Congas! vs Congas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Congas
Practice conga drumming with realistic sounds and customizable pads. Includes a metronome and recording features for jam sessions and lessons. Explore a wide variety of conga sounds and color themes.
- Realistic finger conga pads
- Practice along with songs
- Customizable conga positions and sounds
- Metronome with adjustable BPM
- Recording and loop functions
- High-quality sound selection
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***** This App is a Real Finger Conga Pads. ***** 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 Congas] * Simple Conga Pads with No Delay. [Sound Selection & Custom Conga Positions] * Long Press to Select and set Sound. (After selecting the sound, push the selected Conga again, it will be changed) * Available in All Conga Positions. [Color] * Abundant Color Variations. [Metronome] * BPM(30〜300) [Rec] * Includes Recording, Loop and Metronome functions. * Suitable for Jam Sessions and Lessons. [List of Conga Sounds] * Real High Quality Sound. [Conga 1,Conga 2,Conga 3,Conga 4,Conga 5,Conga 6,Conga 7,Conga 8,Conga 9,Conga 10,Conga 11,Conga 12,Conga 13,Conga 14,Conga 15,Conga 16,Conga 17,Conga 18,Conga 19,Conga 20,Conga 21,Conga 22,Conga 23,Conga 24,Conga 25,Conga 26,Conga 27,Conga 28,Conga 29,Conga 30,Conga 31,Conga 32,Conga 33,Conga 34,Conga 35,Conga 36,Conga 37,Conga 38,Conga 39,Conga 40,Conga 41,Conga 42,Conga 43,Conga 44,Conga 45,Conga 46,Conga 47,Conga 48,Conga 49,Conga 50,Conga 51,Conga 52,Conga 53,Conga 54,Conga 55,Conga 56,Conga 57,Conga 58,Conga 59,Conga 60,Conga 61,Conga 62,Conga 63,Conga 64,Conga 65,Conga 66,Conga 67,Conga 68,Conga 69,Conga 70,Conga 71,Conga 72,Conga 73,Conga 74,Conga 75,Conga 76,Conga 77,Conga 78,Conga 79,Conga 80,Conga 81,Conga 82,Conga 83,Conga 84,Conga 85,Conga 86,Conga 87,Conga 88,Conga 89,Conga 90,Conga 91,WoodStick,Dog]
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Congas at none against Congas!'s 1. Congas also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Congas!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Congas! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Congas asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Congas! against 4.3 for Congas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 38 respectively.
Congas! ships an update every 9 days, Congas every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Congas! | Congas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (27 ratings) | 4.3 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 643 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | Satomi Uchida |
Customer experience
Congas!
Congas
In-app purchases
Congas!
- Remove ads$0.99
Congas
No in-app purchases









