DrumBeats vs Trad Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrumBeats
Create your own songs with a variety of real drum loops and rhythm tracks. This app allows you to adjust tempo, filter by genre, and jam along to your favorite music, replacing traditional metronomes with engaging beats. It's suitable for both beginners and experienced musicians.
- Adjustable tempo speed
- Real rhythm tracks
- Genre and BPM filtering
- Play in background
- Metronome and rhythm box functionality
- Multiple music genres
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Use real drum beats like a metronome and improve your musical talent. DrumBeats is designed for both amateurs and professionals. It helps you write your own songs and practice with real rhythm tracks. Play along with drums, guitar, piano, darbuka, percussion, violin, strings, and many other instruments. Set the tempo to the BPM you need, or tap the screen to find a tempo quickly. Jam along with your songs using real drum rhythms instead of boring metronome sounds. Filter rhythms by BPM, genre, and time signature to find the style that fits your music. The drum engine lets you change the tempo of every rhythm while keeping playback musical and steady. Use variations to create movement, then build your own sessions with Custom Loops. GENRES • 4/4 Rhythm Loop • Rock Drum Loop • RnB Drum Loop • DnB Drum Loop • Indie Drum Loop • Metal Drum Loop • Punk Drum Loop • Reggae Drum Loop • Afrobeat Drum Loop • Bossa Nova Drum Loop • Blues Drum Loop • Soul Drum Loop FEATURES • Adjustable tempo and BPM • Tap tempo • Rhythm variations • Filter by BPM, genre, and time signature • Play in the background • Rhythm sorting • Custom Loops • Equalizer • Premium and expansion rhythm packs • Useful as a metronome and rhythm box DrumBeats Premium is available as a one-year subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account after confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.serkanmusic.com/drum-apps-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Trad Buddy
Learn and play Irish traditional music with others. This app tracks tunes played in sessions and by friends, suggesting what to learn next. It features a player with adjustable speed, looping, and key changes, along with tune management and customizable display options.
- Session tune tracking
- Friend tune sharing
- Adjustable tempo player
- Sheet music and tab
- Tune set creation
- Personal tune repertoire
- Customizable display
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Learn new tunes and play them with your session. Trad Buddy is for Irish traditional musicians of every level. It knows the tunes you play, the tunes your friends and your session play, and the difference, so you always know what to learn next. THE TUNES YOUR SESSION PLAYS Start a session for the one you play at, and everyone joins with a code or the QR code on the table. See every tune the session plays, how many of them you know, and which to learn next. Make a set you can all play. FRIENDS Follow friends by their code and see the tunes you share and the ones that are new to you. On any tune, see which of your friends play it. A PLAYER THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SESSION 11,700 tunes from TheSession.org with sheet music and tab: GDAE for banjo, mandolin and fiddle, plus guitar and DADGAD. Reels swing and jigs lilt. Slow it down, loop a part, change the key, and tap any note to hear it. Works with your phone on silent. Up to 10 versions of each tune, and a link to the tune on thesession.org. SETS Get three ready-made sets from the tunes you know, build your own, or try a Surprise set, where the next tune stays hidden until it's time to change. YOUR TUNES Keep track of the tunes you know, the ones you're learning, and the ones gone a bit rusty. Level up as your repertoire grows, with a title for every level. EASY TO READ Big, clear text in three sizes, and three looks: Classic, Night, or the original 8-bit. Works offline. No ads. Signing in is optional: use a code from your email, and add a password if you like, to keep your tunes on every phone and computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trad Buddy at 5.0 against DrumBeats's 4.4. Trad Buddy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). DrumBeats's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. DrumBeats sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Trad Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trad Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DrumBeats has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DrumBeats ships an update every 3 weeks, Trad Buddy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrumBeats | Trad Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serkan Seker | Chanasinj Sachdev |
Customer experience
DrumBeats
Trad Buddy
In-app purchases
DrumBeats
- DrumBeats Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock All Features - Lifetime$49.99
Trad Buddy
No in-app purchases









