UDBapp Pro vs BandDrills

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 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.

BandDrills is the companion app for banddrills.com — the modern drill design tool built for marching band directors and students. BandDrills.com lets directors design full marching band performances from scratch — placing members, drawing formations, plotting movement paths, and syncing everything to music. The result is a live, animated drill your entire band can view and follow. THIS APP — THE VIEWER Once your director publishes a drill on banddrills.com, you can open it right here on your phone. Watch the full performance play back in real time, with every member moving in sync with the music. See where you're supposed to be, where you're going, and how the whole formation comes together. FOR DIRECTORS - Design drills on banddrills.com - Share a link with your band in seconds - Take attendance digitally — students check in on their phones, you get a CSV export straight to your email - No paper, no clipboards FOR STUDENTS - Open your drill link on your phone - Watch the full performance with audio - See your position highlighted so you always know where to go - Check in for rehearsal with one tap WHY BANDDRILLS? Traditional drill design software is expensive, complicated, and locked to a desktop. BandDrills.com runs in any browser — no download, no license fee, no steep learning curve. Design a drill in the morning, share it with your band by afternoon. Get started at banddrills.com.