Comparison

Drum Practice App vs Music Routine

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

Head to head
About

Drum Practice App

This app helps drummers of all levels improve their skills with a professional exercise library, custom practice plans, and a digital journal. Track your progress with analytics and practice offline anywhere. It includes a metronome, timer, and support for music sheets and videos.

Highlights
  • Professional exercise library
  • Custom practice plans
  • Digital drum journal
  • Pro metronome & timer
  • Music sheet & video support
  • Progress analytics
  • Offline access
Features
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Practice drums with structure — and see the proof that you're getting better. Drumbitious is a practice planner and diary for drummers. Build your own exercises, put them into a plan, and start a focused session with one tap. Every session is logged automatically, so your progress stops being a feeling and becomes something you can look at. BUILT-IN METRONOME 30 to 300 BPM, time signatures from 1/4 to 8/4 plus 3/8, 6/8 and 7/8, subdivisions in quarters, eighths, triplets and sixteenths, tap tempo and its own volume. Start it and your practice timer starts with it. Switch on dynamic mode and the tempo climbs by itself — 80, 85, 90, and on. Set the step and how many bars you want at each speed, then take a rudiment or a fill from comfortable to fast without touching your phone in the middle of practice. Steps of 1 to 50 BPM, every 1 to 99 bars. (Premium) PRACTICE TIMER, TWO WAYS Count down from a target duration, or run a stopwatch and let it record what you actually played. Both keep running when you switch apps. SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY A month heatmap colours every day you practised — the longer, the deeper. Your current and longest streak sit right above it, next to a weekly goal you set yourself: 30 minutes or three hours, your call. RECORDS AND TRENDS Longest session, best week, highest BPM, lifetime practice time. Plus charts of your top BPM and how practising felt, across your whole history — per exercise, per plan, over time. PRACTICE PLANS Combine rudiments, grooves, fills and independence drills into a routine that fits your goal. Start it with one tap and work through it exercise by exercise. YOUR OWN EXERCISE LIBRARY Create your own exercises or import ready-made ones from a growing shared library. Attach sheet music PDFs, audio, video and images — and mark up PDFs right inside a session, so your notes are there next time. 30 DAYS OF RUDIMENTS One tap builds a 30-day rudiment plan and drops five exercises into your library. A ready-made starting point if you don't know where to begin. PRACTICE ANYWHERE Works offline — your plans, exercises and the metronome need no connection. Your account syncs across iPhone, iPad and Android, and the app speaks English, German and Spanish. WHO IT'S FOR Drummers who take practice seriously, whether you just started or have been playing for years. If your drum lessons produce more loose paper than progress, this is where it all goes. Built by a drummer who needed exactly this. Have an idea that would make practising easier? I'm all ears. — Questions or found a bug? Write to support@drumbitious.com — I read and answer every message myself. More at https://drumbitious.com Monthly: €1.99 - First 3 days are free! Yearly: €16.99 (save 30%) - First 7 days are free! Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/16663907

About

Music Routine

Establish a daily practice routine for your musical instrument with this app. Create personalized exercise lists with specified durations, speeds, and notes. Track your progress with a built-in metronome and detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Personalized exercise lists
  • Built-in metronome
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Notes and pictures for exercises
  • No account signup required
  • Import/export functionality (Pro)
Features
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If you're serious about improving your instrument skills, establishing a daily practice routine is essential. With MusicRoutine you can create a personalized list of exercises and specify duration and speed for each of them. You can also add notes and pictures to make your routine more engaging and effective. Once created, play your routine with the built-in metronome and track your progress. Whether you play piano, guitar, drums, saxophone or any other instrument, the application lets you create a routine to suit your needs. MusicRoutine is user-friendly and doesn't require any account signup. You can start using it right away and benefit from its many useful features. Key Features: - No signup, no subscription - Create personalised list of exercises (unlimited for pro version, 6 in the standard version) - Metronome - Notes, pictures and pdf for each exercise - Archives for keeping a backlog of old exercises - Statistics on your sessions and average practice time - Import/export (pro version)

Screenshots

Drum Practice App4 screens
Music Routine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Music Routine at none against Drum Practice App's shown. Music Routine also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Drum Practice App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Music Routine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.9 for Drum Practice App against 4.8 for Music Routine. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Practice App ships an update every 5 weeks, Music Routine every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drum Practice App versus Music Routine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Practice AppMusic Routine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings817 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVerena ZaiserQuentin Houben

Customer experience

Drum Practice App

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Music Routine

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drum Practice App

Subscriptions2
  • Drumbitious Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Drumbitious Premium (annual)14 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Music Routine

One-time1
  • Pro features$3.99

Questions

Is Drum Practice App free?
Drum Practice App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Music Routine free?
Music Routine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Practice App or Music Routine?
Drum Practice App is rated higher. Drum Practice App averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Music Routine averages 4.8 from 17 ratings.
Do Drum Practice App or Music Routine have ads?
Drum Practice App shows ads; Music Routine does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Practice App or Music Routine?
Drum Practice App ships an update every 5 weeks, and Music Routine every 10 days. Most recently, Drum Practice App was updated on September 6, 2026 and Music Routine on August 17, 2026.

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