Backbeat vs Drum Companion

Most practice apps speak in chords and scales. Drummers count. Backbeat starts where drum practice actually starts: a rudiment, a tempo you can hold today, and a tempo you're chasing. It keeps the numbers, writes what you play as real notation, and runs the click while you do it. WRITTEN AS REAL NOTATION Tap hits into the grid and the staff writes itself. Hands stems-up, feet stems-down, ghost notes in parentheses, accents marked, flams and drags and diddles drawn the way you'd write them out by hand. Kick, snare, hi-hat, ride, crash, toms, cowbell and more across fourteen voices, on straight or triplet grids from two to thirty-two steps a bar. RUDIMENTS WITH A TARGET Every rudiment carries its sticking and a target tempo. Log a session and your current BPM moves. The library starts with eight basics and you can add your own. A CLICK THAT PUSHES YOU Quarter, eighth, sixteenth and triplet subdivisions. Accent, click or mute any beat. Tap the tempo when you don't have a number. The Speed Trainer raises the tempo on a schedule you choose and logs how far you got. ROUTINES THAT RUN THEMSELVES Give each block a length and a target tempo. The click follows along, every block logs itself when it ends, and the record fills in while your hands stay on the sticks. Three starter routines are there on day one. GROOVES, GENERATED Describe a feel in your own words and Backbeat renders it as notation you can play, edit and keep. PROOF YOU'RE GETTING FASTER Sessions, minutes, streaks, and a speed curve per rudiment. Not a participation badge; the actual tempo you held, over time. SONG CHARTS Build a chart measure by measure with repeats and counts, then export it as a paginated PDF, or share a single groove as an image for video. BUILT TO BE READ FROM A STAND Dark, high contrast, and large enough to follow at arm's length in a dim room. It follows your phone's appearance. Backbeat is free, made by one drummer, and still being built. If something in the notation looks wrong to you, say so; that's the part I most want to get right.

Drum Companion is the practice toolkit built specifically for drummers — metronome, music player, rudiments, kit tuning, and setlists in one focused app, with no clutter and no ads getting between you and the click. SMART METRONOME A precision metronome with tap tempo, custom time signatures, subdivisions, and per-beat accent/mute control. Import any song and Drum Companion automatically detects its tempo, then locks a phase-aligned click to the track so you can play along in perfect time — no manual BPM guessing. RUDIMENTS TRAINER Work through the standard drum rudiments with built-in audio playback and adjustable tempo, so you can build clean technique from slow, deliberate reps up to full speed. DRUM TUNER Tune drum heads by ear with real-time pitch detection, matched to the size and type of drum you're tuning. SETLISTS Organize songs and tempos into setlists for rehearsals and gigs, so everything you need for a set is in one place before you walk on stage. MUSIC PLAYER Import tracks from your files, camera roll, or a direct link, and Drum Companion analyzes the tempo automatically — pairing your Smart Metronome to the actual song instead of a guess. Drum Companion is free to start. Unlock the full toolkit — including tuner presets beyond the standard 14" snare and unlimited setlists — with a one-time Lifetime purchase or a Monthly/Annual subscription, both with a 7-day free trial. Built for drummers by a drummer. ——— Drum Companion Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: • Pro Monthly — $1.99 per month, with a 7-day free trial • Pro Annual — $11.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial Lifetime Access — $29.99 as a one-time purchase (not a subscription). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.bubbystudio.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/