Drumgenius vs CleverJazz
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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Play along with the greatest drummers in the world and improve your knowledge of rhythm. Drumgenius (only Infinite Credits pack) includes Metrogenius: the smart Metronome, with "clave" and "swing regulator"! Drumgenius (created by a musician for musicians) is the first encyclopedia of drum grooves (500 loops from Jazz to Rock) as played by the masters of drums: a unique tool for any musician that wants to practice with an amazing expert virtual drummer, to develop time-feel and to expand the knowledge of any kind of rhythm, from the basic to the most complex one! The loops (stretchable) are accompanied by useful descriptions and discography references. The special "clave" button helps to go deep into the nature of different rhythms. ▶"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 McLaughling, Trilok Gurtu, Bireli Lagrene, Dennis Chambers) ▶ "Love this app: these loops sound fantastic! They are real drum loops – not midi or sequences – and they loop flawlessly. In addition to being a fantastic groove reference for drummers (or musicians of any kind), I think this app is fantastic for groove development as a bassist." Damian Erskine - Electric bass player (Peter Erskine, The Jaco Pastorius Big Band, Gino Vannelli, Tony Furtado), studio musician, author of bass method book series, adjunct Professor at both Portland State University and Marylhurst University – USA. ▶ “Drumgenius is a world-class teaching aid that addresses a fundamental challenge to successful performance practice for any musician: is a virtuoso educational work by a true musical virtuoso!” Harold Danko - Jazz pianist (Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis big band) and composer . Professor of Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media at Eastman School of Music - Rochester NY - USA. Download the app for FREE and use the PREVIEW FUNCTION for listening to all the loops before deciding to download them. You have at disposal three free loops to download from the list of 500 LOOPS TOTAL, so you can test the player functions and enjoy the practice with Drumgenius. Then, if you like it, on "Store" section, you can buy loops, having available three options: 10 Credits, 50 Credits and Infinite Credits. Each credit lets you download one loop at your choice from the complete list. When you choose a loop that comes with the alternate version with Clave (C), both versions will be automatically downloaded and will result as one credit only. You can use 10 and 50 credits option only once. Infinite Credits option lets you download all the loops included in Drumgenius 3.0 and will give you also unlimited access to all the loops that will be included in future updates. APP FEATURES 500 loops: 147 Jazz (from Baby Dodds to Eric Harland) 17 Jazz & Blues Shuffle 72 Afro-Cuban (traditional, contemporary and as played by jazz masters) 53 Brazilian (traditional, contemporary and as played by jazz masters) 21 Caribbean 65 Odd Times (Jazz, Funky, Afro-Cuban) 58 World (Africa, Balkan, India, Middle-East) 10 Straight eighths 3 Country 3 R&B 23 Funky 5 Hip-hop 12 Pop 19 Rock 1 Disco 16 Polymeters 1 Surf Easy search function by word or style Speed Stretching Function (+/- 20%) Pitch Bar Loops indicated with (C) include special Clave button on/off INFO: Drum genius 3.0 requires iOS 7 or later. Full pack (500 loops+clave versions) is 1,027 Gb in size. For any further information, leaving comments or suggestions please visit www.projazzlab.com or Drumgenius on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drumgeniusjazzloops
CleverJazz
This app helps musicians develop jazz fluency with a comprehensive library of chords, scales, and licks. It features smart transposition, proficiency tracking, and daily practice analytics. Includes ear training, metronome, tuner, and Circle of Fifths for structured learning.
- Jazz chord, scale, and lick library
- Smart transposition
- Proficiency tracking
- Daily practice analytics
- Ear training tools
- Metronome, tuner, Circle of Fifths
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CleverJazz is a practice companion for jazz musicians: licks, scales, chords, standards, ear training and practice tools in one app. Read it, hear it, play it, record it: five minutes a day adds up. Use it without an account and sign in only for favourites and playlists. TODAY: FIVE MINUTES A DAY - One new lick picked for you each day, plus any review cards that are due; the week's dots light up as you practise - Swap the lick if it isn't right. Practised licks come back on a spaced schedule: listen first, then rate how well you remember them LICKS - Official licks in one list, filtered by harmonic context such as major ii-V-I or minor ii-V-i; new licks carry a "New" badge - Hear every lick as melody, melody with accompaniment, or accompaniment only, with adjustable tempo and swing - Three-step practice (listen, play, use) with a proficiency mark per lick, and recordings of yourself to compare - Any key, and Bb, Eb, F or G transposed parts in one tap - Search by player, source and every tag, and see why each result matched - Keep your own folders, favourites and playlists, or upload your own licks with source, tune, style and difficulty SCALES AND CHORDS - 70+ scales and a deep chord library: notes, degrees, interval formulas and notation, all playable - All twelve keys, related keys, and chords linked to the scales that fit them - Modes reference: the seven modes of a scale family side by side - Chord Pad: light up keys and see the chord they spell STANDARDS - Import iReal Pro links, Forum playlists and MusicXML, or write your own; bass notes are kept and repeats and endings expanded - Chord boxes or a staff, with suggested scales under each chord; playback with piano, bass and drums, transposable - Analysis marks the key and function of every bar and which keys and scales to practise - Practice layers: arpeggios, guide tones and targets for every chord - Shelves, search by chord, bulk delete, favourite or add to a playlist, and several sort orders - On iPad, the chart list sits beside a full-page chart, four bars to a line TRAINING AND TOOLS - Ear training for intervals, chord quality and scales, beginner to advanced, with an analysis page showing where you are weakest - Chord test: check how well you know your chords - Circle of Fifths: any chord or scale written out in all 12 keys, in fifths or fourths - Metronome: full screen, with tempo, time signature, per-beat accents and three sounds - Tuner: full screen, cents only, the whole screen turns green when you are in tune. A0 to C8, adjustable A4 (442 Hz by default) PROGRESS - Practice analysis: time in the app, streaks and history - Recording history and a daily reminder at the time you choose BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Light and dark themes, Chinese and English, and layouts made for iPad in both orientations. CLEVERJAZZ PRO Free: browse and listen to everything, favourites, review cards, metronome, tuner, Circle of Fifths, scales and chords in any key, and the last 7 days of history. Pro unlocks: unlimited lick practice, licks and charts in any key, chart practice layers, all ear training and analysis, full history and recordings, and unlimited playlists. Monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available; prices are shown in the App Store. A free trial is available to eligible users. Subscription terms: - Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends - Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings after purchase - Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cleverjazz.com/privacy-2.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CleverJazz at 5.0 against Drumgenius's 4.5. CleverJazz also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Drumgenius's advantage is ratings volume (212 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drumgenius sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and CleverJazz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CleverJazz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drumgenius has 212 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Drumgenius's written reviews are positive against 100% of CleverJazz's.
Drumgenius ships an update every 2 months, CleverJazz every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drumgenius | CleverJazz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (212 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 212 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Projazz Lab | 维华 孟 |
Customer experience
Drumgenius
CleverJazz
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
CleverJazz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drumgenius
- 10 credits pack$0.99
- 50 credits pack$1.99
- Infinite Credits pack$7.99
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- Lifetime Access$12.99
CleverJazz
- CleverJazz Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- CleverJazz Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Clever Jazz Lifetime$49.99









