Drummit vs Paginote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drummit
Learn to play drums with a vast library of beats and customizable tools. Create your own rhythms, practice at your own pace, and improve coordination. Ideal for beginners and advanced players alike.
- Millions of unique beats
- Manual beat building
- Random beat generation (SPIN IT)
- Customizable metronome
- Groove Library for saved beats
- Adjustable tempo
- Practice settings (line, click, note flash, sounds, sticking)
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Drummit is a revolutionary way of learning the drums. With literally millions of different beats available, drummers of any ability can tackle even the most complicated of patterns. Improve your co-ordination skills and your overall drumming at your own pace with Drummit. HOW IT WORKS Manually build your own bars by adjusting each beat individually. Create something to challenge yourself, or if you're teaching, introduce various patterns of increasing difficulty at a pace suitable for your individual pupil’s needs. For the more advanced and adventurous amongst you, go straight to SPIN IT. SPIN IT: Tap here to spin the notes and create your own beat from millions of possibilities! Make the bar your own by adjusting any individual beats with your fingers. Use the padlock icon to lock any individual spinner. HEAR IT: Listen to the beat you have created. Not sure? Then spin again. Like it? Then it’s time to DRUMMIT! SAVE IT: Save your favourite beats and create your own personal ‘Groove Library’! SELECT IT: Build your own beats! DRUMMIT: Ready to go? DRUMMIT takes your chosen beat onto a play screen. Adjust the tempo using the metronome dial on the left hand side, and fine tune your practice session by going to SETTINGS. SETTINGS: Check out this page to make the most of your DRUMMIT experience. Line – ON/OFF Click – ON/OFF Note Flash – ON /OFF Drum Sounds – ON/OFF Show Sticking - ON/OFF Use this button to show recommended stickings for selected packs. Choose between right or left handed option. Specialised metronome with click/line at 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16th note value, allowing detailed and accurate practice at any speed. Check out the website at www.drummit.co.uk
Paginote
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Paginote is a sheet music reader and setlist maker built for musicians. Keep every score in one library, practice with the tools you need, and walk on stage knowing your setlist is ready. No binders, no loose pages. KEEP YOUR MUSIC ORGANIZED • Import PDFs from Files, iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox, or scan printed pages with your camera • Tag scores by composer, artist, instrument, and genre, then search, sort, and filter in seconds • Mark favorites and find them straight from Home PLAN EVERY GIG • Build a setlist for each gig, rehearsal, or band practice • Sync setlists to your calendar, so the date, time, and venue are always at hand • Export a setlist as one PDF, or duplicate it in a tap PERFORM WITH CONFIDENCE • Stage mode shows your score and nothing else, with two-page spreads in landscape • Turn pages with a tap, a foot pedal, or hands-free with eye blink • Keep time with the built-in metronome, with a BPM saved for each score • Pick a light, sepia, or inverted background for dim stages PRACTICE YOUR WAY • Annotate with Apple Pencil (fingerings, cuts, reminders) without touching the original PDF • Tune up with the built-in tuner, with presets for many instruments, including transposing ones Paginote gives musicians the right things, not everything: simple enough to learn in minutes, capable enough for the stage, whether you play solo, in a band, an orchestra, or a choir. Free to use. Start with your first score today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paginote at none against Drummit's 7. Paginote also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Drummit's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Drummit sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Paginote asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drummit ships an update every 3 months, Paginote every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drummit | Paginote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drummit Ltd | THOMAS LOJMANN JORGENSEN |
Bugs and requests
Drummit
Reported bugs
12 issues- No sound when tapping 'hear it' button
- Sound does not work
- App makes no sound
- No audio
- No sound in the app
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- The app does not emit sound
- The sound doesn't work
- Playback is strangely not in time
- 1/8 the '+' beats are dragging
- Crashed
- Lost its drum sound suddenly
- Updated and sound is gone
Requested features
13 requests- Add more acoustic/digital kits (rock, funk, jazz; TR808, TR909)
- Include triplet eighth and triplet sixteenth notes
- Allow changing time signatures (2-3-5-6-7/4, 3-6-7-9-12/8)
- Enable grooves from 2 to 4 measures with different metrics per measure
- Volume and mute for each instrument (BD, SND, HH)
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- Add 6/8 beats
- Allow saving patterns as presets
- Add a sequencer option for customization
- Paid version with more than 4/4 and more drums
- Allow entering custom beats, especially triplet or sextuplet rhythms
- Add a second time signature for polyrhythms
- Ability to change individual notes in a beat
- Ability to drag and drop or move sections to reorder them
Paginote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drummit
- Pro Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Rock/Funk Pack 2$0.99
- Rock/Funk Pack 3$0.99
- Rock/Funk Pack 2$2.99
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- Rock/Funk Pack 3$2.99
- Lifetime Subscription$29.99
Paginote
No in-app purchases









