Comparison

Drumloom vs Tuner Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drumloom

This app is a comprehensive practice tool for drummers, offering a precise metronome, over 1,000 exercises, and customizable routines. It allows users to create their own patterns, import charts, and record their playing, with features for social media sharing and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Precise metronome with advanced settings
  • Over 1,000 drum exercises and grooves
  • Customizable practice routines
  • Notation editor and step sequencer
  • Selfie Video recording for social media
  • MIDI and MusicXML import/export
  • Progress tracking and streaks
Features
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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.

About

Tuner Now

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Tuner Now is a no-nonsense chromatic tuner built for one thing: guitar and bass. Open the app, and there's nothing to figure out. Play a note. Tune it. That's it. ■ Built for you if... ・You're tired of picking an instrument mode or switching presets ・You just want to tune fast and accurately ・You want a clear, easy-to-read meter ■ Key Features ・High-precision pitch detection ・Handles low strings well, including 5-string bass Low B ・Easy-to-read LED-bar style meter ・Adjustable reference pitch from A=430 to 450Hz ・Color-coded tuning status at a glance (green = in tune, yellow/red = off) ■ Simplicity by design No instrument selection, no presets, no metronome, no recording — nothing that isn't directly about tuning. Open it. Play it. Tune it. That's the whole app. An optional ad-removal purchase is also available.

Screenshots

Drumloom4 screens
Tuner Now3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drumloom at none against Tuner Now's shown. Tuner Now's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drumloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tuner Now sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drumloom versus Tuner Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrumloomTuner Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEugen SchottShunsuke Takasu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drumloom

One-time1
  • Drumloom Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Tuner Now

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Drumloom free?
Drumloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tuner Now free?
Tuner Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Drumloom or Tuner Now have ads?
Tuner Now shows ads; Drumloom does not.

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