Frame Drum! vs Congas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frame Drum!
Explore a variety of frame drums with realistic sound and touch sensitivity. Create music with multi-track recording, built-in beats, and metronome functions. Share and export your creations.
- Realistic touch sensitivity for volume control
- Multiple frame drum types and layouts
- Multi-track recording and playback
- Built-in beats and metronome
- Pitch, reverb, and delay adjustments
- Share and export recordings
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Frame Drum! Free is the fun and easy way to play many different types of frame drums, including Bendir, Duff, Tambourine, and many more. Perfect for both beginners and pros alike, Frame Drum! Free utilizes the latest technology and decades of real frame drum experience to create the ideal frame drum app for the iPhone or iPad. All of the features of the app combine to make you feel as if you are playing a real frame drum. There are 8 different single drum layouts to choose from- Bendir, Dirty Duff, Duff, Frame Drum, Large and Small Frame Drum, Tambourine, and Tambourine Jam. There are also 3 different 2 drum layouts- Small & Large Frame Drum, Bendir & Dirty Duff, and Tambourine & Frame Drum, with more to come. Featuring unique touch sensitivity, the sound volume varies according to how hard you hit it, just like a real drum. The pitch changes slightly depending on where you hit the drum as well, and realistic graphics and visual effects combine to enhance the experience. Playing realistic rolls is as easy as swirling your finger around, simply adjusting the roll speed by how fast or slow you swirl your finger. Other features include pitch, sensitivity, reverb, and delay adjustments, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more. Frame Drum! Free also includes 16 PlayAlong Beats, 22 unique Percussion Beats and 10 Music Beats to play to, as well as 25 different metronome sounds to choose from. FEATURES: • Professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity stereo sound • Touch sensitivity - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! • Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds • Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums • Realistic visual effects - drums visually correspond to your every touch • Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics • 22 Percussion Beats and 10 Music Beats to play along to, with more to come! • PlayAlong Beats: 16 new loops with basic bass drum, hi-hat or snare beats, to play along for added rhythmic expression! • Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls • Double beat feature with slider adjustment • 25 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures, with BPM adjustment • Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer (optional in-app purchase) • Lefty Mode - reverse the 2 drum layouts • Play along to the music on your iPod PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html
Congas
Practice conga drumming with realistic sounds and customizable pads. Includes a metronome and recording features for jam sessions and lessons. Explore a wide variety of conga sounds and color themes.
- Realistic finger conga pads
- Practice along with songs
- Customizable conga positions and sounds
- Metronome with adjustable BPM
- Recording and loop functions
- High-quality sound selection
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***** This App is a Real Finger Conga Pads. ***** You can practice according to the Song. ***** Ideal for Jam Sessions with other Instruments. ***** Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. ***** Real High Quality Sound. [Simple Congas] * Simple Conga Pads with No Delay. [Sound Selection & Custom Conga Positions] * Long Press to Select and set Sound. (After selecting the sound, push the selected Conga again, it will be changed) * Available in All Conga Positions. [Color] * Abundant Color Variations. [Metronome] * BPM(30〜300) [Rec] * Includes Recording, Loop and Metronome functions. * Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. [List of Conga Sounds] * Real High Quality Sound. [Conga 1,Conga 2,Conga 3,Conga 4,Conga 5,Conga 6,Conga 7,Conga 8,Conga 9,Conga 10,Conga 11,Conga 12,Conga 13,Conga 14,Conga 15,Conga 16,Conga 17,Conga 18,Conga 19,Conga 20,Conga 21,Conga 22,Conga 23,Conga 24,Conga 25,Conga 26,Conga 27,Conga 28,Conga 29,Conga 30,Conga 31,Conga 32,Conga 33,Conga 34,Conga 35,Conga 36,Conga 37,Conga 38,Conga 39,Conga 40,Conga 41,Conga 42,Conga 43,Conga 44,Conga 45,Conga 46,Conga 47,Conga 48,Conga 49,Conga 50,Conga 51,Conga 52,Conga 53,Conga 54,Conga 55,Conga 56,Conga 57,Conga 58,Conga 59,Conga 60,Conga 61,Conga 62,Conga 63,Conga 64,Conga 65,Conga 66,Conga 67,Conga 68,Conga 69,Conga 70,Conga 71,Conga 72,Conga 73,Conga 74,Conga 75,Conga 76,Conga 77,Conga 78,Conga 79,Conga 80,Conga 81,Conga 82,Conga 83,Conga 84,Conga 85,Conga 86,Conga 87,Conga 88,Conga 89,Conga 90,Conga 91,WoodStick,Dog]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Congas at 4.3 against Frame Drum!'s 2.8. Congas also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Frame Drum! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Congas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Congas holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Congas has 38 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Frame Drum! ships an update every 6 weeks, Congas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frame Drum! | Congas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 643 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Satomi Uchida |
Customer experience
Frame Drum!
Congas
In-app purchases
Frame Drum!
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Exporting$0.99
Congas
No in-app purchases









