Comparison

myDrums vs Strumetra Studio

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

Head to head
About

myDrums

Easily create drum rhythms for various music genres. Save your beats for future use, perfect for aspiring musicians, DJs, and producers. Explore simple sequencing for rap, hip-hop, rock, and jazz.

Highlights
  • Easy drum sequencing
  • Create custom rhythms
  • Save beats for later
  • Supports rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz
  • Background music creation
Features
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The easiest drum sequencer in the world... FREE ! Create your rhythm and save it for later jams. Great for rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz, also for background music for radio or dj's bd: bass drum sd: snare drum hh: hi-hat

About

Strumetra Studio

Features
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Practice guitar with your own sheet music and TAB, build chord changes, keep time with a metronome, and create drum backing patterns. Strumetra Studio brings four practice tools together without an account, ads, or score uploads. SCORE: READ, PLAY AND LOOP Open Guitar Pro, MuseScore, MusicXML, MIDI, CAPX and AlphaTex files. Choose a part, adjust tempo, and repeat difficult passages with bar loops and count-in. Follow notation, tablature and fingering as you play along. Recent files stay within easy reach without covering your score. CHORD TRAINER: BUILD FLUENCY Create and reorder chord progressions. Manual mode offers Previous and Next; Timed mode advances at your chosen tempo; Audio Trigger advances when local microphone input crosses the configured threshold. See the current chord and the next change together. METRONOME: FIND YOUR PULSE Set BPM, use Tap Tempo, choose a time signature and sound, and configure accents and count-in. Volume and Mute respond during playback. DRUM MACHINE: MAKE A BACKING PATTERN Start with a groove or edit the seven-track step sequencer. Choose a kit, adjust tempo and swing, and mute individual tracks. Add drum or metronome accompaniment to score and chord practice. A WORKSPACE THAT FITS Score, Practice, Rhythm and Settings use a consistent layout. Playback controls remain available while you open Options or Settings. Choose Light, Dark or System appearance. iPad uses a landscape workspace with room for notation and controls. YOUR FILES STAY LOCAL MuseScore MSCZ and MSCX files use the built-in importer; no external converter or MuseScore installation is required. Audio Trigger analyzes microphone input locally while running. Microphone audio is not recorded or transmitted. Scores stay on your device. No analytics, advertising or runtime cloud account. OPTIONAL LED FRETBOARD Add visual guidance with supported Bluetooth LED fretboards compatible with Fret Zealot and Fret Zealot 2. Practice tools also work without fretboard hardware. These are third-party compatibility marks. Strumetra Studio is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by their owner. Drum Trainer and MIDI drum-hit scoring have moved to the separate StickSignal app. Drum Machine remains in Strumetra Studio. Bring your own supported score files. The interface is in English. Not all imported formats contain fingering information. Audio Trigger detects sound attacks, not chord correctness.

Screenshots

myDrums2 screens
Strumetra Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Strumetra Studio at every 4 days against myDrums's every 3 months. Strumetra Studio also leads on device support (4 vs 2). myDrums's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myDrums ships an update every 3 months, Strumetra Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myDrums versus Strumetra Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyDrumsStrumetra Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto SonzogniDmitrii Valinovskii

In-app purchases

None

myDrums

No in-app purchases

None

Strumetra Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myDrums free?
myDrums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strumetra Studio free?
Strumetra Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do myDrums or Strumetra Studio have ads?
Neither myDrums nor Strumetra Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myDrums or Strumetra Studio?
myDrums ships an update every 3 months, and Strumetra Studio every 4 days. Most recently, myDrums was updated on October 17, 2026 and Strumetra Studio on October 9, 2026.

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