Drums Master vs Real 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
Real Drums!
Experience a realistic drumming environment with customizable drum kits and extensive sound options. Arrange components, edit layouts, and utilize features like auto-rolling and motion sensor integration for an immersive playing experience. Record your own beats or explore pre-recorded tracks.
- Customizable drum kit arrangement
- Multiple drum kit sounds
- Auto drum rolling
- Motion sensor integration
- Record and save beats
- Pre-recorded beats library
- 3-D sound positioning
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Looking for a realistic drum playing application? Want to arrange drum components as you like? Want sliding and playing functions with great responsiveness? Meeting above needs all at the same time? Here is a perfect solution for your ideal drum. Real Drums will provide you with realistic drum playing environment at your fingertips. FEATURES: * 4 different drum kit sounds (rock, jazz, dance, electronic) * 10 basic drum components with 12 different sounds played simultaneously * 8 extra components (4 brushed, side-stick, 2 extra cymbals, and a cowbell) * Arrange drum components to make your fingers comfortable * Edit (Add / Remove / Resize) components * Auto drum rolling (4, 8, 12, 16, 32 beat) * Mixes high quality poly-phony sounds with no clipping at the end * 3-D Positioning sounds * A metronome with adjustable on/off, BPMs and beats * Open hihat features quick stop * Record and save your own beats * 40 pre-recorded beats (Rock, Hiphop, Jazz, Latin, Ballad, Dance, etc) * Slide and play * Activates motion sensor for playing bass drum and cymbals * Great responsiveness for double bass and fast beats * Animated visual effect * Velocity Control Turn on your favorate song and enjoy !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drums Master at 585 against Real Drums!'s 8. Drums Master also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Real Drums! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Drums Master against 4.5 for Real Drums!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drums Master has 585 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 53% and 54% positive.
Drums Master ships an update monthly, Real Drums! every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Drums Master | Real Drums! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (585 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.0% of reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ringtones LLC | Mooseok Bahng |
Customer experience
Drums Master
Real 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
Real 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
Real Drums!
- Remove Ads$1.99







