Comparison

Bongo Beats vs Drum Kit

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

Head to head
About

Bongo Beats

Create your own music with realistic bongo drum sounds. Record, loop, and play back your beats with fun accompaniment options. Optimized for a high-quality audio experience.

Highlights
  • High-quality bongo drum sounds
  • Retina display optimized drums
  • Record and playback beats
  • Looping feature
  • Four fun accompaniment sounds
Features
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Treat yourself to the beautiful sounds of a RETINA display ready HD quality Bongo! A large and small drum pair with hi-quality sounds to come up with your own tune or do a nice jam with a friend! App also gives you unique features of recording your beats ,looping them and playing them back at regular or fast forward speeds! *****FEATURES***************** *HI-QUALITY BONGO SOUNDS: Enjoy pure, studio quality Bongo drum sounds for your enjoyment! These drums can be best enjoyed with a pair of headphones. *BEAUTIFUL BONGO DRUMS: You will enjoy the user-friendliness of playing these large RETINA display optimized bongo drums with either one or both hands. *RECORDING AND PLAYBACK: Enjoy recording your favorite beats in the Bongo Beats App! You can then play back your creations at regular or fast forward speeds. Also included is a feature to loop your beats for a continuous rhythm! *FOUR FUN ACCOMPANIMENT SOUNDS Try clicking the corners of your Bongo Beats app for other fun instrument sounds that you can record and play along with your bongo! Please don't forget to review if you like it!

About

Drum Kit

Experience realistic drum sounds and touch response with this powerful drum simulator. Play along to your favorite songs or create original beats with multiple drum kit options and high-quality audio. Ideal for finger drumming with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum sounds
  • Responsive touch response
  • Multiple drum kit types
  • High-quality recorded audio
  • Multi-touch enabled
  • Adjustable metronome
  • Customizable background color
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a simple drum kit you can play anytime. Drum Kit: Rhythm Pad is a casual drum app for tapping beats, practicing rhythm, and enjoying different drum sounds on a clean horizontal layout. Choose a kit, tap the pads, and start playing kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, crash, and ride sounds right away. Choose Your Drum Sound Switch between Classic, Electronic, and Rock drum kits to match the style you want to play. Each kit gives the same familiar drum pad layout a different feel, so you can quickly move from natural drum sounds to electronic beats or a stronger rock-style setup. Practice With Metronome and BPM Controls Use the built-in metronome when you want to keep time or practice a steady rhythm. BPM controls let you adjust the tempo, making the app useful for quick rhythm practice, warmups, or simply playing along with your own beat ideas. Tap, Play, and Explore Rhythm The app is designed for simple, direct play. Tap the drum pads to trigger sounds, try different combinations, and build your own groove. It is easy to use for beginners, music fans, and anyone who wants a quick way to play drums on a mobile device. Customize the Look Change the background color to match your mood or playing style. The horizontal layout gives you more room to enjoy the drum pad experience on both iPhone and iPad. Main Features: - Tap drum pads for kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, crash, and ride - Choose from Classic, Electronic, and Rock drum kits - Built-in metronome for rhythm practice - BPM controls for tempo adjustment - Background color options - Horizontal layout for iPhone and iPad Pick a kit, set the tempo, and start playing your rhythm.

Screenshots

Bongo Beats1 screens
Drum Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Bongo Beats at none against Drum Kit's shown. Bongo Beats also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 23%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). Drum Kit's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 15). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Bongo Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Kit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bongo Beats holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Bongo Beats's written reviews are positive against 23% of Drum Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bongo Beats ships an update every 9 days, Drum Kit every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bongo Beats versus Drum Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBongo BeatsDrum Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better3.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1551 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS3.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoftware-KitchenAppExtreme,Inc.

Customer experience

Bongo Beats

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Drum Kit

All ratings49 ratings
Positive61.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative36.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative72.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bongo Beats

One-time1
  • Bongo Beats - No Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Drum Kit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Bongo Beats free?
Bongo Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Kit free?
Drum Kit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bongo Beats or Drum Kit?
Bongo Beats is rated higher. Bongo Beats averages 3.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Drum Kit averages 3.5 from 51 ratings.
Do Bongo Beats or Drum Kit have ads?
Drum Kit shows ads; Bongo Beats does not.
Which is updated more often, Bongo Beats or Drum Kit?
Bongo Beats ships an update every 9 days, and Drum Kit every 10 months. Most recently, Bongo Beats was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drum Kit on October 22, 2026.

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