Drum Beats vs Drum Loops & Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Beats
This app offers a diverse collection of drum loops in various genres like funk, rock, reggae, and blues. It's designed to assist musicians of all levels during practice, jamming, or songwriting with features like adjustable speed and background audio.
- Funk, rock, reggae, blues drum beats
- Seamless looping
- Adjustable playback speed
- Background audio support
- Intuitive interface
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Unleash your inner guitarist with this ultimate drum loop companion! Designed for players of all skill levels, this app provides a wide variety of drum loops in funk, rock, reggae, and blues styles. Whether you're practicing, jamming, or performing, these grooves will keep you inspired and in rhythm. Features: - Funky, rocking, reggae, and blues beats for perfect guitar or bass accompaniment. - Seamless looping for uninterrupted practice sessions. - Adjustable playback speed to match your tempo. - Background audio support so you can jam while multitasking. - Intuitive interface to easily select and play your favorite loops. Perfect for practice, improvisation, or songwriting. Elevate your guitar playing with the power of live-like drum rhythms! Download now and start jamming today! Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5-XlJ7Nlk Or check out evanmlondon on YouTube
Drum Loops & Metronome
Access over 500 high-quality drum grooves across various genres, perfect for practice or performance. Features accurate BPM, tempo-independent pitch, and customizable playlists. Enjoy offline access to a vast library of rhythms from renowned drummers and bands.
- Over 500 drum grooves from all genres
- Offline access to all rhythms
- Search and filter for favorite backing tracks
- High-quality drum kits
- Accurate BPM with animation
- Create and manage playlists
- Drum loops with fills and rolls
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• Over 500 grooves from all genres (Rock, Blues Jazz Shuffle, Latin, etc) and great bands. The app contains the greatest rhythms from the most famous drummers and the best bands such as GnR, Bonham, Berrett. It has the most extensive list of drum tracks in the market and reliable access to all rhythms is offline. • Find quickly your favourite backing track loops in the list with the search and filter. • Real quality drum kits makes app sound great for both private practice or when amplified for group performances. • No distortion of pitch at different tempos. • Ideal for session practice and gigs as you can create and manage playlists easily. • Each drum loop contains fills and rolls to add exciting variety and dynamics for regular practice. • Accurate BPM with animation to help anticipate on beat / on bar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drum Beats at none against Drum Loops & Metronome's 2. Drum Beats also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 45%). Drum Loops & Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Loops & Metronome sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Drum Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Drum Beats against 4.5 for Drum Loops & Metronome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 963 and 915 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Drum Beats's written reviews are positive against 45% of Drum Loops & Metronome's.
Drum Beats ships an update every 16 months, Drum Loops & Metronome every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Drum Beats | Drum Loops & Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (963 ratings) — better | 4.5 (915 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 44.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 963 — better | 915 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvin Yu | Learn To Master Ltd |
Customer experience
Drum Beats
Drum Loops & Metronome
User reviews
Drum Beats
From 963 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Solid drum beats
- 🎶 Useful for practice and jamming
- 💡 Diverse range of beats and genres
- 🎛️ Simple and intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Drum rolls make some beats unusable
- 🔊 Low audio output volume
- 🕰️ Lack of tempo/BPM controls
- 🔀 Difficulty navigating between beats
Drum Loops & Metronome
From 915 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app for practicing drums
- 👍 Useful for guitar practice
- 👍 Variety of rhythms and beats
- 👍 Helpful for beginners and intermediate players
Room to improve
- 🐛 Timing and rhythm issues
- 🐛 Sound quality and sample issues
- 🔋 Battery drain
- 💰 Excessive ads and paywalls
- 🤖 Mechanical, unnatural drum sounds
Bugs and requests
Drum Beats
Reported bugs
2 issues- Beats not visible in dark mode
- Beats reset to original tempo when stopped
Requested features
4 requests- Add more beat styles (e.g. jazz, techno, Middle Eastern)
- Implement tempo/BPM controls
- Add ability to bookmark/favorite beats
- Display time signature and other beat metadata
Drum Loops & Metronome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashing and freezing issues
- Sound cutting out or not working
- Inconsistent rhythm and timing
Requested features
5 requests- Volume control slider
- On-screen playlist page
- Time signature selection
- Ability to save favorite patterns
- Easier tempo changes
In-app purchases
Drum Beats
No in-app purchases
Drum Loops & Metronome
- Premium Version$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium Version3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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