DrumSet Live vs Drum Sets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumSet Live
Learn to play the drums with realistic sound kits. Create custom drum kits and sample sounds for music production. Offers real-time feedback and high-quality audio.
- Learn to play drums
- Real drum sound kits
- Custom drum kits
- Sample sounds
- Text feedback on tap
- High-quality audio
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Learn to play the Drums using real Drum sound kits. Custom Drum kits are rare and producers love to sample from using Drum Set Live App. we have more to come. - Text feedback when drums is tapped - Mastered recorded, high quality drum Kit Sounds - Play multiple drum Kits simultaneously FOLLOW US: Twitter: http://twitter.com/CreateLex
Drum Sets
Experience realistic drumming with multiple genre-specific kits. Use your fingers to play, with options for intense finger movements for dynamic drumming. Optimized for external speakers or headphones for the best audio quality.
- Realistic drum sounds
- Rock, Jazz, and Metal kits
- Finger drumming controls
- Dynamic drumming movement
- High-quality 44100 kHz audio
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Want a Drum Set on your Ipad/Iphone Check out these great sounding Drum Sets, we have 3 sets to choose from Rock, Jazz and Metal, all featuring 44100 khz quality audio. Connect a set of speakers crank up the volume and drum away ! - Use your fingers as drum sticks. - For intense drumming move your finger around drums. - Select from Rock, Jazz and Metal drums. - To hear the drums at their best connect a pair of earphones or speakers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrumSet Live at none against Drum Sets's 1. DrumSet Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). On price, rating 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. Drum Sets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DrumSet Live asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for DrumSet Live against 4.4 for Drum Sets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumSet Live has 262 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of DrumSet Live's written reviews are positive against 50% of Drum Sets's.
DrumSet Live ships an update every 3 weeks, Drum Sets every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumSet Live | Drum Sets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (262 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 262 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CREATELEX LLC | Edgeway Software |
Customer experience
DrumSet Live
Drum Sets
Bugs and requests
DrumSet Live
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on startup
- Black screen and forced exit
- No sound playback
- Full-screen ads interrupt gameplay
- Audio delay between tap and sound output
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- App screen shrinks with ads taking over
- Misses rapid taps when drumming fast
- Screen display issues on iPhone 6s Plus and larger devices
- Text messages visible under fingers during play
Requested features
10 requests- Recording functionality
- Multitouch support for complex rhythms
- Ad removal or reduced ad frequency
- Different drum sound variations
- Landscape orientation support
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- Smaller ad banner instead of full-screen ads
- Better visual drum set graphics
- Larger drum pads for bigger fingers
- More drum samples and variety
- Ability to share recorded beats
Drum Sets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrumSet Live
No in-app purchases
Drum Sets
- Unlimited Drums$1.99
