Comparison

Tap Tap Salsa vs DrumStrike

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

Head to head
About

Tap Tap Salsa

A rhythm game where players tap along to Salsa music. Listen to the beat and tap the congas at the correct time to score points and improve your musical ear. Enjoy the fun of Latin music and enhance your salsa dancing skills.

Highlights
  • Rhythm and timing gameplay
  • Salsa music integration
  • Beat counting mechanics
  • Score points by tapping
  • Develop musical ear
  • Improve salsa dancing
Features
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Tap Tap Salsa is a game of rhythm and timing with Salsa Music. The goal is to tap on the congas at the correct time to score points. Salsa music is measured in counts of 8, meaning there are 8 beats in a measure of music. Your goal is to listen to the song that is playing and count the beats that you hear and tap the congas on the correctly numbered beat that is shown on the screen. If you play this game often you will improve your ability to understand and develop ear for latin salsa music, and that will help make you a better salsa dancer. Have Fun!

About

DrumStrike

Features
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Play drums along the incoming notes on the highway — time your hits to the lane markers and score big! Bring your own songs: this app supports Pro-Drums, 4-Lane and 5-Lane files that are widely used in the rhythm game community (notes.mid, song.ini, song.ogg in a folder, plus .chart files). Drag and drop those file folders into the app folder to play along and practice your grooves and fills! Enjoy an ultra-easy song menu: Our menu is built for speed. After loading, all your songs are instantly displayed. Scroll, filter, and sort the list, then simply tap once on a track to start playing. Activate Auto-Play for a continuous groove - after finishing a song the next song is automatically loaded. No complicated menus! Connect your e-Drumkit with your iPhone or iPads using a USB adapter. The app automatically detects class-compliant USB-MIDI eDrum kits. Via the Settings menu you can create or update the MIDI Mapping to assign each pad or cymbal of your e-drum kit to a lane or symbol in the game — fully customizable! During play you can use the buttons at the top to pause / play, restart, toggle the highway on/off, increase/decrease the speed or add the song to your favorites list. The A-B Loop button lets you repeat a selected section of a song or audio track. Press it once to set the start point ("A") and again to set the end point ("B"). The audio and notes will then loop continuously between those points until you stop or press the button a third time to clear the loop. Great for practice! Support for Multitrack songs: include separate audio tracks for each instrument and vocal part, such as drums, bass, guitar, and vocals. While playing a multitrack song, you can use the multitrack controls to turn individual instruments or vocals on or off, letting you customize the mix to your liking. Build custom playlists: Tap the Plus button to create one and easily add your imported songs. Play through your entire custom song list with a single button press.

Screenshots

Tap Tap Salsa4 screens
DrumStrike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrumStrike at none against Tap Tap Salsa's 2. DrumStrike also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 28 months). Tap Tap Salsa's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Tap Tap Salsa sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. DrumStrike asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Tap Salsa ships an update every 28 months, DrumStrike every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tap Tap Salsa versus DrumStrike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap Tap SalsaDrumStrike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB396 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpixbyeric.comRob Oorlog

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tap Tap Salsa

One-time2
  • Support Developers$0.99
  • Buy Beer for Developers$4.99
None

DrumStrike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Tap Salsa free?
Tap Tap Salsa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DrumStrike free?
DrumStrike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tap Tap Salsa or DrumStrike have ads?
Neither Tap Tap Salsa nor DrumStrike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tap Tap Salsa or DrumStrike?
Tap Tap Salsa ships an update every 28 months, and DrumStrike every 9 days. Most recently, Tap Tap Salsa was updated on November 1, 2026 and DrumStrike on October 30, 2026.

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