Play Drums! vs Electro 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
Electro Drum
Create music with a simple drum pad interface. Play along to your favorite songs in the background using a selection of 18 high-quality drum sounds. Choose from genres like Dance, Acoustic, and Lofi for a personalized music experience.
- Simple drum pad interface
- 18 high-quality drum sounds
- Play along with background songs
- Genre selection (Dance, Acoustic, Lofi)
- High-quality audio
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Lets' enjoy drum play with your favorite song in the background!! Features: ・Really simple drum pad that you hoped. ・Drum pad without unnecessary functions. ・Include 18 drum sounds. ・High quality audio made by sound engineer! ・Select your favorite genre "Dance,"Acoustic","Lofi". ・You can have a drum session with with your favorite song in the background! Enjoy this powerful, yet easy to use tool to get the best music experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Electro Drum at 4.5 against Play Drums!'s 3.7. Electro Drum also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Electro Drum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Electro Drum holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, Electro Drum weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Drums! | Electro Drum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Joji Yamaguchi |
Customer experience
Play Drums!
Electro 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
Electro Drum
No in-app purchases
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