Comparison

Bodhrán Drum Loops vs Sessioneer

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

Head to head
About

Bodhrán Drum Loops

This app provides authentic bodhrán drum loops for musicians. Easily control tempo with a slider and integrate with other music software. Access tutorial videos for guidance.

Highlights
  • Intuitive bodhrán drum looper
  • Adjustable tempo slider
  • Stop button functionality
  • Tutorial video access
  • Audiobus and Ableton Link integration
  • Demo button for raw sound files
Features
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Ancient beats on modern technology. Single Serving Bodhran drum looper Designed to be intuitive but if you need instructions 1) Press any large button to play the bodhrán drum loop. 2) Move the slider toward the bunny to make the beat go faster 2 /b/ Move the slider toward the turtle the beat goes slower. 3) The Stop button stops the loop. 4)The web button takes you to a tutorial video Connect with Audiobus and Ableton Link for limitless music-making Demo button for tutorial and raw Bodhran sound files. Recorded in Odd time signatures BPM is rounded

About

Sessioneer

Features
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Sessioneer is a tune book for Irish traditional musicians, on iPad and iPhone. The full thesession.org database is built in and works offline: - Tens of thousands of tunes: jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slides, and more - Search by title, alias, composer, and submitter/transcriber - Multiple settings per tune - Build your own sets or browse thousands from the thesession.org community - Create Books of tunes, sets, PDFs and Images - Import Tunebooks and Bookmarks from thesession.org - Write notes with Apple Pencil directly on the music - Mark favorites, track your history - Import your own sheet music as PDFs or Images: read, search, and annotate with Apple Pencil - Add PDFs and Images to Books alongside tunes and sets - Tablature for fiddle, mandolin, and guitar with tuning and capo options - Favorite and share PDFs and Images Syncs through iCloud across your devices. No account, no email, no analytics, no data sold. Subscriptions are optional. The whole app is free. Subscribers remove a small support banner; nothing is gated. Tune database by thesession.org, used under Creative Commons. Built by an indie developer. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bodhrán Drum Loops3 screens
Sessioneer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sessioneer at Free against Bodhrán Drum Loops's $4.99. Sessioneer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 33 months). Bodhrán Drum Loops's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sessioneer is free to download; Bodhrán Drum Loops costs $4.99 up front. Sessioneer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Bodhrán Drum Loops asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bodhrán Drum Loops ships an update every 33 months, Sessioneer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bodhrán Drum Loops versus Sessioneer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBodhrán Drum LoopsSessioneer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbu Studio IncRUSSELL JAMES SCHICK

In-app purchases

None

Bodhrán Drum Loops

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sessioneer

Subscriptions4
  • Supporter (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Patron (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Supporter (Annual)$6.991 Year
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  • Patron (Annual)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bodhrán Drum Loops free?
Bodhrán Drum Loops costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sessioneer free?
Sessioneer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bodhrán Drum Loops or Sessioneer have ads?
Bodhrán Drum Loops shows ads; Sessioneer does not.
Which is updated more often, Bodhrán Drum Loops or Sessioneer?
Bodhrán Drum Loops ships an update every 33 months, and Sessioneer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bodhrán Drum Loops was updated on October 1, 2026 and Sessioneer on September 21, 2026.

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