Comparison

UDBapp Pro vs The PC Tracks

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

Head to head
About

UDBapp Pro

This app helps marching band members, directors, and teachers learn and manage drill formations. It offers animated drill views, coordinate sheets, music integration, and attendance tracking for seamless rehearsal and performance preparation.

Highlights
  • Animated drill views with music
  • Individual coordinate sheets
  • Live coordinate tracking
  • Sheet music integration
  • Attendance tracking
  • Tap ID for performer management
  • Offline mode
Features
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Get the app used by hundreds of thousands of marchers, directors, and teachers around the world. 
 Features for Students • Watch the drill animation while listening to the music from any perspective (performer or director).
 • View your individual coordinate sheet for sets in a song or counts in a set.
 • Follow your drill count by count with live updating coordinates.
 • UDB view shows curved and straight-line path information for previous and next sets.
 • Student leadership can access everyone’s drill information.
 • Learn and clean drill in seconds after it's been exported from Pyware by the designer.
 Features for Directors and Staff
 • Tap any performer to view coordinate and UDB view information.
 • Change field perspective (performer/director).
 • Easily add/delete/edit drill files in your ensemble's account directly from your app.
 • Learn and clean drill in seconds after it's been exported from Pyware by the designer.
 Sheet Music Integration • One tap access to Beam 
• Import music and scores from cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive or take a picture.
 • Sync the drill and music with drill tabs.
• Annotate music with integrated icons and helpful tools.
 Differentiators
 • Phone layout designed for one handed use
 • Easily find your midway points and yard line crossing counts
 • Easily switch between custom views
 Tap ID • Tap ID allows directors to see the performer labels that your students have selected. Simply tap on a performer's dot while viewing the drill to see their name and photo. Multiple students can select a single performer label so directors can easily see and manage alternates, shadows, and primary performers.
 Calendar + Attendance
 • See your full rehearsal and performance schedule, check-in to events, and track attendance throughout the season. • Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not. 
 Offline Mode • Offline mode allows a director to restrict access to Ultimate Drill Book if selected users are connected to the internet. If not activated, all users will be able to access Ultimate Drill Book even if connected to a WiFi or cellular connection.

About

The PC Tracks

This app assists percussionists in practicing orchestral excerpts for auditions and performances. It provides time-edited orchestral recordings, metronome tracks, and solo instrument tracks that can be independently controlled and adjusted to any tempo.

Highlights
  • Orchestral excerpt practice
  • Adjustable tempo for all tracks
  • Time-edited orchestral recordings
  • Metronome track
  • Solo instrument track
  • Member login required
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The world’s first app designed specifically for percussionists to prepare orchestral excerpts for auditions, masterclasses, lessons, and performances. Every excerpt comes with a painstakingly time-edited orchestral recording, a metronome track, and a solo instrument track that can all be turned on or off with the flick of a switch. The best part? You can adjust the tempo of every track to the exact BPM you need. Want to play Magic Flute at 92 BPM? No problem. Scherzo Capriccioso at 100 and switch to 140 at the Presto? You got it. This app is only available for members of The Percussion Conservatory. Use your account to login using the same credentials right here on the app.

Screenshots

UDBapp Pro4 screens
The PC Tracks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: UDBapp Pro at 2.3K against The PC Tracks's 4. UDBapp Pro also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). The PC Tracks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The PC Tracks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UDBapp Pro has 2.3K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UDBapp Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, The PC Tracks every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UDBapp Pro versus The PC Tracks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUDBapp ProThe PC Tracks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.3K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1616.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB49 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUltimate Drill BookJoshua Vonderheide

Customer experience

UDBapp Pro

All ratings2,313 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral0.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative11.9%

The PC Tracks

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

UDBapp Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drill files disappearing after updates
  • Attendance tracking issues
  • Crashes when adding notes
  • Drill visualization jumping between sets

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Ability to create custom drill designs
  • Improved note-taking functionality
  • Offline drill playback
  • Tempo adjustment for drill and music

The PC Tracks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UDBapp Pro

No in-app purchases

None

The PC Tracks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UDBapp Pro free?
UDBapp Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The PC Tracks free?
The PC Tracks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UDBapp Pro or The PC Tracks?
The PC Tracks is rated higher. UDBapp Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while The PC Tracks averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do UDBapp Pro or The PC Tracks have ads?
Neither UDBapp Pro nor The PC Tracks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UDBapp Pro or The PC Tracks?
UDBapp Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and The PC Tracks every 3 months. Most recently, UDBapp Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and The PC Tracks on October 7, 2026.

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