Comparison

Learn Drums vs Practice The Drums

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

Practice The Drums

This app offers a structured path to improve drumming skills, moving beyond basic lessons to include practice and application in music. It provides a community and personalized feedback to help users transform their playing and achieve their drumming goals.

Highlights
  • Structured learning path
  • Personalized practice guidance
  • Application to music
  • Community support
  • Progress tracking
  • Live sessions
  • Video feedback
Features
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Do you practice the drums, but feel like you never get any better? Does it feel like time goes by but you are on this never-ending hamster wheel where you never seem to get any solid results? Do you watch other drummers perform and wonder how they got to be that good? Was it magic... natural talent... or did they all just start when they were 3-years old? What if I was to tell you there was a way to get off that hamster wheel... To get on the same path as all of your favorite drummers... if there was a way to truly feel like a rockstar on the drums Well... THERE IS! How do I know? Because I was where you are now and this system is how I overcame all of those obstacles to reach my true potential on the drums. Welcome to "Study The Drums" ...These are not just a bank of ordinary drum lessons. That's why I called this app "Study" the drums... not "Learn" the drums. Getting great on drums is a study. It's a path. It's a journey. It's not a magic pill, it's not a quick fix, and it's not easy... (or everyone would be a great drummer.) But if you have the fortitude to follow the path... You WILL be a rockstar on the drums. There are a ton of online courses out there! How is this any different? Well, Study The Drums is like one-on-one, personal training... just on the drums. Instead of stopping at “how to” drum lessons... I take you through the entire cycle of learning. Our PATH to transformation on the drums is simple Step 1. Learn It > (I teach it to you) Step 2. Practice It > (I practice it with you) Step 3. Apply It (I show you how it applies to music) ...and myself and my community of like-minded rockstars are always there to walk that path with you... So... are you ready to be a rock star on the drums? "I’m getting positive results I can see and feel in my playing in just the first 2 weeks." - Randy Severino "All too often I have put the time in, but only practiced the things I already knew how to play, even practiced the wrong things. I've bought into Jay's purpose behind this app - to know what's important and to help with & maintain a regular practice routine." -Brendan Bensley "I have stopped lessons with my teacher here in SA and use your site exclusively." - Kevin Berman When you get started today, you have the following options: 1. Take my FREE drum foundation challenge 2. Join the PATH Mentorship Program: Join the community track your progress across 13 different courses that build your foundation join the leaderboard Attend my weekly live session Get one-on-one video feedback and get all of the support from me and the community that you need! Download the app for free today! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Practice The Drums is free of charge. Should you use Practice The Drums app to access in-app content via available one-time purchase(s), a payment will be charged to your credit card once. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Learn Drums4 screens
Practice The Drums4 screens

Verdict

The call

Learn Drums and Practice The Drums both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Practice The Drums's written reviews are positive against 55% of Learn Drums's. Learn Drums's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Practice The Drums sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Learn Drums against 4.5 for Practice The Drums. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Drums has 120 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Learn Drums's written reviews are positive against 100% of Practice The Drums's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Drums ships an update every 2 weeks, Practice The Drums every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Drums versus Practice The Drums: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn DrumsPractice The Drums
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (120 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiafy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Jason Fenichel

Customer experience

Learn Drums

All ratings120 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative40.9%

Practice The Drums

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
5 purchases

Practice The Drums

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership2 variants$29.991 Month
  • Subscription$299.001 Year
One-time3
  • Rockstar Community$4.99
  • Inner Circle Elite$1000.00
  • Inner Circle Platinum$1000.00

Questions

Is Learn Drums free?
Learn Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Practice The Drums free?
Practice The Drums is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Drums or Practice The Drums?
Practice The Drums is rated higher. Learn Drums averages 4.4 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Practice The Drums averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Learn Drums or Practice The Drums have ads?
Practice The Drums shows ads; Learn Drums does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Drums or Practice The Drums?
Learn Drums ships an update every 2 weeks, and Practice The Drums every 2 months. Most recently, Learn Drums was updated on October 16, 2026 and Practice The Drums on October 8, 2026.

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