Real Drum vs Learn Drums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Drum
Learn to play drums on your smartphone or tablet with a realistic virtual drum set. Offers lessons, loops, and customizable kits for all skill levels. Practice quietly anywhere and share your performances.
- Over 100 drum lessons
- Realistic 3D drum kits
- Customizable drum set with custom images/sounds
- Studio-quality audio
- Export recordings to MP3
- Share performances on social media
- MIDI support
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The Real Drum provides all the tools necessary to master the art of playing drums on your smartphone or tablet. Now you can easily play any music, anywhere! Experience the sensation of your fingers transforming into drumsticks and feel like part of a real band! What is a drum set? A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals, and sometimes other percussion musical instruments arranged for one person to play. Why haven't you started learning to play the drums yet? The Real Drum offers various video lessons to assist you, along with a variety of loops to play along with. Don't have access to an acoustic drum set or electronic drums? No problem! The Real Drum offers a diverse range of percussion musical instruments with high-quality sounds, allowing you to play any music you desire! You don't need an acoustic drum set or electronic drums to learn to play! The Real Drum is an excellent choice for practicing or playing drums quietly, without causing disruptions or requiring much space. Enjoy the freedom to play drums wherever you like! You can customize the drum set to your liking! With complete customization freedom, you can choose the number of drum pads and cymbals, their size, and their placement on the screen. This allows for a personalized drumming experience tailored to your preferences! Show your friends how good you are at playing drums! Share your drum kits and videos of your performances with friends and on social media! The Real Drum app allows children and adults to learn drumming while having fun, enhancing their cognitive and motor skills. This drum game will stimulate your musical talent, making it easy to learn drum beats as if using a real drum kit. So what are you waiting for to become a drummer? Explore Real Drum features: - Over 100 drum lessons to learn drumming - Various drum kits, including realistic 3D drums - Customize your drum set: upload your images and sounds and create your own drum set - Wide variety of drums, cymbals, and other musical percussion instruments - Loops for playing along - Studio-quality audio - Export your recordings to MP3 format - Share your recordings and custom drum sets on social media - New drum sets, drum lessons, and loops introduced weekly - Compatible with all screen resolutions – Phones and Tablets (HD images) - MIDI support - Free app The app contains the following subscription: - Premium Version (Remove ads; Unlock all loops; Unlock all lessons and Unlock Metronome) - Monthly payment ($3,90). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription is automatically renewed unless cancelled 24 hours before the renewal. - The subsequent monthly subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled 24 hours before the next renewal (considering the day of the effective monthly subscription). - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use and Privacy Policy: http://www.kolbapps.com/privacy_policy_and_terms.pdf Designed for drummers, percussionists, professional musicians, enthusiasts, and beginners! Download the Real Drum app and turn your fingers into drumsticks right now! Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for tips on using the app: @kolbapps Kolb Apps: Touch & Play!
Learn Drums
Master drumming with video-guided lessons designed for absolute beginners. Learn fundamental techniques, rhythm patterns, and various drumming styles at your own pace. This app provides a structured path to becoming a confident drummer, regardless of your equipment.
- Video-guided lessons
- Fundamental techniques
- Rhythm patterns and beats
- Multiple drumming styles
- Coordination exercises
- Structured learning path
- Practice routines
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Learn drums from your first beat to playing full songs -- step-by-step, at your own pace, no drum kit required. Tap on your phone or tablet to practice along with real drum beats across rock, pop, blues, and funk. WHAT YOU GET Step-by-step drum lessons that start with the basics: how to hold the sticks, posture at the kit, and stick control. From there you build into full drum beats -- rock grooves, pop backbeats, blues shuffles, funk patterns -- one skill at a time. Video lessons from drum instructors who teach beginners for a living. Each tutorial focuses on one idea so you can see the technique, hear how it should sound, and copy it without guesswork. Slow-motion replays for the parts that trip everyone up. Drop the tempo, watch where the sticks land, then bring it back up to speed when your hands are ready. A song library arranged for beginners. Pick a track, play along, and use the visual feedback to see whether your timing is on the beat or drifting. This is where drum practice stops feeling like homework and starts sounding like music. NO DRUM KIT? START ANYWAY You don't need a kit to begin. Practice the grip, the rhythms, and the song parts on a tabletop, a practice pad, or right on the screen. When you do sit at a real kit later, the patterns are already in your hands. HOW IT'S BUILT FOR BEGINNERS Plain-language teaching. No music theory jargon thrown at you before you've played a single beat. If a lesson uses a word, it explains the word. Short sessions that fit a real day. Five minutes between meetings, fifteen before dinner -- progress comes from showing up, not from hour-long blocks you can never find. Honest pacing. You repeat a beat until it locks in, then move on. Skip ahead any time, or go back and re-watch a lesson without losing your place. Every drummer started where you are now -- counting one beat at a time. Download Learn Drums and play your first rhythm today. Terms of use - http://thecookbk.com/terms.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners Privacy Policy - http://thecookbk.com/privacy.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Learn Drums at none against Real Drum's shown. Real Drum's advantage is ratings volume (49K vs 120) and chart position (#81 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Real Drum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Learn Drums sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Real Drum against 4.4 for Learn Drums. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Drum has 49K ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 55% and 55% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Real Drum | Learn Drums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49K ratings) — better | 4.4 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49K — better | 120 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #81 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOLB SISTEMAS - EIRELI | Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Real Drum
Learn Drums
Bugs and requests
Real Drum
Reported bugs
4 issues- Drum sounds cutting out
- Inability to change/save custom kits
- App freezing or becoming unresponsive
- Disappearance of purchased content
Requested features
5 requests- Add more drum kits from popular bands
- Implement a beat sequencer
- Allow adding own sound samples
- Improve ergonomics of drum layout
- Add dynamic playing capabilities
Learn Drums
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Real Drum
- Premium version$1.991 Month
- Premium Version - 3 Days Free3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Version$3.991 Month
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- Subscription monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Version1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Version$6.997 Days
- Premium Version 12 months$12.991 Year
- Version Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Version 6/months$17.996 Months
- Remove Ads$99.99
Learn Drums
- Learn Drums-Monthly Trial$8.991 Month
- drum+beats+bass$11.491 Month
- Learn to Play Drum$24.996 Months
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- Learn Drums-Yearly Trial$29.991 Year
- Drums- Easy Lessons6 Months trial$39.996 Months
- 7 days premium$2.99








