Comparison

Bongos! Bongos! vs Drum Solo Studio

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

Head to head
About

Bongos! Bongos!

Experience realistic bongo drumming with this app, designed for all skill levels. Learn rhythms with interactive lessons and enjoy high-fidelity sounds and customizable controls. Record your sessions and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Realistic bongo simulation
  • LearnNPlay rhythm teaching feature
  • 10 diverse drum layouts
  • High-fidelity 44.1 kHz sound
  • Touch volume sensitivity
  • Multi-track recording
  • Play along to music
Features
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Bongos! Bongos! is the closest thing to playing the real bongos as you can get. Created with both beginners and pros in mind, Bongos! Bongos! combines the latest drum app technology available with decades of real percussion experience to create the most realistic bongo app available today for the iPhone or iPad. Bongos! Bongos! also teaches drum rhythm with our exclusive Learn'NPlay feature. 30 different percussion loops for both beginner and advanced will have you playing the Bongos and other percussion instruments in no time! When playing a Learn'NPlay loop, the drums light up and emits colorful musical notes when tapped simultaneously as the drum being played, which shows you are in rhythm. There are 10 different drum layouts, with different layouts and sizes of Bongos, Congas, and Timbale drums. The incredible 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, combine to 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 30 Drum, Music and Percussion Loops and 20 different metronome sounds. Bongos! Bongos! amazing sounds, graphics and features combine to provide drummers of all ages and levels a truly realistic percussion experience. Bongos! Bongos!........so good you have to say it twice! FEATURES: • 10 different drum layouts, including various combinations of large and small Bongos, Congas, Timbale, Cowbell and Woodblock • Professionally recorded 44.1 khz high fidelity sounds • Exclusive LearnNPlay feature teaches rhythm in a fun and easy way – each drum layout has 6 different loops to play along to, in beginner and advanced categories. A unique, fun, and easy way to learn rhythm! • Colorful graphics and animation- musical notes appear wherever/whenever 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 each (30 total) Unique Percussion, Drum, and Music Loops to play along to • Realistic Rolls – simply swirl your finger around to create faster or slower realistic sounding rolls • 20 different Metronome Sounds and 4 Time Signatures to play to, 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, iPhone, or iPad PRIVACY POLICY: http://codyrotwein.com/privacy.html

About

Drum Solo Studio

This app offers a realistic drumming experience on your mobile device with multitouch pads and studio-quality sound. Record your sessions, import MIDI files, and apply real-time effects to create unique compositions. It's designed for drummers of all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.

Highlights
  • Multitouch acoustic drum kit simulator
  • MIDI support and import
  • Session recording and playback
  • Real-time audio effects
  • Multiple studio-quality audio kits
  • Export compositions to MP3, WAV, MIDI
Features
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Drum Solo Studio from Batalsoft unleashes an exceptional drumming experience, empowering you to have fun and become a skilled drummer. With the app's multitouch acoustic drum kit simulator, you can play drums on your iPhone or iPad with your fingers. The app is free and offers studio-quality sound banks with fast and precise response. Take your drumming skills to the next level! It includes many incredible features such as MIDI support, recording your sessions, and exporting your compositions to different formats. With these powerful tools, you can create your own unique drumming experience Play music loud with headset for a superior experience. Drum Solo Studio is designed for everyone who loves drums: beginners, percussionists, professional musicians, drummers... The main advanced features are: - 6 complete audio kits: Standard, Heavy Metal, Modern Rock, Jazz, Pop and Synthesizer. - Record your sessions and later, you can play on top on your own loops, like a real drum set machine. - High number of exclusive demo lessons to learn to play drums from all styles according to your rhythm skill. You can find loops of rock, blues, disco, dubstep, jazz, reggaeton, heavy metal, pop ... - Start jamming on top of pre-recorded backing tracks of different styles, creating an interactive drumming experience. - Apply real-time effects like equalization, reverb, compression, and delay, allowing you to fine-tune your live drumming sound and create your desired ambience - Import the drums track from your favourite MIDI songs from your storage - Export your loops to MP3, OGG, MIDI and PCM WAV and share the file with your friends Drum Solo Studio also includes these additional features to enhance your drumming experience: - Adjust individually the volume of each instrument and the background music, giving you complete control over the sound of your drumming - Use the built-in metronome to stay in time. - Playback speed control for learning, and seekbar to find the preferred moment in the song. - Realistic HQ sampled stereo sounds, including double kick bass, two toms, floor, snare, hi-hat (two positions with the pedal), 2 crash, splash, ride and cowbell - Awesome animations for each instrument - Left-handed mode - Low latency for the beats - 13 touch sensitive multitouch pads. Up to 200 fingers simultaneously. - Very fast loading time Drum Solo Studio is free, but you can acquire a license to unlock some items and remove ads.

Screenshots

Bongos! Bongos!4 screens
Drum Solo Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Solo Studio at 4.4 against Bongos! Bongos!'s 4.1. Bongos! Bongos!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bongos! Bongos! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Solo Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Solo Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Bongos! Bongos!'s written reviews are positive against 63% of Drum Solo Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bongos! Bongos! ships an update every 3 days, Drum Solo Studio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bongos! Bongos! versus Drum Solo Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBongos! Bongos!Drum Solo Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings)4.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB506 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDrum StarzBatalsoft

Customer experience

Bongos! Bongos!

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Drum Solo Studio

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bongos! Bongos!

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
1 purchases

Drum Solo Studio

One-time1
  • VIP Member$7.99

Questions

Is Bongos! Bongos! free?
Bongos! Bongos! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Solo Studio free?
Drum Solo Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bongos! Bongos! or Drum Solo Studio?
Drum Solo Studio is rated higher. Bongos! Bongos! averages 4.1 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Drum Solo Studio averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Bongos! Bongos! or Drum Solo Studio have ads?
Both Bongos! Bongos! and Drum Solo Studio show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bongos! Bongos! or Drum Solo Studio?
Bongos! Bongos! ships an update every 3 days, and Drum Solo Studio fortnightly. Most recently, Bongos! Bongos! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Drum Solo Studio on October 24, 2026.

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