Play Drums! vs xdrum
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
xdrum
Enhance your drumming abilities with realistic sound and interactive features. Practice with loops and enjoy a smooth playing experience designed to improve your skills.
- Realistic drum sound simulation
- Loop option for practice
- Smooth playing experience
- Skill enhancement
- Designed for iPad
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XDrum: come close to the realism of the sound of Drums!. This app will increase your drum skills with loop option and smooth playing. We hope you enjoy! and looking for your feedbacks (Designed by Koray kocabaş and developed by Sandokan Saruhan Köle)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Play Drums! at 3.7 against xdrum's 1.8. Play Drums! also leads on device support (3 vs 1). xdrum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. xdrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play Drums! holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Play Drums!'s written reviews are positive against 33% of xdrum's.
Play Drums! ships an update every 4 months, xdrum monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play Drums! | xdrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (13 ratings) — better | 1.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | sandokan |
Customer experience
Play Drums!
xdrum
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
xdrum
No in-app purchases
