Comparison

Rudiments Trainer vs Drum Rudiments Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Rudiments Trainer

Practice 39 international drum rudiments with audio samples and sheet music. Track your BPM progress even when the app is closed to monitor your daily growth and improve stick control.

Highlights
  • 39 international drum rudiments
  • Audio samples and sheet music
  • BPM tracking
  • Progress monitoring
  • Accent exercises
  • Stick control improvement
Features
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A rudiments practice app supervised by an active drum instructor. The app includes 39 of the 40 international drum rudiments, excluding the multiple bounce roll. Practice fundamental stick control with sheet music and sample playback. FEATURES - Play and practice every rudiment - Record practice time on a calendar - Browse practice records from previous months - Pro adds saved BPM history, last-BPM recall, Auto BPM, and Today's Practice PRACTICE TIP Start slowly and build a clean, relaxed form. Once the movement is stable, raise the BPM gradually to develop accurate and fast stick control. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drum Rudiments Trainer

This app provides a visual library of drum rudiments with a metronome and training statistics. It's designed for drummers of all levels, offering intuitive controls and various practice modes.

Highlights
  • Visual rudiment library
  • On/off metronome
  • Training time statistics
  • BPM constant and acceleration modes
  • Dark theme
  • Count-in option
Features
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As a beginner drummer myself and having some programming skills I've decided to create mobile application, where I can get easy access to paradiddles and other rudiments in a library with clearly visual representation, on/off metronome and training time statistics for each rudiment in a set. App designed for both beginners and experienced drummers. Hope it will be useful to other people as well. Reasons to try: - Easy and intuitive controls - No need to know drum musical notation - Vertical musical tracker-type visual representation - Dark theme to save your device battery - BPM constant and acceleration modes - Prevention of display sleep mode when training - Slightly different snare sound samples for left and right hand strokes - Different normal, accents, flam and drag stroke sounds - Metronome sound and visual blink option with individual volume control - Time stats for every rudiments and overall training time - BPM from 10 for very beginners to 320 as hell - Count-in option - Metronome sound only mode - Drums sound only mode - Silent mode - Chance to training with no pad and sticks - just your hands and knees - Sufficient font size for people with eye issues

Screenshots

Rudiments Trainer2 screens
Drum Rudiments Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Rudiments Trainer at 67% against Rudiments Trainer's 27%. Drum Rudiments Trainer also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Rudiments Trainer's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rudiments Trainer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Drum Rudiments Trainer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rudiments Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, Drum Rudiments Trainer every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rudiments Trainer versus Drum Rudiments Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRudiments TrainerDrum Rudiments Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaishi NakamuraVladimir Persidskiy

Customer experience

Rudiments Trainer

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%

Drum Rudiments Trainer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rudiments Trainer

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Cancellation of restriction$4.99
3 purchases

Drum Rudiments Trainer

One-time3
  • DRT Remove Ads$4.99
  • DRT Unlock Editor$4.99
  • DRT Bundle (Ads + Editor)$7.99

Questions

Is Rudiments Trainer free?
Rudiments Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Rudiments Trainer free?
Drum Rudiments Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rudiments Trainer or Drum Rudiments Trainer have ads?
Both Rudiments Trainer and Drum Rudiments Trainer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rudiments Trainer or Drum Rudiments Trainer?
Rudiments Trainer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drum Rudiments Trainer every 10 months. Most recently, Rudiments Trainer was updated on October 2, 2026 and Drum Rudiments Trainer on September 20, 2026.

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