Play Drums! vs Senstroke
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
Senstroke
Learn and play drums with realistic sensations using sensors and a mobile app. Practice rhythms, record sessions, and customize your kit without disturbing others. Ideal for beginners and experienced drummers alike.
- Play drums silently with sensors
- Interactive rhythm learning
- Record and export MIDI/audio
- Customizable drum kit
- Game and learning modes
- Play along to favorite tracks
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Turn any surface into a drum kit. Attach the Senstroke sensors to your sticks and your feet, connect them over Bluetooth, and play anywhere in 30 seconds — on a cushion, your leg or a stool. Build your own kit, adjust each sensor, use the metronome, record your sessions and share them. No clutter, no noise, no neighbours to worry about. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Senstroke at 4.8 against Play Drums!'s 3.7. Senstroke also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Play Drums! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Senstroke sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Senstroke holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Play Drums!'s written reviews are positive against 55% of Senstroke's.
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, Senstroke monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Drums! | Senstroke |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | FreewayTeam |
Customer experience
Play Drums!
Senstroke
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
Senstroke
- Premium Weekly$4.497 Days
- Premium Monthly$11.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$120.991 Year
