Comparison

SetPilot vs DrumClock

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

Head to head
About

SetPilot

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• Swipe to advance the setlist – everyone stays in sync • Import from Google Drive – easily load your lyrics and sheet music • Prepare your next gigs – manage venues, dates, and participants • Build setlists with ease – drag & drop to create and edit • Personalize your display – each musician sees their own sheet music, lyrics, or chord progressions • Autoscroll – hands-free during performances • Metronome – start every song at the right tempo (not just for drummers!) Download SetPilot today and kick the papers and duct tape off the stage! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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DrumClock

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Your drummer is the click. DrumClock listens to the drums and turns the groove into MIDI clock and tap-tempo CC, live. No click track, no count-in from a laptop, no tapping a pedal every song. The drummer plays, and your delays, arps and sequencers land on the beat. HOW IT WORKS Put an iPhone in the drum cage or clip it to a stand, or feed a kick/snare mic through a USB interface. DrumClock finds the tempo in a few bars, locks to it, and keeps following when the drummer pushes or pulls. Fills and ghost notes don't throw it. Breaks don't either: it holds the last tempo and picks the beat back up when the drums return. WHAT IT SENDS • MIDI clock (24 pulses per beat, Start/Stop) for anything that syncs to clock: Helix, Strymon, Ableton, MainStage, synth arpeggiators. • Tap-tempo CC: a controller message on every beat, for apps and pedals that can't read clock but can map a CC to Tap Tempo (Sunday Keys, many delays). • Either one, or both at once. You pick. WHERE IT SENDS • Wired USB MIDI: the way to go for clock. A class-compliant interface into a powered hub, a 5-pin cable to the keys rig. Sub-millisecond jitter. • A virtual “DrumClock” port for apps on the same iPad. Zero latency, no hardware. • Network MIDI (RTP) over Ethernet or Wi-Fi, for a Mac running your DAW. • Bluetooth MIDI for cable-free rehearsals. Each output tells you what it's good for and where it falls short before you pick it. USING SUNDAY KEYS? Sunday Keys can't take MIDI clock, only a tap tempo you MIDI-Learn — so someone has had to tap it by hand, every song. DrumClock taps it for you on every beat, on the drummer's time. Map it once; the delays and arps are in time all service long. Works on the same iPad through the DrumClock port, or wired from a phone by the kit. (Sunday Keys is a product of Sunday Sounds; DrumClock is not affiliated.) BUILT FOR A STAGE • One screen: tempo, a pulse you can read from behind the kit, Tap, and a big Start/Stop. • Tap in a tempo yourself when you want to. ÷2 and ×2 when the tracker picks half-time. • Hold freezes the clock through a rubato bridge or a drum solo. • Gain control with a meter, because some drummers are loud. iOS automatic gain is off while DrumClock listens. • Keeps running with the screen locked or another app in front. Nothing is recorded. Audio is analysed on the device and never leaves it. Made by Creedy Solutions, the people behind Chartless. DRUMCLOCK PRO DrumClock is free to try: MIDI clock output runs 10 minutes a day on the free tier. DrumClock Pro removes the limit. Pro is $19.99/year (auto-renewing subscription) or $49.99 once for lifetime access. The yearly subscription is charged to your Apple Account, renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://creedysolutions.com/drumclock-privacy

Screenshots

SetPilot4 screens
DrumClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DrumClock at every 4 days against SetPilot's monthly. On price, ads, 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. SetPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DrumClock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SetPilot ships an update monthly, DrumClock every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SetPilot versus DrumClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSetPilotDrumClock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGroove StationCREEDYSOLUTIONS, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SetPilot

Subscriptions2
  • SetPilot Monthly$3.991 Month
  • SetPilot Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

DrumClock

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is SetPilot free?
SetPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DrumClock free?
DrumClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SetPilot or DrumClock have ads?
Neither SetPilot nor DrumClock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SetPilot or DrumClock?
SetPilot ships an update monthly, and DrumClock every 4 days. Most recently, SetPilot was updated on November 5, 2026 and DrumClock on November 6, 2026.

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