Comparison

Play Drums! vs Drums AR

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Drums AR

Experience drumming in your own space with augmented reality. Place and rotate a virtual drum kit anywhere, then tap to play realistic sounds. For an immersive experience, headphones are recommended.

Highlights
  • Place drum kit anywhere in AR
  • Rotate and position drum kit
  • Tap drums to play sounds
  • Immersive headphone experience
  • Augmented reality technology
Features
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Place the drum-set anywhere you like and play the augmented reality drums. After scanning the floor the app inserts the drum-set. You can rotate the drum-set by panning horizontal with your finger. After rotating you can lock the rotation by pressing the rotate button. Tap the drums and listen to the different drum sounds. Use Headphones for a full immersive experience. Augmented reality is a fun and impressive technology that can bring your virtual and physical worlds into a mixed reality.

Screenshots

Play Drums!4 screens
Drums AR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Play Drums! at 3.7 against Drums AR's 2.5. Play Drums! also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%). Drums AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Play Drums! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Drums AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Play Drums! holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Play Drums!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Drums AR's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, Drums AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Play Drums! versus Drums AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay Drums!Drums AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings) — better2.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB35 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzBo Kalvslund

Customer experience

Play Drums!

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

Drums AR

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Play Drums!

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • London House$0.99
  • Rocket$0.99
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  • Cephalopod$0.99
  • Blue Scorpion$0.99
None

Drums AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Drums! free?
Play Drums! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drums AR free?
Drums AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Play Drums! or Drums AR?
Play Drums! is rated higher. Play Drums! averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Drums AR averages 2.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Play Drums! or Drums AR have ads?
Play Drums! shows ads; Drums AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Play Drums! or Drums AR?
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, and Drums AR weekly. Most recently, Play Drums! was updated on September 28, 2026 and Drums AR on October 18, 2026.

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