Drum@ vs Real Drums!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum@
This app offers a virtual drum kit with 8 realistic drum sounds and multiple instruments. It allows for simultaneous song and drum playing with multitouch support and vibration mode.
- Multitouch support
- 8 drum pads
- Complete acoustic drum kit
- Realistic drum sounds
- Simultaneous song and drum playing
- Vibration mode
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Features: * Multitouch * 8 drum pads * Complete acoustic drum kit * 8 realistic drum sounds * Instruments like kick, bass, snare, tom, floor, cymbal, hi-hat, ride, crash, splash, bell, china, block, cowbell and tambourine * Simultaneous song and drum playing * Free * Vibration mode Music http://freesound.org/people/rjonesxlr8/sounds/221204/ http://www.soundjig.com/pages/soundfx/drums.html
Real Drums!
Experience a realistic drumming environment with customizable drum kits and extensive sound options. Arrange components, edit layouts, and utilize features like auto-rolling and motion sensor integration for an immersive playing experience. Record your own beats or explore pre-recorded tracks.
- Customizable drum kit arrangement
- Multiple drum kit sounds
- Auto drum rolling
- Motion sensor integration
- Record and save beats
- Pre-recorded beats library
- 3-D sound positioning
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Looking for a realistic drum playing application? Want to arrange drum components as you like? Want sliding and playing functions with great responsiveness? Meeting above needs all at the same time? Here is a perfect solution for your ideal drum. Real Drums will provide you with realistic drum playing environment at your fingertips. FEATURES: * 4 different drum kit sounds (rock, jazz, dance, electronic) * 10 basic drum components with 12 different sounds played simultaneously * 8 extra components (4 brushed, side-stick, 2 extra cymbals, and a cowbell) * Arrange drum components to make your fingers comfortable * Edit (Add / Remove / Resize) components * Auto drum rolling (4, 8, 12, 16, 32 beat) * Mixes high quality poly-phony sounds with no clipping at the end * 3-D Positioning sounds * A metronome with adjustable on/off, BPMs and beats * Open hihat features quick stop * Record and save your own beats * 40 pre-recorded beats (Rock, Hiphop, Jazz, Latin, Ballad, Dance, etc) * Slide and play * Activates motion sensor for playing bass drum and cymbals * Great responsiveness for double bass and fast beats * Animated visual effect * Velocity Control Turn on your favorate song and enjoy !!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Real Drums! at 4.4 against Drum@'s 3.7. Real Drums! also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 25%). Drum@'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Real Drums! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drum@ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Real Drums! holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Drum@'s written reviews are positive against 54% of Real Drums!'s.
Drum@ ships an update every 3 months, Real Drums! every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum@ | Real Drums! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yuan hung Huang | Mooseok Bahng |
Customer experience
Drum@
Real Drums!
In-app purchases
Drum@
No in-app purchases
Real Drums!
- Remove Ads$1.99
