Drum Studio vs Drums AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic drum sounds
- Multitouch support
- Right-handed drumming option
- Rock, pop, and hip-hop instruments
- Suitable for beginners and experts
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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.
Drums AR
Experience drumming in your own space with augmented reality. Place and rotate a virtual drum kit anywhere, then tap to play realistic sounds. For an immersive experience, headphones are recommended.
- Place drum kit anywhere in AR
- Rotate and position drum kit
- Tap drums to play sounds
- Immersive headphone experience
- Augmented reality technology
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Place the drum-set anywhere you like and play the augmented reality drums. After scanning the floor the app inserts the drum-set. You can rotate the drum-set by panning horizontal with your finger. After rotating you can lock the rotation by pressing the rotate button. Tap the drums and listen to the different drum sounds. Use Headphones for a full immersive experience. Augmented reality is a fun and impressive technology that can bring your virtual and physical worlds into a mixed reality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Studio at 50% against Drums AR's 0%. Drum Studio also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.5). Drums AR's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drum Studio holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drum Studio's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drums AR's.
Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, Drums AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Studio | Drums AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panus Tantikornphan | Bo Kalvslund |
Customer experience
Drum Studio
Drums AR
In-app purchases
Drum Studio
No in-app purchases
Drums AR
No in-app purchases
