Comparison

Drum Set vs Drum Trainer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drum Set

This app simulates a drum kit, allowing users to play various percussion instruments like drums and cymbals. It details the components of a standard drum set and how they are played, offering a virtual experience for aspiring or practicing drummers.

Highlights
  • Simulates a drum kit
  • Includes drums and cymbals
  • Details standard drum set components
  • Explains playing methods
  • Virtual percussion instrument experience
Features
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A drum kit (primarily American), drum set (primarily British/Australian), trap set, or just drums is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player with drumsticks held in both hands and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum. A drum kit consists of a mix of drums (categorized classically as membranophones, Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 2) and idiophones most significantly cymbals but also including the woodblock and cowbell (classified as Hornbostel-Sachs high-level classification 1). In the 2000s, some kits also include electronic instruments (Hornbostel-Sachs classification 53) and both hybrid and entirely electronic kits are used. A standard modern kit (for a right-handed player), as used in popular music and taught in music schools, contains: * A snare drum, mounted on a stand, placed between the player's knees and played with drum sticks (which may include rutes or brushes) * A bass drum, played by a pedal operated by the right foot Two or more toms, played with sticks or brushes * A hi-hat, played with the sticks, opened and closed with left foot pedal * One or more cymbals, played with the sticks All of these are classed as non-pitched percussion, allowing for the music to be scored using percussion notation, for which a loose semi-standardized form exists for the drum kit. If some or all of them are replaced by electronic drums, the scoring and most often positioning remains the same, allowing a standard teaching approach. The drum kit is usually played while seated on a drum stool or throne. The drum kit differs from instruments that can be used to produce pitched melodies or chords, even though drums are often placed musically alongside others that do, such as the piano or guitar. The drum kit is part of the standard rhythm section used in many types of popular and traditional music styles ranging from rock and pop to blues and jazz. Other standard instruments used in the rhythm section include the electric bass, electric guitar and keyboards. Many drummers extend their kits from this basic pattern, adding more drums, more cymbals, and many other instruments including pitched percussion. In some styles of music particular extensions are normal, for example double bass drums in heavy metal music and the enlarged kits used by some progressive rock drummers, which may include unusual instruments such as gongs. Some performers use small kits that omit elements from the basic setup, such as some rockabilly drummers. Some drum kit players may have other roles in the band, such as providing backup vocals, or less commonly, lead vocals.

About

Drum Trainer

Learn, create, and play drum beats with this app. It offers tools to slow down or isolate parts of beats for easier learning, allows customization of drum kits, and features a community for sharing and discovering new rhythms. You can also adjust tempo, time signature, and velocity.

Highlights
  • Create custom drum beats
  • Community beat sharing
  • Adjust tempo and time signature
  • Customize drum kits
  • Slow down or solo beat parts
  • Pre-made beat library
Features
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Learn beats fast, create your own or try beats made by others in the community. By soloing out or slowing down parts of the beat, you can learn it step by step until it sticks! You change how you want to see the beat, then play after it in full screen. You can also upload and download beats with others from the community. Features in the app: - Create your own beats. - Download or upload beats to the community. - Change time signature. - Change velocity on each hit. - Increase and decrease tempo. - Learn new beats from a pre-made beat library. - Zoom and pan for better focus. - Customize your drum kit. - Change different views.

Screenshots

Drum Set2 screens
Drum Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Trainer at 5.0 against Drum Set's 2.9. Drum Trainer also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Drum Set's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Drum Set's written reviews are positive against 50% of Drum Trainer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drum Set versus Drum Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum SetDrum Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer祥祎 刘Erik Andresen

Customer experience

Drum Set

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Drum Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Set

No in-app purchases

None

Drum Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Set free?
Drum Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Trainer free?
Drum Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Set or Drum Trainer?
Drum Trainer is rated higher. Drum Set averages 2.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Drum Trainer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Drum Set or Drum Trainer have ads?
Neither Drum Set nor Drum Trainer shows ads.

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