Frame Drum! vs IdiophoneSS IA
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
IdiophoneSS IA
Explore a variety of idiophone instruments, including castanets and the triangle, with the ability to record and play along with other music apps. Additional instruments are available for purchase.
- 24 idiophone instruments
- Record and play audio
- Play along with other music apps
- iTunes file sharing support
- Volume slider
- Display scale on keyboard
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An idiophone is a musical instrument that creates a sound by its own substance, being stiff and elastic enough to vibrate without the use of strings or membranes. IdiophoneSS includes 24 idiophones such as castanets or the triangle. You can play the castanets and the triangle for free. Other instruments can be added through in-app purchase. Note: please find the details about each music instrument on our website. http://hdoapp.sakura.ne.jp/idiophonessia_en.html IdiophoneSS IA is designed to allow you to easily play the trumpet with a single finger. Added the recording function! It picks the surrounding sounds as well, and you can use it in many different ways such as recording your vocals or creating a voice memo. You can also send the recorded data via email. Note that the maximum attachment size of an email depends on the iOS device you are using. Please contact your cell phone service provider for further information. * A 10 seconds recording is around 450 kB. - Support iTunes file sharing(http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4094?viewlocale=en_US) Added the play with other music app button on the right side of the record button (however, this disables the recording). For example, you can play along with your favorite songs on Music app. Now you can select the audio file format when recording. If you want to send a file via email, record at "22kHz / 8 bit" to reduce the file size. - Users who have a problem with the musical instrument app that doesn't make any sound. (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT51311?viewlocale=en_US) - Volume slider - Display scale on keyboard - Support orientation - Record button / Play button / Stop button / Send the sound data via Email button - Support iTunes file sharing - Play with other music app button - Set Contents - CastanetsSS(Free) Range: 5 tones - TriangleSS(Free) Range: 4 tones - AngklungSS(Paid) Range: G#3 - C6, approximately 3 octaves(15 tones) - GlassArmonicaSS(Paid) Range: C3 - C8 approximately 5 octaves(61 tones)- iPad Range: sC4 - C11 approximately 3 octaves(311 tones)- iPhone, iPod Touch * Display scale on keyboard - GuiroSS(Paid) Range: 16 tones - HyoshigiSS(Paid) Range: 6 tones - MaracasSS(Paid) Range: 6 tones - CaxixiSS(Paid) Range: 9 tones - ClavesSS(Paid) Range: 16 tones - LogdrumSS(Paid) Range: 15 tones - SingingBowlsSS(Paid) Range: B4 - D6, approximately 1 octaves (16 tones) - JawHarpSS(Paid) Range: 13 tones - TeponaxtliSS(Paid) Range: 12 tones - VibratoneSS(Paid) Range: 8 tones - AfoxeSS(Paid) Range: 15 tones - RattleCogSS(Paid) Range: 4 tones - ShakerSS(Paid) Range: 5 tones - FlexatoneSS(Paid) Range: 15 tones - WashboardSS(Paid) Range: 19 tones - TingshaSS(Paid) Range: 10 tones - RainstickSS(Paid) Range: 11 tones - UduSS(Paid) Range: 16 tones - OceanDrumSS(Paid) Range: 16 tones - ToereSS(Paid) Range: 18 tones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IdiophoneSS IA at 100% against Frame Drum!'s 0%. IdiophoneSS IA also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and IdiophoneSS IA sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
IdiophoneSS IA holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Frame Drum!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of IdiophoneSS IA's.
Frame Drum! ships an update every 6 weeks, IdiophoneSS IA every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Frame Drum! | IdiophoneSS IA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | YUJI HASEBE |
Customer experience
Frame Drum!
IdiophoneSS IA
In-app purchases
Frame Drum!
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Exporting$0.99
IdiophoneSS IA
- HyoshigiSS$0.99
- MaracasSS$0.99
- GuiroSS$1.99
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- ClavesSS$1.99
- SingingBowlsSS$1.99
- JawHarpSS$1.99
- FlexatoneSS$1.99
- AngklungSS$2.99
- LogdrumSS$2.99
- GlassArmonicaSS$3.99









