Comparison

Melodics vs Drumr

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

Head to head
About

Melodics

Learn drums with interactive lessons and instant feedback on any drum kit or practice pad. Improve your rhythm and technique with structured exercises and a vast song library. Practice anytime, anywhere, and track your progress with this comprehensive drumming companion.

Highlights
  • Interactive drum lessons
  • Instant feedback on playing
  • Works with acoustic/electronic drums & practice pads
  • 500+ lessons and songs
  • Progress tracking tools
  • Structured learning system
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Learn drums with the only drum app that syncs with any drum kit and gives you instant feedback on your playing. Whether you use acoustic drums, electronic drums, or just a practice pad, Melodics offers interactive drum lessons that help you improve every time you play. Our fun, step-by-step drum learning system, designed by pro players, caters to all skill levels. Plus, access a wide range of drum songs across rock, pop, metal, jazz, and more. Real drumming, real feedback, real results - all from your phone. HOW IT WORKS Melodics uses your iPhone’s built-in mic and smart audio tech to recognize your drum kit or practice pad - no extra gear required. Just calibrate your drum set-up and the app will give immediate insights on every beat. For electronic drum kits, connect easily via Bluetooth or wired options. Follow the setup instructions in the app to get going. Whether you're working on your first drum beat on a pad or tightening up your fills across the whole drum kit, you’ll be building better habits from day one. STICK WITH IT, GET RESULTS With Melodics, drum practice becomes something you look forward to - not a chore. Just 10 minutes a day can lead to serious improvement. Choose from 500+ drum lessons, featuring a huge range of drum content: drum rudiments, drum grooves, drum fills, drum drills, and drum songs for all levels. Use practice tools to slow things down, loop tricky parts, and track your progress. It’s like having a drum tutor or drum trainer in your pocket. WHY CHOOSE MELODICS - With Melodics, you're 6x more likely to improve than with traditional drum learning methods. - It is the only drum app that provides feedback on your playing, on all drum setups (acoustic, electronic or practice pad) - Our catalog covers everything from fundamental drum techniques to advanced rhythmic patterns. - You’ll start learning drums through structured lessons, and get playing your favourite songs in no time. - Build speed, strength, and control with focused warm-ups, drum rudiments, and exercises. - You can practice anytime, anywhere, on any surface with just a pair of drum sticks! - Join a global community of passionate drummers, all growing together. WHAT PRO DRUMMERS SAY ABOUT MELODICS "I wish I’d had Melodics when I was learning drums!" - Butch Vig - Award-winning producer of Nevermind, drummer for Garbage. "Melodics is a great tool for learning songs. It allows people to see what they might have been missing when listening to improve accuracy" - Ilan Rubin - Drummer for Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves, and solo artist. "Melodics is one of the best innovative tools to keep you in the practice room and having fun doing so." - KJ Sawka - Grammy-nominated drummer & producer, Pendulum DRUM TEACHERS OR STUDENTS Melodics works great alongside a drum tutor to help you maintain consistent practice and more easily showcase areas for improvement. It also compliments video learning platforms such as Drumeo, Drum Coach, Mikeslessons or ArtOfDrumming, by giving the addition of real-time feedback so you truly know how well you’re playing. How the subscription works: - Melodics offers 20 drum lessons free to all users. - To keep going, subscribe to unlock the full catalog of 500+ drum lessons & songs. - Choose a monthly or annual plan. - Manage your subscription in the Account section of the app. Support: We’re dedicated to giving you the best drumming experience possible. If you have any questions or suggestions, visit: https://melodics.com/support Join the Melodics drumming community: https://www.instagram.com/melodicshq/ https://www.youtube.com/@MelodicsDrumVault https://www.facebook.com/melodicshq/ https://www.tiktok.com/@melodicsdrumvault https://discord.gg/melodics https://www.reddit.com/r/Melodics/ For more info, check out our privacy policy & terms of use at: https://melodics.com/legal Happy drumming!

About

Drumr

This app offers a comprehensive platform for drummers to learn and practice. It features professional drum sounds, visual feedback tools, and personalized practice guidance. Users can record their sessions, analyze performance, and access a vast library of scores for various drumming styles.

Highlights
  • Real-time note highlighting (SnapCursor)
  • Full kit visual feedback (KitView)
  • Animated marching basslines (BasslineView)
  • Personalized practice recommendations (Drumr Coach)
  • Session recording and review
  • Performance analysis for e-drums
  • Play-along drumless tracks
Features
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Drumr — Learn Faster. Drum Better. Practice should lead to progress. If you're stuck playing the same patterns or struggling with a part that just won't click, Drumr helps you break through — and enjoy getting better. Open a score and start playing. Recommendations and Coach take the guesswork out of what to practice next, so you can make every minute of practice count. For drum kit, e-drums, practice pads, and marching percussion. Start Free. Keep Playing. 70+ free scores, including all 40 PAS rudiments, plus grooves, fills, and drumline exercises. Explore a different free score each day and you have more than two months of material — no subscription required. Try Drumr Premium free for 7 days to explore the full library, ShufflePlay, imports, and custom themes. Hear How It Should Sound Hear each part played precisely with real drum sounds. Follow every note as it plays, slow it down, and connect what you see with what you hear. Learn to read drum music and get a clear reference for your own playing. Get Past the Tricky Parts Loop a few measures or focus on one. Isolate kick, snare, toms, or cymbals to understand how a groove fits together. Set your reps and build speed and control with tempos from 30–300 bpm and Linear, Increasing, and Up-Down modes. Get Feedback. Improve Faster. Performance Analysis marks early, late, and missed notes right on the notation, rep by rep. See where your timing needs work and give your next practice a clear focus. - E-drums: per-instrument feedback via USB/MIDI. - Practice pads: microphone analysis with AirPods or Apple wired headphones. Expand Your Drumming Vocabulary 600+ professionally authored scores and courses contain thousands of grooves, fills, and exercises. Every new pattern is another idea to bring to your playing. - Drum Kit: rock, funk, jazz, Latin, metal, Motown, linear patterns, polyrhythms, and control drills. - Marching Percussion: warmups, grids, and exercises for snare, tenors, and bassline, plus PAS and hybrid rudiments. Learn from Geoff Fry, Hudson Music, Mel Bay Publications, Pat Petrillo, Scott Johnson, and many more. New material added regularly. Watch. Practice. Play Along. Watch a pro play it, work through the part, then take your place in the band with drumless tracks on supported scores. On marching scores with matching parts, practice with the rest of the battery. Charts pair chart notation with full-band tracks to build your improvisation skills. Know What to Practice Next Follow a course or curated playlist, or get recommendations from your recent practice. Coach adds tempo guidance, app help, and custom playlists. Coach is private, fast, and in your device language. Requires Apple Intelligence. More Ways to Make Progress - SnapCursor highlights each note; KitView, PadView, and BasslineView bring the playing to life. PieView makes subdivisions visible. - Record practice videos to review and share. - Notes, session history, tempo charts, activity rings, and Awards help you see how far you've come. - Practice with metronomes or mute the drums to work on your own timekeeping. - ShufflePlay mixes up groove and grid measures. - Control iPhone playback from your Apple Watch: play, pause, restart, and choose practice sections. - See practice progress and open Up Next from the iOS Home Screen widget. - Find scores and control playback hands-free with Siri. - Practice offline; initial launch, videos, and playalongs require internet. Play Your Own Music Compose in Notate or create Drumr files from Sibelius MusicXML/MIDI exports at drumr.app/imports. Practice your imported scores with Drumr Premium. Sign in with Apple for backup and sync across devices. For help, watch How To videos on Home, triple-tap the Drumr logo for "What's This?" tips, or ask Coach. — Help/feedback: support.drumr.app or Settings > Contact Support. Privacy: privacy.drumr.app Terms: terms.drumr.app Apple EULA: apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Melodics4 screens
Drumr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drumr at 85% against Melodics's 57%. Drumr also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). Melodics's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (605 vs 89). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Melodics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month and Drumr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Melodics holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Melodics has 605 ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Melodics's written reviews are positive against 85% of Drumr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Melodics ships an update weekly, Drumr daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Melodics versus Drumr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMelodicsDrumr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (605 ratings) — better4.4 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews85.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings605 — better89
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB179 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMelodics LimitedDrumr Inc.

Customer experience

Melodics

All ratings605 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.9%

Drumr

All ratings89 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Melodics

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Explore section always resets to Grade 1
  • MIDI device connection feedback needed
  • Snare drum not working
  • App restarts when in the middle of a lesson
  • App stops playing to headphones or won't pick up microphone
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  • App reacts to ambient noise
  • Timing is off, missing notes even when calibrated
  • Inaccurate note recognition (e.g., kick vs. snare)
  • Half of the songs and lessons do not work
  • UI doesn't work near the edges of the screen
  • Menus are confusing and navigation is difficult

Requested features

19 requests
  • Full iPad support
  • Add Donner Ded-80 support
  • Left-handed option
  • More well-known artists/songs
  • Chinese version of the app
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  • Sheet music notations/tabs option
  • Setting for more demanding note precision
  • Auto BPM to go above lesson BPM
  • Tagging feature for skills
  • Easier way to heart songs
  • Path to learning regular drum notation
  • Consider dynamics in lessons
  • Allow users to enter and save own phrases
  • More instrument options (snare, bells)
  • Improve UI and menu navigation
  • Add more songs and lessons
  • Improve MIDI device connection feedback
  • Make scoring system more straightforward
  • Fix issues with Explore section resetting to Grade 1

Drumr

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Melodics

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$34.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$179.991 Year
2 purchases

Drumr

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Melodics free?
Melodics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumr free?
Drumr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Melodics or Drumr?
Melodics is rated higher. Melodics averages 4.7 out of 5 from 605 ratings, while Drumr averages 4.4 from 89 ratings.
Do Melodics or Drumr have ads?
Neither Melodics nor Drumr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Melodics or Drumr?
Melodics ships an update weekly, and Drumr daily. Most recently, Melodics was updated on September 25, 2026 and Drumr on September 23, 2026.

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