# Hand Drums vs Drum@

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drum@ at none against Hand Drums's 2. Drum@ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (25% vs 10%). Hand Drums's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Hand Drums sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Drum@ asks for nothing beyond the download.

Hand Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of Hand Drums's written reviews are positive against 25% of Drum@'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hand Drums | Drum@ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (11 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hand-drums/id476913839/reviews)** | [3.7 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum/id843567514/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **11** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | **25.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 62 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Drum Starz](https://appshunter.io/developer/299477766) | [yuan hung Huang](https://appshunter.io/developer/1497812655) |

## What reviewers say

### Hand Drums

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hand-drums/id476913839)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hand Drums Upgrade | $0.99 | one-time |
| Exporting | $0.99 | one-time |


### Drum@

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum/id843567514)

This app offers a virtual drum kit with 8 realistic drum sounds and multiple instruments. It allows for simultaneous song and drum playing with multitouch support and vibration mode.

**Highlights:** Multitouch support, 8 drum pads, Complete acoustic drum kit, Realistic drum sounds, Simultaneous song and drum playing, Vibration mode

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hand Drums free?

Hand Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Drum@ free?

Drum@ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Hand Drums or Drum@?

Hand Drums is rated higher. Hand Drums averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Drum@ averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.

### Do Hand Drums or Drum@ have ads?

Hand Drums shows ads; Drum@ does not.

### Which is updated more often, Hand Drums or Drum@?

Hand Drums ships an update every 3 months, and Drum@ every 3 months. Most recently, Hand Drums was updated on October 8, 2026 and Drum@ on October 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*