Drum Notes User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience57.4% of reviews
Neutral19.1% of reviews
Negative experience23.4% of reviews

~ Based on 47 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Drum Notes Safe?

Drum Notes: Beats & Notation appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Drum Notes is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 201 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

92.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.5% of ratings suggest some concerns
4.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 201 App Store ratings for Drum Notes.

Is Drum Notes Legit?

Drum Notes: Beats & Notation appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Drum Notes is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Drumline

It did have nice song and it was free but did not have the song like big easy eye of the tiger and 7 naitlo army

Response from developer

Hi P money, thanks for the review! 🥁 We're glad you enjoyed the app. Our sheet music library is actually built and expanded by our amazing community of drummers. Since we don't officially release new licensed songs ourselves, we'd love to invite you to use our notation tools to transcribe and create sheets for "Eye of the Tiger" and "Seven Nation Army" yourself! It's a great way to practice writing and reading drum music. If you need any help getting started with the notation tools, or want to share what else would make this a 5-star experience for you, please hit us up at support@upbeat.studio. Keep the beat! 🚀

Clean and free

Others are just scams this ones good

Response from developer

Thanks for the love! 🥁 It’s great to hear that Drum Notes is hitting the mark for you. We strive to provide a clean, reliable experience for drummers to read and play notation without the "scammy" feel of other apps. We’re glad you’re finding the tool useful! If you ever have feature requests for our playback engine or notation tools, don't hesitate to drop us a line at support@upbeat.studio. Keep the beat! 🚀

Question

How do I write a whole note bass drum roll? Only see your basic notes???

Response from developer

Hi Coole Moe D! Thanks a ton for the 5 stars! 🥁 Regarding the "whole note bass drum roll"—we want to ensure we help you write exactly what you need, but we aren't 100% sure which specific notation style you are looking for. Could you shoot us a quick email at support@upbeat.studio with a few more details? We’d love to help you figure this out! Keep the beat! 🚀

The app I always wanted

Always needed something like this. An app that I can actually write out ideas in. Garage band would be fine except that you can’t do triplets and 16ths without making a new song essentially and it’s just overall not very user friendly.
Great app for finding new stuff and writing out exercises you come up with yourself.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the love! 🥁 It’s awesome to hear that Drum Notes is filling that gap for you—especially for writing out those triplets and 16ths effectively. We noticed the 4-star rating and would love to know what would push this to a perfect 5 stars for you. Is there a specific feature or tool you are missing? Please let us know at support@upbeat.studio so we can keep improving. Keep the beat! 🚀

Muito bom.

Aumente um pouco o espaço de salvos.

Response from developer

Obrigado pelas 5 estrelas! 🥁 Que bom que está gostando do Drum Notes. Agradecemos muito sua sugestão! Se tiver mais alguma ideia ou detalhe sobre como usa o app, adoraríamos ouvir. Entre em contato conosco pelo support@upbeat.studio. Continue no ritmo! 🚀

Bon ap mais prix trop élevé

Bien dans l’ensemble mais reste à améliorer. Un export midi serait super pour pouvoir continuer sur DAW.
Gros problème pour moi l’abonnement….
Un achat unique serait bien mieux à mon avis.

Response from developer

Merci pour votre avis et vos suggestions détaillées. L'idée d'un export MIDI pour continuer le travail sur une DAW est excellente, et nous la prenons sérieusement en considération pour nos prochaines mises à jour. Nous entendons également votre retour concernant le modèle d'abonnement. Pourriez-vous nous écrire à support@upbeat.studio ? Nous serions ravis d'en discuter davantage avec vous et de mieux comprendre vos besoins. Votre avis est précieux pour nous aider à améliorer l'application !

Sound quality and features

Hello, what I mean is I’m not good at editing due to my visual impairment, but I’m good at playing drums or different instruments, if you can, could you please add a feature where you can play the individual instruments by tapping on the drum or other percussion instrument, and the marching percussion sounds needs to be improved, for instance, some platform like this have high-quality marching percussion sounds, and when I hear peoples scores on the app, the marching percussion does not sound that realistic
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Response from developer

Hey Isaiah, thanks a lot for your feedback! We’d love to hear more about what you mean by improving the marching percussion sound — are there specific instruments or aspects of the sound that you think could be better? That would help us a lot! And about the editing part, could you send us a quick message at support@upbeat.studio to explain what exactly feels tricky or unclear for you? We want to make it easier and more intuitive, and your input is super valuable. Thanks again for using Drum Notes! 🥁🔥

Why do you do this?

How are you gonna give me less restrictions with no account but make me pay $30 just to add a fourth instrument to the music with an account??? Make it make sense

Response from developer

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We understand your frustration and we hear you. Building and maintaining an app like Drum Notes is a huge challenge — from audio rendering, playback precision, to stability across many devices and updates. It’s not just a hobby project but a product that requires ongoing development, testing, and support. That’s why certain features are part of a paid plan: just like any product you’d pick up in a supermarket, there’s a cost to create and deliver it. The free version is meant to let you try the core experience, but the full functionality (like adding more instruments) is part of the complete product we sell. We truly value your feedback, and if you’d like to share more about which features matter most to you, please reach out at support@upbeat.studio . Your input helps us make Drum Notes better. 🙏🥁

Sound quality and features

Hello, what I mean is I’m not good at editing due to my visual impairment, but I’m good at playing drums or different instruments, if you can, could you please add a feature where you can play the individual instruments by tapping on the drum or other percussion instrument, and the marching percussion sounds needs to be improved
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Response from developer

Hey Isaiah, thanks a lot for your feedback! We’d love to hear more about what you mean by improving the marching percussion sound — are there specific instruments or aspects of the sound that you think could be better? That would help us a lot! And about the editing part, could you send us a quick message at support@upbeat.studio to explain what exactly feels tricky or unclear for you? We want to make it easier and more intuitive, and your input is super valuable. Thanks again for using Drum Notes! 🥁🔥

confusing save features

i just got this app it’s really cool but i made a really good rhythm before i made my account without realising i would loose it as soon as i made my account. is there anyway i can get it back, ive tried recreating it but i cant

Não compartilha no iPad

O App é muito bom, mas algumas funcionalidades no iPad não funcionam como em compartilhar. Sendo abrigado a encerrar o App pq trava nessa tela de carregamento! A parte Beta de escrever partituras tb não funcionam nem no iPad nem no IPhone! Mesmo sendo beta essa função, quando clica fica carregando por horas e nada acontece! Sou pró! Caso não resolvam vou cancelar a assinatura! Infelizmente!
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Response from developer

Valeu demais pelo seu comentário e por relatar isso pra gente, Fabio! Poxa, sentimos muito pelos travamentos e pela experiência frustrante no iPad e iPhone — ainda mais sendo usuário pró. Isso definitivamente não é o que a gente quer! Vamos investigar esses problemas com a parte de compartilhamento e com a ferramenta beta de escrita de partituras. Se puder, manda pra gente no support@upbeat.studio o modelo do seu dispositivo e a versão do iOS? Isso ajuda bastante a encontrar o que tá acontecendo. Obrigado por avisar e por usar o Drum Notes — vamos fazer o possível pra resolver isso logo! 🙏🥁

Sound quality and features

Hello, is there a way where you get fixed sound quality of the marching percussion, what I mean is could you make the sound better than what it is now, and also could you add a feature to play different instruments instead of editing because I am not good at editing

Response from developer

Hey Isaiah, thanks a lot for your feedback! We’d love to hear more about what you mean by improving the marching percussion sound — are there specific instruments or aspects of the sound that you think could be better? That would help us a lot! And about the editing part, could you send us a quick message at support@upbeat.studio to explain what exactly feels tricky or unclear for you? We want to make it easier and more intuitive, and your input is super valuable. Thanks again for using Drum Notes! 🥁🔥

App crashes constantly.

The app crashes constantly.

Response from developer

Sorry to hear that! 😞 Please make sure you’ve updated to the latest version of the app, as we’ve fixed several crash issues recently. If the problem continues, reach out to us at support@upbeat.studio so we can help! 🛠️🥁

Dauerabsturz und unpräzise Wiedergabe

So ist die Software nicht zu gebrauchen:
Ewiger Intro-Trailer
Dauerabstürze bei der Wiedergabe
Unpräzise Wiedergabe mit Stolperstellen

Response from developer

Es tut uns leid, dass du solche Probleme mit Drum Notes hast! 😞 Das sollte nicht passieren. Bitte kontaktiere uns unter support@upbeat.studio mit Details zu deinem Gerät und System, damit wir das Problem untersuchen können. Wir möchten das Erlebnis verbessern und hoffen, dass wir eine Lösung finden! 🎶🙏

Perfektes Werkzeug, aber unfair überteuert

Ich bin Perkussionist und schreibe Arrangements für Samba-Bands. Diese App hat alles, was ich mir gewünscht habe. Ich habe sofort das Pro-Abo abgeschlossen. leider hat sich innerhalb von einem Jahr an der App kaum etwas geändert. Da finde ich den ziemlich heftigen Abopreis nicht gerechtfertigt. Ich habe den Verdacht, dass das Geld in die Entwicklung einer Plattform gesteckt wird, über die die Firma dann anders Geld verdienen kann. Meine Erwartung war, dass von dem Geld die App entwickelt wird, die ich nutze. Das finde ich ziemlich uncool… daher zwei Sterne Abzug und Abo wieder gekündigt.

Ansonsten ist das ein verdammt gutes Werkzeug, um mehrstimmige Polyrhythmen zu notieren und zu hören, was man da geschrieben hat. Aber aus meiner Sicht unfair überteuert.
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Response from developer

Hallo, danke für dein ehrliches Feedback! 😊 Wir freuen uns, dass du die App als wertvolles Werkzeug für das Schreiben und Anhören von Polyrhythmen siehst. Im letzten Jahr haben wir große Verbesserungen vorgenommen: Wir haben die Klangqualität und Präzision optimiert, neue Instrumente hinzugefügt und die Bibliotheks- und Gruppenfunktionen weiterentwickelt – jetzt als Hubs bekannt. Und es kommt noch vieles mehr! Wir verstehen, dass der Preis ein Thema ist, aber das Abo deckt kaum die Kosten für die Wartung und Weiterentwicklung einer so komplexen App. Unser Ziel ist es, die App stetig zu verbessern und gleichzeitig ihre Qualität hochzuhalten. Wenn du konkrete Wünsche oder Ideen hast, schreib uns gerne an support@upbeat.studio – dein Feedback hilft uns, die App weiterzuentwickeln. Vielen Dank für deine Unterstützung! 🎵✨

É bom, mas…

É um bom app! Eu uso a versão paga. Até então ele estava resolvendo um problema antigo que eu tinha. Estava tudo certo até que atualizaram (mudou inclusive de nome) e aí começou a travar no meu iPad, funciona só no iPhone. Abro o app, começo a usar e ele crasha, fecha do nada. Abro de novo, e ele fecha de novo até vc desistir de usar. Uma pena, estava realmente me salvando. No celular é ruim de usar por conta do tamanho da tela. No iPad tava perfeito. Não vou nem renovar assinatura mais, tô na busca de outro app semelhante, infelizmente ainda não encontrei.
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Response from developer

Olá, Lázaro! acabamos de lançar uma atualização do app corrigindo esse problema! Por favor, atualiza e me diga se encontrar qualquer problema, ok? Nosso contato é support@ubeat.studio.

Great...but

It seems fine overall, no bpm configuration though? A bit unexpected. You could let us export the sheet to image on the free version too.

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback! I'm glad you find the app overall fine. 😊 Regarding the BPM configuration, there is actually a way to change it! You can use the button located right above the play button to adjust the BPM to your preference. 🎵 As for exporting the sheet to an image, you're right that this is currently a premium feature. We understand how useful it would be for everyone, and we’ll keep your suggestion in mind as we continue improving the app. If you have any other ideas or questions, feel free to reach out to us at support@upbeat.studio. We’d love to hear from you! 😊

Too many glitches

I wanted to continue with the app but sometimes my previously created playlists don’t show up unless I open and close the app numerous times.
Then, when they do finally show, I am unable to listen to them when pushing play.
Difficult to support app when it is functioning like this.
Correct the issues and I’ll edit my review
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Response from developer

Hi Jeremy, just wanted to let you know that we have released a new version fixing the bug you mentioned. I hope you can use the app again and enjoy it this time =) If anything, let us know here: support@upbeat.studio Best grooves!

It’s good

It’s really nice and a great app but it crashes ALL THE TIME and it’s annoying

Great App But…

Amazing app! I really do love it and see the huge potential in it, although it’s bugged a tiny bit so I’m just going get on to my complaints.

PLEASE fix the bug with the accents, the accents literally don’t work, they work at first but once you save and exit the score and then return, the accents are gone and it’s so annoying. Also please make it easier to make accented beats, it’s mad annoying having to click them individually.

Also just personal preference, but I don’t like the sound of the new Tom drum, the old one sounded clearer, but that’s just a bit pick. Tysm! I love this app just please fix the accents! (I had written a review alr but I don’t think it saved so yeah)
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Response from developer

Hi tomadois_god! Thank you so much for your thoughtful review and for loving the app! It’s awesome to hear you see the potential in it, and I really appreciate the detailed feedback—it helps us improve. Regarding the bug with the accents, I completely understand how frustrating that must be. We’re already looking into this issue and will prioritize fixing it in an upcoming update. Making it easier to create accented beats is also a great suggestion—I’ll share this with the team as we work on enhancing the experience. As for the new Tom drum sound, I hear you! Your preference matters, and we’ll keep it in mind as we continue tweaking and improving the app. If you have any other feedback or find more bugs, feel free to reach out to us at support@upbeat.studio. Your input means a lot, and we want to make sure the app is as amazing as you imagine. Thanks again! 😊🎵