Comparison

Hand Drums vs Real Drums 3D

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

Head to head
About

Hand Drums

Explore a collection of 25 professionally recorded hand drums, including bongos, congas, and djembes. Play along to a metronome, custom beats, or your own music library. Record and share your drumming creations.

Highlights
  • 25 professionally recorded hand drums
  • Play along to metronome, beats, and loops
  • Record and share drumming sessions
  • Pitch and roll controls
  • Play along with iPod music
  • Visual 3D effects
Features
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If you've always wanted to play the bongos, conga, or any other hand drum, or already know how, Hand Drums Free is for you! Easy to use, extremely fun and entertaining, Hand Drums Free features 25 unique hand drums, including Bongos, Conga, Djembe, Doumbek, Cajon, Tabla and more, all professionally recorded in high quality 16 bit stereo. You can play alone, to a metronome, or to unique Pocket Beats and Loops. You can even play along to the music on your iPod right from within Hand Drums Free. With features including pitch control, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), metronome, drum rolls, drum loops, and more, you'll sound like a pro from the moment you start playing! FEATURES: • 25 different hand drums, all professionally recorded in high-quality 16-bit stereo: Bendir, Bongo, Bongo Jam, Boudran, Cajon, Conga, Djembe, Doumbek, Duff, Electronic Drums, Frame Drum, Frame Drum with Bells, Mini Djembe, Pakhawaj, Snare & Bass, Tabla, Talking Drum, Tambourine, Timbale, and Tom Tom, with more to follow. • 4 Unique Playing Zones on each drum create a realistic drumming experience. • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Visual 3D effect when drums are hit maximizes the drumming experience • Metronome with 43 sounds to choose from and variable speed switch (BPM) • 67 Pocket Beats and Loops to play along to • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • Slide your finger between the drums • Shake your device to play sounds to your favorite music • Play drum heads simultaneously • Play along with your favorite music by easily accessing your iPod music right from within Hand Drums Free • Volume controls for both the drum sounds and music • Pitch control allows for unlimited drum sounds • Rolls on drums with variable speed adjustment (BPM) • Using headphones will allow you to fully enjoy the high quality sounds of Hand Drums Free PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Real Drums 3D

This app offers a realistic drumming experience with a variety of sounds and modes. It's suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians to practice, create, and record music. Enjoy unique soundtracks and the ability to customize your drumming sessions.

Highlights
  • Realistic studio-recorded sounds
  • Multitouch support
  • Recording and saving mode
  • Free play and demo song modes
  • Choice of three sound sets
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Unique soundtracks
Features
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Real Drums 3D - a special set which you will love at the first sight! Two modes Amazing sounds Unique soundtracks Just perfect! If you are looking for something special, you have finally found it! Real Drums 3D is a percussion set perfectly fitted both for beginning musicians, who spend hours practicing the easiest beats and professional drummers who want to have their drums always to hand. Real Drums 3D contains 51 realistic sounds recorded in a professional studio as well as a multitouch function. Thanks to the recording mode, every user can record all pieces. Application contains two modes: - free play - use it to practise your skills, - demo song - you can listen to an example song. What's more? In Electronic Drums you can find 6 soundtracks - play them in the background and keep practising. Features: - recording, saving, loading mode, - multitouch, - 51 realistic sounds, - choice of instruments sound: three sound sets, - turn on/off vibration and effects, - set the tempo, - free, - you can make you own composition. Try unique music instruments! This game is perfect both for experienced percussionists and amateurs (even for kids!). Making music never before has been so easy. Now you don’t have to have your own studio. Using it you can feel like a real drummer! Learn to play on percussion with this application! Feel the power! If you need any help, please contact us: mobile@netigen.pl

Screenshots

Hand Drums4 screens
Real Drums 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hand Drums at 4.0 against Real Drums 3D's 3.0. Hand Drums also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Real Drums 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Hand Drums sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Real Drums 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hand Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Hand Drums's written reviews are positive against 0% of Real Drums 3D's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hand Drums versus Real Drums 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHand DrumsReal Drums 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (11 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB106 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzNETIGEN Kluzowicz sp. j.

Customer experience

Hand Drums

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

Real Drums 3D

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hand Drums

One-time2
  • Hand Drums Upgrade$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99
None

Real Drums 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hand Drums free?
Hand Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real Drums 3D free?
Real Drums 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hand Drums or Real Drums 3D?
Hand Drums is rated higher. Hand Drums averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Real Drums 3D averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hand Drums or Real Drums 3D have ads?
Hand Drums shows ads; Real Drums 3D does not.

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