Comparison

Drumr vs UDBapp

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

Head to head
About

Drumr

This app helps drummers of all levels improve their skills through interactive lessons, practice tools, and performance analysis. It offers a vast library of scores and exercises for various drumming styles and instruments, with features to loop difficult sections and track progress.

Highlights
  • Interactive score playback
  • Performance analysis for note accuracy
  • Practice loop functionality
  • Metronome with customizable settings
  • Library of 600+ scores and courses
  • Support for e-drums and practice pads
Features
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Drumr — Learn faster. Drum better. Practice should lead to progress. Stuck on the same patterns, or 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 every minute counts. For drum kit, e-drums, practice pads, and drumline. Start free. Keep playing. 80+ free scores, including all 40 PAS rudiments, plus grooves, fills, and drumline exercises — no subscription required. Try Drumr Premium free for 7 days to explore the full library, ShufflePlay, every Metronome sound, Imports, and custom themes. Hear every part played precisely. Real drum sounds, exactly as written. Follow every note as it plays, slow it down, and connect what you see with what you hear. Learn to read drum music with a clear reference for your own playing. Loop the hard part until it's yours. Loop a few measures or focus on one. Isolate kick, snare, toms, or cymbals to see how a groove fits together. Set your reps and build speed and control from 30–300 bpm with Linear, Increasing, and Up-Down modes. See exactly where it slipped. Performance Analysis marks early, late, and missed notes right on the notation, rep by rep, so you know what to work on next. - E-drums: per-instrument feedback via USB/MIDI. - Practice pads: microphone analysis with AirPods or Apple wired headphones. Kit, drumline & rudiments in one app. 600+ professionally authored scores and courses with thousands of grooves, fills, and exercises — every pattern another idea for your playing. - Drum Kit: rock, funk, jazz, Latin, metal, Motown, linear patterns, polyrhythms, and control drills. - Drumline: marching percussion warmups, grids, and exercises for snare, tenors, and bassline, plus PAS and hybrid rudiments. Dig into scores and lessons from Geoff Fry, Hudson Music, Mel Bay Publications, Chad Smith, Scott Johnson, and more. New material added regularly. Take your place in the line. Watch a pro play it, then work through the part. Rehearse with the rest of the drumline on marching scores with matching parts, or lock in with drumless tracks on supported kit scores. Charts give you full-band tracks and room to improvise. Know what to play next. Follow a course or curated playlist, or get recommendations from your recent practice. Coach adds tempo guidance, app help, and custom playlists — private, fast, and in your device language. Requires Apple Intelligence. More ways to make progress - SnapCursor highlights each note; KitView, TenorsView, BasslineView, and PadView bring the playing to life, and PieView shows subdivisions. - Record yourself playing alongside the score, then watch it back or share your take. - Notes, session history, tempo charts, activity rings, and Awards show how far you've come. - A standalone Metronome with flexible time signatures, groupings, subdivisions, sounds, and visual beats. - ShufflePlay mixes up groove and grid measures. - Control iPhone playback from Apple Watch: play, pause, restart, and choose sections. - See progress and open Up Next from the Home Screen widget. - Find scores and control playback hands-free with Siri. - Practice offline after initial setup. Videos and backing tracks require internet. Practice in Drumr. Write in Notate. Write your part in Notate, then practice it in Drumr with Premium. Find out how at drumr.app/imports. Sign in with Apple to back up your progress and keep it in 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: https://support.drumr.app or Settings > Contact Support. Privacy: https://privacy.drumr.app Terms: https://terms.drumr.app Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

UDBapp

This app allows users to view, edit, and manage drill formations for marching bands. It offers features for both performers and directors, including animated drills, coordinate sheets, and attendance tracking. The app supports offline access and integrates with drill design software.

Highlights
  • View drill animations from any perspective
  • Live updating coordinates and count sheets
  • Annotate directly on drills with notes
  • Attendance tracking and rehearsal schedules
  • Offline mode for drill access
  • Integration with drill design software
Features
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NEW • Jump forward or backward, pause or reset your drill with intuitive Control Wheel • See drill in light and dark mode, set automatically from your preferences. • Annotate directly on your drill, place links and organize text notes with Field Notes and Design Notes • Access a full suite of admin-granted features via Smart Access. • NEW: Update licenses or access in UDB, and changes are reflected across all Arc products • Customize your experience, without leaving the drill, with quick settings and widgets • Tap any performer to view photo, coordinate, page information and attendance status via Geo. Features for Members • Watch the drill animation while listening to the music from any perspective (performer or director) • View your individual coordinate sheet for sets in a song or counts in a set • Follow your drill count by count with live updating coordinates • See curved and straight-line path information for previous and next sets Features for Admins and Staff • Change field perspective (performer/director) • Easily add/delete/edit drill files in your ensemble's account directly from the app • Learn and clean drill just seconds after it has been exported from Pyware by the designer • One tap access to Beam for sheet music, and Geo for attendance Differentiators • Unlimited drill uploads from Pyware, the best-in-class drill design software • Phone layout designed for one handed use • Easily find your halfway points and yard line crossing counts • Easily switch between custom views Tap ID Tap ID allows directors to see the performer labels that members have selected. Simply tap on a performer's dot while viewing the drill to see their name, photo, page information and attendance status. Multiple students can select a single performer label, so directors can easily see and manage alternates, shadows, and primary performers. Geo Calendar & Attendance See full rehearsal and performance schedule, check-in to events with multiple locations, and track attendance throughout the season. Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not. Offline Mode Restrict access to Ultimate Drill Book if selected users are connected to the internet. If not activated, all users will be able to access Ultimate Drill Book even if connected to a WiFi or cellular connection.

Screenshots

Drumr4 screens
UDBapp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drumr at 86% against UDBapp's 38%. Drumr also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). UDBapp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). 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. Drumr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. UDBapp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UDBapp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 174 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Drumr's written reviews are positive against 38% of UDBapp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drumr ships an update daily, UDBapp every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drumr versus UDBapp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumrUDBapp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (95 ratings)4.6 (174 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better37.7% of reviews
Number of ratings95174 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrumr Inc.Ultimate Drill Book

Customer experience

Drumr

All ratings95 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%

UDBapp

All ratings32 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral13.2%
Negative49.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drumr

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

UDBapp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drumr free?
Drumr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UDBapp free?
UDBapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drumr or UDBapp?
UDBapp is rated higher. Drumr averages 4.4 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while UDBapp averages 4.6 from 174 ratings.
Do Drumr or UDBapp have ads?
Neither Drumr nor UDBapp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drumr or UDBapp?
Drumr ships an update daily, and UDBapp every 6 days. Most recently, Drumr was updated on October 30, 2026 and UDBapp on October 31, 2026.

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