Comparison

Drums Byear vs EarDrum

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

Head to head
About

Drums Byear

Features
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Train your ears, improve your groove recognition, and learn to identify drum patterns without reading sheet music. Drums Byear is an interactive ear-training game designed for drummers and music enthusiasts. Instead of learning from traditional notation, you'll work with simple visual beat cards and train your listening skills by identifying missing drum hits. How it works 1. Listen to a drum beat. 2. One note on the beat card is hidden. 3. Analyze what you hear. 4. Guess the missing note's position. 5. Check your answer and improve your ear.
 The exercises gradually help you recognize common drum patterns, understand rhythmic relationships, and develop faster auditory recognition. Designed for real-world listening Drums don't always exist in isolation. Some exercises feature solo drum tracks, while others place the drums inside a full musical mix. This helps you learn to identify drum sounds even when they are blended with guitars, bass, vocals, and other instruments. Just like in real songs. Features • Interactive drum ear-training challenges • Simple visual beat cards. No sheet music required
 • Listen, analyze, and guess hidden notes
 • Learn common groove and rhythm patterns
 • Exercises with isolated drums and full songs
 • Immediate feedback after every answer
 • Beginner-friendly interface
 • Suitable for drummers of all skill levels
 Who is it for? • Beginner drummers learning rhythm • Intermediate players improving listening skills • Drum teachers and students • Musicians who want better rhythmic awareness • Anyone interested in developing a stronger musical ear
 Why Drums Byear? Most drum apps focus on technique, speed, or reading notation. Drums Byear focuses on something equally important: hearing and understanding what you play. By regularly identifying hidden notes and recognizing drum patterns, you'll build stronger listening skills that transfer directly to practice sessions, rehearsals, recording, and live performance. Listen. Analyze. Guess. Improve. Train your ears with Drums Byear.

About

EarDrum

This app provides drummers with tools for timing, rhythm training, and song learning. It offers real-time feedback, custom exercises, and progress tracking for both practice and teaching. Supports various drum setups and import options.

Highlights
  • Timing and rudiment exercises
  • Ear training and memory exercises
  • MIDI song import and play-along
  • Real-time visual timing feedback
  • Velocity feedback for dynamics
  • Customizable exercises for educators
  • Progress tracking dashboard
Features
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EarDrum is an all-in-one drum practice app, built by a drummer for drummers. Improve your timing and groove, train active listening and musical memory, and learn the songs you love. Whether you're practicing at home or building lessons for your students, EarDrum gives your practice structure — and real-time feedback on every hit you play. Use it with your electronic drums, MIDI controller, practice pad, or on-screen kit — import MIDI files and Clone Hero charts, create custom exercises, and track progress over time. FOR DRUMMERS - Growing library of timing exercises and rudiments for subdivisions, accents, grooves, independence, and double bass - Collections that play your chosen exercises back-to-back — for building structured, repeatable practice routines - Ear training exercises of increasing complexity — recognize rhythms by ear and play them back from memory - A short Getting Started course for building rhythmic foundations - Tempo-changing sessions that build speed, control, and endurance - Focused practice built from the song sections you're learning, teacher assignments, or drum book exercises - MIDI song import for play-along practice with looping and custom sections - Clone Hero song import — play community drum charts at the difficulty you choose - Metronome with subdivision and time signature selection FOR EDUCATORS - Custom timing and ear training exercises, from simple patterns to multi-bar phrases, tailored to your students - A simple, fast sequencer-style exercise builder - Shareable exercise links your students or followers can import and practice in the app PLAY YOUR WAY - Support for e-drums via USB or Bluetooth MIDI, a practice pad using the built-in mic, or virtual drums on screen - DAW-grid and sheet music views for different ways of reading drum parts - Adjustable tempo, repeat settings, and volume levels TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Real-time visual timing feedback — see whether notes land early, late, or on time - Velocity feedback for dynamics exercises — train the stroke technique behind clean, consistent accents, taps, and ghost notes - Comprehensive session results with rushing/dragging analysis and accuracy/velocity charts - A practice dashboard with history, streaks, total time practiced, and recent sessions EarDrum is more than a metronome or a rhythm game. It's a practice studio for drummers, percussionists, teachers, and anyone serious about rhythm — a place to become a better musician. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://ear-drum.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Drums Byear4 screens
EarDrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drums Byear at none against EarDrum's 3. EarDrum's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. EarDrum sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Drums Byear asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drums Byear versus EarDrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrums ByearEarDrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHanna KotovaOleksiy Khmelyevskyy

In-app purchases

None

Drums Byear

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EarDrum

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Drums Byear free?
Drums Byear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EarDrum free?
EarDrum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drums Byear or EarDrum have ads?
Neither Drums Byear nor EarDrum shows ads.

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