Great great great app!!
Very Useful Tool
Beyond Useful
It’s great!
Not just for teachers
BEAT NOTE IS PERFECT!
Mr O
Response from developer
Hi D.funk, Thank you for the kind words and for the props to the developers, that really does mean a lot. I am glad Beat Note is covering what you need and doing it with some style along the way. Even a short note like this helps more than you might think. Thanks again for checking Beat Note out. – Derek
Perfect apart from….
Response from developer
Hi Ninefivemal, Thank you for this. "Perfect way to quickly knock out an idea or lesson" is exactly the kind of use I built Beat Note for. You are also right about 7/8. Support for 7/8 time signature is already on the Beat Note Product Roadmap. If you have not already, it would be great if you could upvote that request and add how you plan to use it. You can find the roadmap on the website or from within the app under the Settings tab, or reach out anytime using the "Email Derek" option in Settings. Thanks again for the feedback and for helping shape where Beat Note goes next. – Derek
A Must Have Tool for Teachers and All Drummers!
Response from developer
Hi OCDrummer74, Thank you for this, and for calling the customer support "next level awesome." Hearing that means a lot. Building a library of exercises and sending links straight to your students for home practice is exactly the kind of workflow I hoped teachers would build around Beat Note. Out of curiosity, about how many students are you working with, and what level are most of them at? Thanks again for bringing Beat Note into your lessons. – Derek
Great program
Great app!
Response from developer
Hi I Miss Dizzy, Thank you for this, and for the story about the PAS show demo, that's exactly how I hope people discover Beat Note. I'm glad it's already found a place in both your exercises for students and your own ideas. Conferences are one of my favorite ways to meet drummers and educators face to face, and reviews like this make me want to keep showing up at more of them. Thanks again for bringing Beat Note into your teaching. – Derek
Finally
Clearly built by a drummer.
Great concept, needs more users and support for feature refinement
On its own, I’d probably score this app lower than 5 stars. However, this is a work in progress, so while it’s not perfect, and the developer has limited resources for improving the app and adding features and functionality (due to its limited number of subscribers); I believe in this app, as a foundation for something truly great.
That being said, it’s still a very good tool, the developer is responsive, engaged/communicative, and eager to improve its functionality.
I’ll continue to support it, and am looking forward to the improvements and additional features the developer is working towards.
Response from developer
Hi Sloejelley, Thank you for this, genuinely. Teaching with it for quick notation of concepts, exercises, and song parts is the sort of scenario I had in mind when I was building it, and hearing that you see it as a foundation worth sticking with means a lot. You're right that resources are limited on a project this size, and I'm working through improvements and new features as fast as I can. Support like yours, staying patient through the rough edges, is genuinely what keeps that work moving. Thanks again for believing in where this is headed. – Derek
20$ !!
Super application
Response from developer
Bonjour Mungo, Merci pour ce retour, et pour avoir décrit aussi précisément comment Beat Note s'intègre dans ta pratique : apprendre le solfège rythmique, noter rapidement des idées de breaks et de grooves, puis les partager sous forme de partition. C'est exactement le genre d'usage quotidien que j'avais en tête en concevant l'app. Merci encore de faire confiance à Beat Note pour ta pratique. – Derek Hi Mungo, Thank you for this, and for describing so specifically how Beat Note fits into your practice: learning rhythmic solfege, quickly notating breaks and grooves, then sharing them as sheet music. That's the kind of day-to-day use I designed it around. Thanks again for trusting Beat Note with your practice. – Derek
Great app!
Response from developer
Hi Cari, Thank you for this, and for saying it helped you finally learn a song you've wanted to know for ages, that's a great thing to hear. I'm glad the no-ads, easy-to-use experience is landing the way it should. You're right that the free tier caps you at five beats: that's free-tier only, there's no beat limit once you're subscribed. Thanks again for the kind words and support. – Derek
Huge help to a new drummer!
Response from developer
Hi msturg, Thank you for this, and for the detail on how Beat Note fits into your daily practice: putting down what's in your head, listening back, adjusting, then taking it to the kit. Catching a fill or beat before you lose it is the kind of everyday moment I want Beat Note to be there for. Your "steel sieve" line got a genuine laugh out of me. You're right that cross-device sync is coming: it's already on the Beat Note Product Roadmap. If you have not already, it would be great if you could upvote that request and add your iPad-to-computer scenario. You can find the roadmap on the website or from within the app under the Settings tab, or reach out anytime using the "Email Derek" option in Settings. Thanks again for the feedback and for helping shape where Beat Note goes next. – Derek
Simple et efficace
Response from developer
Bonjour JDeuxJDeux, Merci pour ce retour et pour les 4 étoiles. La fatigue face aux abonnements est réelle, et je comprends que l'idée d'un achat unique soit plus simple. Beat Note est pensé avant tout pour les personnes qui l'utilisent chaque semaine, que ce soit pour l'enseignement, la pratique régulière ou la création de contenu : l'app est censée faire gagner du temps et devenir un vrai réflexe. Une partie de l'abonnement finance aussi le développement continu, en tant qu'équipe d'une seule personne, guidé par la roadmap et les échanges avec les batteurs qui utilisent l'app. Si votre usage reste occasionnel, il est tout à fait normal qu'un abonnement annuel ne soit pas le bon choix pour vous, et c'est une réponse honnête de ma part. Merci encore d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre expérience. – Derek Hi JDeuxJDeux, Thank you for this, and for the 4 stars. Subscription fatigue is real, and I understand that a one-time purchase feels simpler. Beat Note is built mainly for people who use it every week, whether for teaching, regular practice, or content creation: it's meant to save real time and become part of a routine. Part of that subscription also supports ongoing development as a one-person team, driven by the roadmap and conversations with drummers using the app. If your use stays occasional, it's completely fair that an annual subscription isn't the right fit for you, and that's an honest answer. Thanks again for giving it a real try and for being honest about your experience. – Derek
Not subscription worthy
Not a Complete Disaster
Response from developer
Hi yinYangMountain, Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed review. I appreciate you giving Beat Note a serious look, even though it clearly missed the mark for how you like to work. It comes through that you have a strong background in reading and writing standard drum notation, especially for longer, publisher-style charts. Right now Beat Note is built for quickly sketching and sharing shorter exercises and song parts for teaching and practice, which is why some of the defaults you mentioned around voicing, beaming, and layout feel different from what you'd see in a full engraving tool or a Hal Leonard book. There are already a couple of controls that touch on this, like changing voicing per measure and adjusting how many measures appear per line on PDF export, and there are open requests on the Beat Note Product Roadmap for more flexibility in longer-form and export workflows. If you're open to it, adding your specific scenarios there would help me understand which cases matter most. I appreciate you sharing your perspective, even when it's a tough one to read. – Derek
