Comparison

Play Drums! vs Electro Drum

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

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.

Highlights
  • Simple drum pad interface
  • 18 high-quality drum sounds
  • Play along with background songs
  • Genre selection (Dance, Acoustic, Lofi)
  • High-quality audio
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Play Drums!4 screens
Electro Drum3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Play Drums! versus Electro Drum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay Drums!Electro Drum
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzJoji Yamaguchi

Customer experience

Play Drums!

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

Electro Drum

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Play Drums!

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

Electro Drum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play Drums! free?
Play Drums! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Electro Drum free?
Electro Drum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Play Drums! or Electro Drum?
Electro Drum is rated higher. Play Drums! averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Electro Drum averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Play Drums! or Electro Drum have ads?
Both Play Drums! and Electro Drum show ads.
Which is updated more often, Play Drums! or Electro Drum?
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, and Electro Drum weekly. Most recently, Play Drums! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Electro Drum on November 3, 2026.

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