Comparison

UDBapp Pro vs MB

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

MB

Features
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Screenshots

UDBapp Pro4 screens
MB3 screens

Verdict

The call

UDBapp Pro and MB are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UDBapp Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, MB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
UDBapp Pro versus MB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUDBapp ProMB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperUltimate Drill BookDavy Raitt

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

MB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UDBapp Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UDBapp Pro free?
UDBapp Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MB free?
MB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UDBapp Pro or MB have ads?
Neither UDBapp Pro nor MB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UDBapp Pro or MB?
UDBapp Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and MB every 2 months. Most recently, UDBapp Pro was updated on November 5, 2026 and MB on October 30, 2026.

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