Comparison

Song Beats vs Drum Solo Studio

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

Head to head
About

Song Beats

This app helps you learn and play drums along with your favorite songs. It visualizes drum hits, allows custom accompaniment creation, and offers practice tools like tempo adjustment and looping. Connect to Yamaha electronic drums for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Visual drum hit guidance
  • Custom drum accompaniment creation
  • Tempo adjustment
  • A-B looping for practice
  • Skill testing
  • Connect to Yamaha electronic drums
Features
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Song Beats is a new application from Yamaha that makes it easy to play the drums along with your favorite songs! A fabulous drum performance support tool for iPhone or iPod touch! Song Beats supports your drum performance by visualizing which drums to hit and when to hit them while playing along with your favorite songs. The app also allows you to easily create custom accompaniments for drums, putting your drumming at the center of the band. In addition, you can also use any Yamaha MIDI song that you already own by using iTunes File Sharing. [Functions] * Player Screen - Glowing rings make it easy to see which drums to hit and when to hit them, so you can learn to play along with your favorite songs. Hit the corresponding drum when the glowing ring reaches the edge of the drum. - [NEW]Scrolling display (The timeline shows which drum you need to hit, with a cursor moving from right to left to indicate the timing.) - [NEW]Skill test: Evaluate your drumming skills, with a three-level result for each drum. - [NEW]You can connect to the Yamaha electronic drum DTX series (to use the skill test and for playback of song data from the drum kit) * Connecting to a drum kit requires i-UX1. In case of iPhone5, iPod touch(5th generation) and iPad mini, please use them with Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter. See the Yamaha website for details of supported devices. - mixing drums : Mix the drum sounds you want to hear by using the mute feature, and create simplified drum beats for practice or performance. - changing the tempo: Change the tempo of any song to match your skill level. - A-B looping: Set loop points to repeat and practice difficult beats in a song. - Customize full band accompaniment with high-quality voices * Library Screen - Enjoy 10 built-in songs and 10 drum patterns as soon as you download Song Beats! Each built-in song has a reference video of the drum performance! - Load any Yamaha MIDI songs you already own into the app by using iTunes File Sharing. Learn more about the Song Beats app on our website: http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/apps/song_beats/

About

Drum Solo Studio

This app offers a realistic drumming experience with multitouch pads and studio-quality sounds. Record your sessions, export compositions, and learn with demo lessons and backing tracks. It's designed for drummers of all levels.

Highlights
  • Multitouch acoustic drum kit simulator
  • MIDI support and session recording
  • Export compositions to MP3, WAV, and MIDI
  • Studio-quality sound banks
  • Demo lessons and backing tracks
  • Real-time audio effects
  • Left-handed mode
Features
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Drum Solo Studio from Batalsoft unleashes an exceptional drumming experience, empowering you to have fun and become a skilled drummer. With the app's multitouch acoustic drum kit simulator, you can play drums on your iPhone or iPad with your fingers. The app is free and offers studio-quality sound banks with fast and precise response. Take your drumming skills to the next level! It includes many incredible features such as MIDI support, recording your sessions, and exporting your compositions to different formats. With these powerful tools, you can create your own unique drumming experience Play music loud with headset for a superior experience. Drum Solo Studio is designed for everyone who loves drums: beginners, percussionists, professional musicians, drummers... The main advanced features are: - 6 complete audio kits: Standard, Heavy Metal, Modern Rock, Jazz, Pop and Synthesizer. - Record your sessions and later, you can play on top on your own loops, like a real drum set machine. - High number of exclusive demo lessons to learn to play drums from all styles according to your rhythm skill. You can find loops of rock, blues, disco, dubstep, jazz, reggaeton, heavy metal, pop ... - Start jamming on top of pre-recorded backing tracks of different styles, creating an interactive drumming experience. - Apply real-time effects like equalization, reverb, compression, and delay, allowing you to fine-tune your live drumming sound and create your desired ambience - Import the drums track from your favourite MIDI songs from your storage - Export your loops to MP3, OGG, MIDI and PCM WAV and share the file with your friends Drum Solo Studio also includes these additional features to enhance your drumming experience: - Adjust individually the volume of each instrument and the background music, giving you complete control over the sound of your drumming - Use the built-in metronome to stay in time. - Playback speed control for learning, and seekbar to find the preferred moment in the song. - Realistic HQ sampled stereo sounds, including double kick bass, two toms, floor, snare, hi-hat (two positions with the pedal), 2 crash, splash, ride and cowbell - Awesome animations for each instrument - Left-handed mode - Low latency for the beats - 13 touch sensitive multitouch pads. Up to 200 fingers simultaneously. - Very fast loading time Drum Solo Studio is free, but you can acquire a license to unlock some items and remove ads. Terms of Use: https://batalsoft.com/song-service-terms.htm

Screenshots

Song Beats4 screens
Drum Solo Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Solo Studio at 4.2 against Song Beats's 3.4. Drum Solo Studio also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Song Beats's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Song Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Solo Studio sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Solo Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Song Beats's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drum Solo Studio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Song Beats ships an update every 6 months, Drum Solo Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Song Beats versus Drum Solo Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSong BeatsDrum Solo Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (19 ratings)4.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB514 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationBatalsoft

Customer experience

Song Beats

All ratings19 ratings
Positive57.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative36.8%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.3%

Drum Solo Studio

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Song Beats

One-time1
  • Song Beats song$0.99
5 purchases

Drum Solo Studio

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly, Premium price$3.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual, Premium price$24.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Annual$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • VIP Member$7.99

Questions

Is Song Beats free?
Song Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Solo Studio free?
Drum Solo Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Song Beats or Drum Solo Studio?
Drum Solo Studio is rated higher. Song Beats averages 3.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Drum Solo Studio averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do Song Beats or Drum Solo Studio have ads?
Drum Solo Studio shows ads; Song Beats does not.
Which is updated more often, Song Beats or Drum Solo Studio?
Song Beats ships an update every 6 months, and Drum Solo Studio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Song Beats was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drum Solo Studio on November 3, 2026.

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