# DrumVerse > DrumVerse (iPhone/iPad app by Ali Elgamal.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drumverse/id6757640155 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ali Elgamal](https://appshunter.io/developer/1868039687) - Category: Games, Music - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 19 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-06-02 - Data updated: 2026-09-03 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drumverse/id6757640155/reviews.md ## What is DrumVerse? DrumVerse is a drum practice studio and rhythm game for iPad — learn to read drum music, play along to charts and sheet music, and drill the rudiments, all using the sounds of your own electronic drum kit. Connect the iPad's audio output to your drum module's aux/audio-in and you'll hear your own kit while DrumVerse handles the notation, scoring, timing and backing tracks. No e-kit? Play along with the on-screen pads and highway. LESSONS A guided beginner course that teaches you to read drum sheet music from zero — hi-hat, then snare, then kick, all the way to your first grooves. Earn stars, XP and achievements, with an optional "listen first" demo and a 4-count lead-in. 40 DRUM RUDIMENTS Practice on a big snare pad or the Left/Right drumsticks that light up to guide your sticking. Everything loops for steady reps. SHEET MUSIC Open Guitar Pro (.gp) and MIDI (.mid) files — read them as classic notation or as a falling-note highway Drumless mode — mute the written drums and play the part yourself Loop any section, step through note-by-note, set the tempo, and follow a metronome RHYTHM GAME Clone Hero–compatible charts — use your existing song folders (.chart / .mid + audio) 8-lane layout — crash, hi-hat, snare, kick, toms and ride Difficulty levels and an optional Note-by-Note mode Per-track mixer — balance vocals, guitar, bass and drums, or jump straight in JAM Free-play kit with a rearrangeable layout Play along to YouTube videos or your own .mp3 / .wav backing tracks USE YOUR OWN KIT Your module, your tones — routed through the iPad's audio out. DrumVerse adds the notation, timing, scoring and metronome on top. MIDI & SETUP Connect your e-kit over USB or Bluetooth (input) Pick your drum module so every pad maps to the right lane, and calibrate latency Add your own songs, sheet music and tracks from the Files app, then tap Refresh DrumVerse is always improving. If you hit an issue (especially with different drum brands), use Logging & Diagnostics in Settings to capture a log and send it over — your feedback really helps. Questions or want to chat? Join our Discord (link in the app under Settings › Credits). ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 4.0 — 2026-07-24 Version 4.0 is a big one. Lessons — a brand-new guided course that teaches you to read drum sheet music from zero (hi-hat to snare to kick to your first grooves), with stars, XP, achievements, a "listen first" demo and a 4-count lead-in. 40 Drum Rudiments — practice on a large snare pad or light-up Left/Right sticks that guide your sticking, all looping for steady reps. Play through your own kit — route your drum module's sounds out of the iPad while DrumVerse handles the notation, timing and scoring. Sheet music, rebuilt: Cleaner, Songsterr-style notation and much more accurate Guitar Pro (.gp) import — rides, cymbals and every articulation now land on the right voice Step mode — the song waits at each note until you play it Smoother auto-scrolling page view, a light "paper" theme, and a sight-reading mode Plus an optional high-quality instrument sound pack you can download from Settings, and lots of smaller fixes. Thanks for playing ### 3.0 — 2026-06-20 DrumVerse 3.0 is a big one — built for drummers who play through their own kit. - NEW Lessons tab — a guided beginner course that teaches you to read drum sheet music from scratch: hi-hat, then snare, then kick, all the way to your first grooves. Earn stars, XP and achievements as you go, with an optional "listen first" demo and a 4-count lead-in. - Use your own drum module's sounds — plug the iPad's audio output into your module's aux/in and play along; DrumVerse handles the notation, highway, scoring and backing tracks. - 40 essential rudiments with stickings — practice on a big snare or the new Left/Right drumsticks that light up to guide your hands. Everything loops. - Sheet Music upgrades — Drumless mode (mute the written drums and play them yourself), looping in both the compact and full views, and faster reading. - Smoother song setup — pick a difficulty, then Customize your mix or hit Start to jump straight in. - Jam along to YouTube videos or your own audio tracks. Thanks for playing — feedback always welcome! ### 2.1 — 2026-06-06 New in 2.1: Jam with Apple Music — in Free Play, pick any song from Apple Music and drum along with it, on your MIDI kit or right on screen. Seek through the track and balance your drum volume against the music. (Streaming full songs requires an Apple Music subscription.) Redesigned drum kit — realistic cymbals, toms, snare and kick that light up as you play. Optimized for iPad — the layout now scales beautifully to every iPad size, in both portrait and landscape. Built-in demo song — jump straight in and start playing, no setup required. Free Play fix — tapping the on-screen pads now plays drum sounds properly. Performance and polish improvements throughout. Thanks for all the feedback — keep it coming! ### 1.0 — 2026-06-02 No release notes. ## Apps similar to DrumVerse | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Devil's Purge](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/devils-purge/id6479656731) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Games | | [Jelle's Marble Runs](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jelles-marble-runs/id6738573892) | 3.3 (12) | Free | Games | | [Perfectly Tuned](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/perfectly-tuned/id6733219527) | 3.6 (46) | Free | Games | | [Lords Glory](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lords-glory/id6747165716) | 1.6 (16) | Free | Games | | [Drum Tiles: drumming game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum-tiles-drumming-game/id1567265468) | 3.7 (19) | Free | Games | | [Loog Piano](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loog-piano/id6737065951) | 4.7 (519) | Free | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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