Drums Transcriber vs Drum2Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drums Transcriber
This AI-powered application converts audio files into editable MIDI drum tracks. It uses deep learning to accurately identify and extract drum sounds, allowing users to customize and export their creations for digital audio workstations.
- AI-powered audio to MIDI conversion
- Deep learning drum sound extraction
- Customizable MIDI output
- Export MIDI and audio files
- DAW integration
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Drums Transcriber is an AI-powered iOS app that turns your audio into playable MIDI drum tracks. Simply upload your audio file, and our deep learning technology will accurately extract the drum sounds and create a MIDI sequence. Customize your output and easily export your MIDI and audio files for use in your favorite DAW.
Drum2Notes
Convert drum audio recordings into sheet music using AI. View, play back, and export your transcriptions as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML files. Share your creations with others.
- Transcribe drum recordings to sheet music
- View transcribed music as drum notation
- Playback music recognition results
- Download sheet as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML
- Share drum sheets
- AI-powered music recognition
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Drum2Notes: Transcribe Drum Recordings to Sheet Music » Transcribe drum recordings to sheet music » View the transcribed music as drum notation » Playback the music recognition and listen to the result » Download sheet as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML » Share your drum sheet with your friends HOW DOES IT WORK? Once your drum recording is uploaded, our artificial intelligence powered music recognition processes it to generate a score based on what it hears. When the sheet music is finished, you get three outputs - a MIDI file, a PDF engraved sheet music, and a MusicXML digital sheet. MusicXML export is compatible with MuseScore and Sibelius. The MIDI format is compatible with Ableton Live, GarageBand, Logic Pro X, Cubase, and FL Studio. It has never been easier to convert drum pieces to sheet music! WHAT THIS APP DOESN'T OFFER » Separation of multiple instruments: The note recognition can't separate multiple instruments. If you record multiple instruments playing simultaneously, you will get bad sheet music results! As the name suggests, Drum2Notes will work only with drum recordings. » Live music recognition: This app is not able to show you live music recognition results. Instead, it will take some time to perform the frequency analysis and show you the results. » 100% match percentage: This app won't detect 100% of the music recognition and there will also be wrong detections. But depending on the quality of the input signal, it will give you useful suggestions! REQUIREMENTS » Internet: active internet connection for server connectivity » iOS: version 11.0 and up » Microphone DESKTOP VERSION » There is a desktop version of this app available, which you can access in your browser: https://drum2notes.klang.io » The desktop version covers even more features like converting sheet music from YouTube, uploading MP3 files, and downloading as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML files. Give your music your personal note! SUMMARY Transcribe drum music from your microphone to sheet music. With Drum2Notes, you can create live recordings of your drum performances. Those are uploaded to your personal songbook and transcribed to sheet music. Music recognition for drums has never been so easy! CONTACT US We're always happy to hear from you. No matter what comes to your mind, we want to hear it. Would you like another feature? Does something not work as expected? -> Send us an e-mail at: support@klang.io This app is actively developed and there are updates on a regular basis! The Apple Terms of Use apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Drum2Notes at every 2 months against Drums Transcriber's every 5 months. Drum2Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Drums Transcriber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum2Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drums Transcriber against 4.8 for Drum2Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Drums Transcriber's written reviews are positive against 60% of Drum2Notes's.
Drums Transcriber ships an update every 5 months, Drum2Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drums Transcriber | Drum2Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikaru Tsuyumine | Klangio GmbH |
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Drums Transcriber
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In-app purchases
Drums Transcriber
- Premium Edition$2.99
Drum2Notes
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Klangio Universe Monthly$24.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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- Klangio Universe Subscription$249.001 Year
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