Comparison

Drum Studio vs Real Drums!

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
Read full description

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

Real Drums!

Experience a realistic drumming environment with customizable drum kits and extensive sound options. Arrange components, edit layouts, and utilize features like auto-rolling and motion sensor integration for an immersive playing experience. Record your own beats or explore pre-recorded tracks.

Highlights
  • Customizable drum kit arrangement
  • Multiple drum kit sounds
  • Auto drum rolling
  • Motion sensor integration
  • Record and save beats
  • Pre-recorded beats library
  • 3-D sound positioning
Features
Read full description

Looking for a realistic drum playing application? Want to arrange drum components as you like? Want sliding and playing functions with great responsiveness? Meeting above needs all at the same time? Here is a perfect solution for your ideal drum. Real Drums will provide you with realistic drum playing environment at your fingertips. FEATURES: * 4 different drum kit sounds (rock, jazz, dance, electronic) * 10 basic drum components with 12 different sounds played simultaneously * 8 extra components (4 brushed, side-stick, 2 extra cymbals, and a cowbell) * Arrange drum components to make your fingers comfortable * Edit (Add / Remove / Resize) components * Auto drum rolling (4, 8, 12, 16, 32 beat) * Mixes high quality poly-phony sounds with no clipping at the end * 3-D Positioning sounds * A metronome with adjustable on/off, BPMs and beats * Open hihat features quick stop * Record and save your own beats * 40 pre-recorded beats (Rock, Hiphop, Jazz, Latin, Ballad, Dance, etc) * Slide and play * Activates motion sensor for playing bass drum and cymbals * Great responsiveness for double bass and fast beats * Animated visual effect * Velocity Control Turn on your favorate song and enjoy !!!

Screenshots

Drum Studio4 screens
Real Drums!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Real Drums! at 4.4 against Drum Studio's 3.0. Real Drums! also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 2). Drum Studio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Real Drums! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drum Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Drums! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Drum Studio's written reviews are positive against 54% of Real Drums!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, Real Drums! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and June 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drum Studio versus Real Drums!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum StudioReal Drums!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews53.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanus TantikornphanMooseok Bahng

Customer experience

Drum Studio

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

Real Drums!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Real Drums!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Drum Studio free?
Drum Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Drums! free?
Real Drums! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Studio or Real Drums!?
Real Drums! is rated higher. Drum Studio averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Real Drums! averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Drum Studio or Real Drums! have ads?
Neither Drum Studio nor Real Drums! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Studio or Real Drums!?
Drum Studio ships an update every 6 months, and Real Drums! every 4 months. Most recently, Drum Studio was updated on August 12, 2026 and Real Drums! on June 29, 2026.

Other comparisons