Comparison

Learn Drums vs Drum Bank

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

Head to head
About

Learn Drums

Master drumming with video-guided lessons designed for absolute beginners. Learn fundamental techniques, rhythm patterns, and various drumming styles at your own pace. This app provides a structured path to becoming a confident drummer, regardless of your equipment.

Highlights
  • Video-guided lessons
  • Fundamental techniques
  • Rhythm patterns and beats
  • Multiple drumming styles
  • Coordination exercises
  • Structured learning path
  • Practice routines
Features
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Learn drums from your first beat to playing full songs -- step-by-step, at your own pace, no drum kit required. Tap on your phone or tablet to practice along with real drum beats across rock, pop, blues, and funk. WHAT YOU GET Step-by-step drum lessons that start with the basics: how to hold the sticks, posture at the kit, and stick control. From there you build into full drum beats -- rock grooves, pop backbeats, blues shuffles, funk patterns -- one skill at a time. Video lessons from drum instructors who teach beginners for a living. Each tutorial focuses on one idea so you can see the technique, hear how it should sound, and copy it without guesswork. Slow-motion replays for the parts that trip everyone up. Drop the tempo, watch where the sticks land, then bring it back up to speed when your hands are ready. A song library arranged for beginners. Pick a track, play along, and use the visual feedback to see whether your timing is on the beat or drifting. This is where drum practice stops feeling like homework and starts sounding like music. NO DRUM KIT? START ANYWAY You don't need a kit to begin. Practice the grip, the rhythms, and the song parts on a tabletop, a practice pad, or right on the screen. When you do sit at a real kit later, the patterns are already in your hands. HOW IT'S BUILT FOR BEGINNERS Plain-language teaching. No music theory jargon thrown at you before you've played a single beat. If a lesson uses a word, it explains the word. Short sessions that fit a real day. Five minutes between meetings, fifteen before dinner -- progress comes from showing up, not from hour-long blocks you can never find. Honest pacing. You repeat a beat until it locks in, then move on. Skip ahead any time, or go back and re-watch a lesson without losing your place. Every drummer started where you are now -- counting one beat at a time. Download Learn Drums and play your first rhythm today. Terms of use - http://thecookbk.com/terms.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners Privacy Policy - http://thecookbk.com/privacy.php?appname=learn.drums.beginners

About

Drum Bank

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Drummer must download! You can see tons of fill-in and rhythm patterns all you want! In addition, you can watch performance videos, so even if you are not good at notes, you can learn with your eyes and ears. There is also a search function by level and performance genre, so if you have trouble with fill-in, you can use it like a dictionary. ***Premium Membership*** You can check your favorite fill-in and rhythm patterns in a list. In addition to favorites, a check function allows you to see at a glance which phrases you have not yet mastered. This app was created from a drummer's perspective. Please make use of it for your daily practice. (Also, as a premium member, you can hide the ads in the app.) You can also post your own. Anyone can submit their fill-in and rhythm patterns! Please show off your original phrases to drummers all over the world! (There is a certain screening process for submissions.)

Screenshots

Learn Drums4 screens
Drum Bank2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learn Drums at none against Drum Bank's shown. Drum Bank's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price, 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. Learn Drums sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Drum Bank sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Drums ships an update every 3 weeks, Drum Bank every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn Drums versus Drum Bank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn DrumsDrum Bank
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (122 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings122 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiafy Technologies Private LimitedDaishi Nakamura

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Learn Drums

Subscriptions5
  • Learn Drums-Monthly Trial$8.991 Month
  • drum+beats+bass$11.491 Month
  • Learn to Play Drum$24.996 Months
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  • Learn Drums-Yearly Trial$29.991 Year
  • Drums- Easy Lessons6 Months trial$39.996 Months
One-time1
  • 7 days premium$2.99
1 purchases

Drum Bank

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Membership$2.491 Month

Questions

Is Learn Drums free?
Learn Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Bank free?
Drum Bank is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Drums or Drum Bank have ads?
Drum Bank shows ads; Learn Drums does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Drums or Drum Bank?
Learn Drums ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drum Bank every 5 days. Most recently, Learn Drums was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drum Bank on October 4, 2026.

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