Comparison

Drum Clinic HD Light vs Drum Sets

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

Head to head
About

Drum Clinic HD Light

This app offers a preview of a comprehensive drum education program. It showcases demo clips and introductory videos to give users a glimpse into the full version's extensive lessons on technique, grooves, rudiments, and improvisation.

Highlights
  • HD video previews
  • Introduction and trailer videos
  • Basic technique demonstrations
  • Rudiments and independence exercises
  • Improvisation system preview
  • Brushes technique preview
Features
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DRUM CLINIC HD LIGHT, Hans Eijkenaar Drum Clinic HD Light is the ultimate trailer version for Drum Clinic HD (full version). It gives you an insight into the first Drum Clinic app ever to appear for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch! All chapters can be previewed with demo clips telling you about the content of the full version. Furthermore, you can find the full introduction video as well as 2 trailer videos under the 'bonus content' button. The full version has more than 60 clips with instructions, basic technique, grooves, rudiments, an extensive improvisation system , a unique brushes system for pop grooves, drum solos and more...... The trailer clips you find in this free app have the same stunning HD quality and HD sound (check on headphones to enjoy it for real) as all clips have in the full version. about Drum Clinic HD: Hans Eijkenaar is a well known and much sought after session drummer in the Netherlands with a successful career both in Holland and abroad. His list of tours and recorded albums is huge and he is considered to be a specialist studio drummer. He is well known for being a versatile, creative and explosive drummer with a personal style...........best known for his pop and rock career.........but with a history in jazz and fusion. Hans is a Conservatory teacher (Codarts, Rotterdam) and has developed a powerful and transparent method for drummers of any style and of multiple levels. He unleashes all of his knowledge and has developed some very special views on studying drums, studying rudiments in a unique independence system, playing in all types of meter, improvising and playing fills in a creative, rather than a standard way..... He also is known for having a distinguished brushes technique for pop and rock which he demonstrates in several clips. Hans has decided to go the extra mile in terms of recording a fully featured, HD audio and video clinic app with over 60 clips, presentation videos, instruction videos and play alongs. And he has recorded a separate chapter with drum solos......... All filmed with 6 XD HD cams to capture for once and for all every angle you wanna see as a drummer. 'Drum clinic HD' needs (after downloading....) no further internet connection as all the videos are to be found within the app itself. Extra features: Voiceovers with clear explanations, written music where needed, 'making of' and trailer movies, play along tracks (do it yourself) and a biography with links. Complete content list (full version): Main page: ABOUT HANS EIJKENAAR biography with youtube links (both in free and full version) DRUM CLINIC HD -INTRODUCTION (both in free and full version) -BASIC TECHNIQUE (trailer clip in free version) instructions single stroke double stroke single paradiddle endurance exercise 1 endurance exercise 2 -RUDIMENTS AND INDEPENDENCE (trailer clip in free version) instructions paradiddles in 16th notes paradiddles in 16th note triplets paradiddles in 8th note triplets foot patterns instructions combination 1 combination 2 -HIHAT PATTERNS (trailer clip in free version) Instructions hihat pattern 1 hihat pattern 2 hihat pattern 3 hihat pattern 4 instructions variations -FILLS/IMPROVISATION (trailer clip in free version) instructions all groupings (19 videos!!!) fills high bpm fills low bpm instructions 4/4 rock track 6/8 pop track 7/8 fusion track -BRUSHES (trailer clip in free version) instructions phase 1 phase 2 phase 3 phase 4 all phases random grooves brushes track -DRUM SOLOS (trailer clip in free version) introduction free drum solo drum solo over loop DO IT YOURSELF: 4 tracks minus drums, play alongs with click PDF FILES BONUS CONTENT (both in free and full version) making of trailer CREDITS (both in free and full version)

About

Drum Sets

Experience realistic drumming with multiple genre-specific kits. Use your fingers to play, with options for intense finger movements for dynamic drumming. Optimized for external speakers or headphones for the best audio quality.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum sounds
  • Rock, Jazz, and Metal kits
  • Finger drumming controls
  • Dynamic drumming movement
  • High-quality 44100 kHz audio
Features
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Want a Drum Set on your Ipad/Iphone Check out these great sounding Drum Sets, we have 3 sets to choose from Rock, Jazz and Metal, all featuring 44100 khz quality audio. Connect a set of speakers crank up the volume and drum away ! - Use your fingers as drum sticks. - For intense drumming move your finger around drums. - Select from Rock, Jazz and Metal drums. - To hear the drums at their best connect a pair of earphones or speakers.

Screenshots

Drum Clinic HD Light4 screens
Drum Sets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Sets at 4.2 against Drum Clinic HD Light's 3.7. Drum Sets also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 54 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Drum Clinic HD Light's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Drum Sets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drum Clinic HD Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Sets holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Sets has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Drum Clinic HD Light's written reviews are positive against 50% of Drum Sets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Clinic HD Light ships an update every 54 months, Drum Sets every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Drum Clinic HD Light versus Drum Sets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Clinic HD LightDrum Sets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.2 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings319 — better
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGo Independent RecordsEdgeway Software

Customer experience

Drum Clinic HD Light

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Drum Sets

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Drum Clinic HD Light

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Drum Sets

One-time1
  • Unlimited Drums$1.99

Questions

Is Drum Clinic HD Light free?
Drum Clinic HD Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Sets free?
Drum Sets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Clinic HD Light or Drum Sets?
Drum Sets is rated higher. Drum Clinic HD Light averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Drum Sets averages 4.2 from 19 ratings.
Do Drum Clinic HD Light or Drum Sets have ads?
Drum Sets shows ads; Drum Clinic HD Light does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Clinic HD Light or Drum Sets?
Drum Clinic HD Light ships an update every 54 months, and Drum Sets every 6 months. Most recently, Drum Clinic HD Light was updated on October 23, 2026 and Drum Sets on October 24, 2026.

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