Comparison

Session Tracks vs Random Drum Phrases

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

Head to head
About

Session Tracks

Explore music like never before with a multi-track player and store. Isolate, adjust, and learn individual instrument and vocal parts. Purchase diverse music catalogs to play along or analyze.

Highlights
  • Multi-track music store
  • Purchase multi-track music data
  • Manage purchased music
  • Play up to 10 independent tracks
  • Mute and solo track functions
  • Adjust volume and localization
  • Rewind, repeat, set repeat points
Features
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“Session Tracks” is the free multi-track music player with multi-track music store. This app provides a new way of enjoying and learning music. Usually, music is sold as 2 tracks (stereo) sound data. However, 2 tracks of music is composed of many individual instrument and vocal tracks before they are mixed. In Session Tracks, users can purchase the set of multi-track music data and play it on this 10 track music player and utilize it like a producer or musical director. Users can adjust the volume and the auditory localization of each track. It is also easy to create groups of tracks for each instrument or vocal part by using the mute function. You can listen to a particular track or part by using the solo function to analyze, transcribe and play along to. Users can utilize and find creative ways to enjoy the music! We sell the catalogs listed below. We are adding more catalogs every month. - Japanese Anime Songs - Funky music tracks by New York top studio musicians - Real blues band session tracks - Classical music tracks - A Cappella music “Session Tracks” is not just a MUSIC APP but also a platform for creative music lovers and educators. If you are a music creator and/or producer who is interested in selling multi-track music data, please feel free to communicate us as a new music provider on this platform. We are open to all kinds of music and sound data that is good for multi-track format. JASRAC License Number: 9017990001Y30005 Our North American and Europe contact: ralph@musicstemworks.com Feature: Two main functions of “Session Tracks” are 1. Multi track music store   ・Purchase multi track music data through in-app purchase   ・Manage own purchased list 2. Multi track music player   ・Max 10 independent multi-tracks for a song to play   ・Mute function and solo function   ・Volume and auditory localization adjustment   ・Rewind, repeat, set repeat point   ・Click track (depending on the song) *The music data you purchase will be saved as compressed and encoded data in your device. The data is playable only on your device. The user cannot make digital copies of the music data. *Potential users Music listeners Vocalists and instrumentalists Music students Music educators Schools Those are learning for the first time Those who do not have a band or group and need a live performance to play or sing along with ©2016 Music Stem Works LLC Producer: Hiroshi Okubo/Naoki Tatsuta Programmer: Tetsuya Okada (Computer Creators, Inc.) Designer: Futoshi Furumura

About

Random Drum Phrases

Features
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Give your next practice session a fresh rhythm. Random Drum Phrases creates drum notation from the settings you choose. Read the score, listen at your own tempo, tap notes to change accents, and save phrases you want to practice again. Use it for rhythm reading, exploring new ideas, or preparing drum lessons. CHOOSE YOUR PHRASE - Set 1-12 beats per bar and 1-8 bars. - Choose note values from whole notes to thirty-second notes, plus triplets and sextuplets. - Adjust the amount of rests and choose Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty. BUILD YOUR KIT - Select snare, kick, high tom, low tom, floor tom, hi-hat, ride, and crash. - Optionally layer cymbal hits with kick or snare using your selected instruments. READ, LISTEN, AND EDIT - Follow the drum notation and instrument-position guide. - Play phrases at 40-240 BPM. - Add a one-bar count-in and a click during playback. - Tap notes to toggle accents, and scroll through longer bars. KEEP YOUR FAVORITES - Give phrases your own names. - Save them to your library and reopen them for another practice session. Available in Japanese and English on iPhone and iPad. The interface follows your preferred language, and saved phrase names stay as you entered them. Generating, editing, playing, and saving phrases are free. The app includes ads; an optional one-time in-app purchase removes them.

Screenshots

Session Tracks4 screens
Random Drum Phrases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Random Drum Phrases at none against Session Tracks's 10. Random Drum Phrases also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Session Tracks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Session Tracks sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Random Drum Phrases asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Tracks ships an update every 5 months, Random Drum Phrases weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Session Tracks versus Random Drum Phrases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession TracksRandom Drum Phrases
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMusic Stem Works LLCsusumu watanabe

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Session Tracks

One-time10
  • Do it Right$1.99
  • Take It From Me$1.99
  • Big Papa's Home Groove$1.99
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  • My Grandfather's Clock$1.99
  • Oh Happy Day$1.99
  • You'll Never Walk Alone$1.99
  • Sukiyaki$1.99
  • Here Comes the Sun$1.99
  • Liverpool Abbey, Because$1.99
  • Ralph Rolle Funky Groove Tracks$17.99
None

Random Drum Phrases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session Tracks free?
Session Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Drum Phrases free?
Random Drum Phrases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Session Tracks or Random Drum Phrases have ads?
Random Drum Phrases shows ads; Session Tracks does not.
Which is updated more often, Session Tracks or Random Drum Phrases?
Session Tracks ships an update every 5 months, and Random Drum Phrases weekly. Most recently, Session Tracks was updated on October 7, 2026 and Random Drum Phrases on October 26, 2026.

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