Drum Beats Metronome vs Riddiments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Beats Metronome
This app provides realistic drum loops instead of a click for metronome practice. It offers adjustable tempo, multiple drum kits, and various beat patterns to help musicians develop rhythm and steady playing.
- Adjustable tempo from 60-200 BPM
- Tap tempo functionality
- Two drum kit modes (Rock, Metal)
- Six selectable drum beats per mode
- Real-time BPM changes
- Keeps screen on during use
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Drum Beats Metronome is a powerful tool that helps you master both daily practice and stage performance. The app will add drumming to your play as it is a metronome that plays drum loops instead of a click! The tempo of all loops can be changed smooth even when they are playing from 60 BPM to 200 BPM. Includes “Tap” button so you can tap your tempo. This app is a useful practice tool for every musician that will help you build strong rhythm simulating a real drummer. It will help you to be much more steady when playing again with your band. There are 2 different drum kit sound named “Rock” and “Metal” and 6 drum loops for every mode. Every drum loop starts with one bar intro and you can also switch smoothly between drum patterns while playing. The drum beats metronome is comes with real drum kit recorded samples in stereo 44100HZ Features: * fine tempo tuning from 60 BPM to 200 BPM * tap tempo * control for easily BPM selection * 2 drum kit modes “rock” and “metal” * 6 - fast selectable drum beats for each mode * keeps screen on * play in loop * real time BPM change
Riddiments
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Riddiments is a rhythm instrument for your pocket — a practice tool with the precision of a metronome and the expressiveness of a drum machine. Most metronomes give you one click. Riddiments gives you up to four independent rhythmic voices, each with its own time signature, sound, and feel — all locked to a single tempo. Different time signatures don't drift apart; they interlock into polyrhythm. It's the difference between counting along and actually hearing how the parts fit together. SEE THE BEAT, NOT JUST HEAR IT Four visualizations, one tap to switch between them: • Circular — a beat wheel with a playhead sweeping the ring. The signature view. • Waterfall — notes rise toward a NOW line, so you can read what's coming. • Timeline — every voice as gems on one lattice. Tap to edit, even while playing. • Notation — real single-line percussion notation with sticking letters, accents, flams, and drags. STICKINGS YOU CAN TRUST The built-in library covers the PAS International Drum Rudiments plus hybrid rudiments, rolls, grooves, and ostinato exercises — every sticking verified against published sources. Flams and drags play as true grace notes, on the correct hand. BUILD REAL TECHNIQUE • Practice mode: timed sessions, count-in, gap click, and automatic tempo progression to push your speed up gradually. • Tempo Lock, lead-hand flipping, and Alternate Lead each bar. • 18 built-in percussion voices — snare, kick, hi-hats, toms, claves, and more. • Per-lane swing, volume, and mute. Every control is live — changes land instantly, without stopping. MADE TO LIVE ON A STAND Every control works while you play. Tempo, transport, session time, and mute state stay readable from drumstick distance. Light and dark appearance. Save your own patterns, and your last session is always waiting when you reopen the app. Designed in the spirit of good tools: useful, honest, and quiet until you need it. Universal — one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Riddiments at Free against Drum Beats Metronome's $1.99. Riddiments also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Drum Beats Metronome's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and 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
Riddiments is free to download; Drum Beats Metronome costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drum Beats Metronome ships an update every 9 months, Riddiments every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Beats Metronome | Riddiments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandar Mlazev | JORGE HAZAEL ANAYA |
In-app purchases
Drum Beats Metronome
No in-app purchases
Riddiments
No in-app purchases
Questions
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