Drum Studio vs Ephemeral
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.
Ephemeral
Explore a collection of digital musical instruments playable in augmented reality. Unleash your creativity anytime and anywhere with immersive sound experiences.
- Augmented Reality instruments
- Digital music creation
- Playable anywhere
- Creative sound experiences
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Ephemeral is a playful music maker for iPhone and iPad. Tap out a beat, record your own samples, build a melody, and turn a small idea into a song!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ephemeral at 3.5 against Drum Studio's 3.0. Ephemeral also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Drum Studio's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ephemeral holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, Ephemeral every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Studio | Ephemeral |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panus Tantikornphan | phelgo |
Customer experience
Drum Studio
Ephemeral
In-app purchases
Drum Studio
No in-app purchases
Ephemeral
No in-app purchases
