Comparison

Ghost Notes™ Music vs Drum Jam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ghost Notes™ Music

Create and share interactive music videos with friends. Explore a vast library of virtual instruments and sound effects, and enhance your creations with live visual effects. Collaborate with a global community and easily share your work across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Interactive music video creation
  • Virtual instruments and sound effects
  • Live visual effects and filters
  • Collaborate with friends
  • Community sharing and discovery
  • Trim to beat looping videos
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Music within. Ghost Notes is an interactive music camera that turns your touch and motion into musical expression. Play live instruments with natural movement. Create interactive videos you can share. Music • Play any sound with touch or motion controlling Drums, Bass, Keys, Synths. Switch instantly or layer them all. • Create with our interactive music packs or build your own. • Trim to the beat to create perfectly looping videos. Camera • Advanced motion tracking follows your movement to create real-time performance. No hardware needed. • Stunning live visual effects sync to every note you play. • Create your own styles. Community • Play live or jump into collaborations with friends. • Share easily to your favorite social networks in one step. • Upvote and share your favorite Notes.

About

Drum Jam

Create music with a variety of drum kits and patterns across different genres. Adjust tempo, control playback, and customize the app's appearance. Offers a growing library of sounds through a subscription.

Highlights
  • 10 genre-specific drum kits
  • 110 drum patterns
  • Adjustable tempo (50-180 BPM)
  • Playback controls
  • Light/dark theme
  • Portrait/landscape orientation
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KEY FEATURES ∘ 10 drum kits for different genres, from pop and rock to jazz and funk and even famous drum machines, like 707, 808 and 909 ∘ 110 drum patterns for popular genres, from pop and rock to shuffle and motown. ∘ Adjustable tempo, from 50 till 180 BPM (beats per minute) ∘ Use player controls to play, stop and skip the drum beat ∘ Connect external Bluetooth speakers ∘ Choose app appearance: light or dark theme, portrait or landscape orientation ∘ Get full access to keep growing library of drum kits and drum beats & loops with a monthly subscription Drum Jam supports version iOS 16 or later for iPhone and iPad. Stay tuned for upcoming updates and drum on! TERMS OF SERVICE Drum Jam follows Apple’s standard end user license agreement (EULA) to all countries or regions as described at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PRIVACY POLICY Drum Jam follows the privacy policy as described at https://adhocproject.net/#privacy

Screenshots

Ghost Notes™ Music4 screens
Drum Jam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ghost Notes™ Music at 5.0 against Drum Jam's 1.0. Ghost Notes™ Music also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Drum Jam's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ghost Notes™ Music sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Jam sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ghost Notes™ Music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost Notes™ Music has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghost Notes™ Music ships an update every 3 weeks, Drum Jam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ghost Notes™ Music versus Drum Jam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhost Notes™ MusicDrum Jam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.616.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGhost Notes, Incad hoc project

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ghost Notes™ Music

One-time1
  • Hyper Garden Music Pack$0.99
1 purchases

Drum Jam

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Ghost Notes™ Music free?
Ghost Notes™ Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Jam free?
Drum Jam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghost Notes™ Music or Drum Jam?
Ghost Notes™ Music is rated higher. Ghost Notes™ Music averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Drum Jam averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ghost Notes™ Music or Drum Jam have ads?
Neither Ghost Notes™ Music nor Drum Jam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghost Notes™ Music or Drum Jam?
Ghost Notes™ Music ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drum Jam every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ghost Notes™ Music was updated on November 4, 2026 and Drum Jam on October 30, 2026.

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