xdrum vs Real Drums!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xdrum
Enhance your drumming abilities with realistic sound and interactive features. Practice with loops and enjoy a smooth playing experience designed to improve your skills.
- Realistic drum sound simulation
- Loop option for practice
- Smooth playing experience
- Skill enhancement
- Designed for iPad
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XDrum: come close to the realism of the sound of Drums!. This app will increase your drum skills with loop option and smooth playing. We hope you enjoy! and looking for your feedbacks (Designed by Koray kocabaş and developed by Sandokan Saruhan Köle)
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 4.5 against xdrum's 2.9. Real Drums! also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 33%). xdrum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Real Drums! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. xdrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Real Drums! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of xdrum's written reviews are positive against 54% of Real Drums!'s.
xdrum ships an update monthly, Real Drums! every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | xdrum | Real Drums! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sandokan | Mooseok Bahng |
Customer experience
xdrum
Real Drums!
In-app purchases
xdrum
No in-app purchases
Real Drums!
- Remove Ads$1.99
