Drum Book Trainer vs Music Theory 101
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Book Trainer
Learn to read drum sheet music with animated guidance. This app features digital drum books from professional teachers, offering detailed explanations for exercises to make practice fun and effective.
- Digital drum sheet music display
- Animated drum kit playback
- Adjustable tempo
- Metronome and count-in
- Mute drum track
- Looping functionality
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Drum trainer is a digital drum sheet music application for drummers. Helps you to learn drum sheet music reading with animation. The app contains drum books from professional drum teachers. You can find detailed explanations and descriptions for all kind of different exercises. This enables fun learning and practicing! Main features: - Shows the given drum sheet music. You can scroll it by swipe your finger. - Drum kit animation shows which notes are played on the drums currently - Set the tempo of the track. Hold the button to jump 10 bpm. - Add metronome to the track by pressing the metronome button. - Add count in before the track by pressing the metronome button. - Mute the drum track by pressing the mute button. - You can loop the track with the loop enable button.
Music Theory 101
An interactive music theory training app covering classical fundamentals. It features 19 units with audio, exercises, and definitions, mirroring AP Music Theory exam curriculum. Practice skills with over 90 exercise types.
- Interactive music theory course
- 19 comprehensive units
- Audio samples and key definitions
- Skill practice exercises
- AP Music Theory exam curriculum
- Over 90 exercise types
- Aural recognition and dictation
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Welcome to a new, interactive music theory training app. We offer a comprehensive course presenting the fundamentals of classical music theory. Our course includes 19 interactive units with audio samples, interactive exercises, and key definitions. Alongside this, we offer a streamlined set of skill practice to test core knowledge. This app matches the curriculum of the AP Music Theory exam, which is designed to reflect a knowledge at the introductory college level. We're excited to help you learn. And if you’re a student… good luck with your upcoming exam! Lessons include: - Pitch and Rhythm - Scales, Meters, and Modes - Intervals, Triads, and Seventh Chords - Harmonic Progressions and Cadences - Four-Part Chorale Writing and Two-Part Counterpoint - Embelleshing Notes, Tonicization, and Melodic Techniques The app includes over 90 different exercise types, including aural recognition, melodic/harmonic dictation, and single, two-voice, and four-part composition. Our app is still new! Found something that needs to be fixed? Have an idea for what to add next? We'd love to hear from you as we build out the next features. There are buttons across the app for you to submit feedback or take a quick survey to share your thoughts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Music Theory 101 at 4.8 against Drum Book Trainer's 4.2. Music Theory 101 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Drum Book Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Drum Book Trainer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Music Theory 101 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Music Theory 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Theory 101 has 71 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Drum Book Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Music Theory 101 every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Drum Book Trainer | Music Theory 101 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 82.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 71 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Levente Asztalos | Poesie Inc |
Customer experience
Drum Book Trainer
Music Theory 101
In-app purchases
Drum Book Trainer
- Beats You Should Know Pack 2$1.99
- Beats You Should Know Pack 1$1.99
- Rock Your Drum$13.99
Music Theory 101
No in-app purchases
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