# PercussionTutor vs Humanome

The clearest difference is price: Humanome at $2.99 against PercussionTutor's $14.99. Humanome also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). PercussionTutor's advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and ratings volume (266 vs 32). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

PercussionTutor costs $14.99 and Humanome $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PercussionTutor against 4.8 for Humanome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PercussionTutor has 266 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of PercussionTutor's written reviews are positive against 92% of Humanome's.

PercussionTutor ships an update every 5 months, Humanome every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | PercussionTutor | Humanome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **$2.99** |
| Rating | **[4.9 (266 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/percussiontutor/id518086179/reviews)** | [4.8 (32 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/humanome/id1504532805/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **266** | 32 |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews | **91.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#193** | — |
| Size | 440 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [FunkyDrumTutor](https://appshunter.io/developer/518086182) | [Wayne Krantz](https://appshunter.io/developer/1504532804) |

## What reviewers say

### PercussionTutor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/percussiontutor/id518086179)

**Currently charting:** #193 Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

Explore a vast library of world percussion rhythms and instruments. Learn through standard notation, videos, and practice tools like time-stretching and a metronome. Ideal for musicians, dancers, and rhythm enthusiasts seeking authentic global drumming traditions.

**Highlights:** Extensive library of world rhythms, Individual drum track control, Audio time-stretching, Integrated metronome, Standard notation and descriptions, Instructional videos, Authentic instrument sounds

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🎵 Authentic recordings by real musicians, not MIDI sequences
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎓 Excellent educational resource with detailed sheet music and videos
- 🔊 High-quality sound and professional production
- 🎯 Ability to mute individual instruments for focused practice

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Timing misalignment with metronome in some rhythms
- 🔊 Audio distortion when tempo is increased moderately
- 🎵 Pitch changes when adjusting tempo (no time-stretching)
- 📱 Crashes when using external USB audio interfaces
- 🔇 No individual volume control for instruments

**Reported bugs**

- Metronome timing is 2 clicks ahead of actual rhythm
- Audio distortion when moderately increasing tempo
- Crashes with external USB audio interfaces (RME Babyface, RME Babyface Pro, Motu 828es)
- No audio output with some USB interfaces despite no crash
- App crashes when opening other apps

**Requested features**

- More Colombian rhythms (Cumbia, Bullerengue, Vallenato, Porro, Currulao, Mapale)
- Brazilian genres expansion (Choro, Forró, and variations)
- Individual volume controls for each instrument
- Visual playhead/bar indicator moving through sheet music in real-time
- Count-in before rhythm starts


### Humanome

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/humanome/id1504532805)

This app trains musicians to play in sync with fluctuating tempos, improving their ability to stay in the groove with any time source. It offers unique, randomly generated sessions that focus on responsiveness and musical phrasing.

**Highlights:** Trains responsiveness to fluctuating tempos, Improves groove and accuracy, Randomly generated, unique sessions, Adjustable speed, intensity, and time signatures, Focuses on musical phrasing, Optional 'Inhumanome' mode for extreme tempo shifts

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is PercussionTutor free?

PercussionTutor costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Humanome free?

Humanome costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, PercussionTutor or Humanome?

PercussionTutor is rated higher. PercussionTutor averages 4.9 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Humanome averages 4.8 from 32 ratings.

### Do PercussionTutor or Humanome have ads?

Neither PercussionTutor nor Humanome shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, PercussionTutor or Humanome?

PercussionTutor ships an update every 5 months, and Humanome every 4 days. Most recently, PercussionTutor was updated on October 18, 2026 and Humanome on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*