Comparison

Drum Trainer vs Electro Drum

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

Head to head
About

Drum Trainer

Learn, create, and play drum beats with this app. It offers tools to slow down or isolate parts of beats for easier learning, allows customization of drum kits, and features a community for sharing and discovering new rhythms. You can also adjust tempo, time signature, and velocity.

Highlights
  • Create custom drum beats
  • Community beat sharing
  • Adjust tempo and time signature
  • Customize drum kits
  • Slow down or solo beat parts
  • Pre-made beat library
Features
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Learn beats fast, create your own or try beats made by others in the community. By soloing out or slowing down parts of the beat, you can learn it step by step until it sticks! You change how you want to see the beat, then play after it in full screen. You can also upload and download beats with others from the community. Features in the app: - Create your own beats. - Download or upload beats to the community. - Change time signature. - Change velocity on each hit. - Increase and decrease tempo. - Learn new beats from a pre-made beat library. - Zoom and pan for better focus. - Customize your drum kit. - Change different views.

About

Electro Drum

Create music with a simple drum pad interface. Play along to your favorite songs in the background using a selection of 18 high-quality drum sounds. Choose from genres like Dance, Acoustic, and Lofi for a personalized music experience.

Highlights
  • Simple drum pad interface
  • 18 high-quality drum sounds
  • Play along with background songs
  • Genre selection (Dance, Acoustic, Lofi)
  • High-quality audio
Features
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Lets' enjoy drum play with your favorite song in the background!! Features: ・Really simple drum pad that you hoped. ・Drum pad without unnecessary functions. ・Include 18 drum sounds. ・High quality audio made by sound engineer! ・Select your favorite genre "Dance,"Acoustic","Lofi". ・You can have a drum session with with your favorite song in the background! Enjoy this powerful, yet easy to use tool to get the best music experience!

Screenshots

Drum Trainer4 screens
Electro Drum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Trainer at 5.0 against Electro Drum's 4.5. Drum Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Electro Drum's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Trainer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Trainer ships an update every 3 months, Electro Drum weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Trainer versus Electro Drum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum TrainerElectro Drum
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErik AndresenJoji Yamaguchi

Customer experience

Drum Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Electro Drum

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Electro Drum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Trainer free?
Drum Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Electro Drum free?
Electro Drum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Trainer or Electro Drum?
Drum Trainer is rated higher. Drum Trainer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Electro Drum averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Drum Trainer or Electro Drum have ads?
Electro Drum shows ads; Drum Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Trainer or Electro Drum?
Drum Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and Electro Drum weekly. Most recently, Drum Trainer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Electro Drum on October 2, 2026.

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