Drums Master vs Play Drums!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drums Master
Transform your device into a realistic drum kit. Play along to your favorite music, record your performances, and customize your drum setup with various sounds and visual themes.
- Realistic drum kit simulation
- Play along with favorite songs
- Record and save performances
- Customize drum kit sounds
- Change stage floor visuals
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Enjoy a complete drumming experience with one of the best drum kits on the App Store "Drums Master can just turn your iPad & iPhone into a drum and set the rhythm" —Best10Apps "Take your drumming skills to the next level with Drums Master" —iPhone App Review FEATURES • Play drums along with your favorite songs • Record and save your drumming performance • Customize your drum kit with different sounds and stage floors CONTACT US If you have any problems or questions contact us at drumsmaster@sonotap.com Do not forget to visit http://sonotap.com and discover more apps for your iPhone & iPad
Play Drums!
Experience a futuristic rhythm game inspired by 80s electronic drum kits and EDM. Tap colorful hexagons in time with the music to score points and improve your rhythmic abilities. Choose from various difficulty levels, songs, and drum kits.
- Rhythm game with EDM music
- Beginner and advanced difficulty levels
- Multiple drum kits and songs
- Professionally recorded stereo sounds
- Hi-resolution graphics
- Lefty mode for reversed layout
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Play Drums! is an exciting and unique rhythm game based on the electronic drum kits of the 1980s. Combined with electronic dance music (EDM), this fast-paced and futuristic game is not only fun and challenging, but actually improves your rhythmic abilities! When you start a song, choosing from either beginner or advanced levels, colorful concentric hexagons converge onto the drum pad that should be tapped. If you hit it right on time, you score 50 points; almost in rhythm, 25 points. And if you miss, 10 points are deducted from your score. With 10 songs and 6 different drum kits to choose from, you'll be rockin' like a real drummer in no time! Play Drums! is the most fun way ever to learn to Play Drums! FEATURES: * 5 free EDM beginner songs and 5 free EDM advanced songs to choose from * 6 free amazing drum kits to choose from......play to songs, or play drums without music * Professionally recorded stereo sounds * Beautiful hi-resolution retina graphics * Game Center integration * Lefty mode: reverse the drum layout PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drums Master at 4.4 against Play Drums!'s 3.7. Drums Master also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Drums Master sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Play Drums! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drums Master holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drums Master has 583 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Drums Master's written reviews are positive against 50% of Play Drums!'s.
Drums Master ships an update monthly, Play Drums! every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Drums Master | Play Drums! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (583 ratings) — better | 3.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 583 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ringtones LLC | Drum Starz |
Customer experience
Drums Master
Play Drums!
Bugs and requests
Drums Master
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on startup
- Ads blocking drum pads
- Recording issues
- Unresponsive controls
- Compatibility problems with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More drum kit options
- Ability to adjust individual drum volumes
- Left-handed mode
- Bluetooth support
- Lesson/tutorial features
Play Drums!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drums Master
- Ads Removal$0.99
- Disco Floor$0.99
- Stone Floor$0.99
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- Hard Rock Sound$0.99
- Motown Sound$0.99
- Acoustic Sound$0.99
- Industrial Sound$0.99
- Smashing Sound$0.99
- Techno Sound$0.99
- Full Pack$5.99
Play Drums!
- Remove Ads$0.99
- London House$0.99
- Rocket$0.99
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- Cephalopod$0.99
- Blue Scorpion$0.99
