Drum Loops & Metronome vs Quick Drummer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- Over 300 drum patterns
- Patterns sorted by genre
- Bookmark favorite beats
- Adjustable BPM
- Studio sound quality
- Built-in equalizer and effects
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Drum Loops & Metronome | Quick Drummer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (915 ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 915 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learn To Master Ltd | MingChun Chien |
Customer experience
Drum Loops & Metronome
Quick Drummer
User reviews
Drum Loops & Metronome
From 915 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Drum Loops & Metronome
- Premium Version$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium Version3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Quick Drummer
- AD-FREE and all function,beats$1.99
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