DrumLibrary vs DrumGoat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumLibrary
This app provides a comprehensive collection of drumming resources, including rudiments, grooves, independence exercises, and a metronome. It aims to help drummers of all levels improve their skills and coordination.
- 148 Rudiments (including essential and hybrid)
- Over 100 Grooves (rock to famous)
- Audio samples for rhythm understanding
- 81 Independence Exercises
- Built-in Metronome
- Favorite marking and custom routine creation
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DrumLibrary is a drummer's best friend. Drumlibrary puts Rudiments, Grooves, Breaks, Independence Exercises and a Metronome in your backpocket. Wether you're serious about drumming or just want to challenge yourself, this App will make you a better player. Drumlibrary contains: - 148 Rudiments, including the 40 essential snare drum rudiments and 32 hybrid rudiments - Over 100 Grooves, ranging from basis rock to famous grooves such as the Rosanna Shuffle. - Audio samples help you understand the rhythm. - 81 excellent Independence Exercises that will improve your coordination - A Metronome You can also mark your favourite exercise and create your own practice routine. Perfect for students and teachers! Follow @DrumLibraryApp on Twitter to get the latest information or to ask questions.
DrumGoat
This app challenges and reinforces drummers' audio-visual memory of drumming rudiments. It makes learning the fundamental patterns of drumming simple, fun, and fast.
- Audio-visual memory training
- Rudiment reinforcement
- Simple and fast learning
- Fun drumming practice
- Essential drumming alphabet
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DrumGoat helps drummers by challenging and reinforcing the audio-visual memory of rudiments - the “alphabet” of drumming - while making it simple, fun and fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DrumLibrary at free against DrumGoat's paid. DrumLibrary also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 39 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
DrumLibrary costs $1.99 and DrumGoat $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DrumLibrary ships an update every 5 months, DrumGoat every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumLibrary | DrumGoat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 387 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Roel Spruit | John Taylor |
Customer experience
DrumLibrary
DrumGoat
In-app purchases
DrumLibrary
No in-app purchases
DrumGoat
No in-app purchases
