Hits 96 vs RDM Playalongs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hits 96
Stay connected with your favorite radio station from anywhere. Access unique content and features, and follow social media updates. It's easy to use and always free.
- Easy to use interface
- Stay connected on the go
- Access unique content
- Follow on social media
- Always free
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Download the official Hits 96 app, it’s easy to use and always FREE! With the official app, you can stay connected from work, home, or on the road. Follow us on social media, get access to all our other unique content, features and more!
RDM Playalongs
This app offers three practice tools for drummers, including a metronome with advanced features, a sight-reading generator, and a library of exercises. It helps improve hand speed, accuracy, and reading skills with customizable tempos and rhythms. Track your practice time and engage with a community for support.
- 500+ practice exercises
- Customizable metronome with unique subdivisions
- Generates unique sight-reading exercises
- Tempo control with range and climbing options
- Practice time tracking and streaks
- Community support from developer
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Three practice tools for rudimental drummers, built to get your hands clean and fast. PLAYALONGS 500+ exercises. Press play and it loops until you stop it. Set the tempo to bounce around inside a range so you can't settle in, or have it climb every few reps until you find where you break. Twelve ready-made playlists too, or build your own. METRONOME Any time signature. Any subdivision, including the ones normal metronome apps don't have: 7-lets, 9-lets, ratio rhythms. Accent, diddle, buzz or mute any beat, any partial. Chain different rhythms into a sequence and save it. SIGHT-READING LAB Hit generate, get a page you've never seen. Set the tempo, the rests, the stickings, the syncopation, the time signature. Set the difficulty to your level. Notation on screen while it plays, so you're reading and hearing at the same time. Practice time tracked. Streaks. Leaderboard. Stuck on something? Post it in the community and I'll answer it myself. Built by Anthony Steller, a gigging drummer and snare instructor, for marching snare drummers and drumlines. Start free. You get all three tools with limits, no card needed. RDM Playalongs Monthly is an auto-renewing subscription, $12.99 per month. It unlocks all 500+ exercises and every control in all three tools. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rudimentaldrummingmastery.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hits 96 at none against RDM Playalongs's 1. RDM Playalongs's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. RDM Playalongs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Hits 96 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hits 96 against 5.0 for RDM Playalongs. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RDM Playalongs has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Hits 96's written reviews are positive against 100% of RDM Playalongs's.
Hits 96 ships an update every 5 months, RDM Playalongs every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hits 96 | RDM Playalongs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahakel Communication Ltd | Anthony Steller |
Customer experience
Hits 96
RDM Playalongs
In-app purchases
Hits 96
No in-app purchases
RDM Playalongs
- RDM Playalongs$12.991 Month









