Comparison

Simmons Drums vs Learn Drums

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

Head to head
About

Simmons Drums

Enhance your electronic drum kit's functionality with this app. Remotely edit and save drum kits, practice with real audio tracks, and slow down songs to learn grooves. Compatible with specific Simmons drum kit models.

Highlights
  • Remote drum kit editing
  • Save custom drum kits
  • Teaching tool with audio tracks
  • Play along with music library
  • Adjust playback speed
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The Simmons Drums Basic App is designed to extend the capabilities of the Simmons SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, SD550, & SD600 electronic drum kits. Remotely edit and save drum kits and sounds with your iOS device using a user-friendly interface. Improve your playing with the "Teaching tool," which lets you play along with real audio tracks in a game-like environment to help you improve your skills and meter.  The "Play along" function accesses your iOS's music library and manipulates the playback speed so you can slow down a song to learn the groove. Users may need to download the latest Firmware update from http://simmonsdrums.net/ Users with a SD100, SD200, SD300, SD350, SD500, or SD550 will need an Apple USB Camera Connector kit and USB cable to connect the kit drum module to their iOS device.

About

Learn Drums

Master drumming with video-guided lessons designed for absolute beginners. Learn fundamental techniques, rhythm patterns, and various drumming styles at your own pace. This app provides a structured path to becoming a confident drummer, regardless of your equipment.

Highlights
  • Video-guided lessons
  • Fundamental techniques
  • Rhythm patterns and beats
  • Multiple drumming styles
  • Coordination exercises
  • Structured learning path
  • Practice routines
Features
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Learn drums from your first beat to playing full songs -- step-by-step, at your own pace, no drum kit required. Tap on your phone or tablet to practice along with real drum beats across rock, pop, blues, and funk. WHAT YOU GET Step-by-step drum lessons that start with the basics: how to hold the sticks, posture at the kit, and stick control. From there you build into full drum beats -- rock grooves, pop backbeats, blues shuffles, funk patterns -- one skill at a time. Video lessons from drum instructors who teach beginners for a living. Each tutorial focuses on one idea so you can see the technique, hear how it should sound, and copy it without guesswork. Slow-motion replays for the parts that trip everyone up. Drop the tempo, watch where the sticks land, then bring it back up to speed when your hands are ready. A song library arranged for beginners. Pick a track, play along, and use the visual feedback to see whether your timing is on the beat or drifting. This is where drum practice stops feeling like homework and starts sounding like music. NO DRUM KIT? START ANYWAY You don't need a kit to begin. Practice the grip, the rhythms, and the song parts on a tabletop, a practice pad, or right on the screen. When you do sit at a real kit later, the patterns are already in your hands. HOW IT'S BUILT FOR BEGINNERS Plain-language teaching. No music theory jargon thrown at you before you've played a single beat. If a lesson uses a word, it explains the word. Short sessions that fit a real day. Five minutes between meetings, fifteen before dinner -- progress comes from showing up, not from hour-long blocks you can never find. Honest pacing. You repeat a beat until it locks in, then move on. Skip ahead any time, or go back and re-watch a lesson without losing your place. Every drummer started where you are now -- counting one beat at a time. Download Learn Drums and play your first rhythm today. Terms of use - http://thecookbk.com/terms.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners Privacy Policy - http://thecookbk.com/privacy.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners

Screenshots

Simmons Drums4 screens
Learn Drums4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Drums at 4.4 against Simmons Drums's 2.8. Learn Drums also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Simmons Drums's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads 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. Learn Drums sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Simmons Drums asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Drums has 120 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Simmons Drums's written reviews are positive against 55% of Learn Drums's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simmons Drums ships an update every 2 months, Learn Drums every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Simmons Drums versus Learn Drums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimmons DrumsLearn Drums
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (14 ratings)4.4 (120 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews54.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimmons Innovations LtdRiafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Customer experience

Simmons Drums

All ratings14 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

Learn Drums

All ratings120 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative40.9%

In-app purchases

None

Simmons Drums

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Learn Drums

Subscriptions5
  • Learn Drums-Monthly Trial$8.991 Month
  • drum+beats+bass$11.491 Month
  • Learn to Play Drum$24.996 Months
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  • Learn Drums-Yearly Trial$29.991 Year
  • Drums- Easy Lessons6 Months trial$39.996 Months
One-time1
  • 7 days premium$2.99

Questions

Is Simmons Drums free?
Simmons Drums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Drums free?
Learn Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simmons Drums or Learn Drums?
Learn Drums is rated higher. Simmons Drums averages 2.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Learn Drums averages 4.4 from 120 ratings.
Do Simmons Drums or Learn Drums have ads?
Neither Simmons Drums nor Learn Drums shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simmons Drums or Learn Drums?
Simmons Drums ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Drums every 2 weeks. Most recently, Simmons Drums was updated on October 14, 2026 and Learn Drums on October 16, 2026.

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