Comparison

Drum Book Trainer vs Drumr

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital drum sheet music display
  • Animated drum kit playback
  • Adjustable tempo
  • Metronome and count-in
  • Mute drum track
  • Looping functionality
Features
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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.

About

Drumr

This app offers a comprehensive platform for drummers to learn and practice. It features professional drum sounds, visual feedback tools, and personalized practice guidance. Users can record their sessions, analyze performance, and access a vast library of scores for various drumming styles.

Highlights
  • Real-time note highlighting (SnapCursor)
  • Full kit visual feedback (KitView)
  • Animated marching basslines (BasslineView)
  • Personalized practice recommendations (Drumr Coach)
  • Session recording and review
  • Performance analysis for e-drums
  • Play-along drumless tracks
Features
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Drumr — Learn faster. Drum better. Practice should lead to progress. Stuck on the same patterns, or a part that just won't click? Drumr helps you break through — and enjoy getting better. Open a score and start playing. Recommendations and Coach take the guesswork out of what to practice next, so every minute counts. For drum kit, e-drums, practice pads, and drumline. Start free. Keep playing. 80+ free scores, including all 40 PAS rudiments, plus grooves, fills, and drumline exercises — no subscription required. Try Drumr Premium free for 7 days to explore the full library, ShufflePlay, every Metronome sound, Imports, and custom themes. Hear every part played precisely. Real drum sounds, exactly as written. Follow every note as it plays, slow it down, and connect what you see with what you hear. Learn to read drum music with a clear reference for your own playing. Loop the hard part until it's yours. Loop a few measures or focus on one. Isolate kick, snare, toms, or cymbals to see how a groove fits together. Set your reps and build speed and control from 30–300 bpm with Linear, Increasing, and Up-Down modes. See exactly where it slipped. Performance Analysis marks early, late, and missed notes right on the notation, rep by rep, so you know what to work on next. - E-drums: per-instrument feedback via USB/MIDI. - Practice pads: microphone analysis with AirPods or Apple wired headphones. Kit and drumline, in one app. 600+ professionally authored scores and courses with thousands of grooves, fills, and exercises — every pattern another idea for your playing. - Drum Kit: rock, funk, jazz, Latin, metal, Motown, linear patterns, polyrhythms, and control drills. - Drumline: marching percussion warmups, grids, and exercises for snare, tenors, and bassline, plus PAS and hybrid rudiments. Dig into scores and lessons from Geoff Fry, Hudson Music, Mel Bay Publications, Chad Smith, Scott Johnson, and more. New material added regularly. Take your place in the line. Watch a pro play it, then work through the part. Rehearse with the rest of the drumline on marching scores with matching parts, or lock in with drumless tracks on supported kit scores. Charts give you full-band tracks and room to improvise. Know what to play next. Follow a course or curated playlist, or get recommendations from your recent practice. Coach adds tempo guidance, app help, and custom playlists — private, fast, and in your device language. Requires Apple Intelligence. More ways to make progress - SnapCursor highlights each note; KitView, PadView, and BasslineView bring the playing to life, and PieView shows subdivisions. - Record yourself playing alongside the score, then watch it back or share your take. - Notes, session history, tempo charts, activity rings, and Awards show how far you've come. - A standalone Metronome with flexible time signatures, groupings, subdivisions, sounds, and visual beats. - ShufflePlay mixes up groove and grid measures. - Control iPhone playback from Apple Watch: play, pause, restart, and choose sections. - See progress and open Up Next from the Home Screen widget. - Find scores and control playback hands-free with Siri. - Practice offline after initial setup. Videos and backing tracks require internet. Practice in Drumr. Write in Notate. Write your part in Notate, then practice it in Drumr with Premium. Find out how at drumr.app/imports. Sign in with Apple to back up your progress and keep it in sync across devices. For help, watch How To videos on Home, triple-tap the Drumr logo for "What's This?" tips, or ask Coach. — Help/feedback: https://support.drumr.app or Settings > Contact Support. Privacy: https://privacy.drumr.app Terms: https://terms.drumr.app Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drum Book Trainer4 screens
Drumr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drumr at every 2 days against Drum Book Trainer's every 2 weeks. Drumr also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (95 vs 6). Drum Book Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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. Drum Book Trainer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Drumr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drumr holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drumr has 95 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Book Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Drumr every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drum Book Trainer versus Drumr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Book TrainerDrumr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.4 (95 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings695 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLevente AsztalosDrumr Inc.

Customer experience

Drum Book Trainer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Drumr

All ratings95 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drum Book Trainer

One-time3
  • Beats You Should Know Pack 2$1.99
  • Beats You Should Know Pack 1$1.99
  • Rock Your Drum$13.99
2 purchases

Drumr

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Drum Book Trainer free?
Drum Book Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumr free?
Drumr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Book Trainer or Drumr?
Drumr is rated higher. Drum Book Trainer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Drumr averages 4.4 from 95 ratings.
Do Drum Book Trainer or Drumr have ads?
Neither Drum Book Trainer nor Drumr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Book Trainer or Drumr?
Drum Book Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Drumr every 2 days. Most recently, Drum Book Trainer was updated on October 7, 2026 and Drumr on October 23, 2026.

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