Drumgenius vs Super Slow Downer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Super Slow Downer
This music app lets you adjust playback speed without altering pitch, perfect for learning songs. You can loop sections, speed up or slow down tracks from 25% to 200%, and even change the key.
- Adjust playback speed (25%-200%)
- Maintain original pitch
- Loop song sections
- Change song key
- Load local music files
- Supports iCloud Drive
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Super Slow Downer allows you to slow the play of music while maintaining pitch. Super Slow Downer allows you to play songs in a loop at a slower speed. It's great for musicians trying to learn new songs. You can select any part of a song to repeat at normal speed. You can also slow the song down or even speed it up by changing the speed between 25% (0.25X) and 200% (2X speed). The pitch remains the same as you change speed. As an option, you can separately adjust the pitch in addition to the speed. If you want to change the key the song is in, you can do so in the app. Setup loops by touching the "loop" button during playback. You can load music files that are saved on your iCloud Drive or select music files on your device's music library (owned music appearing in the Music app). This app does not support Apple Music streaming music or Spotify streaming music. Super Slow Downer is a great app musicians, music transcribers or dancers wanting a tool to make their practices better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Drumgenius at Free against Super Slow Downer's $0.99. Drumgenius also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (77% vs 50%). Super Slow Downer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On rating, ads 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
Drumgenius is free to download; Super Slow Downer costs $0.99 up front. Drumgenius sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Super Slow Downer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Drumgenius against 4.6 for Super Slow Downer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drumgenius has 234 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Drumgenius's written reviews are positive against 50% of Super Slow Downer's.
Drumgenius ships an update weekly, Super Slow Downer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drumgenius | Super Slow Downer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (234 ratings) | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Projazz Lab | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
Drumgenius
Super Slow Downer
Bugs and requests
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
Super Slow Downer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drumgenius
- Monthly Pass$1.991 Month
- 10 credits pack$0.99
- 50 credits pack$1.99
- Infinite Credits pack$7.99
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- Lifetime Access$12.99
Super Slow Downer
No in-app purchases
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