Play Drums! vs Sock Drum
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
Sock Drum
This application provides a kick drum sound for live musical performances. It is designed to minimize latency when connected via wire to a speaker, making it ideal for accompanying guitarists. Users are cautioned against using their device as a foot-operated drum to prevent damage.
- Kick drum sound for live performance
- Wired connection for low latency
- Complements live guitar playing
- Device damage warning
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- Connect your iPhone to the speaker using wire instead of Bluetooth to avoid latency. - Latency is almost unnoticeable when using wire. - App is perfect for accompanying your live guitar playing. Warning! Do not use iPhone as a kick drum playing with the foot — it can damage your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sock Drum at 100% against Play Drums!'s 40%. Sock Drum also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Play Drums! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sock Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sock Drum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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 100% of Sock Drum's.
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, Sock Drum every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Drums! | Sock Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Pavel Alekseev |
Customer experience
Play Drums!
Sock Drum
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
Sock Drum
No in-app purchases
