Comparison

Drumline Break Creator vs DropSpin Metronome

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

Head to head
About

Drumline Break Creator

Easily compose, edit, and share percussion notation for snare and tenor drums. This app offers a streamlined experience for creating custom drum breaks, cadences, and warmups, inspiring a new generation of music writers.

Highlights
  • Compose snare and tenor drum notation
  • Edit and playback percussion music
  • Save and share compositions
  • Includes common rudiments and articulations
  • Supports custom sticking and grace notes
  • Professionally recorded audio samples
Features
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Composing percussion notation for snare drum and tenors is finally fast, easy, and fun! No laptops, no expensive subscriptions, no extra plugins, and no 1990's music composition apps made for piano with 500 options that you'll never use. Whether you're in your bedroom or the band room, a bus, or the field, you now have full access to the specific notation you need to compose, edit, playback, save and share snare drum and tenor drum notation with your section, instructor, drumline, and band. All this for one price, forever in your pocket right next to your drum key. We spend our entire percussive careers playing other people's music. Isn't it time we start playing our own? This app is on a mission to inspire a new generation of music writers. It's time for YOU to write the next winning break, percussion feature, cadence, street beat, or drill. *Insert stick drop here* All audio samples were professionally recorded at NoiseFloor Ltd. in Chicago by DCI sound engineer Jamie Vanadia. The snare drum and tenors used were generously provided by Dynasty. The snare is Dynasty's MS-XD14 Marching Snare Drum on an Evans Hybrid drumhead. The tenor drums are Dynasty's MT-680234 Tenor Drums in Corps Configuration with 6 inch and 8 inch shot drums on Evans Corps Clear heads. Drum Break Creator includes a number of rudiments such as triplets, sextuplets, flams, single stroke 4s, etc. Plus place, accents, doubles, grace notes, buzz notes, rimshots, double stops, as well put in your preferred sticking. Use the app to create your next standout drum break. Create your drumline's next set of warmups. Write a few new cadences or street beats for that next parade. Use it to better understand the timing and voicing of your music. Play along on your drum pad. For beginners, use it to better understand how to read certain notations. Recreate some of the harder parts of your sheet music to help smooth out the tougher bits of your show. Every person who downloads this app will have ideas on ways to make it better or more awesome. Feedback is super welcome!! I will continue to add and support the apps into the years to come. Oh, and just to take out one of the more obvious requests, bass drums and cymbals are coming as the user base grows. Hi, I'm the developer of this app and I've been drumming for 32 years. (Woah, I never actually did the math on that) From playing along to records of drum battles of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich when I was 7, to high school marching band, placing at WGI finals, sleeping on the floor at Glassmen (RIP) auditions, Michigan State's drumline, lessons, instruction, all the way to touring the U.S. several times with my indie-emo band backed by Truth Drums (sans black eyeliner). I've been surrounding myself with musicians who appreciate the sport and the art of marching percussion. I'm very fortunate enough to also know a thing or two about creating software – which somehow still leads me back to drumming. :-D Happy hacking, and thanks for downloading.

About

DropSpin Metronome

A versatile metronome app designed for musicians, offering advanced features like custom count-ins, speed adjustments from 10% to 1000%, and loopable segments. It integrates with a suite of rehearsal products for comprehensive practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable count-ins
  • Speed control (10%-1000%)
  • Loopable segments
  • "Last Time" auto-stop
  • MIDI playback
  • In-depth rehearsal analytics
Features
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DropSpin can be used as a standalone metronome or as a partner to our full suite of rehearsal products including bluetooth modules, score-reading software, rehearsal analytics tools, and much more. In depth rehearsal analytics Custom count-ins Rehearse from 10%-1000% speed "Last Time" auto-stop Halftime and other custom behaviors Loopable segments MIDI playback

Screenshots

Drumline Break Creator3 screens
DropSpin Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DropSpin Metronome at Free against Drumline Break Creator's $2.99. DropSpin Metronome also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0). Drumline Break Creator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

DropSpin Metronome is free to download; Drumline Break Creator costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DropSpin Metronome holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 66 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 81% and 82% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drumline Break Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, DropSpin Metronome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drumline Break Creator versus DropSpin Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumline Break CreatorDropSpin Metronome
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (40 ratings)4.8 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4066 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn OstlerAlex Crowley

Customer experience

Drumline Break Creator

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative6.3%

DropSpin Metronome

All ratings66 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Drumline Break Creator

No in-app purchases

None

DropSpin Metronome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drumline Break Creator free?
Drumline Break Creator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DropSpin Metronome free?
DropSpin Metronome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drumline Break Creator or DropSpin Metronome?
DropSpin Metronome is rated higher. Drumline Break Creator averages 4.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while DropSpin Metronome averages 4.8 from 66 ratings.
Do Drumline Break Creator or DropSpin Metronome have ads?
Neither Drumline Break Creator nor DropSpin Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drumline Break Creator or DropSpin Metronome?
Drumline Break Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, and DropSpin Metronome every 2 months. Most recently, Drumline Break Creator was updated on November 7, 2026 and DropSpin Metronome on November 3, 2026.

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