Comparison

Score Drummer vs StickTime

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

Head to head
About

Score Drummer

Features
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Practice drums with your own MIDI and Guitar Pro files. Turn your electronic drum kit into a personal practice studio for the song files you already have. Import a standard MIDI or supported Guitar Pro file, press play, and follow your drum part on screen with live timing feedback. You can also play directly on your iPhone or iPad with the new eight-pad touch drum kit, with score-aware Hi-Hat articulation and optional light haptic feedback. Start immediately with five guided Drum Kit Basics lessons and the included Rock Demo Song. Choose an Easy or Full drum arrangement, then import your own MIDI or Guitar Pro files for focused practice. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Learn Kick, Snare, Hi-Hat, Crash, Toms, and Ride through five guided lessons. β€’ Try Rock Demo Song in Easy or Full. β€’ Import one of your own MIDI or supported Guitar Pro files. β€’ Let Score Drummer detect the drum track automatically, or choose it yourself. β€’ Follow the drum part in a lane-based visual score. β€’ Play with the eight-pad touch drum kit, an electronic drum kit, or keyboard input. β€’ Get live timing feedback as you practice. Guided setup helps you choose touch input, keyboard input, or an electronic drum kit before you begin. PRACTICE MODE Slow songs down and work through difficult sections without starting over. β€’ Adjust tempo from 10% to 100%. β€’ Loop specific bar ranges. β€’ Tap a drum lane to mute it while you practice smaller parts. β€’ Resume with a metronome count-in. β€’ Navigate by song sections and the progress bar. PERFORMANCE MODE Play a full-tempo run and measure the result. β€’ See your score, accuracy, and hit counts during playback. β€’ Receive a letter grade at the end of the performance. β€’ Review detailed stats, history, and replays with Pro. MIXING AND PLAYBACK β€’ Built-in drum and General MIDI SoundFonts. β€’ Full mixer with per-track and per-instrument volume, mute, and solo controls. β€’ MIDI controller auto-detection with hot-plug support. β€’ Touch and keyboard input modes for practice without a drum kit. FREE VERSION β€’ Play five Drum Kit Basics lessons and Rock Demo Song. β€’ Keep one imported song in your library at a time. β€’ Delete or replace that song whenever you want. β€’ Practice Mode and Performance Mode included. β€’ Timing feedback included. β€’ No ads, no time limits, no account needed. PRO FEATURES Score Drummer Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. One purchase unlocks Pro on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and can be shared with your family through Apple Family Sharing. Pro includes: β€’ Unlimited song library. β€’ Detailed performance recap with stats breakdown. β€’ Performance history for reviewing past sessions. β€’ Replay mode for reviewing past performances. β€’ Audio backing track import and MIDI sync. β€’ Use your own SoundFont for backing-instrument playback. β€’ Library export/import for backup and device transfer. β€’ Export a Reference Video showing a perfect instructional playthrough. β€’ Export a Performance Video of a saved take with recorded timing and feedback. Video exports are rendered offline and do not record your screen or camera. Completed videos are saved to Photos. PRIVACY No account or sign-in is required. Your songs, imported files, and performance data stay on your device and are never uploaded. Score Drummer sends limited anonymous product analytics and crash diagnostics, never linked to your identity.

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StickTime

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Turn your practice pad into a coach. StickTime pairs the full reference library of drum rudiments with a metronome that tracks how fast you can play each one, so every session builds toward a number you can watch climb. The 40 International Drum Rudiments, done right: - All 40 rudiments, grouped into the four families every drummer learns: rolls, diddles, flams, and drags. - Each rudiment shows its sticking pattern, a short how-to, and a difficulty level. - A visual and haptic metronome with a tempo ramp that climbs hands-free while you play. - Personal best BPM for every rudiment, with a tempo-climb chart and a goal you set. - Practice routines: line up rudiments with target tempos and run them one after another. - A session log with a daily streak and your total practice time. - Groove notes on any rudiment, so the fix you found last week is there next week. - A daily practice reminder to keep the streak alive. - Syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. Free and Pro: - Free includes 8 rudiments across all four families, the metronome, routines, streaks, and stats. - Pro unlocks all 40 rudiments and your full tempo history, and adds CSV and PDF export of your bests, sessions, and reports. StickTime Pro is $3.99 USD per month, $24.99 USD per year, or $59.99 USD once for lifetime access. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions; cancellation applies at the end of the current period. Terms (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Score Drummer4 screens
StickTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Score Drummer at 4 against StickTime's 2. Score Drummer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Score Drummer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and StickTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Score Drummer ships an update every 3 weeks, StickTime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Score Drummer versus StickTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScore DrummerStickTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size66 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoberto CauInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Score Drummer

One-time1
  • Score Drummer Pro$34.99
3 purchases

StickTime

Subscriptions2
  • StickTime Pro$5.991 Month
  • StickTime Pro$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • StickTime Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Score Drummer free?
Score Drummer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StickTime free?
StickTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Score Drummer or StickTime have ads?
Neither Score Drummer nor StickTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Score Drummer or StickTime?
Score Drummer ships an update every 3 weeks, and StickTime every 2 weeks. Most recently, Score Drummer was updated on September 14, 2026 and StickTime on September 17, 2026.

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