Comparison

Talking Drum vs One Second Song

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Talking Drum

Features
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Talking Drum is an interactive music game designed for children. Young musicians can play musical tracks, add sound effects, record and play back their own voice to use it as a sound in the game. The simple and colorful design makes the experience intuitive and fun even for the youngest players. It encourages creativity, rhythm, and coordination, offering a safe, ad-free environment. Kids can play freely, explore sounds and musical combinations, or simply have fun listening to their recorded voice. Includes: • 4 interactive drum sets with unique sounds • 20 musical tracks from different genres • Voice recording and playback as sound effect • Interface designed for preschool age • No ads Join the world of Talking Drum and let the music come to life! 利用規約:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

One Second Song

Test your music knowledge by identifying songs from short audio clips. Guess quickly to earn a better score, or listen longer for more clues. Enjoy weekly updated music packs across various genres and decades.

Highlights
  • Identify songs from short clips
  • Adjust clip length for more clues
  • Earn higher scores for faster guesses
  • Receive trivia hints for each song
  • Play solo or with friends
  • Weekly updated music packs
  • Multiple genre and decade options
Features
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How fast can you name that song? One Second Song plays you a short clip from a real song. If you know it, type a few letters and tap the match. If you need more, tap Hear More and the clip gets longer. Wrong guesses are free, so guess as often as you want! The less of the song you hear, the better your score. Each song also has three hints. They give real trivia about the song without naming the title or the artist. PLAY ALONE OR PASS THE PHONE Practice on your own, or take turns with friends. The scorecard at the end shows how much of each song each player needed. FRESH PACKS EVERY WEEK Choose today's hits, decades from the 60s to the 2020s, rock, hip-hop, and more! We refresh the packs every week from Apple Music's editorial playlists. Each pack has three difficulty tiers, from familiar hits to deep cuts. OR PLAY YOUR OWN PLAYLIST Copy the link to any playlist on Apple Music, Spotify, or YouTube and paste it into New Game. Those songs become your pack. Artist, album, and song links work too. FREE • Songs play from Apple Music preview clips. No subscription needed. • No accounts, no ads, no data harvesting. • No in-app purchases. Pick a pack and see how little song you need!

Screenshots

Talking Drum4 screens
One Second Song4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: One Second Song at none against Talking Drum's 1. One Second Song also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Talking Drum sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. One Second Song asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Drum ships an update every 10 days, One Second Song every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Talking Drum versus One Second Song: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking DrumOne Second Song
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—92.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGiuseppe GarassinoMark Gregor

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Talking Drum

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$11.991 Year
None

One Second Song

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Drum free?
Talking Drum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is One Second Song free?
One Second Song is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Talking Drum or One Second Song have ads?
Neither Talking Drum nor One Second Song shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking Drum or One Second Song?
Talking Drum ships an update every 10 days, and One Second Song every 3 days. Most recently, Talking Drum was updated on October 13, 2026 and One Second Song on October 15, 2026.

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