Drum Coach vs Metronome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Drum Coach
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DrumCoach is a focused practice tool for drummers, built around a sample-accurate metronome and a set of practice modes that cover timing, reading, grooves, rudiments, and ear training. METRONOME Tap tempo, adjustable subdivisions (quarter, eighth, triplet, sixteenth, and more), accent control, count-in, and randomized or alternating mutes to test your internal clock. RHYTHM READING A library of notated reading exercises across five levels of difficulty, plus a random sight-reading generator that keeps producing new patterns so you never memorize the answer. GROOVES Over 50 drum grooves across rock, funk, reggae, ska, dancehall, reggaeton, cumbia, and merengue, shown as a step grid or a scrolling note highway, with optional groove playback. RUDIMENTS 18 rudiments from the PAS 40 International Drum Rudiments standard, with adjustable tempo and accents, shown as sticking cards so you can see exactly what to play. STICK CONTROL 40 classic stick control exercises with rep counting and auto-advance, for building endurance and hand control. DICTATION Ear-training exercises: listen to a rhythm or a drum fill, try to play it back from memory, then reveal the notation to check yourself. Fills are transcribed directly from a published drumming method book. PRACTICE LOG Every session is tracked automatically, broken down by day and by practice mode, so you can see exactly where your practice time is going. No account, no subscription, no ads. Just a metronome and a set of practice tools built to keep time precisely.
Metronome
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DrumTick is a metronome built for the way drummers actually practise: set the tempo, shape the bar, hit start ā and let it run the whole session for you. Ten to four hundred BPM. Fourteen click sounds. An accent on every single beat if you want one. And when the click alone stops being enough, the Automator and a shelf of drum routines take over. SET THE TEMPO IN A SECOND ⢠10ā400 BPM by slider, by ±1 BPM, or by Tap Tempo ⢠Tap out a few beats and DrumTick reads the tempo off your hands ⢠Save presets ā one for the gig, one for the warm-up, one for the song you are learning ā and switch between them mid-session BUILD THE BAR, BEAT BY BEAT ⢠Time signatures from 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8 and 12/8 to any custom meter up to 16 beats ⢠Subdivisions: quarters, eighths, triplets, sixteenths, sextuplets and swing ⢠Five accent levels on every beat ā Marcato, Accent, Normal, Ghost, Mute ā tap a beat to change it ⢠Separate volume for accents and regular beats, so the downbeat stays audible next to a real kit A CLICK YOU CAN HEAR OVER A DRUM KIT ⢠14 sound sets: Digital, Analog, Blip, Electro, Wooden, Shaker, Tambourine, Cowbell, Claves, Drum Kit, Pro and more ⢠Voice Count speaks the beat numbers out loud ā "1 e & a" ā so you never lose your place mid-bar ⢠Every sound set is three separate voices, one each for the downbeat, the accent and the regular beat. You hear where the bar starts, not just a louder click ⢠Flash the screen and haptic pulses for rooms too loud for headphones AN AUTOMATOR THAT TRAINS YOUR INNER CLOCK ⢠Tempo steps ā add or take away a few BPM every few bars or every few seconds, with an optional ceiling ⢠Ramp ā glide from one tempo to another over a set time, like 80 ā 120 BPM in five minutes ⢠Mute cycle ā the click drops out for a set number of bars, then comes back, so you find out whether you held the tempo alone ⢠Announces the next tempo out loud, so you never look down ⢠Tracker ā count-in, then stop automatically after a number of bars or a length of time DRUM ROUTINES THAT RUN THE SESSION ⢠Built-in warm-ups and hand workouts from 5 to 20 minutes ⢠Every step names the sticking (singles, doubles, paradiddle, eight on a hand), the stroke technique (wrist, finger, full, down, up, Moeller), the tempo and the duration ⢠Several rounds at rising tempos, with a coaching note on what to watch in each one ⢠Build your own routine step by step with Pro TWO GAMES FOR TIMING AND RECALL ⢠Button Game ā the machine plays a bar, you get a bar to get ready, then you play it back. The pulse never stops ⢠Bird Beat ā two birds peck out a pattern, then stop. Remember it and play it back ⢠Levels that unlock as you improve, per-note accuracy scoring and personal bests ⢠Share your score card and challenge a friend to beat it MADE FOR THE PRACTICE ROOM ⢠Keeps clicking in the background and with the screen locked ⢠Stage mode: a full-screen tempo and beat lights you can read from behind the kit ⢠Stage theme in pure black for playing under lights, plus themes and accent colours ⢠iPhone and iPad ⢠No account, no sign-up DRUMTICK PRO The free version is a complete metronome: full tempo range, every time signature, every subdivision and accent, three sound sets, three presets, all built-in routines and both games. Pro adds: ⢠All 14 sound sets, including Voice Count ⢠Unlimited presets ⢠The custom routine builder Pro is available as a monthly, quarterly or yearly subscription, and is Family Sharing enabled. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://metronome-drumtick.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://metronome-drumtick.web.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Drum Coach at none against Metronome's 3. Drum Coach also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Metronome's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Metronome sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Drum Coach asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drum Coach ships an update every 2 days, Metronome every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drum Coach | Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 16.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | David Munoz | Trung Kien |
In-app purchases
Drum Coach
No in-app purchases
Metronome
- DrumTick Pro Ā· Monthly$1.991 Month
- DrumTick Pro Ā· Quarterly$9.996 Months
- DrumTick Pro Ā· Yearly$19.991 Year









