Comparison

Drum Studio vs Exciting Drum Kit

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

Head to head
About

Drum Studio

Experience a realistic drumming simulation with multitouch capabilities. Explore various instruments and styles like rock, pop, and hip-hop, suitable for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum sounds
  • Multitouch support
  • Right-handed drumming option
  • Rock, pop, and hip-hop instruments
  • Suitable for beginners and experts
Features
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Let's try the most realistic drum application in the Apple Store !! Drum Studio is multitouch drum application which is suitable for both experts and beginners. The cool features such as Right handed drumming, realistic drums sound, rock pop, and hiphop instruments.

About

Exciting Drum Kit

Experience a realistic drumming simulation with responsive touch controls and high-quality sound. Play along to your favorite music or create original beats with various drum kit types and a built-in metronome.

Highlights
  • Realistic sound and touch response
  • Multiple drum kit types
  • High-quality recorded sounds
  • Multi-touch enabled
  • Adjustable metronome
  • Customizable background color
Features
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*** One of the most realistic drum app! ** Enjoy playing drums on your device! The main feature of this app is the realistic sound and the touch response. The time lag until the sound after you touch the finger was reduced to limit. Thus, it is now possible to be like playing the rhythm just like a real drum.  User friendly simple screen is the ideal for finger play. Enjoy playing along to your favorite songs, or creating your original beat. FEATURES: -> 4 types of drum kit (classic, electronic, rock, vintage) -> Components: hi-hat (open, closed), snare, bass, tom 3 (floor 1 & Tom Tom 2), crash cymbal, ride cymbal -> High quality sound professionally recorded -> Multi-touch enabled: Play multiple drum heads simultaneously -> Metronome that can be freely set the speed -> Change the background color

Screenshots

Drum Studio4 screens
Exciting Drum Kit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Exciting Drum Kit at 3.5 against Drum Studio's 3.0. Exciting Drum Kit also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Drum Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Exciting Drum Kit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drum Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Exciting Drum Kit holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, Exciting Drum Kit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Studio versus Exciting Drum Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum StudioExciting Drum Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanus TantikornphanQuantis,Inc.

Customer experience

Drum Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Exciting Drum Kit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Exciting Drum Kit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Drum Studio free?
Drum Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exciting Drum Kit free?
Exciting Drum Kit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Studio or Exciting Drum Kit?
Exciting Drum Kit is rated higher. Drum Studio averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Exciting Drum Kit averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Drum Studio or Exciting Drum Kit have ads?
Exciting Drum Kit shows ads; Drum Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Studio or Exciting Drum Kit?
Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, and Exciting Drum Kit every 2 months. Most recently, Drum Studio was updated on August 12, 2026 and Exciting Drum Kit on September 15, 2026.

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