Comparison

Music Drawing Notation vs Finger Drumkit

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

Head to head
About

Music Drawing Notation

Easily compose music on a staff using your finger. Add notes, chords, rests, sharps, and flats. Save your creations and export them as MIDI or MP3 files via email.

Highlights
  • Draw notes on music staff
  • Move and edit notes
  • Change note duration
  • Add sharps, flats, and chords
  • Save and archive compositions
  • Export as MIDI or MP3
Features
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The Music Drawing Notation by Virtual Sheet Music has been specifically designed to write music by putting notes on a music staff, the easiest way. Any musician will be easily able to put down melodies "on the go" ad share it via email as MIDI or Mp3 files. You can write music by simply using your finger to put notes on the music staff, move notes around, change the notes' pitches by just moving them up and down, and modify their duration by selecting the corresponding value button. Rests may also be added, as well as sharps and flats. You can also write note chords by adding notes one over another. At any time, you can play, pause, and save the music you created into an archives section of the application, which allows you to retrieve previously saved songs. At any time, you can send or export your created music as a MIDI or Mp3 file via email. About Virtual Sheet Music: Virtual Sheet Music® offers the highest-quality digital sheet music with MIDI and Mp3 audio files to download and enjoy instantly. Many of the Virtual Sheet Music items also include Mp3 music accompaniment files, which allow you to play along with your computer, iPhone, or iPod (over 80,000 files). Get more info on the Virtual Sheet Music® website at: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com For Feedback and Questions: support@virtualsheetmusic.com Enjoy learning, playing, and composing great music!

About

Finger Drumkit

Experience realistic drumming with responsive touch controls. Play along to your favorite music or create original beats with various drum kits. Enjoy a user-friendly interface designed for intuitive finger drumming.

Highlights
  • Realistic sound and touch response
  • Multiple drum kit types
  • High-quality audio
  • Multi-touch support
  • Adjustable metronome
  • Play along to music
Features
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Enjoy playing drums using your fingers! The main feature of this app is the realistic sound and the touch response. The time lag until the sound after you touch the finger was reduced to limit. Thus, it is now possible to be like playing the rhythm just like a real drum.  User friendly simple screen is the ideal for finger play. Enjoy playing along to your favorite songs, or creating your original beat. FEATURES: -> 4 types of drum kit (classic, electronic, rock, vintage) -> Drum components: hi-hat (open, closed), snare, bass, tom 3 (floor 1 & Tom Tom 2), crash cymbal, ride cymbal -> High quality sound -> Multi-touch enabled: Play multiple drum heads simultaneously -> Metronome that can be freely set the speed

Screenshots

Music Drawing Notation4 screens
Finger Drumkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Music Drawing Notation at none against Finger Drumkit's 1. Finger Drumkit's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Finger Drumkit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Music Drawing Notation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Music Drawing Notation ships an update every 11 months, Finger Drumkit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Music Drawing Notation versus Finger Drumkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusic Drawing NotationFinger Drumkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual Sheet Music LLCQuantis,Inc.

Customer experience

Music Drawing Notation

Written reviews51 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral13.7%
Negative54.9%

Finger Drumkit

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Music Drawing Notation

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Finger Drumkit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Music Drawing Notation free?
Music Drawing Notation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finger Drumkit free?
Finger Drumkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Music Drawing Notation or Finger Drumkit have ads?
Neither Music Drawing Notation nor Finger Drumkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Music Drawing Notation or Finger Drumkit?
Music Drawing Notation ships an update every 11 months, and Finger Drumkit every 7 months. Most recently, Music Drawing Notation was updated on October 17, 2026 and Finger Drumkit on October 11, 2026.

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