Drums vs AnyDrumChart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drums
Learn and practice drum grooves and rudiments with a variety of visual aids and real drum sounds. Record your playing, track progress, and access new content weekly. Ideal for drummers of all levels.
- Library of real drum grooves and rudiments
- Multiple visual learning aids (step grid, notation, note highway)
- Rudiment training for practice pads or full kits
- Record and share performances
- Weekly new grooves and collections
- Hands-free practice list playback
- Speed trainer and tempo control
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Practice drums with a library of real grooves and rudiments, on your kit or on a practice pad. Pick grooves from rock, funk, punk and jazz, build a practice list, and play along with real drum sounds. Follow each groove the way that suits you: a step grid, standard drum notation, or a note highway that shows every hit before it lands. RUDIMENTS ON A PAD OR THE KIT Work through essential rudiments, from single and double strokes to paradiddles and the paradiddle-diddle, with the sticking written under every note and separate R and L lanes. All you need is a practice pad and a pair of sticks. RECORD A TAKE Film yourself playing along with the notation, grid or highway moving under the camera, then save it or share it to TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Count in up to 4 bars so you have time to get from the phone to the kit, and nudge the timing so every note lines up. PRACTICE THAT KEEPS YOU MOVING • Groove of the Week: a new featured groove every week • Collections: Start Here, Ghost Notes, Tom Grooves, Rudiments and more • Play All: run your whole list by repeats or by the clock, hands free • Speed trainer: step the tempo up as you go • Metronome, count-in, tempo control, and mute or solo any drum New grooves and collections arrive without an app update.
AnyDrumChart
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Paste a link to any song you're learning. Get a real drum chart you can actually play — not tabs made for a different instrument, not a chart for a different song. AnyDrumChart listens to the recording and writes a chart at four levels, from "just the kick and snare, but correct" to the full transcription. Start simple, drag one slider to see more. A chart that's right and simple beats one that's detailed and wrong — every other drum transcriber hands you the full chart and lets you find the mistakes yourself. WHAT YOU GET • Four levels of the same chart — backbone, groove, detailed, full — one slider, no re-converting • Play-along mode: the original recording with the drummer muted, so you can play the real song along with the rest of the band • The drumless mix, free — not a separate paid feature • Real percussion notation, not guitar-style tab — proper staff, proper rests, proper beams • Export to PDF, MusicXML, or MIDI • Setlists for practice sessions or the gig • Works with a wireless MIDI drum kit — see your own hits on the chart live HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Level 4 is the raw transcription — it's labeled a draft, with its own confidence score, meant to be fixed in the built-in editor in under five minutes, not trusted blindly. Levels 1 and 2 are the real product: right, simple, and playable today. YOURS, ALWAYS Every chart you make stays on your device. Cancelling a subscription never locks a chart you've already made — that isn't a promise, it's how the app is built. PRICING Your first conversion is free, no account needed. AnyDrumChart Pro ($6.99/month or $49.99/year, 7-day free trial) unlocks up to 25 conversions a month, all four levels, the chart editor, and every export format. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Built by a drummer, for practicing whatever song you're actually working on this week. Terms of Use: https://velorahealth.io/drumscribe/terms Privacy Policy: https://velorahealth.io/drumscribe/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AnyDrumChart at every 3 days against Drums's every 10 days. 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
Both are free to download. Drums sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and AnyDrumChart sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drums ships an update every 10 days, AnyDrumChart every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Drums | AnyDrumChart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PETER ANTHONY SCHUSTER | Ngo Pham Huy |
In-app purchases
Drums
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
AnyDrumChart
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year









