Comparison

PercussionTutor vs Percussion Rhythm Loops

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

Head to head
About

PercussionTutor

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
Currently charting
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MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE (October 2015 issue): “This is a must-have for anyone wanting an encyclopedia of world percussion rhythms at their fingertips.” PercussionTutor is an educational app for dedicated world percussion enthusiasts. The app and its free companion book feature a unique library of world rhythms and instruments played by leading percussionists and drummers. A time stretching feature and a metronome give the users the option to practice at their own pace. NO IN-APP PURCHASES! Make sure to buy the app now and get all the future content for free. We will release updates on a regular basis adding new rhythms and videos. Damian Erskine (bassist, educator, writer for NoTreble.com): “PercussionTutor is truly fantastic and a blast to play along with”. (full review on NoTreble.com) Lincoln Goines (electric and acoustic bassist) writes: “This app is an engaging and informative way to check out the original funk. A great tool for musicians, dancers, and all lovers of rhythm”. Percussive Arts Society: “The interactive application is very thorough [...]. Navigation is simple and the layout is logical and easy to grasp.” PercussionTutor will allow you to approach South American, Caribbean and West African music in a different way. This app offers you more than a simple play-along. It includes standard notation, videos and specific claves. We also took the outmost care to capture the natural feeling of all those drumming traditions. For the batá rhythms we even developed a random playback engine that will simulate an actual batá performance. This app puts you in a live playing situation - just like you learned your mother language. You will sound more natural and more alive and you will awaken to new rhythmic possibilities. It's also a great tool for other musicians, dancers and performers who want to immerse themselves into centuries-old traditional languages. FEATURES: - Over 80 rhythms (some rhythms include a basic and a more advanced version) - Rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Peru, West Africa, ... - ALL drums can be turned on and off individually - audio time-stretching feature - 59 videos - over 50 percussion instruments - Sheets of all the rhythms included in the app and in the free book - A description of all the rhythms - MORE RHYTMS COMING: we are working on a lot more content to be released on a regular basis! FEATURED MUSICIANS: * Louis Bauzo, performed with Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Paul Simon * Greg Askew, performed with Tito Puente * Luiz Ebert * Jérôme Goldschmidt, performed with Tito Puente, M. Santamaria & Chico O’Farrill * Marcos Napa, performed with Perú N. * M. Monaco, performed with Al Di Meola * Oswald Simmonds * Reynaldo Alcantara * Richard Byrd, performed with Babatunde Olatunji * Rudy Walker, performed with Pharaoh Saunders, Randy Weston * Victor Rendón, performed with M. Santamaria, Xavier Cugat Orchestra FEATURED RHYTHMS: **Cuba - Popular Music** - Afro - Bolero - Cha Cha Cha - Mozambique - Pachanga - Pilon - Salsa 1, 2, 3, 4 - Songo 1, 2 & 3 - Timba **Cuba - Folk Music** - Abakua Havana - Afra - Agüeito - Azogano Part 1, 2 - Columbia Part 1 - Conga - Guaguanco - Guiro - Iyesa - Makuta - Mozambique - Palo - Yambu - Yuca **Cuba - Batá Drums** - Lalubanche - Latopa - Ogun - Auguere (part 1) - Auguere (part 2) - Imbaloke - Babaluaye (part 1) - Babaluaye (part 2) - Kuru Kurubete - Ewe Masiboroñu - Borotitilawa - Dada - Oggue - Agayu Part 1,2,3 & 4 - Oferere - Ibejis - Akete Obba - Odudua - Iya Mase - Yacota - Ñongo - Chachalokafun - Iyesa - Echu - Olokun **Spain - Flamenco** - Bulerías - Soleá por Bulerías - Tangos **Brazil** - Baião - Bossa Nova - Samba Batucada - Samba Enredo - Samba Pagode - Samba Reggae - Xaxado **Dominican Republic** - Jaleo - Merengue - Pambiche **Puerto Rico** - Xica - Holandes & Holandes fast version - Plena **Peru** - Festejo - Zamacueca - Vals Peruano - Lando - Afro **West Africa** - Fanga - Saa - Lamban - Sounou

About

Percussion Rhythm Loops

This app provides a realistic percussion simulation with a wide variety of rhythm loops across multiple genres and time signatures. It's suitable for musicians of all levels, offering practice tools and the ability to jam along with songs.

Highlights
  • Realistic percussion simulation
  • Extensive rhythm loop library
  • Adjustable tempo/BPM
  • Jam along with songs
  • Filter loops by genre and BPM
  • Play in background
Features
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Percussion is a percussion rhythm station app with great loops. Play different genre of rhythms and jam along! Includes perfect packages for drummers, drummers, percussionists, professional musicians, amateurs and beginners. The app turns your device into a realistic simulation of a percussion kit. The rhythms are completely realistic, just like a studio. The aim is to have fun while learning and to make music with different sounds. Start at your own level and after a while you will see the difference and improvement. Forgot your instrument at rehearsal or at a party? You can improvise with percussion practice. - Percussion is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own song. - You can use it with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings and many other musical instruments. - You can set the tempo/BPM by tap the screen thanks to specially developed algorithms. - Jam along your songs with real rhythm tracks instead of boring metronome sounds. - You can filter the loops at whatever bpm, genre, and measure you want. Then reach the rhythm in the style that suits you best! - A cleverly designed drum engine lets you change the tempo/BPM of each beat. This makes practicing even more fun and you don't need your metronome or rhythm station. Percussion includes the following music genres and measures: • Darbuka Percussion Rhythm Loop • Bendir Percussion Rhythm Loop • Sanduka Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cajon Percussion Rhythm Loop • Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • Spoons Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cymbals Percussion Rhythm Loop • Bongo Percussion Rhythm Loop • Snare Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • March Drum Percussion Rhythm Loop • Shaker Percussion Rhythm Loop • Super Kick Percussion Rhythm Loop • Cabasa Percussion Rhythm Loop • Jinbao Percussion Rhythm Loop • Timbale Percussion Rhythm Loop • Djembe Percussion Rhythm Loop • Triangle Percussion Rhythm Loop • 2/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 3/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 4/4 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 6/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 7/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop • 9/8 Percussion Rhythm Loop Features: • Adjustable tempo speed • Play in background • Tunes sorting • Many beats, tunes and drum backgrounds • Can be use as metronome and rhythm box Subscription: • Title: Percussion Premium • Length of subscription: 1 year • Price of subscription: 9.99$ / Year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/

Screenshots

PercussionTutor4 screens
Percussion Rhythm Loops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Percussion Rhythm Loops at Free against PercussionTutor's $14.99. Percussion Rhythm Loops also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months). PercussionTutor's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Percussion Rhythm Loops is free to download; PercussionTutor costs $14.99 up front. Percussion Rhythm Loops sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. PercussionTutor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PercussionTutor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PercussionTutor has 266 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PercussionTutor ships an update every 5 months, Percussion Rhythm Loops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PercussionTutor versus Percussion Rhythm Loops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPercussionTutorPercussion Rhythm Loops
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (266 ratings) — better4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews90.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings266 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size440 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFunkyDrumTutorSerkan Seker

Customer experience

PercussionTutor

All ratings266 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative7.9%

Percussion Rhythm Loops

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

PercussionTutor

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 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
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  • Audio loss when switching between audio apps
  • Incorrect sheet music for Clave Tiñosa
  • Transient smearing and rhythm attack blurring at very slow tempos
  • Occasional app crashes during normal use

Requested features

18 requests
  • 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
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  • Metronome function for all rhythms
  • Tempo adjustment without pitch change (time-stretching)
  • Higher tempo limits for certain rhythms
  • Dominican Bachata rhythm
  • West African dance rhythms
  • 6/8 bell patterns and rhythms
  • Puerto Rican rhythm corrections and additions (Cuembé, Yubá, Seis Corrido)
  • Salsa 2-3 and 3-2 pattern variations
  • Practice timer to track time per rhythm
  • Better graphics and authentic instrument photos
  • Integration with DAW apps like GarageBand
  • Free trial version before purchase
  • Middle Eastern percussion sounds

Percussion Rhythm Loops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PercussionTutor

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Percussion Rhythm Loops

Subscriptions1
  • Percussion Premium$12.991 Year

Questions

Is PercussionTutor free?
PercussionTutor costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Percussion Rhythm Loops free?
Percussion Rhythm Loops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PercussionTutor or Percussion Rhythm Loops?
PercussionTutor is rated higher. PercussionTutor averages 4.9 out of 5 from 266 ratings, while Percussion Rhythm Loops averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do PercussionTutor or Percussion Rhythm Loops have ads?
Neither PercussionTutor nor Percussion Rhythm Loops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PercussionTutor or Percussion Rhythm Loops?
PercussionTutor ships an update every 5 months, and Percussion Rhythm Loops every 6 days. Most recently, PercussionTutor was updated on October 18, 2026 and Percussion Rhythm Loops on October 10, 2026.

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