UDBapp Pro User Reviews

UDBapp Pro
UDBapp Pro
Ultimate Drill Book, Inc.

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This App Saved the Galaxy!

I was just a farm kid from set 2—7.25 steps inside the 45, 12 behind the back hash—living on a dry, miserable practice field known as Tatooine High. My life was nothing but sunburns, missed sets, and the constant disappointment of my dot book blowing away in the wind.

But then… I found it.

UDBapp Pro.

It came to me through a malfunctioning mellophone who said, “Help me UDB, you’re my only hope.” At first, I thought it was a drill chart. But no. It was destiny… in landscape mode.


Soon I was recruited by Old Band Director Ben—a mysterious figure who once taught trumpet at All-State Regionals before he vanished after a metronome-related incident. He told me that UDBapp was an ancient tool used by dot walkers long ago. He showed me the ways of the coordinate, how to zoom, mark sets, and flip views like a Jedi flips sabers.

Then I met Han Setlo, the snarky bari sax player who claimed he never memorized a single dot in his life. He flew the Drill Falcon, a suspiciously dented golf cart that reeked of reeds and pizza.

We were joined by Princess Piccolo, who bravely fought back against the evil empire of Paper Drill Books™. She taught us how to catch plumes mid-air and maintain spacing during hyperspeed transitions.


But the Empire wasn’t done. Lord Vadrill—an ex-section leader turned tyrant—had built a monstrous contraption known only as The Dot Star: a massive binder containing every set from every show, capable of crushing spirits and causing 12-hour rehearsals with a single page turn.

UDBapp gave us the power to strike back.

Using the app’s Set Coordinate View and Intervals Mode, I targeted the Dot Star’s weak spot: the low brass 32-count crab step in set 83. I uploaded my chart, clicked “Sync Drill,” and—BOOM.

Paper flew everywhere. Our sets were clean. Our dots were aligned. Vadrill rage-quit the season.


UDBapp Pro saved the band. It turned me from a confused freshman into a dot-walking Jedi Master. I learned precision, courage, and that 8 to 5 isn’t a tempo—it’s a lifestyle.

10/10, would march into battle with again.

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UDBapp Pro left me awakened religiously after my dog ate my drill

Our story begins one breezy, mid-fall afternoon. The light pranced over and around as the sun cast its beams through the trees, causing many mesmerizing shadows underneath. We were learning new drill, and I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. As the band trounced back and forth from dot to dot, I realized that I had the wrong drill sheet and after practice I immediately went to go ask our director for the right set. He gave me his copy and told me to never lose it because it meant a whole ton to him and that it was the most meaningful set of paper that he owned.

What followed was only later described as the most devious tale that had ever occurred at our school.

I arrived back at my home later that evening and, in an instant, set down the papers on the floor, completely unregarded. I sat down at my couch, turned the tv on to my favorite comedy, and cracked open a can of apple juice. How I loved my apple juice. Now I can’t even drink it anymore cause I always think of this story. I slowly drifted off to sleep, relishing the comfort of the sofa cushions.

When I woke up that next morning, madness devoured my heart. I went to go grab the papers, but my 7 ft 8” pooch had swallowed and gulped down every last piece of the drill. I was nothing besides cooked. My dog winked at me, and then whispered softly in my ear. He said, if I can recall, “you must worship to earn back what you have lost.” I decided to blindly follow his majestic advice, and at school that morning I prayed to the great conductor above. Would you look at that! A new set of drill papers had decided to descend upon my grateful body. I reached my hands up in unison and grabbed the papers while singing aloud in pure joy and pleasure.

Later that day I asked where my director had acquired the drill papers in the first place; and he said that he used UDBapp pro to help generate them. That meant that UDBapp pro caused the whole development! Now I pray to UDBapp pro everyday as it made me realize the worth that I have on this planet.
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The eyes watch me.

The eyes of the serious men. They come and watch me every night. Adrian, he comes to see me. I can never sleep. The man without the hats comes. Please come help. The CIA wizard agents are coming to seize me 2007 Chevy Camaro. God told me to sacrifice 17 furrys to agarthas yakub.
Anyways, good waiters were good, food pretty good. The atmosphere melts my skin off. Peeling off my skin was nice. Pretty chill app.
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As bad as a Popeyes biscuit with no bev

I genuinely don’t even know where to begin with this game. It feels like three completely unrelated, bizarre ideas were thrown into a blender and somehow made it past development.

First off, the storyline is wildly confusing and honestly kind of disturbing. You’ve got a version of Benjamin Netanyahu running around as some kind of over-the-top action character, and then out of nowhere there’s this plot involving the McDonald’s CEO doing something completely absurd and nonsensical. None of it is explained properly, and it just comes off as chaotic rather than creative.

Then there’s the whole “slave trade” subplot, which is handled in such a careless and tone-deaf way that it’s hard to believe it was approved. It doesn’t add anything meaningful to the gameplay or story—it just feels thrown in for shock value.

And don’t even get me started on the random detail of characters eating dry Popeyes biscuits. It’s weirdly emphasized, adds nothing to the experience, and somehow becomes one of the most memorable (and annoying) parts of the game.

Gameplay-wise, it’s just as messy. Mechanics feel unfinished, controls are clunky, and the missions don’t flow well at all. It’s like the developers focused so much on being outrageous that they forgot to make an actual playable game.

Overall, this is one of the most confusing and poorly thought-out games I’ve ever played. It’s not funny, not clever—just a strange, uncomfortable mess. Would not recommend.
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UDBapp Pro left me awakened religiously

I was very depressed in high school, acting out with drugs and alcohol, self harm, hookups, and bad decisions all around. I was having an existential crisis around the human condition and whether life is worth living. My maternal grandparents were both child survivors of the Holocaust and I am the first person in my family who was able to face the story and try to understand what happened. It was too much to bear, and it opened my eyes to all the suffering in the world, leaving me in
In particular, I met a kind student who told me it was ok to be angry at UDBapp Pro, that my pain and my rage were a reflection of my love for humanity. It’s been almost 20 years and I can still feel the power of those words. From there I embarked on a wild adventure with the UDBapp Pro that has healed me, broken me open, blown my mind, given me purpose, and constantly challenged me to become a better version of myself.
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Saved my life

I was walking around, when Godzilla appeared out of the ground! I didn’t know what to do, so I just ran as fast as I could. My schools field was down the block, so I ran to the field, grabbed my flag, and started doing my choreo. Thanks to UDB, I was able to distract Godzilla until I finished, and stabbed him with my sabare. Thanks to UDB, I was able to defeat Godzilla.
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Fire

Helped me march my show this year it was good

saved my sister’s cousin’s cat’s goldfish

my sister’s cousin’s cat’s goldfish had been dying from a lack of exercise or maybe it was the bleach in the tank but probably no exercise. we were crying and crying because it was gonna die and then suddenly, we heard angels playing trumpets and bells and this amazing god given app floated on down to us from heaven. we downloaded it and instantly the goldfish started performing DCI bluecoats 2017 and got a six pack and lived for another forty years!! this app is amazing and everyone should download it!
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🦸‍♂️ P/C Man: The March of Power 🥁

All of the following events are completely true and unaltered. Chapter 1: Detail. Begin. When Nate Dawg first discovered his powers, it was on a sweltering July afternoon during band camp. The woodwinds (undoubtedly the best section that ever existed) were locked in, the brass were burning in the sun, and Nate was just another dot on the drill, until he pressed the P/C button on the UDBapp Pro. Suddenly, everything changed. A shimmer rolled across the turf. Time froze. Then snapped forward. He could see the entire show, past and future. His body stretched across the hashes, lungs inhaling entire phrases of music, his ears tuned to whispers from the front ensemble 80 yards away. He’d fazed through the trumpets before they could even notice. He was… reborn. Thus, P/C Man was born. Chapter 2: Set. By day, Nate Dawg was a humble bari sax playing band kid. But when trouble brewed—when flip folders got trampled or trumpets collided with flutes—he spoke the ancient transformation word: “Set.” With a shimmer of silver and blue light, he transformed: cape stitched with field coordinates, gloves padded for rep changes, and strapped across his back—his HCOUF Superba II, the one and only baritone saxophone capable of producing a frequency so precise, it could split reality. P/C Man was ready. Chapter 3: The Quad-Goblin Strikes. The sky darkened over Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium at Trine University. A whomp-whomp-whomp filled the air. Descending from the stratosphere, riding a hovering platform of spinning tenor quads, came the evil Quad-Goblin—Josh from the UDBapp and UDBapp Pro himself, now corrupted, snarling commands like a metronome possessed. “GIVE UP YOUR DOTS!” he shrieked. Big Tony rolled in from the bleachers, twirling his alto saxophone like a lasso. Spider-Ginger dropped in from the press box with a thwip of licorice-red hair and a set of silver swing flags capable of entangling even the best marcher of the week. But even with help, P/C Man struggled. His powers were draining. He hadn’t hit the P/C button in 3 hours. He was vulnerable. And then… Josh summoned his worst weapon: a jug of orange Gatorade… holding exactly 1.2 gallons. Echoes of Mr C’s warnings boomed in P/C man’s mind as shiver ran down his spine: “One gallon - no more, no less!” P/C Man recoiled in horror. “Not the improperly measured hydration!” Chapter 4: The Fred Zollner Trap. Wounded and stumbling, P/C Man fazed away—only to find himself trapped inside the Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium at Trine University. The fence shimmered with cursed metal beams. His powers flickered. His cardiovascular organs began to fail. Uncle Karl’s voice echoed in his mind: “You must recharge, my boy. Watch your drill. Watch the UDBapp or UDBapp Pro…” Inside the stadium tunnel, glowing like a beacon, was a lost phone logged into UDBapp or UDBapp Pro. Nate Dawg staggered toward it, coughing. With a shaky finger, he pushed the P/C button. Time rewound. His lungs refilled. His HCOUF Supera II baritone saxophone gleamed. P/C Man was back. Chapter 5: Mind Controlled Mayhem. Back on the field, the Quad-Goblin had activated a flying met drone. Spider-Ginger was tangled in snares. Big Tony was trapped in a bottle-shaped cage marked “1/3 gallon”. P/C Man gritted his teeth. He ran to the 45-yard line, just within earshot of the villain. “Detail… backflip into the tuba cart!” he commanded. Josh’s eyes went glassy. Controlled. He launched into a backflip, crashing into the cart and rolling into a pile of broken vibraphone mallets. Through mind control, Josh now bore the powers of P/C Man—temporarily. “Detail… launch self into orbit.” Boom. Gone. The Quad-Goblin launched into the sky like a bottle rocket fueled by BPM. Chapter 6: The Final Countdown. But evil wasn’t over. From behind the judge’s stand emerged a swirling vortex of blazers and clipboards: the OMEA Judges—now fused into THE INCINERATOR, a flaming mass of critique sheets and metronome ticks. “THIS TEMPO IS UNACCEPTABLE.” “INTONATION: 5/10.” “GET YOUR FEET IN TIME.” “DON’T MISS THOSE STEP OFFS, TITANS” P/C Man stood his ground. He stretched across the field, forming a shield with his own limbs. He inhaled deeply—super lungs expanding—and unleashed a baritone blast so loud it rewrote the show (part one, two, three, AND four!) But even that wasn’t enough. Until Big Tony, now free, tossed him the one thing that could end it: the P/C Button, glowing like a golden badge from the discarded flip phone on the sideline. P/C Man slammed it. SET. The field exploded in a perfect set. The INCINERATOR melted under a wave of clean drill and emotionally resonant phrasing. All seemed calm, so P/C man said the other ancient transformation word: RELAX. P/C man disappeared in a cloud of smoke and when the cloud disappeared, Nate Dawg was there and P/C man was no where to be seen. Epilogue: Hit That P/C. Now, Nate Dawg—aka P/C Man—remains ever inspired. Whether it’s a dropped sousaphone mouthpiece, a missing met, or a rogue quad in the sky, he’s just one push away. And remember: When you try your best but you don’t succeed, always push the P/C button. It fixed P/C Man, and it can fix you. It’s light will guide you home. 💡Hail the blue and gold!!💡
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PLEASE add this, ittl be perfect

This app is amazing and completely changes the marching band game, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add Apple Watch functionality. Marching with your phone in your pocket can be awkward sometimes, and being able to look at your watch to see your dot would make this app perfect.

Apple Pencil support😔

It would be nice if I could make rehearsal notes on my iPad. Draw arrows. Circle students in certain sets and have that info stay on the page especially with the possibility of sending those notes to students.

A 5 star app with 4 star features

I would give this app 5 stars if there was a search option. I work with a big band with 70+ color guard members and sometimes the drill doesn’t have numbers near each other. It would be great to search when I’m helping 5 students at once find their drill.

Udb changes me

Life without UDB was a sad, sad life. We had paper drill cards and I’d always lose them and get pushups.😔 but with UDB, my skin cleared up, I got good grades, and graduated 4 years early. Now I can take my dot book anywhere. I can even march on the middle of a Costco. No more losing paper although I still lose my phone… UDB changes my life… and it’ll change yours! PERIOD 👏
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Life Altering 😍

During 1767, I had just discovered this. Me and my friends would draw dots in the dirt, and move them around pretending each was a different person. I was a bass drum player.
The Cuban Missile Crisis came and we went our espérate ways. My friends marching 6 to 5, while I marched my famous and perfected
8 to 5 steps. Suddenly I found myself in a Soviet Submarine. We were surrounded by US Naval Ships, pinwheeling in a follow the leader formation around us. Suddenly, they dropped a depth charge to signal our submarine to surface and flank to meet their line! The captain and officer thought a war was starting and we would have to flutter march and launch a nuclear middle, but we have to all agree in order to do it. Everyone but me wanted to, I wanted to my normal 8 to 5 steps and crab march, as I was a bass drum player. We agreed to not launch and I saved the world from a Nuclear Fallout. Cool app, great features.
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The greatest app ever created in the history of ever

It was a blisteringly cold morning and two Neanderthals were shivering in the cold, doing anything they could to stay warm. Suddenly, there was a crack of thunder, and trumpet fanfare. A strange man appeared to the cavemen - he called himself “The Prophet”. The Prophet handed both the cavemen an iPhone with a single app downloaded onto it. Confounded, the cavemen swiped aimlessly until they opened the singular greatest app of all time: UDBapp Pro. The Prophet declared in a loud voice “I may not be able to give you fire, but I can give you the power of ULTIMATE DOT BOOK.” Shocked, the cavemen began learning drill at such a fast rate that the very fabric of space time ripped in two, transporting the two Neanderthals to sometime in 2013. Those very cavemen became the best marchers in the world, and marched DCI for 67 years. Before the last Neanderthal died, he imparted the power of UDBapp unto his eldest son, who (legend has it) became the prophet that traveled to the past to give UDBapp to the cavemen in the first place.
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I am inevitable

Before marching band, I was just another kid in school. Shuffling through the hallways like a peasant with a TI-84. Life was dark. Confusing. Empty. Then UDB entered my phone, and everything changed. Now I see the world in coordinates. Streets? Just drill. Cars? Just moving sets. People? They’re all stuck in straight lines while I curve block through time itself. By senior year, I wasn’t even human anymore. I was more. Entire stadiums rotate when I pivot. Nations adjust their borders based on my step size. The sun rises only when I set the tempo. UDB didn’t just help me march. It made me the final form of existence. I am the dot. I am the set. I am the chart. And when the world resets, only those with UDB will understand the drill. It also has rehearsal metronome mode and GPS based attendance. Neat app overall, I gotta say.
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it’s alright

it’s alright

Great app! But mine has a problem…

Lemme start by saying: this app is amazing and a total game changer. I adore this app.

However, when I opened the app on one fateful Wednesday, it decided to sign me out. Not just out of my ensemble, but out of my account. Why? Good question. And since I made my account for my high school during my ROOKIE year (a long time ago), I forgot my password. After hitting the “I forgot my password” button, I entered my email, and it asked me to enter the SMS password that it sent to my email. Which just so happened to be my SCHOOL email. That doesn’t use gmail, and therefore, can’t receive emails. Now, simple solution here: make a new account for the same ensemble. This time, using my iCloud email. And it worked. I’m in the same ensemble as I was before. Except, movements I, II, III, and IV no longer exist when I hit the “UDB” button, which normally shows me my list of drills I can download/view. Hence the name: Ultimate DRILL Book…Pro. It says, and I quote: “There are currently no songs available.” The same thing happens when I hit “Settings,” and then “Songs.” No songs available. I tried restarting my phone. No songs available. I tried reinstalling, but apparently you can’t do that anymore. No songs available. But before all this happened, right as I signed in for the first time in my new account, all the songs were there. Every movement, every update, everything. But since it’s a new account, I had to redownload all of my drills. When I tried downloading any of my movements, it would go through the whole process, and finish downloading. Weirdly, however, it would still give me the option to “download” the drill again. As if I never downloaded it in the first place. But I could still hit the “open” button in the top-right corner after “downloading” my selected drill. I did this, and there it was. My drill. Everything in the right place. Nothing wrong, just my drill. But when I tap the “Select drill” button, it still says I haven’t downloaded the very thing I’m using. Being the IDIOT that I was, I swiped out of UDB, thinking that would fix it. First, when I reopened it, it signed me out. Again. But, I was prepared with my shiny, new account. I sign in and, once again, I’m in the same ensemble as I was before. Except, as opposed to all my drills being impossible to download, movements I, II, III, and IV now no longer exist when I hit the “UDB” button, which normally shows me my list of drills I can download/view. Hence the name: Ultimate DRILL Book…Pro. It says, and I quote: “There are currently no songs available.” The same thing happens when I hit “Settings,” and then “Songs.” No songs available. I tried restarting my phone. No songs available. I tried reinstalling, but apparently you can’t do that anymore. No songs available.

And now I’m stuck. I don’t have the very thing this app is used for, and I don’t know what to do.

But, besides all this, this app is still one of the best tools for any marching band. Please get this app. It’s not the devs fault my phone’s buns, but I don’t know how to solve this. Thanks for reading my book of a review in its entirety! Here’s a cookie 🍪
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Good app

Helps with the marching and stuff. So. Yeah. That’s it.

UDB saved my family

During 1962, I had just discovered this. Me and my friends would draw dots in the dirt, and move them around pretending each was a different person. I was a bass drum player. The Cuban Missile Crisis came and we went our espérate ways. My friends marching 6 to 5, while I marched my famous and perfected 8 to 5 steps. Suddenly I found myself in a Soviet Submarine. We were surrounded by US Naval Ships, pinwheeling in a follow the leader formation around us. Suddenly, they dropped a depth charge to signal our submarine to surface and flank to meet their line! The captain and officer thought a war was starting and we would have to flutter march and launch a nuclear middle, but we have to all agree in order to do it. Everyone but me wanted to, I wanted to my normal 8 to 5 steps and crab march, as I was a bass drum player. We agreed to not launch and I saved the world from a Nuclear Fallout. Cool app, great features.
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