Comparison

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner vs Drummit

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

Head to head
About

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner

This advanced system helps drummers achieve perfect drum tuning with unparalleled accuracy. It educates users on drum acoustics and tuning techniques through an app and online tutorials, enabling them to create musical drum sounds.

Highlights
  • Pitch Tuning
  • Lug Tuning
  • Resonant Head Tuning
  • Spectrum Analyzer
  • Drum Kit Presets
  • Online Tutorials
Features
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DRUMS ARE COMPLEX. TUNING SHOULDN’T BE. It's an app and a training course - everything you need to become a drum tuning pro! This latest version has been completely rebuilt from the ground up & introduces new onboard coaching, tone training, and an in-app masterclass. Start learning today with the iDrumTune app and the drum tuning masterclass lessons. Lessons 1-5 can be accessed free of charge at www.learndrumtuning.com, purchasing the iDrumTune app unlocks access to all lessons and interactive learning features. "an invaluable aid not only for drummers but also studio engineers and producers" - Sound on Sound Magazine "I can’t recommend this app highly enough ... for the money, it is indispensable. It's simple, accurate, looks good, and the tuning information is worth the cost of the app alone." - www.mikedolbear.com “***** I never knew I could have this much fun tuning drums!” – Adamrod (App Store review) “***** Just tuned my first drum and this app is awesome!” – bburt85 (App Store review) “***** Buy this app if you are a drummer!!!” – Lildrummerboy (App Store review) The original and most innovative drum tuning app - iDrumTune brings an unrivalled accuracy and a host of unique features for assisting with drum tuning. Built by world experts in drums and musical acoustics, iDrumTune is backed up by an integrated, progress-tracked AES-published masterclass on Drum Sound and Drum Tuning. iDrumTune includes the following features: Pitch Tuning – to make your drums sing and allow you to play musical phrases around the kit. Lug Tuning – to ensure that the drumhead is evenly tuned and gives a smooth and warm tone. Resonant Head Tuning – to allow you to be sure that the two heads are working together and giving rich overtones. In-App Coach – an intelligent on-screen assistant guides you through the tuning process in real time, helping to prevent false readings and guarantee success on your very first try. Spectrum Analyzer – so you can really start to understand what frequencies are excited and heard when playing the drums. Native LEARN Masterclass – our complete, world-class drum acoustics masterclass integrated natively into the app's LEARN tab, allowing you to track progress as you tune. Ear-Tuning Development – a responsive, keys-based tone generator to help you develop the active listening skills required for unassisted ear-tuning. Drum Kit Presets & Cloud Sync – save and load your favourite custom kit configurations via the interactive Drum Kit Designer, synced cross-platform to recall setups in seconds. iDrumTune is the first and by far the most intelligent and accurate system for analysing drum sounds and assisting tuning – developed by drummers, music producers and acoustics research Professors. iDrumTune provides you with a measurement of the drumhead vibration frequency; in Pitch Tuning mode, you simply hold your device over the center of a drum, about 2-4 inches away, then strike the drum in the center. iDrumTune shows the recorded sound waveform in real time and gives the strongest frequency recorded. There is also a tuning indicator bar which shows the drumhead tuning relative to musical notes, so iDrumTune can be used to ensure that your drums are in key with each other or the song you are playing. A frequency spectrum view also allows more detailed analysis. Our updated under-the-hood algorithms optimise detection between center and edge strikes, whilst Lug Tuning mode offers the simplest and most innovative method for tuning an even frequency response at the lug positions on the drumhead. Drum Tuning isn’t easy, and drums don’t respond exactly the same way every time you hit them. For that reason, it's valuable to know a little about the science of drum tuning. iDrumTune includes the complete, natively integrated drum acoustics masterclass in the LEARN tab to help you get the best from the app and become an expert drum tuner! Learn with iDrumTune. No more tuning in the dark.

About

Drummit

Learn to play drums with a vast library of beats and customizable tools. Create your own rhythms, practice at your own pace, and improve coordination. Ideal for beginners and advanced players alike.

Highlights
  • Millions of unique beats
  • Manual beat building
  • Random beat generation (SPIN IT)
  • Customizable metronome
  • Groove Library for saved beats
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Practice settings (line, click, note flash, sounds, sticking)
Features
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Drummit is a revolutionary way of learning the drums. With literally millions of different beats available, drummers of any ability can tackle even the most complicated of patterns. Improve your co-ordination skills and your overall drumming at your own pace with Drummit. HOW IT WORKS Manually build your own bars by adjusting each beat individually. Create something to challenge yourself, or if you're teaching, introduce various patterns of increasing difficulty at a pace suitable for your individual pupil’s needs. For the more advanced and adventurous amongst you, go straight to SPIN IT. SPIN IT: Tap here to spin the notes and create your own beat from millions of possibilities! Make the bar your own by adjusting any individual beats with your fingers. Use the padlock icon to lock any individual spinner. HEAR IT: Listen to the beat you have created. Not sure? Then spin again. Like it? Then it’s time to DRUMMIT! SAVE IT: Save your favourite beats and create your own personal ‘Groove Library’! SELECT IT: Build your own beats! DRUMMIT: Ready to go? DRUMMIT takes your chosen beat onto a play screen. Adjust the tempo using the metronome dial on the left hand side, and fine tune your practice session by going to SETTINGS. SETTINGS: Check out this page to make the most of your DRUMMIT experience. Line – ON/OFF Click – ON/OFF Note Flash – ON /OFF Drum Sounds – ON/OFF Show Sticking - ON/OFF Use this button to show recommended stickings for selected packs. Choose between right or left handed option. Specialised metronome with click/line at 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16th note value, allowing detailed and accurate practice at any speed. Check out the website at www.drummit.co.uk

Screenshots

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner4 screens
Drummit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drummit at Free against iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner's $12.99. iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

Drummit is free to download; iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner costs $12.99 up front. Drummit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner has 2.3K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner's written reviews are positive against 56% of Drummit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner ships an update every 2 months, Drummit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner versus Drummit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDrumTune Precision Drum TunerDrummit
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better3.7 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews — better55.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRT Sixty LtdDrummit Ltd

Customer experience

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner

All ratings2,335 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative32.8%

Drummit

All ratings34 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive55.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative35.6%

User reviews

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Accurate tuning
  • 💡 Helpful tutorials and explanations
  • 🔍 Detailed frequency analysis
  • 📚 Comprehensive drum tuning knowledge

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent readings
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🔢 Confusing interface
  • 🔇 Lack of audio samples/tones
  • 🔄 Frequent crashes or freezes

Drummit

From 34 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Interesting idea for drummers
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎵 Great for learning rhythms
  • 🎶 Good for practice and inspiration
  • 🥁 Useful tool for drummers

Room to improve

  • ❌ Account required to try
  • ❌ No sound for many users
  • ❌ Subscription/paywall for basic features
  • 📉 Poor UI design
  • 💸 Cash grab with paywalls

Bugs and requests

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Microphone not working after minimizing app
  • Readings jumping between vastly different frequencies
  • Inability to reset tuning settings for a drum

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More preset drum kits
  • Ability to tune non-standard drum configurations
  • Improved microphone sensitivity for low frequencies
  • Integration with physical drum tuning hardware

Drummit

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • No sound when tapping 'hear it' button
  • Sound does not work
  • App makes no sound
  • No audio
  • No sound in the app
Show 7 more
  • The app does not emit sound
  • The sound doesn't work
  • Playback is strangely not in time
  • 1/8 the '+' beats are dragging
  • Crashed
  • Lost its drum sound suddenly
  • Updated and sound is gone

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add more acoustic/digital kits (rock, funk, jazz; TR808, TR909)
  • Include triplet eighth and triplet sixteenth notes
  • Allow changing time signatures (2-3-5-6-7/4, 3-6-7-9-12/8)
  • Enable grooves from 2 to 4 measures with different metrics per measure
  • Volume and mute for each instrument (BD, SND, HH)
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  • Add 6/8 beats
  • Allow saving patterns as presets
  • Add a sequencer option for customization
  • Paid version with more than 4/4 and more drums
  • Allow entering custom beats, especially triplet or sextuplet rhythms
  • Add a second time signature for polyrhythms
  • Ability to change individual notes in a beat
  • Ability to drag and drop or move sections to reorder them

In-app purchases

None

iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Drummit

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time5
  • Rock/Funk Pack 2$0.99
  • Rock/Funk Pack 3$0.99
  • Rock/Funk Pack 2$2.99
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  • Rock/Funk Pack 3$2.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$29.99

Questions

Is iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner free?
iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drummit free?
Drummit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner or Drummit?
iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner is rated higher. iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Drummit averages 3.7 from 34 ratings.
Do iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner or Drummit have ads?
Neither iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner nor Drummit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner or Drummit?
iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner ships an update every 2 months, and Drummit every 3 months. Most recently, iDrumTune Precision Drum Tuner was updated on October 17, 2026 and Drummit on October 18, 2026.

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