Play Drums! vs Virtual Drums PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play Drums!
Experience a futuristic rhythm game inspired by 80s electronic drum kits and EDM. Tap colorful hexagons in time with the music to score points and improve your rhythmic abilities. Choose from various difficulty levels, songs, and drum kits.
- Rhythm game with EDM music
- Beginner and advanced difficulty levels
- Multiple drum kits and songs
- Professionally recorded stereo sounds
- Hi-resolution graphics
- Lefty mode for reversed layout
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Play Drums! is an exciting and unique rhythm game based on the electronic drum kits of the 1980s. Combined with electronic dance music (EDM), this fast-paced and futuristic game is not only fun and challenging, but actually improves your rhythmic abilities! When you start a song, choosing from either beginner or advanced levels, colorful concentric hexagons converge onto the drum pad that should be tapped. If you hit it right on time, you score 50 points; almost in rhythm, 25 points. And if you miss, 10 points are deducted from your score. With 10 songs and 6 different drum kits to choose from, you'll be rockin' like a real drummer in no time! Play Drums! is the most fun way ever to learn to Play Drums! FEATURES: * 5 free EDM beginner songs and 5 free EDM advanced songs to choose from * 6 free amazing drum kits to choose from......play to songs, or play drums without music * Professionally recorded stereo sounds * Beautiful hi-resolution retina graphics * Game Center integration * Lefty mode: reverse the drum layout PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html
Virtual Drums PRO
Experience an immersive drumming simulation with ultra-fast touch response. Choose from four distinct drum kits and create your own beats or play along to music. Features include a metronome and customizable backgrounds.
- Ultra-fast touch response
- Four drum set types
- High-quality recorded sounds
- Multi-touch drumming
- Adjustable metronome
- Customizable background color
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*** Finger drum playing on the screen! *** You can enjoy immersive drum experience with Virtual drum PRO. The maximum feature of this app is the speed of touch response. The time lag until the sound after you touch the finger was reduced to limit. Thus, it is now possible to be like playing the rhythm just like a real drum. 4 types of drum set has been recorded in this app. Please enjoy classic drums, electronic drums, rock drums and vintage drums. Easy to use simple screen. It's an ideal for finger play! Enjoy playing along to your favorite songs, or creating your original beat. FEATURES: -> 4 types of drum set (classic, electronic, rock, vintage) -> Components: hi-hat (open, closed), snare, bass, tom 3 (floor 1 & Tom Tom 2), crash cymbal, ride cymbal -> High quality drum sound that is recorded by professional -> Multi-touch drumming: Play multiple drums simultaneously -> Metronome that can be freely set the speed -> Change the background color
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Play Drums! at 3.7 against Virtual Drums PRO's 2.0. Play Drums! also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 4). Virtual Drums PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Play Drums! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Virtual Drums PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play Drums! holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, Virtual Drums PRO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Drums! | Virtual Drums PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Quantis,Inc. |
Customer experience
Play Drums!
Virtual Drums PRO
In-app purchases
Play Drums!
- Remove Ads$0.99
- London House$0.99
- Rocket$0.99
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- Cephalopod$0.99
- Blue Scorpion$0.99
Virtual Drums PRO
No in-app purchases
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