Drumloom vs Drum Workout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drumloom
This app provides drummers with a comprehensive practice tool, featuring a precise metronome, over 1,000 exercises, and a notation editor. It allows users to create custom routines with tempo changes and rests, and even convert sheet music images into playable notation.
- Precise metronome with advanced settings
- Over 1,000 drum exercises and grooves
- Cursor-synced notation with distinct voices
- Customizable practice routines with tempo changes
- Notation editor for creating custom patterns
- Convert sheet music images to playable notation
- MIDI and MusicXML import/export
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Drumloom is a practice instrument for drummers. Start with a precise metronome. Open an exercise, hear the pattern and follow the notation. Build routines that run tempo changes, repeats and rests for you — every transition stays on the bar. What you get: - A focused drum metronome with meters, subdivisions, accents, separate levels and a live beat/count display - More than 1,000 exercises across singles, rudiments, stickings, left hand, kick patterns, grooves and fills - Cursor-synced notation and distinct right- and left-hand voices - Ghost notes, flams, drags, accents, swing and full-kit playback - Polyrhythms and polymeters with up to four layers, shown as a wheel, shapes or a grid - Selfie Video: film yourself playing with the click, the poly shapes or the notation shown right in the picture, ready for Reels and TikTok - Bar-accurate routines with count-in, tempo steps, rests and voice cues - A notation editor and step sequencer to write your own patterns and fills, plus fresh random suggestions - Turn a screenshot, photo or PDF of a chart into playable notation - Import and export your patterns and fills as MIDI or MusicXML files - Record live from your MIDI drum kit - Sync tempo with other apps and gear over Ableton Link - Streaks, weekly goals, session history and tempo PRs - Private iCloud sync plus file backup - Dark and light appearance, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver The core stays free: the standard metronome, a playable exercise in every main category, a daily library rotation and one basic practice routine. Drumloom Pro unlocks everything with one lifetime purchase. No subscription. Ever. Your practice data stays on your devices and in your private iCloud container. Drumloom includes no advertising or tracking SDK.
Drum Workout
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Practice the 40 International Drum Rudiments with a tempo ladder that keeps your hands on the sticks. RudiRise turns a short practice session into a clear quality loop: • Choose a rudiment and a sensible starting tempo • Play each step with an audible and visual metronome • Let the BPM advance automatically after 16 beats • Pass, repeat, or back off by 2 BPM whenever needed • Save the best clean tempo and follow your practice history Personalized onboarding adapts the first ladder to your goal, current level, usual practice friction, and preferred session length. The free plan includes eight foundational rudiments and useful daily workouts. Premium unlocks all 40 rudiments, custom ladders, and full practice history. Rudiment names follow the Percussive Arts Society International Drum Rudiments. RudiRise is independent and is not endorsed by PAS. Terms: https://smartaitomation.com/termsdrumworkoutrudiriseapp.html
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Verdict
Drumloom and Drum Workout are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Drumloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drum Workout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drumloom ships an update every 2 weeks, Drum Workout every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drumloom | Drum Workout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eugen Schott | Smart Automation SRL |
In-app purchases
Drumloom
- Drumloom Pro$3.99
Drum Workout
- Weekly Premium$6.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$39.991 Year








