Drum Trainer vs The Drum Set Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
The Drum Set Coach
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Inside the The Drum Set Coach app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Drum Set Coach at every 2 weeks against Drum Trainer's every 3 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drum Trainer ships an update every 3 months, The Drum Set Coach every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Trainer | The Drum Set Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erik Andresen | Emily Sudduth |
In-app purchases
Drum Trainer
No in-app purchases
The Drum Set Coach
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Drum Trainer free?
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Do Drum Trainer or The Drum Set Coach have ads?
Which is updated more often, Drum Trainer or The Drum Set Coach?
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