Congas! vs Real Percussion
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
Real Percussion
Learn to play a wide variety of percussion instruments on your smartphone or tablet. This app offers video lessons, loops, and realistic sounds to help you master drumming and develop musical skills. Practice quietly anywhere, anytime, and share your performances with others.
- Over 100 drum lessons
- Realistic 3D percussion kits
- Wide variety of instruments
- Studio-quality audio
- Export recordings to MP3
- Share performances on social media
- MIDI support
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The Real Percussion provides all the tools necessary to master the art of playing percussion musical instruments on your smartphone or tablet. Now you can easily play any music, anywhere! Experience the sensation of your fingers transforming into drumsticks and feel like part of a real band! What is percussion? A percussion instrument is an object designed to produce sound through shaking, scraping, or striking with the aid of drumsticks or hands. Why haven't you started learning to play percussion yet? The Real Percussion offers various video lessons to assist you, along with a variety of loops to play along with. Don't have access to real percussion instrument or drum set? No problem! The Real Percussion offers a diverse range of percussion musical instruments and drum sets with high-quality sounds, allowing you to play any music you desire! You don't need an acoustic or electronic percussion to learn to play! The Real Percussion is an excellent choice for practicing or playing drums quietly, without causing disruptions or requiring much space. Enjoy the freedom to play percussion wherever you like! Show your friends how good you are at playing percussion! Share videos of your performances with friends and on social media! The Real Percussion app allows children and adults to learn drumming while having fun, enhancing their cognitive and motor skills. This drum game will stimulate your musical talent, making it easy to learn beats as if using a real percussion kit. With Real Percussion, you can play instruments like: - Xylophone - Marimba - Maracas - Tambourine - Timpani - Guiro - Agogo - Vibraphone - Castanets - Cajon - Hang drum - Cabasa - Vibraslap - Bongos - Conga - Drum - Cymbal - and more! So what are you waiting for to become a percussionist? Explore Real Percussion features: - Over 100 drum lessons to learn drumming - Various percussion kits, including realistic 3D sets - Wide variety of drums, cymbals, tambourines, and other percussion instruments - Loops for playing along - Studio-quality audio - Export your recordings to MP3 format - Share your recordings on social media - New percussion sets, lessons, and loops introduced weekly - Compatible with all screen resolutions - Phones and Tablets (HD images) - MIDI support - Free app The app contains the following subscription: - Premium Version (Remove ads; Unlock all loops; Unlock all lessons and Unlock Metronome) - Monthly payment ($3,90). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription is automatically renewed unless cancelled 24 hours before the renewal. - The subsequent monthly subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled 24 hours before the next renewal (considering the day of the effective monthly subscription). - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use and Privacy Policy: http://www.kolbapps.com/privacy_policy_and_terms.pdf Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Designed for drummers, percussionists, professional musicians, enthusiasts, and beginners! Download the Real Percussion app and turn your fingers into drumsticks right now! Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for tips on using the app: @kolbapps Kolb Apps: Touch & Play!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Real Percussion at 1.7K against Congas!'s 27. Real Percussion also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Congas!'s advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Real Percussion sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Real Percussion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Percussion has 1.7K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Congas!'s written reviews are positive against 53% of Real Percussion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Congas! ships an update every 9 days, Real Percussion every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Congas! | Real Percussion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (27 ratings) | 4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drum Starz | KOLB SISTEMAS - EIRELI |
Customer experience
Congas!
Real Percussion
Bugs and requests
Congas!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Real Percussion
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect positioning of tenor drums
- Latency issues when playing
- Glitches causing incorrect drum sounds to play
Requested features
4 requests- Add more instrument options (e.g. timpani, buffalo drum)
- Implement MIDI support for integration with other apps
- Add loop/pattern recording functionality
- Improve tuning and realism of drum sounds
In-app purchases
Congas!
- Remove ads$0.99
Real Percussion
- Premium Version$1.991 Month
- Premium Version - 3 Days Free$2.991 Month
- Premium Version1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Premium Version3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Version$3.991 Month
- Premium Version$6.997 Days
- Premium Version (6 months)$9.996 Months
- Premium Version (1 year)$12.991 Year
- Premium Version3 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Remove Ads$99.99









