guiro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bongos

One-time1
  • Bongos Ad-Free$1.99
None

Guiro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bongos free?
Bongos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guiro free?
Guiro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bongos or Guiro have ads?
Bongos shows ads; Guiro does not.
Which is updated more often, Bongos or Guiro?
Bongos ships an update every 2 months, and Guiro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bongos was updated on November 1, 2026 and Guiro on November 10, 2026.

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