Comparison

Drum Lab vs Fretboard Trainer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Drum Lab

Practice with professionally recorded drum loops from various genres. Adjust tempo, loop sections, and utilize practice modes to improve your timing and feel. Export your work with studio effects for use in your own music.

Highlights
  • Professionally recorded drum loops
  • Tempo adjustment without pitch change
  • Practice Mode with tempo progression
  • Built-in metronome
  • Offline loop downloads
  • Studio effects (Tape, Echo, Reverb)
  • Export loops as WAV files
Features
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Practice with real drums, not a drum machine. Drum Lab is a library of original, professionally recorded drum loops. Built for musicians who want to practice, play along, and get better, not just listen. Every loop is a real performance, seamlessly looped, organized by feel so you can find exactly the groove you need. Browse jazz, funk, R&B and hip hop, rock and pop, world rhythms grouped by region (Brazilian, Latin, African and more), and odd meters grouped by time signature. Tap a loop and it locks in at its tempo instantly - no setup, no syncing, just drums. **Built for practice, not just playback** - Slow a groove down or speed it up, from 0.5× to 1.5×, without changing its pitch - Tap the BPM to type an exact tempo - Loop just the bars you're working on, snapped to the bar lines - Practice Mode gradually raises the tempo as you play - +5 BPM every 4 bars by default, and you set the step and how often - Built-in metronome locked to each loop's grid, in quarter, eighth or sixteenth notes, or on beat 1 only - Optional two-bar count-in before the loop starts - Download loops for offline practice anywhere - no connection needed - Save favorites and build your own practice playlists - Light and dark mode **Producer Mode: make it sound like a record** - Tape, Punch, Echo and Reverb in a rack of classic studio gear - Start from a ready-made tape, or dial in your own sound and save it - Echo locks to the loop's tempo, and Blend sets how much of the effects you hear - Bounce (Pro): export exactly what you hear as a WAV that loops seamlessly in any DAW **Try it free** Pick 3 loops to keep, free forever, full length, with tempo control and Practice Mode. Every other loop plays a 10-second preview, so you can hear the whole library first. Unlock Drum Lab Pro with a one-time payment for every loop, every practice feature, Bounce, and the original WAV files to export, royalty-free, into your own music - no subscription, ever. Whether you're working on your time, your feel, or just want something real to play along to, Drum Lab gives you drums that sound like a drummer, because they are one.

About

Fretboard Trainer Pro

Master guitar and bass fretboards with interactive lessons on notes, intervals, chords, and scales. Practice daily with personalized sessions that adapt to your learning pace, ensuring you retain knowledge effectively. Works without your instrument.

Highlights
  • Learn all notes on fretboard
  • Identify intervals and build triads
  • Master major and minor scales
  • Practice arpeggios
  • Personalized daily lessons
  • Track progress and streaks
  • Customizable drills and tunings
Features
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Fretboard Trainer Pro helps you know every note on your guitar or bass without counting frets. Find notes instantly, see intervals, build triads and arpeggios, and play scales anywhere on the neck. Step-by-step lessons plus one short session a day mean you always know what to practice next, and the notes you miss come back until they stick. Works without your instrument in hand. What you'll learn: Notes Learn every note on the neck, starting from the string names. Find the note: tap where a named note lives on the board Name the note: identify a marked spot on the board Use octave shapes to find any note all over the neck Sharps, flats, and the frets past 12 Intervals Learn how far apart two notes are, on the fretboard. Every interval from the half step to the octave, including the tritone Find the interval on the neck, or name the one shown See and hear the shapes that make intervals easy to find anywhere Triads Learn the three notes that make a chord. Major, minor, diminished, and augmented triads Build the triad on the board, or name the triad shown Practice inversions, not just root position Find the same chord in three places up the neck Scales Learn the notes a song is built from. Major, natural minor, major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, and blues scales Play scales in positions your hand can actually reach Move each shape anywhere on the neck by its root Arpeggios Learn chords played one note at a time. Major and minor arpeggios Dominant 7, major 7, and minor 7 chords Practice that sticks: Over 60 step-by-step lessons take you from the string names to arpeggios Each lesson shows you the idea, lets you try it with hints, then checks what you know A two-minute level check skips what you already know, and you can test out of any lesson One short session a day, sized to the 2, 5, or 10 minutes you have Notes you miss come back just before you'd forget them, until you know them Hear every note, interval, and chord as you learn it Watch your neck fill in as every note you know lights up Track the notes you know, your progress in each skill, and your daily streak Optional daily practice reminders at a time you choose Practice your way: 6-string guitar, or 4- or 5-string bass Left-handed mode mirrors the neck Show notes as sharps or flats Find Every: tap every place a single note lives on the neck Speed Round: name and find notes against the clock Build and save your own drills: choose the drill, strings, fret range, naturals or sharps and flats, direction, timer, and length Drill in alternate tunings, including Drop D, Half Step Down, DADGAD, and Open G Add Dorian and Mixolydian scales to your own drills A subscription is required to use Fretboard Trainer Pro. New subscribers may be eligible for a free trial. Subscription details: Payment will be charged to your App Store account once your purchase is confirmed. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Account Settings; if canceled, access will continue until the end of the current billing period. Subscriptions automatically renew 24 hours before the period ends, and your account will be charged within that 24-hour window. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if available, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://trypitchtrainer.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://trypitchtrainer.app/tos Contact Us: hello@trypitchtrainer.app

Screenshots

Drum Lab4 screens
Fretboard Trainer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Lab at 100% against Fretboard Trainer Pro's 0%. Drum Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Drum Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fretboard Trainer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Drum Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fretboard Trainer Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drum Lab ships an update every 6 days, Fretboard Trainer Pro weekly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Drum Lab versus Fretboard Trainer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum LabFretboard Trainer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALON BENJAMINIEar & Pitch Training Studios LLC

Customer experience

Drum Lab

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fretboard Trainer Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Drum Lab

One-time1
  • Drum Lab Pro$9.99
3 purchases

Fretboard Trainer Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Fretboard Trainer Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Fretboard Trainer Annual Offering$14.991 Year
  • Fretboard Trainer Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Drum Lab free?
Drum Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fretboard Trainer Pro free?
Fretboard Trainer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drum Lab or Fretboard Trainer Pro?
Drum Lab is rated higher. Drum Lab averages 5.0 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Fretboard Trainer Pro averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Drum Lab or Fretboard Trainer Pro have ads?
Neither Drum Lab nor Fretboard Trainer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drum Lab or Fretboard Trainer Pro?
Drum Lab ships an update every 6 days, and Fretboard Trainer Pro weekly. Most recently, Drum Lab was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fretboard Trainer Pro on November 6, 2026.

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