Comparison

Drum Beats vs Drumgenius

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Funk, rock, reggae, blues drum beats
  • Seamless looping
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Background audio support
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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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

About

Drumgenius

Explore an encyclopedia of drum grooves from Jazz to Rock, played by legendary drummers. Practice with expert virtual drummers to develop your time-feel and expand rhythmic knowledge. Includes a smart metronome with "clave" and "swing regulator" features.

Highlights
  • Encyclopedia of 500+ drum grooves
  • Play along with master drummers
  • Develop time-feel and rhythm knowledge
  • Stretchable and loopable drum loops
  • Smart Metronome with clave and swing regulator
  • Descriptions and discography references
Features
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Master your sense of time by practicing with a drum genius! Created after years of research by Mauro Battisti (experienced musician and specialist in the field), Drumgenius is the choice of top players and leading music academies. An ever-growing rhythm library to practice on — 500+ loops across 21 styles, reproducing real grooves by the best drummers and following authentic patterns of rhythms from around the world. The loop player is packed with dedicated functions that put you in full control of every practice session. In-depth descriptions and insights offer a deeper understanding of the world of rhythm. Plus, using Metrogenius, the smart built-in metronome — with a fully editable library of 9 meters + 22 clave patterns — you can explore everything from basic patterns to the most complex rhythmic cycles. Easy Organization & Backup: Personalize your library by renaming loops, creating custom groups, and starring favorites. Save different practice setlists into single backup files to switch setups whenever you need, restore in a single tap on new devices, or share with friends, students, and fellow musicians. THE LOOP LIBRARY IS CONSTANTLY GROWING AND CURRENTLY INCLUDES: Afro-Cuban — 65 Boogaloo — 9 Brazilian — 53 Caribbean — 22 Country — 4 Disco — 3 Funky — 24 Gospel — 5 Hip-Hop — 5 Jazz — 53 Jazz – 3/4 — 9 Jazz – Ballad — 7 Jazz – Straight 8ths — 10 Jazz – Two Feel — 10 Jungle/D&B — 3 Neo Soul — 3 New Orleans — 14 Odd Time Signatures — 46 Polymeters — 17 Pop — 12 R&B — 3 Rock — 26 Shuffle — 17 Swing Lab — 24 World — 65 12/8 — 7 LOOP PLAYER TOOLS: • Count-in: Activate it if you don't want to miss the one. • Clave: Activate it to hear the rhythm backbone. Perfect for navigating tricky rhythms with confidence. • Play X Cycles: Structure your practice session by setting the exact number of repetitions for each loop. • Internal Loop Recording: Record yourself over the loop. Track your progress and share the recordings with peers and teachers. • Silence Mode (Internalize the Time): Set intervals of silence while the tempo keeps running — the ultimate test of your internal clock. • Time Morph (Rhythmic Elasticity): Accelerate and decelerate the loop in a continuous cycle, training you to react to the tempo in real time. STAY MOTIVATED: • Weekly Goals: Set practice targets, track your consistency, and share your achievements with a tap. WHAT MUSICIANS SAY: ▶ "Mauro Battisti has made it possible for anyone to play along with the greatest drummers in the world, historical and contemporary, with the ability to alter tempo. Drumgenius is a great resource that can bring any player closer to the flame." — Dave Liebman ▶ "Drumgenius sounds very good; I find it very handy to practice my instrument with real drums pattern that I can have always with me in my phone: thanks Mauro for this App." — Dominique Di Piazza, electric bass player (John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Biréli Lagrène, Dennis Chambers) ▶ "Love this app: these loops sound fantastic! They are real drum loops — not MIDI or sequences — and they loop flawlessly. A fantastic groove reference for musicians of any kind." — Damian Erskine, electric bass player (Peter Erskine, The Jaco Pastorius Big Band, Gino Vannelli, Tony Furtado), studio musician, author, adjunct professor at Portland State University ▶ "Drumgenius is a world-class teaching aid that addresses a fundamental challenge to successful performance practice for any musician: it is a virtuoso educational work by a true musical virtuoso!" — Harold Danko, jazz pianist (Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Big Band), composer, Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, USA Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drum Beats1 screens
Drumgenius4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drum Beats at none against Drumgenius's 4. Drum Beats also leads on ratings volume (962 vs 230). Drumgenius's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 16 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drumgenius sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Drum Beats asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Drum Beats against 4.5 for Drumgenius. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 962 and 230 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 76% and 76% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Beats ships an update every 16 months, Drumgenius every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Beats versus Drumgenius: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum BeatsDrumgenius
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (962 ratings) — better4.5 (230 ratings)
Positive reviews76.4% of reviews76.4% of reviews
Number of ratings962 — better230
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlvin YuProjazz Lab

Customer experience

Drum Beats

All ratings962 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative12.5%

Drumgenius

All ratings230 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.1%

User reviews

Drum Beats

From 962 App Store ratings

What 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

Drumgenius

From 230 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Outstanding rhythm, time and groove development tool
  • 👍 Improves my play
  • 👍 Excellent practice tool
  • 👍 Brilliant, high quality drum loops
  • 👍 Versatile and inspiring

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes all the time
  • 🐛 Keeps crashing/glitching
  • 🐛 Crashes when changing tempo
  • 🐛 Sound cuts off intermittently
  • 🐛 Buggy when exiting and re-entering app

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

Drumgenius

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased loops disappearing
  • Inability to download/play some loops
  • Crashes when downloading loops

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more world rhythms and genres like Amapiano
  • Add more Tony Williams-style medium-uptempo swing tracks
  • Add ability to export/share loops
  • Add dark mode support
  • Improve organization and browsing of purchased loops

In-app purchases

None

Drum Beats

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Drumgenius

One-time4
  • 10 credits pack$0.99
  • 50 credits pack$1.99
  • Infinite Credits pack$7.99
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  • Lifetime Access$12.99

Questions

Is Drum Beats free?
Drum Beats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drumgenius free?
Drumgenius is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Beats or Drumgenius?
Drum Beats is rated higher. Drum Beats averages 4.6 out of 5 from 962 ratings, while Drumgenius averages 4.5 from 230 ratings.
Do Drum Beats or Drumgenius have ads?
Drum Beats shows ads; Drumgenius does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Beats or Drumgenius?
Drum Beats ships an update every 16 months, and Drumgenius every 8 days. Most recently, Drum Beats was updated on October 11, 2026 and Drumgenius on October 17, 2026.

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