Comparison

Real Percussion vs Instruments Free

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Instruments Free

Explore a vibrant sound picture book with a collection of musical instruments. Tap images to hear their authentic sounds and see their names spoken in one of 78 languages. Ideal for early learning and language development.

Highlights
  • Interactive sound picture book
  • Real instrument sounds
  • Spoken instrument names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Offline functionality
  • Parental gate
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring a lot of musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com

Screenshots

Real Percussion4 screens
Instruments Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Real Percussion at 4.4 against Instruments Free's 1.0. Real Percussion also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). Instruments Free's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Real Percussion sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Instruments Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Real Percussion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Percussion has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Real Percussion's written reviews are positive against 51% of Instruments Free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real Percussion ships an update every 3 weeks, Instruments Free every 19 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Real Percussion versus Instruments Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal PercussionInstruments Free
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better51.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 19 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKOLB SISTEMAS - EIRELIChristophe Burdin

Customer experience

Real Percussion

All ratings1,698 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative30.0%

Instruments Free

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative41.0%

Bugs and 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

Instruments Free

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Real Percussion

Subscriptions9
  • 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
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$99.99
None

Instruments Free

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Real Percussion free?
Real Percussion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Instruments Free free?
Instruments Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Real Percussion or Instruments Free?
Real Percussion is rated higher. Real Percussion averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Instruments Free averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Real Percussion or Instruments Free have ads?
Real Percussion shows ads; Instruments Free does not.
Which is updated more often, Real Percussion or Instruments Free?
Real Percussion ships an update every 3 weeks, and Instruments Free every 19 months. Most recently, Real Percussion was updated on October 26, 2026 and Instruments Free on October 26, 2026.

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