Simmons Drums Advanced vs Learn Drums
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simmons Drums Advanced
Record, edit, and add custom sounds to your electronic drum kits. This app allows you to create a personalized sound library and improve your playing with playback manipulation tools.
- Record real-world sounds
- Edit custom samples
- Add sounds to drum kits
- Create a personal sound library
- Remote kit and sound editing
- Play Along function with speed manipulation
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Simmons Drums Advanced is designed to extend the capabilities of the SD1200, SD1250, and SD2000 electronic drum kits. Use this app to record real-world sounds with your iPhone or iPad — anytime, anywhere. Later, edit your unique samples and add them to your kit. The result is a nearly a limitless personal library of samples and soundscapes for your Simmons Module. You can now remotely edit and save your drum kits and sounds with your iOS device using a user-friendly interface. There are also some great tools for improving your playing such as the “Play Along"" function that allows you to choose songs from your iOS's music library and manipulate the playback speed so you can slow down a song to learn the groove. SD2000 Users will need an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and USB cable to connect the kit drum module to their iOS device.
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.
- Video-guided lessons
- Fundamental techniques
- Rhythm patterns and beats
- Multiple drumming styles
- Coordination exercises
- Structured learning path
- Practice routines
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn Drums at 4.4 against Simmons Drums Advanced's 2.4. Learn Drums also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 20%) and ratings volume (120 vs 9). Simmons Drums Advanced's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Learn Drums sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Simmons Drums Advanced asks for nothing beyond the download.
Learn Drums holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Drums has 120 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Simmons Drums Advanced's written reviews are positive against 55% of Learn Drums's.
Simmons Drums Advanced ships an update monthly, Learn Drums every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simmons Drums Advanced | Learn Drums |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simmons Innovations Ltd | Riafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Simmons Drums Advanced
Learn Drums
In-app purchases
Simmons Drums Advanced
No in-app purchases
Learn Drums
- 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
- 7 days premium$2.99
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