Comparison

Rockin' Drums 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

Rockin' Drums

This app offers a realistic drumming experience with high-fidelity sound and responsive touch controls. Explore a variety of drum kits, create custom sounds, and practice with built-in beats and metronomes. Record and share your musical creations.

Highlights
  • High fidelity professionally recorded drum kits
  • Responsive touch controls for volume and pitch
  • Multi-track recording and sharing
  • 16 PlayAlong Beats and 10 unique Drum/Music Beats
  • Adjustable sensitivity, reverb, and delay
  • Metronome with adjustable BPM and time signatures
  • Lefty Mode for reversed layout
Features
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Rockin' Drums Free will have you rockin' from the moment you start playing! Utilizing the latest technology and decades of real drum experience, Rockin' Drums Free is perfect for drummers of all ages and experience. There are 14 different professionally recorded high fidelity drum sets to choose from. In addition, there are also 11 more snares that you can mix and match to create your ideal sound.  The drums respond to your touch, as the  volume changes depending on how hard you tap the drums, just like a real drum kit. The pitch also changes slightly depending on where you hit the toms. 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. Rockin' Drums Free also features 16 PlayAlong Beats, 10 unique Drum Beats and 10 Music Beats to rock out with, as well as 10 different metronome sounds. Other great features include the ability to adjust the pitch, sensitivity, reverb and delay, multi-track recording, ability to share and export your recordings (optional in-app purchase), and so much more!
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 FEATURES:

 - 14 professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity kits, with more to come - 11 additional snares to choose from - Slider control for infinite bass drum color choices - The harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound! - Drum Pitch Sensitivity - the pitch changes depending on where you strike the toms, just like a real kit - Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds - Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums - Realistic visual effects - drums and cymbals look and respond like a real drum set, visually corresponding to your every touch - Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics - 10 Drum 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 Bass drum feature with slider adjustment - 10 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, 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 entire drum layout - Play along to the music on your iPod - Option to add bass drum when hitting crash cymbal PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

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
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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

Rockin' Drums4 screens
Real Drums!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Real Drums! at none against Rockin' Drums's shown. Real Drums! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Rockin' Drums's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 54%) and ratings volume (30 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rockin' Drums sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Real Drums! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Drums! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Rockin' Drums's written reviews are positive against 54% of Real Drums!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rockin' Drums versus Real Drums!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRockin' DrumsReal Drums!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (30 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better53.6% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB35 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzMooseok Bahng

Customer experience

Rockin' Drums

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Real Drums!

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rockin' Drums

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Exporting$0.99
  • Kit Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Real Drums!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Rockin' Drums free?
Rockin' Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Real Drums! free?
Real Drums! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rockin' Drums or Real Drums!?
Real Drums! is rated higher. Rockin' Drums averages 4.2 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Real Drums! averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Rockin' Drums or Real Drums! have ads?
Rockin' Drums shows ads; Real Drums! does not.
Which is updated more often, Rockin' Drums or Real Drums!?
Rockin' Drums ships an update every 4 months, and Real Drums! every 4 months. Most recently, Rockin' Drums was updated on November 1, 2026 and Real Drums! on November 1, 2026.

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