DrumSet Live vs Real Drums!
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
Real Drums!
Experience a realistic drumming environment with customizable drum kits and extensive sound options. Arrange components, edit layouts, and utilize features like auto-rolling and motion sensor integration for an immersive playing experience. Record your own beats or explore pre-recorded tracks.
- Customizable drum kit arrangement
- Multiple drum kit sounds
- Auto drum rolling
- Motion sensor integration
- Record and save beats
- Pre-recorded beats library
- 3-D sound positioning
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Looking for a realistic drum playing application? Want to arrange drum components as you like? Want sliding and playing functions with great responsiveness? Meeting above needs all at the same time? Here is a perfect solution for your ideal drum. Real Drums will provide you with realistic drum playing environment at your fingertips. FEATURES: * 4 different drum kit sounds (rock, jazz, dance, electronic) * 10 basic drum components with 12 different sounds played simultaneously * 8 extra components (4 brushed, side-stick, 2 extra cymbals, and a cowbell) * Arrange drum components to make your fingers comfortable * Edit (Add / Remove / Resize) components * Auto drum rolling (4, 8, 12, 16, 32 beat) * Mixes high quality poly-phony sounds with no clipping at the end * 3-D Positioning sounds * A metronome with adjustable on/off, BPMs and beats * Open hihat features quick stop * Record and save your own beats * 40 pre-recorded beats (Rock, Hiphop, Jazz, Latin, Ballad, Dance, etc) * Slide and play * Activates motion sensor for playing bass drum and cymbals * Great responsiveness for double bass and fast beats * Animated visual effect * Velocity Control Turn on your favorate song and enjoy !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DrumSet Live at none against Real Drums!'s 1. DrumSet Live also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Real Drums! 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 Real Drums!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumSet Live has 262 ratings behind it against 7, 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 54% of Real Drums!'s.
DrumSet Live ships an update every 3 weeks, Real Drums! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumSet Live | Real Drums! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (262 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.2% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 262 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CREATELEX LLC | Mooseok Bahng |
Customer experience
DrumSet Live
Real Drums!
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
Real Drums!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DrumSet Live
No in-app purchases
Real Drums!
- Remove Ads$1.99
