Comparison

Drum Rudiments Trainer vs Drum Journal

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

Head to head
About

Drum Rudiments Trainer

This app provides a visual library of drum rudiments with a metronome and training statistics. It's designed for drummers of all levels, offering intuitive controls and various practice modes.

Highlights
  • Visual rudiment library
  • On/off metronome
  • Training time statistics
  • BPM constant and acceleration modes
  • Dark theme
  • Count-in option
Features
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As a beginner drummer myself and having some programming skills I've decided to create mobile application, where I can get easy access to paradiddles and other rudiments in a library with clearly visual representation, on/off metronome and training time statistics for each rudiment in a set. App designed for both beginners and experienced drummers. Hope it will be useful to other people as well. Reasons to try: - Easy and intuitive controls - No need to know drum musical notation - Vertical musical tracker-type visual representation - Dark theme to save your device battery - BPM constant and acceleration modes - Prevention of display sleep mode when training - Slightly different snare sound samples for left and right hand strokes - Different normal, accents, flam and drag stroke sounds - Metronome sound and visual blink option with individual volume control - Time stats for every rudiments and overall training time - BPM from 10 for very beginners to 320 as hell - Count-in option - Metronome sound only mode - Drums sound only mode - Silent mode - Chance to training with no pad and sticks - just your hands and knees - Sufficient font size for people with eye issues

About

Drum Journal

This app provides real-time feedback on your drumming practice using your device's microphone. It allows you to slow down or loop sections of YouTube drum videos and automatically tracks your practice sessions to help you monitor progress.

Highlights
  • Microphone-based sticking feedback
  • YouTube video playback with speed control
  • Section looping for practice
  • Automatic practice session tracking
  • Community-shared exercises
  • Progress monitoring and streaks
Features
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Your exercises, your lessons, your rudiments: one list, ready to go. Drum Journal remembers where you left off, keeps the tempo, and gets out of your way. Press start, practice. YOUR ROUTINE, READY TO GO Open the app. The routine you built is queued, timed, and ready to run. Warm-up, rudiments, the YouTube lesson you're working on, laid out the way you want them. No deciding what to play tonight. REAL FEEDBACK ON YOUR TIMING The built-in sticking coach uses your device's microphone to hear you play on a practice pad. Real feedback on your timing, dynamics, and consistency, built into your routine, not a separate tool. PLAY TO A GROOVE, NOT JUST A CLICK Pick a mood and a backing track plays behind the metronome, automatically matched to your tempo. Rudiment practice stops feeling clinical and starts sounding like a room. LEARN ANY SONG AT YOUR OWN SPEED Drop any YouTube drum lesson into your routine. Slow it down, loop the hard bar, mark the section that's killing you. Drum Journal sits on your music stand and stays out of your way. SEE HOW YOU'RE GETTING BETTER Every session logs automatically. Streaks, time on each rudiment, whether your timing is tightening week over week. Show up daily and watch the data confirm what your hands already feel. EXERCISES FROM OTHER DRUMMERS Browse exercises shared by other drummers. Pick what fits your level, drop it into your routine. FREE TO PRACTICE. PRO TO SEE IF IT'S WORKING. Everything you need to build and run your routine is free: exercises, the sticking coach, YouTube practice, streaks, session logs, and background music in the Drift mood. Drum Journal Pro unlocks advanced analytics — see whether your timing is actually tightening, whether one hand plays inconsistent flams, whether your routine is moving the needle. Pro also unlocks the full background-music mood pack, per-exercise history, community sharing, and data export. The practice is simple. Showing up is hard. Drum Journal makes showing up the easy part. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Drum Journal Pro is available as a monthly, annual, or lifetime subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited upon purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://drumjournal.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://drumjournal.com/terms

Screenshots

Drum Rudiments Trainer4 screens
Drum Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drum Journal at 5.0 against Drum Rudiments Trainer's 4.4. Drum Journal also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Drum Rudiments Trainer's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Drum Rudiments Trainer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Drum Journal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Drum Rudiments Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drum Journal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Rudiments Trainer ships an update every 10 months, Drum Journal weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drum Rudiments Trainer versus Drum Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Rudiments TrainerDrum Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB105 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVladimir PersidskiyPorath Consulting

Customer experience

Drum Rudiments Trainer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Drum Journal

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Drum Rudiments Trainer

One-time3
  • DRT Remove Ads$4.99
  • DRT Unlock Editor$4.99
  • DRT Bundle (Ads + Editor)$7.99
5 purchases

Drum Journal

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$34.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Drum Rudiments Trainer free?
Drum Rudiments Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drum Journal free?
Drum Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Rudiments Trainer or Drum Journal?
Drum Journal is rated higher. Drum Rudiments Trainer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Drum Journal averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Drum Rudiments Trainer or Drum Journal have ads?
Drum Rudiments Trainer shows ads; Drum Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Drum Rudiments Trainer or Drum Journal?
Drum Rudiments Trainer ships an update every 10 months, and Drum Journal weekly. Most recently, Drum Rudiments Trainer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Drum Journal on September 23, 2026.

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