Comparison

Bongo and Conga for Free! vs Cajon!

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

Head to head
About

Bongo and Conga for Free!

This instrumental app offers 10 different sounds for users to explore on their iPhone and iPad. Simply tap the center button to change the accompanying graphics, making it an accessible tool for everyone interested in music.

Highlights
  • 10 musical sounds
  • Interactive graphics
  • Easy to use interface
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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Enjoy Bong and Conga with 10 sounds on your iPhone and iPad! If you push the center button, changing different graphics. Everyone can use this instrumental app!

About

Cajon!

Experience authentic drumming with a variety of percussion instruments. This app offers realistic touch sensitivity, pitch changes, and multi-track recording. Customize your cajon's color and sound with adjustable effects, and play along to built-in beats and metronome.

Highlights
  • 6 high-fidelity cajons
  • 5 additional percussion instruments
  • Realistic touch sensitivity and pitch response
  • Multi-track recording and export
  • Customizable cajon colors
  • Play-along beats and metronome
Features
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The cajon is thought to have originated in Peru, where African slaves used old packing crates to replace their native drums. Cajon! Free features 6 different professionally recorded high fidelity cajons to play. You can also add 5 different percussion instruments that can be played along with the cajon including congas, bongos, timbales and more. Realistic features of Cajon! Free combine to give you an authentic drumming experience. The pitch changes slightly depending on where you hit the cajon. Also, the volume responds to your touch; the harder you tap, the louder it sounds. Playing rolls is as easy as swirling your finger, simply adjusting the roll speed by how fast or slow you swirl.   A unique addition to Cajon! Free is the ability to choose any color you desire for the cajon. Other great features include adjustments for pitch, reverb, delay, and touch sensitivity, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more! There are also 16 PlayAlong Beats, 15 unique Drum Beats and 11 Music Beats to play along to, as well as 11 different metronome sounds. Utilizing decades of real drum experience and the latest technology, Cajon! Free is the perfect app for cajon players of all ages and experience! FEATURES:
 - 5 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity cajons, with more to come - 5 different percussion instruments to choose from including congas, bongos, timbales, cowbell/woodblock, and snare/cymbal - Slider control for different cajon color choices - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! - Drum Pitch Sensitivity - the pitch changes depending on where you strike the cajon, just like a real cajon - Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds - Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums - Realistic visual effects - Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics - 15 Drum Beats and 11 Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! - PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! - Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls - Double Beat drum feature with slider adjustment - 11 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, with BPM adjustment - Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings - Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter - Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) - Lefty Mode - reverse the entire drum layout - Play along to the music on your iPod - Adjust volume for metronome and beat sounds PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bongo and Conga for Free!2 screens
Cajon!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bongo and Conga for Free! at 5.0 against Cajon!'s 4.3. Bongo and Conga for Free! also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 25%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Cajon!'s advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cajon! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bongo and Conga for Free! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bongo and Conga for Free! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Bongo and Conga for Free!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Cajon!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bongo and Conga for Free! ships an update every 3 weeks, Cajon! monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bongo and Conga for Free! versus Cajon!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBongo and Conga for Free!Cajon!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.3 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings618 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRage BoxDrum Starz

Customer experience

Bongo and Conga for Free!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Cajon!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Bongo and Conga for Free!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cajon!

One-time2
  • Exporting$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Bongo and Conga for Free! free?
Bongo and Conga for Free! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cajon! free?
Cajon! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bongo and Conga for Free! or Cajon!?
Bongo and Conga for Free! is rated higher. Bongo and Conga for Free! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cajon! averages 4.3 from 18 ratings.
Do Bongo and Conga for Free! or Cajon! have ads?
Cajon! shows ads; Bongo and Conga for Free! does not.
Which is updated more often, Bongo and Conga for Free! or Cajon!?
Bongo and Conga for Free! ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cajon! monthly. Most recently, Bongo and Conga for Free! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cajon! on November 1, 2026.

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