# DrumToolz — Toolz for drum mastery.

> Mobile drum composition, practice, and learning tool with social sharing. (iPhone/iPad app by Jared Simon.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drumtoolz/id1461677465 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jared Simon](https://appshunter.io/developer/1385840653)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 270 App Store ratings · 43 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 93 MB
- Released: 2019-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drumtoolz/id1461677465/reviews.md

## What is DrumToolz?

Compose cadences on the go! Choose from snares, tenors, bass drums, cymbals, and even drumset if you want. In a league of its own, DrumToolz also lets you manually input exercises for drum set, marching snare, tenors, and bass drums while generating new creative ideas using what you input, all shown on an editable music score. You can also upload your beats to your social profile, play what other users are playing, save rhythms, practice snare drum rudiments, and learn from a full library of dynamic exercises for both snare drum and drumset! It's perfect for all skill levels, from beginner to extremely advanced, drum wizards. 

Works great for sharing drum cadences with your drumline. Isolate individual snare, tenors, etc. parts.

Practice the simplest to the most complex of beats and rhythms. If you can think of it, you can input it and practice it! Anything from beginner rock beats, to the most complex of jazz beats and fills. Lastly, top off the notes with ornaments: stickings, accents, flams, diddles, and cheese. Input up to 50 measures.

When practicing drum set beats, choose from a ride cymbal, hihat, hihat foot, kick drum, snare drum, and three toms. Input everything from whole notes to thirtysecond notes and tuplets. Also, for tenors, choose from four tenors and a spock. Bass drums - five bass drums. Marching snare - a realistic marching snare and a ping sound.

Generate new ideas (modifications) using beats that you input into the score. Choose from several modification methods: Add, Shuffle, Substitute, Permutate, Repeat, and Random. Modify individual parts of the beat (ex: kick drum only) or the entire beat if desired. 

Custom snare exercises. Choose the time sig, subdivisons, tuplets, stickings, accents, flams, diddles, cheese, drags.

Save the beat in the score for later practice, keeping the modifications if desired. If the modifications are kept, this turns the beat into an endless, dynamic exercise! Each time you generate an exercise, it uses the modifications to give you an entirely new beat.

String together saved rhythms and practice them as one exercise, perfect for practicing beats followed by a drum fill.

Upload your beats to your profile. Find and follow other drummers in the social network. Learn from them as you see and practice what they have uploaded to their profile.

Share your beats through PDF links and files. Also, share your entire score with a link that pre-populates the score into the app.

Learn from a full library of dynamic drum set and snare drum exercises, essential and hybrid rudiments included.

For highlighted rhythms, shuffle around groups of notes, stickings, accents, flams, diddles, and cheese.

## Key features

- Compose drum cadences and beats
- Manual exercise input
- Generate new rhythmic ideas
- Editable music score
- Practice snare rudiments
- Library of dynamic exercises
- Social profile and sharing

## What do users think of DrumToolz?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great for writing music
- 👍 Helpful for drumline
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good sounds
- 👍 Good for practice
- 👍 Free score saving

**Cons**

- 🐛 Tutorial not helpful
- 🐛 Hard to find features
- 🐛 UI issues
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Saves progress poorly
- 🐛 Limited measures
- 🐛 No dynamics
- 🐛 No open hi-hat sound
- 🐛 Requires sign-in
- 🐛 Dark mode issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes and deletes progress
- App won't open
- Repeat function doesn't stop
- Repeat save fails
- Accents, diddles, flams added automatically
- Buzz roll cannot be removed
- Font camouflages in dark mode
- App crashes when opening after saving
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes when adding notes
- App crashes after saving
- App crashes when trying to reopen
- App crashes a lot

**Most requested features**

- Turn off metronome
- Add rum shot for snare
- Add rim shots for other drums
- Add triplets, fivelets, sixlets
- Add dynamics (forte, piano)
- Cymbals sizzle option
- Add buzz roll for snares
- Add diddle feature
- More measures
- Add bass drum notes
- Add open hi-hat sound
- Improve UI for tuplet measurement
- Improve UI for measure change
- Ability to hear multiple instruments simultaneously
- Fix replace button for bass drums

## Recent user reviews (10 of 43)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drumtoolz/id1461677465/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Auto save???

*2026-08-11, version 1.39*

Great app with almost all the tools you need, but autosave should be a must!

### 4/5 — Hard to get use too

*2026-07-17, version 1.39*

I find it hard to find some things to put into music, but others great, kinda wished it had dynamics

### 5/5 — Great way to write music

*2026-05-28, version 1.39*

Easy great welcoming shows you the essential rudiments and all.

### 3/5 — Good

*2026-05-02, version 1.39*

I think the tutorial isnt super helpful so you do have to figure stuff out on your own, but once you do, the app is GREAT. Also please make a setting so you can turn off the metronome while you are playing the beat so that you can only hear what you have notated. I will 100% change it and quickly to 5 star if you fix this problem.


Basically what I’m asking: can you add a button the mutes the metronome?

Thanks.

### 3/5 — Good

*2026-01-31*

I think the tutorial isnt super helpful so you do have to figure stuff out on your own, but once you do, the app is GREAT. Also please make a setting so you can turn off the metronome while you are playing the beat so that you can only hear what you have notated. I will 100% change it and quickly to 5 star if you fix this problem.

### 3/5 — Good

*2026-01-21*

I think the tutorial isnt super helpful so you do have to figure stuff out on your own, but once you do, the app is GREAT. Also please make a setting so you can turn off the metronome while you are playing the beat so that you can only hear what you have notated. I will 100% change it and quickly to 5 star if you fix this problem.

### 5/5 — Few problems

*2025-12-28, version 1.38*

The app is great and I’ve made a song already but the only few things I don’t like is how hard it is to find out how to do things and the tutorial is. I still don’t know how to do accents lol. But amazing app and the sounds are almost spot on. Also please add a rum shot for snare

### 4/5 — I love this app so much!

*2025-12-27, version 1.38*

There are little to no issues that can easily be fixed, while sometimes it deletes save progress, that’s why the save button is there.

### 4/5 — Great App

*2025-12-10, version 1.37*

This app is great, I can’t find many like it and fits the exact definition of the app I wanted to write music. The reason it’s not five stars is because everything seems crammed into the screen, and I can’t figure out how to make triplets. Also add rim shots for other drums

### 4/5 — great but could be better

*2025-12-05, version 1.36*

this is good but it could better like having different subdivisions such as triplets fivelets and sixlets being able to incorporate them in a measure and just overall for complex rhythms

## Frequently asked questions about DrumToolz

### What can I do with this drum app?

You can compose drum cadences and beats, manually input exercises for various drum types, and generate new rhythmic ideas. The app also includes a library of exercises, allows you to practice rudiments, and lets you share your creations with a social community.

### Can I practice specific drum techniques?

Yes, you can practice snare drum rudiments and learn from a full library of dynamic exercises for both snare drum and drum set. The app supports inputting stickings, accents, flams, diddles, and cheese for detailed practice.

### How can I share my drum compositions?

You can upload your beats to your social profile within the app, allowing other users to see and practice them. Additionally, you can share your beats via PDF links and files, or share your entire score with a link that pre-populates it into the app.

### What drum instruments are supported?

The app supports a variety of instruments including snares, tenors, bass drums, cymbals, and drum sets. For drum set practice, options include ride cymbal, hihat, hihat foot, kick drum, snare drum, and toms. Tenors and bass drums also have multiple input options.

### Is this app suitable for beginners?

Yes, the app is perfect for all skill levels, from beginner to extremely advanced. It provides tools for composing and practicing simple beats as well as complex jazz rhythms and fills, making it a versatile learning tool.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.39 — 2026-01-28

Restore undo and redo buttons

### 1.38 — 2025-12-27

Fix saving in landscape mode in ipad.

### 1.37 — 2025-12-07

Snare not muted by rests.

### 1.36 — 2025-11-03

12/8. Crash fix.

### 1.35 — 2025-08-18

crash fixes.

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