Comparison

Riddiments 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

Riddiments

Features
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Riddiments is a rhythm instrument for your pocket β€” a practice tool with the precision of a metronome and the expressiveness of a drum machine. Most metronomes give you one click. Riddiments gives you up to four independent rhythmic voices, each with its own time signature, sound, and feel β€” all locked to a single tempo. Different time signatures don't drift apart; they interlock into polyrhythm. It's the difference between counting along and actually hearing how the parts fit together. SEE THE BEAT, NOT JUST HEAR IT Four visualizations, one tap to switch between them: β€’ Circular β€” a beat wheel with a playhead sweeping the ring. The signature view. β€’ Waterfall β€” notes rise toward a NOW line, so you can read what's coming. β€’ Timeline β€” every voice as gems on one lattice. Tap to edit, even while playing. β€’ Notation β€” real single-line percussion notation with sticking letters, accents, flams, and drags. STICKINGS YOU CAN TRUST The built-in library covers the PAS International Drum Rudiments plus hybrid rudiments, rolls, grooves, and ostinato exercises β€” every sticking verified against published sources. Flams and drags play as true grace notes, on the correct hand. BUILD REAL TECHNIQUE β€’ Practice mode: timed sessions, count-in, gap click, and automatic tempo progression to push your speed up gradually. β€’ Tempo Lock, lead-hand flipping, and Alternate Lead each bar. β€’ 18 built-in percussion voices β€” snare, kick, hi-hats, toms, claves, and more. β€’ Per-lane swing, volume, and mute. Every control is live β€” changes land instantly, without stopping. MADE TO LIVE ON A STAND Every control works while you play. Tempo, transport, session time, and mute state stay readable from drumstick distance. Light and dark appearance. Save your own patterns, and your last session is always waiting when you reopen the app. Designed in the spirit of good tools: useful, honest, and quiet until you need it. Universal β€” one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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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

Riddiments4 screens
StickTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riddiments at none against StickTime's 3. StickTime's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. StickTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Riddiments asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riddiments ships an update every 2 months, StickTime every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Riddiments versus StickTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiddimentsStickTime
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJORGE HAZAEL ANAYAInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

None

Riddiments

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

StickTime

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

Questions

Is Riddiments free?
Riddiments is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is StickTime free?
StickTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Riddiments or StickTime have ads?
Neither Riddiments nor StickTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riddiments or StickTime?
Riddiments ships an update every 2 months, and StickTime every 2 weeks. Most recently, Riddiments was updated on September 8, 2026 and StickTime on September 17, 2026.

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