Comparison

Drum Journey vs Aylo Dating

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

Head to head
About

Drum Journey

This app facilitates shamanic journeying with customizable drumming and rattling tracks. Set your journey duration, choose drumming styles, and adjust tempo and instrument volumes for a personalized meditation experience. It also allows importing your own audio and sharing your location with other users.

Highlights
  • Customizable journey duration
  • Choice of drumming styles
  • Adjustable tempo and volumes
  • High-quality drum and rattle tracks
  • Import your own audio
  • Share location with users
  • Works with AirPlay
Features
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You've found Drum Journey, the first app for shamanic journeying. Shamanic journeying, as you probably already know, is a kind of insight meditation.  It’s a spiritual practice that combines visualization with acoustic accompaniment, usually fast drumming or rattling. Drum Journey works like a timer; dial in the journey duration, set your options, and tap Start.  Included in the app are several professionally-produced drum and rattle tracks, and you can also import your own from iTunes. Features: - flexible journey duration, from 5 minutes to an hour - choice of drumming styles (single, double, or with rattle) - adjustable tempo (slow, normal, and fast) - adjustable instrument volumes - high quality drumming tracks - works with AirPlay - Optimized graphics for iPhone Retina screens - light up the globe; share your location with other Drum Journey users For centuries, shamans have used journeying to gain insight and clarity. I was inspired to create this app while participating in the three year program of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Note: This app does not teach shamanic journey practices. Visit the Mindful Bear website for links to shamanic educators, books, and practitioners.

About

Aylo Dating

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Aylo is a reflection companion for women navigating dating. Not a coach. Not a therapist. A mirror that asks the right questions, so you can notice what's actually happening. UPLOAD SCREENSHOTS Share a text thread from any app. Aylo reads between the lines — tone, follow-through, soft commitments — then asks what your gut already knows. JOURNAL YOUR THOUGHTS A private space to write freely. No prompts, no AI, just you and the page. Capture what you're feeling before it fades. TRACK PATTERNS People from your entries are automatically detected and organized, so you can see what keeps showing up — across conversations, across weeks, across people. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything you write stays on your device. Nothing is uploaded to our servers. AI reflections are powered by Anthropic's Claude. Your messages are processed but never stored or used for training. AYLO PRO Free users get a limited number of reflections. Upgrade to Aylo Pro for expanded AI reflections, screenshot analysis, and journaling. • $9.99/month • Payment charged to your Apple ID • Auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms: https://ayloai.com/terms.html Privacy: https://ayloai.com/privacy.html Aylo uses AI-generated content and is not a therapist or medical professional.

Screenshots

Drum Journey3 screens
Aylo Dating4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aylo Dating at Free against Drum Journey's $1.99. Drum Journey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Aylo Dating is free to download; Drum Journey costs $1.99 up front. Aylo Dating sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Drum Journey asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drum Journey versus Aylo Dating: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum JourneyAylo Dating
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB39 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMindful Bear AppsAylo AI Inc.

Bugs and requests

Drum Journey

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Drum beats too fast on slowest setting
  • App crashes when changing settings
  • Settings not sticky
  • Preset tempos don't vary much
  • App freezes/won't play on iOS 7
Show 4 more
  • Journey map crashes when zooming
  • Drumming becomes unrhythmic/slows down after iPhone lock
  • Drums sound poor quality
  • App not updated for iOS 7

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add callback feature for ceremonial drum
  • More drum sound options
  • Option for a slower drum included by default
  • Numerical BPM control
  • Add a lead-in option
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  • Add a 'random intent' feature
  • Definite beginning to journey (e.g., four strikes)
  • Variable tempo option
  • Add rattle to settings
  • Improve rattle sound quality
  • Basic guide to journeying

Aylo Dating

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Drum Journey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aylo Dating

Subscriptions1
  • Aylo Pro$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Drum Journey free?
Drum Journey costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aylo Dating free?
Aylo Dating is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drum Journey or Aylo Dating have ads?
Neither Drum Journey nor Aylo Dating shows ads.

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