Comparison

Drum Loops & Metronome vs Quick Drummer

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

Head to head
About

Drum Loops & Metronome

Access over 500 high-quality drum grooves across various genres, perfect for practice or performance. Features accurate BPM, tempo-independent pitch, and customizable playlists. Enjoy offline access to a vast library of rhythms from renowned drummers and bands.

Highlights
  • Over 500 drum grooves from all genres
  • Offline access to all rhythms
  • Search and filter for favorite backing tracks
  • High-quality drum kits
  • Accurate BPM with animation
  • Create and manage playlists
  • Drum loops with fills and rolls
Features
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• Over 500 grooves from all genres (Rock, Blues Jazz Shuffle, Latin, etc) and great bands. The app contains the greatest rhythms from the most famous drummers and the best bands such as GnR, Bonham, Berrett. It has the most extensive list of drum tracks in the market and reliable access to all rhythms is offline. • Find quickly your favourite backing track loops in the list with the search and filter. • Real quality drum kits makes app sound great for both private practice or when amplified for group performances. • No distortion of pitch at different tempos. • Ideal for session practice and gigs as you can create and manage playlists easily. • Each drum loop contains fills and rolls to add exciting variety and dynamics for regular practice. • Accurate BPM with animation to help anticipate on beat / on bar.

About

Quick Drummer

Access a professional drummer on demand for practice or songwriting. Explore over 300 diverse drum patterns across various genres, with customizable BPM and studio-quality sound. Enhance your audio with built-in effects.

Highlights
  • Over 300 drum patterns
  • Patterns sorted by genre
  • Bookmark favorite beats
  • Adjustable BPM
  • Studio sound quality
  • Built-in equalizer and effects
Features
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Your practice session, with a drummer. Quick Drummer brings 300+ drum patterns to iPhone and iPad for practice, songwriting and jamming. Explore rock, pop, funk, jazz, blues and more. Set BPM directly, tap a tempo, use count-in and keep your tempo when changing grooves. Save favorites with their tempos and shape your sound with EQ, compression and bit-crusher. Build a tempo practice routine with Speed Master and save your own presets. Choose from 18 in-app languages. On iOS 26 or later, try the Modern interface with landscape support or switch back to Legacy. Optional background playback and a keep-screen-awake setting fit your routine. Live Activity shows playback information on supported devices. An optional one-time in-app purchase removes ads; previous purchases can be restored in Settings.

Screenshots

Drum Loops & Metronome4 screens
Quick Drummer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quick Drummer at 87% against Drum Loops & Metronome's 45%. Quick Drummer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drum Loops & Metronome sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Quick Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quick Drummer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 915 and 1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Drum Loops & Metronome's written reviews are positive against 87% of Quick Drummer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Loops & Metronome ships an update every 5 weeks, Quick Drummer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drum Loops & Metronome versus Quick Drummer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Loops & MetronomeQuick Drummer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (915 ratings)4.7 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.7% of reviews87.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9151K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearn To Master LtdMingChun Chien

Customer experience

Drum Loops & Metronome

All ratings915 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral4.6%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive44.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative50.6%

Quick Drummer

All ratings1,016 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative7.0%

User reviews

Drum Loops & Metronome

From 915 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for practicing drums
  • 👍 Useful for guitar practice
  • 👍 Variety of rhythms and beats
  • 👍 Helpful for beginners and intermediate players

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Timing and rhythm issues
  • 🐛 Sound quality and sample issues
  • 🔋 Battery drain
  • 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
  • 🤖 Mechanical, unnatural drum sounds

Quick Drummer

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for practicing and jamming
  • 🎶 Wide variety of drum beats and genres
  • 💻 Simple and easy to use
  • 🔊 Sounds great through Bluetooth speaker
  • 🆓 Free with occasional ads

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔊 Lacks volume control
  • 🔀 No randomness or variation in beats
  • 📱 UI/UX could be more user-friendly
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Bugs and requests

Drum Loops & Metronome

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing and freezing issues
  • Sound cutting out or not working
  • Inconsistent rhythm and timing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Volume control slider
  • On-screen playlist page
  • Time signature selection
  • Ability to save favorite patterns
  • Easier tempo changes

Quick Drummer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working after recent update
  • App crashing when changing tempo on certain beats
  • Unable to save beats in favorites

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save custom beat lists
  • More odd time signatures (5/4, 7/8, etc.)
  • Drum fills and transitions
  • Integration with music apps like GarageBand
  • Landscape mode support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drum Loops & Metronome

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Version$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium Version3 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Quick Drummer

One-time1
  • AD-FREE and all function,beats$1.99

Questions

Is Drum Loops & Metronome free?
Drum Loops & Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Drummer free?
Quick Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Loops & Metronome or Quick Drummer?
Quick Drummer is rated higher. Drum Loops & Metronome averages 4.5 out of 5 from 915 ratings, while Quick Drummer averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Drum Loops & Metronome or Quick Drummer have ads?
Both Drum Loops & Metronome and Quick Drummer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Loops & Metronome or Quick Drummer?
Drum Loops & Metronome ships an update every 5 weeks, and Quick Drummer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Drum Loops & Metronome was updated on November 9, 2026 and Quick Drummer on November 2, 2026.

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