Drumstik vs Kit Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drumstik
Record musical ideas directly from your electronic drum kit and automatically generate transcriptions. Edit, share, and analyze your performance with a unique coaching mode. Access an online platform for lessons and practice materials to improve your drumming skills.
- Automatic transcription from electronic drums
- Score editing and sharing
- Online content platform for lessons
- Performance analysis with 'coach' mode
- Progress tracking and history
- Practice with provided working documents
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TRANSCRIPTION, EDITING AND SHARING Drumstik is an application that allows you to create scores while playing directly on your electronic drum kit! You have an idea ? Need to quickly lay down your inspiration? Launch Drumstik, play your groove to generate your transcription automatically! Rework it as much as you want from the Score Editor, then share it with those who need it. CONTENT PLATFORM You want to develop your playing techniques? You are looking for exciting new challenges? Drumstik gives you access to online content platform to become a better drummer. The lessons are accessible to everyone: whatever your level! The working documents are provided with the sessions so that you can practice directly with the software. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS All scores edited with Drumstik (or available on our online platform) are compatible with our unique functionality: "coach" mode! You want to achieve the perfect performance? You want to know if you are playing over time? Load the partition you want to train on in the software, play over it and that’s it! Drumstik analyzes your game, and provides you with a performance history to view your progress!
Kit Manager
Streamline Roland SPD-SX management with this app. Edit kits, waves, and chains, and adjust system settings directly from your device. Backup and restore your entire setup with ease.
- Create and edit kits
- Manage wave library
- Build kit chains
- Adjust system settings
- Backup and restore SPD-SX
- Demo mode for exploration
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Kit Manager gives you full control of your Roland SPD-SX from your Mac or iPhone. Build kits, edit waves, wire up pads, put together setlists, and back up the whole device. Connect the pad via USB and everything on it is right in front of you: kits, waves, chains, system settings. No menu-diving required. Kits and pads Create new kits or edit existing ones. Rename them, set tempo and output level, reorder slots, copy and paste to build variations. For each of the 25 pads you get the full parameter set: wave assignment, level, pan, play mode, MIDI output, pad linking. Everything the device supports, laid out so you can actually find it. Wave library Browse every wave on your SPD-SX, rename them to something you'll actually remember, and delete the ones taking up space. Export waves directly off the device when you need them elsewhere. Kit chains Build all 8 kit chains with up to 20 steps each. You see kit names instead of slot numbers, so building a setlist actually makes sense. Drag to reorder, add and remove steps, enable and activate chains on the fly. Backup and restore Back up your entire SPD-SX to a folder on your Mac or iPhone. Restore from any backup when you need to roll back or move your setup to another device. You can also open and edit a backup directly, so you can configure kits, chains, and system settings without the device in front of you, then restore when you are ready. System settings The SPD-SX has a lot of global settings buried across its menu system. Kit Manager puts them all on one screen: display, MIDI, audio output, foot switches, pad sensitivity, V-Link, metronome, master FX. Change what you need and move on. Demo mode Not near your SPD-SX? The app ships with sample data so you can explore everything before you plug in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kit Manager at 100% against Drumstik's 53%. Kit Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and price ($4.99 vs $13.99). Drumstik's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Drumstik costs $13.99 and Kit Manager $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kit Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Drumstik's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kit Manager's.
Drumstik ships an update every 6 weeks, Kit Manager fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drumstik | Kit Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $13.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | julien jura | Eric Silverman |
Customer experience
Drumstik
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In-app purchases
Drumstik
No in-app purchases
Kit Manager
No in-app purchases
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