Drumly vs Playlist Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drumly
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Master Drumming with Visual Feedback Drumly is your smart drum training companion, combining LED lights and beat synchronization to help you practice like never before. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced drummer, Drumly offers an interactive way to improve timing, rhythm, and technique. Features: • Real-time LED guidance synced to your playing • Bluetooth control for wireless LED activation • Practice mode with BPM control and metronome • Song playback with visual rhythm cues • Personalized training based on your skill level • Save and replay your sessions for progress tracking Connect your Drumly LED box and get instant feedback on every hit. Make practice sessions productive — and fun. Why Drumly? Drumly isn’t just an app — it’s a full training system. Our custom-designed hardware clips to your drum kit and lights up exactly when and where to strike, creating a powerful visual learning experience. Ready to see your progress in real-time? Download Drumly and light up your rhythm.
Playlist Buddy
This app helps you manage and continue listening to large shuffled playlists. It remembers your playback position across multiple lists and offers AI-powered insights about your music.
- Resume shuffle playback
- Manage multiple playlists
- AI-powered music insights
- On-device Apple Intelligence
- Companion for Apple Music
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Tired of hearing the same songs every time you shuffle a big playlist? Playlist Buddy lets you pick up right where you left off — so your music keeps moving forward, not looping. Built for large playlists and long listening sessions, Playlist Buddy tracks your progress across multiple shuffled playlists and helps you discover more of the music you already own. Tap any track to get AI-powered insights — production notes, musicians, sound palette, and more. Generate any playlist you can imagine with a simple description. Get daily puzzles on the tracks found in your Apple Music playlists. All powered by Apple on device, cloud, or third-party models. Features: • Resume shuffle playback in large Apple Music playlists • Manage multiple shuffled playlists at once, each remembering its position • AI-powered "Learn More" insights powered by on-device Apple Intelligence • AI-powered daily puzzles • Create any playlist with playlist generation • Clean, lightweight companion built for Apple Music Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/playlist-buddy-privacy/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drumly at none against Playlist Buddy's 1. Drumly also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Playlist Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Drumly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drumly ships an update every 5 days, Playlist Buddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drumly | Playlist Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mustafa yldiz | Nicolas Le Gorrec |
In-app purchases
Drumly
No in-app purchases
Playlist Buddy
- Playlist Buddy Unlimited$4.99
