Comparison

Drum2Notes vs Drumless

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

Head to head
About

Drum2Notes

Convert drum recordings into sheet music using AI. View, play back, and export your transcriptions as PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML. Share your creations with others.

Highlights
  • Transcribe drum recordings to sheet music
  • AI-powered music recognition
  • Playback transcribed music
  • Export as PDF, MIDI, MusicXML
  • Share drum sheets
Features
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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/

About

Drumless

Learn to play drums with your favorite songs. Generate drum notation from any song, play along with drumless backing tracks, and practice specific techniques. Offers personalized daily plans and a rudiment trainer that scores your timing.

Highlights
  • Generate drum notation from any song
  • Play along to drumless backing tracks
  • Loop and slow down sections
  • Rudiment trainer with timing score
  • Personalized daily practice plans
  • Curated song library with synced notation
Features
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Drumless turns the songs you love into drum practice. Bring in a song and you get drum notation in time with the music, ready to play along. Open the app and it asks one thing: what do you feel like doing today? Play a song, or practise. Pick one and you are behind the kit in seconds. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Play Any Song You Want Paste a YouTube link or upload an audio file. Drum notation appears in time with the music. No drum chart out there for your song? Drumless writes one for you. • Play Along to a Drumless Backing Track Upload an audio file and the drums are taken out, leaving you the rest of the band to play over. Your kit, the real song, nothing in the way. • Read Drum Sheet Music as It Plays The sheet follows the music, so you always know where you are. See every kick, snare, hi-hat and tom exactly when it hits. • Loop and Slow Down Tap any measure to loop the part that keeps falling apart. Drop the tempo until it is clean, then bring it back up. • Drums-Only Mode Hear just the drum part before you play it. • Today's Plan, Made for You Pick 10, 15 or 30 minutes and get a session for your level: a rudiment challenge, a groove or a fill, and a song to finish on. Only have a practice pad today? There is a pad plan too. • Grooves and Fills for Every Level Rock, funk, blues and metal grooves and fills, from beginner to advanced. Hear each one first, then play it at your own tempo. • A Rudiment Trainer That Listens Single strokes, double strokes, paradiddles, flams and rolls. Your phone listens through the microphone and scores your timing. • A Weekly Goal, Not a Streak Choose how many days a week you want to play. Miss a day and nothing breaks. Your week, your progress and your history live in one place. • Curated Song Library Human-reviewed drumless backing tracks with the notation already synced and checked. HOW IT WORKS 1. Search the library, paste a YouTube link, or upload an audio file. 2. Get drum notation lined up with the music. 3. Play along at your own tempo, loop any measure, and watch your week fill up. WHO IT IS FOR Beginners who want to read their first groove and know they are playing it right. Self-taught drummers who never learned notation. Cover-band players drilling a set list. Students practising between lessons. Anyone with a kit, an electronic set, or a practice pad and ten minutes. Built by a drummer, for drummers. No ads. Free to use. Download Drumless and start practising with real music.

Screenshots

Drum2Notes4 screens
Drumless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum2Notes at 60% against Drumless's 0%. Drum2Notes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8). Drumless's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Drum2Notes sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Drumless asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum2Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Drum2Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of Drumless's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum2Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Drumless every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drum2Notes versus Drumless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum2NotesDrumless
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlangio GmbHDreamfrog

Customer experience

Drum2Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Drumless

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Drum2Notes

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Klangio Universe Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
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  • Klangio Universe Subscription$149.991 Year
None

Drumless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum2Notes free?
Drum2Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drumless free?
Drumless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum2Notes or Drumless?
Drum2Notes is rated higher. Drum2Notes averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Drumless averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Drum2Notes or Drumless have ads?
Neither Drum2Notes nor Drumless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum2Notes or Drumless?
Drum2Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Drumless every 5 days. Most recently, Drum2Notes was updated on November 12, 2026 and Drumless on November 10, 2026.

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