Drum Studio vs DrumSet Live
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.
DrumSet Live
Learn to play the drums with realistic sound kits. Create custom drum kits and sample sounds for music production. Offers real-time feedback and high-quality audio.
- Learn to play drums
- Real drum sound kits
- Custom drum kits
- Sample sounds
- Text feedback on tap
- High-quality audio
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Learn to play the Drums using real Drum sound kits. Custom Drum kits are rare and producers love to sample from using Drum Set Live App. we have more to come. - Text feedback when drums is tapped - Mastered recorded, high quality drum Kit Sounds - Play multiple drum Kits simultaneously FOLLOW US: Twitter: http://twitter.com/CreateLex
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DrumSet Live at 4.4 against Drum Studio's 3.0. DrumSet Live also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). 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.
DrumSet Live holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumSet Live has 262 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drum Studio's written reviews are positive against 81% of DrumSet Live's.
Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, DrumSet Live every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Studio | DrumSet Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (262 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 262 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panus Tantikornphan | CREATELEX LLC |
Customer experience
Drum Studio
DrumSet Live
Bugs and requests
Drum Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DrumSet Live
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup
- Black screen and forced exit
- No sound playback
- Full-screen ads interrupt gameplay
- Audio delay between tap and sound output
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- App screen shrinks with ads taking over
- Misses rapid taps when drumming fast
- Screen display issues on iPhone 6s Plus and larger devices
- Text messages visible under fingers during play
Requested features
10 requests- Recording functionality
- Multitouch support for complex rhythms
- Ad removal or reduced ad frequency
- Different drum sound variations
- Landscape orientation support
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- Smaller ad banner instead of full-screen ads
- Better visual drum set graphics
- Larger drum pads for bigger fingers
- More drum samples and variety
- Ability to share recorded beats
In-app purchases
Drum Studio
No in-app purchases
DrumSet Live
No in-app purchases
Questions
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