Bass Line Composer vs Chops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bass Line Composer
Compose and play along with custom bass drum lines. Practice splits, create new beats, and refine your exercises with realistic drum sounds. This app allows you to experiment with speed and timing for your musical ideas.
- Compose bass drum lines
- Play along with compositions
- Practice splits and interspersions
- Create and edit exercises
- Adjust tempo (speed up/slow down)
- Realistic bass drum sounds
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Yo, Bass drummers! Got a split in your head that you've just got to hear right now? Got a line or a lick or an exercise to put down? Compose it and play along with the new Bass Line Composer App! Now you’ve got a whole bass drum line to play along with. Practice splits and interp. Write out your exercises or make up new ones. Put down that new street beat that’s been bouncing around your brain. Speed it up, slow it down, try it out, edit it, and max it out! Compose and play along with the actual bass drum sounds of the Paul Rennick 2012 Santa Clara Vanguard, as recorded by bass tech Brian Lowe - tuned the way they’ll sound on finals night. Best used with Headphones About Telephonic Amusements: Nicholas Wheeler, software engineer, marched Sky Ryders, VK, and UNT - taught at Pioneer and UNT; David Croy, designer, marched Sky Ryders and tech’ed under Paul Rennick at Sky, VK, and has provided visual consulting for UNT and Dynasty Drums.
Chops
Master all 40 PAS rudiments with structured courses, dynamic exercises, and a smart metronome. Apply your skills on the kit with beautiful notation and full playback controls. Designed for drummers of all levels to practice with purpose and enhance their foundation.
- Master all 40 PAS rudiments
- Apply skills on the drum kit
- Dynamic exercises and workouts
- Structured courses for all levels
- Beautiful and readable notation
- Smart metronome with tempo adjustment
- Full playback controls
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A rudiment trainer built for drummers: workouts, exercises, courses, and progress tracking. MASTER ALL 40 PAS RUDIMENTS From the basics to advanced patterns, learn every rudiment and enhance your drumming foundation. KIT VARIATIONS Break out from your practise pad and apply your new skills on the kit. EXERCISES AND WORKOUTS Keep your practice sessions dynamic and engaging with a variety of exercises and workouts. COURSES Whether you're a beginner or an advanced drummer, follow structured courses designed for all skill levels. PRACTICE WITH PURPOSE Maximize your practice time with guided courses that keep you progressing and motivated. BEAUTIFUL NOTATION Beautiful and easy to read notation. SMART METRONOME Built-in smart metronome adjusts tempo and time signature for you, letting you focus on playing. FULL PLAYBACK CONTROLS Hear how each exercise should sound with full playback controls. Adjust the metronome and tempo. Download Chops today and unleash your full drumming potential! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chops at Free against Bass Line Composer's $1.99. Chops also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Bass Line Composer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (181 vs 15). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Chops is free to download; Bass Line Composer costs $1.99 up front. Chops sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bass Line Composer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Bass Line Composer against 4.7 for Chops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bass Line Composer has 181 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Bass Line Composer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chops's.
Bass Line Composer ships an update every 2 months, Chops every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bass Line Composer | Chops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (181 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 181 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | N. Wheeler | Digital Staves |
Customer experience
Bass Line Composer
Chops
In-app purchases
Bass Line Composer
No in-app purchases
Chops
- Chops Subscription (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Education Subscription (Yearly)$12.991 Year
- Chops Subscription (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$69.99
Questions
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