The Code of Funk vs DrumGoat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Code of Funk
This app offers an interactive drumming experience using original backing tracks. It breaks down a renowned drummer's funky style with detailed transcriptions, talk downs, and exclusive lead sheets. Customize your practice with a built-in mixing console to isolate or remove drum parts.
- Interactive play-along experience
- Original backing tracks
- Drum part breakdown
- Built-in mixing console
- Detailed transcriptions
- Exclusive lead sheets
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David Garibaldi's modern educational classic returns as an interactive, play-along app experience for drummers! Using the original backing tracks from Tower of Power's 2008 release The Oakland Zone, The Code of Funk breaks down the elements that have made Garibaldi's funky, linear, syncopated style a touchstone for drummers around the world for decades. Use the built in mixing console to design the perfect track to assist your study, isolating subtleties or removing the drums entirely when you're ready to replace them. Talk downs of each drum part are included, as well as detailed transcriptions of all tunes. Lead sheets have been included for all tracks -- written by David, exclusive to the app -- giving you a bird's eye view of each tune. What are you waiting for? Get The Code of Funk, and get funky!
DrumGoat
This app challenges and reinforces drummers' audio-visual memory of drumming rudiments. It makes learning the fundamental patterns of drumming simple, fun, and fast.
- Audio-visual memory training
- Rudiment reinforcement
- Simple and fast learning
- Fun drumming practice
- Essential drumming alphabet
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DrumGoat helps drummers by challenging and reinforcing the audio-visual memory of rudiments - the “alphabet” of drumming - while making it simple, fun and fast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DrumGoat at $1.99 against The Code of Funk's $9.99. DrumGoat also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 38%) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). The Code of Funk's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
The Code of Funk costs $9.99 and DrumGoat $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Code of Funk ships an update every 24 months, DrumGoat every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Code of Funk | DrumGoat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fuzzy Music, LLC | John Taylor |
Customer experience
The Code of Funk
DrumGoat
In-app purchases
The Code of Funk
No in-app purchases
DrumGoat
No in-app purchases
