DrumGoat vs Groove Stew
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.
Groove Stew
Practice and learn drum grooves with a fun and exciting tool. Generate thousands of unique variations or create your own, and test your reading skills. Customize notes within grooves to suit your practice needs.
- Randomized syncopated drum groove practice
- Thousands of groove variations
- Customizable groove creation
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Variety of groove 'feels' (note values)
- Reading skill testing
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GROOVE STEW - A fun and exiting new way to practice and learn drum grooves! Work on your TIME! PRACTICE randomized syncopated drum grooves! DEVELOP new ideas! TEST your reading skills! With GROOVE STEW, the sky's the limit!! Choose from a variety of groove 'feels' (Quarter note, Eighth note, or Sixteenth note grooves), select your difficulty, hit 'STIR IT UP', and get practicing! There are literally THOUSANDS of groove variations that can be generated for your practice routine. Or, create your own! Don't like a specific note or notes in the groove? Change them! GROOVE STEW is designed to work for YOU! Download now and GET PRACTICING!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: DrumGoat at #189 against Groove Stew's unranked. Groove Stew's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
DrumGoat costs $1.99 and Groove Stew $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DrumGoat ships an update every 39 months, Groove Stew every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumGoat | Groove Stew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 28 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Taylor | Stuart Pray |
Customer experience
DrumGoat
Groove Stew
In-app purchases
DrumGoat
No in-app purchases
Groove Stew
No in-app purchases
