DrumGoat vs Rudiments Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumGoat
This app challenges and reinforces drummers' audio-visual memory of drumming rudiments. It makes learning the fundamental patterns of drumming simple, fun, and fast.
- Audio-visual memory training
- Rudiment reinforcement
- Simple and fast learning
- Fun drumming practice
- Essential drumming alphabet
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DrumGoat helps drummers by challenging and reinforcing the audio-visual memory of rudiments - the “alphabet” of drumming - while making it simple, fun and fast.
Rudiments Trainer
Practice 39 international drum rudiments with audio samples and sheet music. Track your BPM progress even when the app is closed to monitor your daily growth and improve stick control.
- 39 international drum rudiments
- Audio samples and sheet music
- BPM tracking
- Progress monitoring
- Accent exercises
- Stick control improvement
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A rudiments practice app supervised by an active drum instructor. The app includes 39 of the 40 international drum rudiments, excluding the multiple bounce roll. Practice fundamental stick control with sheet music and sample playback. FEATURES - Play and practice every rudiment - Record practice time on a calendar - Browse practice records from previous months - Pro adds saved BPM history, last-BPM recall, Auto BPM, and Today's Practice PRACTICE TIP Start slowly and build a clean, relaxed form. Once the movement is stable, raise the BPM gradually to develop accurate and fast stick control. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rudiments Trainer at Free against DrumGoat's $1.99. Rudiments Trainer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months). DrumGoat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Rudiments Trainer is free to download; DrumGoat costs $1.99 up front. Rudiments Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DrumGoat asks for nothing beyond the download.
DrumGoat ships an update every 39 months, Rudiments Trainer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumGoat | Rudiments Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Taylor | Daishi Nakamura |
Customer experience
DrumGoat
Rudiments Trainer
In-app purchases
DrumGoat
No in-app purchases
Rudiments Trainer
- Unlock$1.991 Month
- Cancellation of restriction$4.99
