Jublag vs DrumShed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jublag
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World's first iPhone/iPad implementation of the main instruments of a Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar! The Jublag, also called Calung, is a six-key gangsa metallophone in the Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar and plays the core melody, supporting the main melody played by the giying. ** Note that the instrument produces very low-pitched sounds and require a high-quality sound system for best sound reproduction. The use of a high-quality headphone or external amplifier with good bass response is recommended. * Authentic sound bank sampled directly from real instruments * User interaction designed to replicate true playing experience * Playing sound can be stopped --- essential for Gamelan! * High-quality photos showcasing real instruments * Optimized for ultra-low latency audio playback * Zoomable views for detailed instrument exploration * Customizable display of cipher notations to suit your preferences * Completely ad-free for uninterrupted enjoyment
DrumShed
This app helps drummers practice by providing tools to analyze songs, build beats, and follow structured practice plans. It offers features like song mapping, play-along tracks, and an AI co-pilot for personalized sessions. Users can also share their creations and explore content from other drummers.
- Song maps and drum charts
- Play along to songs with adjustable speed
- Guided beat and fill builder
- AI-powered practice sessions
- Free metronome with advanced features
- Export beats as video or sheet music
- Share and explore drummer creations
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Everything you practice, in one place. YOUR KIT, YOUR SOUND (NEW) Practice on a kit like yours. Session, DrumShed's new recorded kit, has every drum at three dynamics, and preset kits run from jazz and funk to metal. Then build the kit you play at home: up to six toms, a side snare, four crashes, two rides, one pedal or two. Shape how each drum sounds, from its sample and tuning to its attack, ring and room, and make it look like yours, with each piece's size, finish and color, placed where yours sits. Every drill and song plays on your kit. Free for everyone. SONG MAPS & DRUM CHARTS Upload a song and lay it out as a song map: every section with its bars, meter and click, and a note on each part. Loop any section to practice it with the song. Then let DrumShed write out the drums. Auto-detect gets you most of the way there, and you finish the chart by hand on your phone, tablet or the web. Drum charts are in beta. PLAY ALONG TO SONGS Upload a song — a rehearsal take, a demo, the track you're learning — and play along to the band without the drums, the drums alone, or the full mix. Slow it to half speed at the same pitch, with a click that follows the song bar by bar. Around 100 built-in play-alongs across 20 genres are included. BUILD BEATS, FILLS & EXERCISES A guided builder designed by drummers makes patterns that make sense on the kit, in seconds. Or write your own in the full pattern editor, in notation or on the grid, or describe what you want and let AI draft it (beta). Every AI draft opens in the editor, so you decide what's good. PRACTICE WITH DIRECTION Paths give you a plan for each day, built from real drills at real tempos and matched to your level. The AI co-pilot (beta) drafts a custom session around what you want to work on. Your history, streaks and achievements show the work adding up. METRONOME — FREE FOREVER Any time signature, any subdivision, polyrhythms and accent patterns, with no paywall. Run drills with automatic tempo steps, count-ins and voice cues, hands-free. SHARE & EXPLORE Export any beat or fill as a video or as sheet music with sticking. Send a link that opens your pattern in DrumShed, or post it to TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Browse and play what other drummers share. ON THE WEB Your library, the editor, the song player, song maps and charts in a browser at create.drumshed.studio, on the same account. Works with any drum kit, acoustic or electronic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DrumShed at Free against Jublag's $3.99. DrumShed also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 20 months). Jublag's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). 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
DrumShed is free to download; Jublag costs $3.99 up front. DrumShed sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Jublag asks for nothing beyond the download.
Jublag ships an update every 20 months, DrumShed daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jublag | DrumShed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | emacsian Company Limited | DrumShed LLC |
In-app purchases
Jublag
No in-app purchases
DrumShed
- All Access$5.991 Month
- All Access Annual7 Days trial$47.991 Year
- 10 Drum Transcriptions$1.99
- 75 Drum Transcriptions$9.99
- AI Credit Top-Up$9.99
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- Founding Member Lifetime$179.99









