Comparison

Congas! vs Bongos

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

Head to head
About

Congas!

This app offers a realistic percussion experience with high-fidelity sounds and crisp graphics. It includes a learning feature to teach rhythm, multiple drum layouts, and multi-track recording capabilities.

Highlights
  • Realistic percussion sounds and graphics
  • Learn'NPlay rhythm teaching feature
  • Multiple drum layouts and kits
  • Multi-track recording
  • Touch sensitivity and pitch control
  • Play along to music and loops
Features
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Congas! is the most realistic sounding and looking percussion app available today! Created with both beginners and pros in mind, Congas! combines the latest drum app technology available with decades of real percussion experience to create the ideal conga app for the iPhone or iPad. Congas! also teaches drum rhythm with our exclusive Learn'NPlay feature. 40 different percussion loops for both beginner and advanced will have you playing the Congas and Bongos in no time! When a loop is selected, the drum lights up and emits colorful musical notes when tapped simultaneously as the drum being played. There are 10 different drum layouts, including Requinto, Quinto, Conga, Tumba, Super Tumba, Bongos and Djembe drums. 44.1 khz high fidelity sound, retina display for incredibly crisp graphics, as well as realistic features such as touch volume sensitivity, pitch, reverb and delay controls make you feel as if you are actually playing real drums! Other features include multi-track recording, and the ability to play along to music on your iPod, or to our 8 Drum, 7 Music and 10 Percussion Loops, and metronome sounds. Congas! amazing sounds, graphics and features combine to provide drummers of all ages and levels a truly realistic percussion experience! FEATURES: • 5 different drum layouts, each with 2 drum kits to choose from: 2, 3, and 4 Congas; Congas and Bongos; and Congas, Bongos and Djembe • 5 different conga drums: Requinto, Quinto, Conga, Tumba, and Super Tumba • Professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity sounds • Exclusive LearnNPlay feature teaches rhythm in a fun and easy way - each drum layout has 8 different loops to play along to, in beginner and advanced categories. • Colorful graphics and animation- musical notes appear wherever drum is hit • Touch Sensitivity Volume Control-the volume responds to your touch: the harder you hit the drums, the louder they sound • Reverb and Delay Controls - slider adjustments allows limitless drum sounds • Pitch Control - lower or raise the pitch of the drums • Retina Display for both iPad and iPhone for incredibly crisp graphics • 10 Percussion Loops, 8 Drum Loops, and 7 Music Loops to play along to • Realistic Rolls - simply swirl your finger around to create slower or faster rolls • 10 Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to choose from, with BPM adjustment • Multi-track recording - easily add or delete tracks, save and loop recordings • Share your recordings through email, Facebook, and Twitter • Export your recordings to your computer • Lefty Mode - reverse the entire drum layout • Play along to the music on your iPod PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Bongos

This app provides a realistic finger bongo pad experience with high-quality sounds. Practice along to songs, customize bongo positions, and utilize built-in metronome and recording features for jam sessions and lessons.

Highlights
  • Realistic finger bongo pad
  • High-quality sound selection
  • Customizable bongo positions
  • Built-in metronome (30-300 BPM)
  • Recording and loop functions
  • Practice along to songs
Features
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***** This App is a Real Finger Bongo Pad. ***** You can practice according to the Song. ***** Ideal for Jam Sessions with other Instruments. ***** Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. ***** Real High Quality Sound. [Simple Bongos] * Simple Bongo Pads with No Delay. [Sound Selection & Custom Bongo Positions] * Long Press to Select and set Sound. (After selecting the sound, push the selected Bongo again, it will be changed) * Available in All Bongo Positions. [Color] * Abundant Color Variations. [Metronome] * BPM(30〜300) [Rec] * Includes Recording, Loop and Metronome functions. * Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. [List of Bongo Sounds] * Real High Quality Sound. [Bongo 1,Bongo 2,Bongo 3,Bongo 4,Bongo 5,Bongo 6,Bongo 7,Bongo 8,Bongo 9,Bongo 10,Bongo 11,Bongo 12,Bongo 13,Bongo 14,Bongo 15,Bongo 16,Bongo 17,Bongo 18,Bongo 19,Bongo 20,Bongo 21,Bongo 22,Bongo 23,Bongo 24,Bongo 25,Bongo 26,Bongo 27,Bongo 28,Bongo 29,Bongo 30,Bongo 31,Bongo 32,Bongo 33,Bongo 34,Bongo 35,Bongo 36,Bongo 37,Bongo 38,Bongo 39,Bongo 40,Bongo 41,Bongo 42,Bongo 43,Bongo 44,Bongo 45,Bongo 46,Bongo 47,Bongo 48,Bongo 49,Bongo 50,Bongo 51,Bongo 52,Bongo 53,Bongo 54,Bongo 55,Bongo 56,Bongo 57,Bongo 58,Bongo 59,Bongo 60,Bongo 61,Bongo 62,Bongo 63,WoodStick,Dog]

Screenshots

Congas!4 screens
Bongos4 screens

Verdict

The call

Congas! and Bongos both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of Congas!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Bongos's. Bongos's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Congas! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bongos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Congas! against 4.1 for Bongos. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Congas!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Bongos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Congas! ships an update every 9 days, Bongos fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Congas! versus Bongos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCongas!Bongos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (27 ratings) — better4.1 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2736 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB577 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperDrum StarzSatomi Uchida

Customer experience

Congas!

All ratings27 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bongos

All ratings36 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Congas!

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

Bongos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Congas! free?
Congas! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bongos free?
Bongos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Congas! or Bongos?
Congas! is rated higher. Congas! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Bongos averages 4.1 from 36 ratings.
Do Congas! or Bongos have ads?
Both Congas! and Bongos show ads.
Which is updated more often, Congas! or Bongos?
Congas! ships an update every 9 days, and Bongos fortnightly. Most recently, Congas! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Bongos on October 22, 2026.

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