Ensemble Composer vs CorpsClash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ensemble Composer
Create custom drumline music with realistic recorded sounds. Compose street beats, stand jams, or entire musical books. Play along, practice, share, and edit your compositions.
- Compose drumline music
- Realistic recorded drum sounds
- Play along and practice
- Share and edit compositions
- Support for any time signature
- Customizable rhythms
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A whole drumline in the palm of your hand! Compose a street beat, a stand jam, or even your whole book. Play along, practice, share, and edit. With amazing real recorded drum sounds and the ability to create any rhythm over any time signature, this is the real deal. Compose and play along with the actual battery drum line sounds of the Paul Rennick 2012 Santa Clara Vanguard, as recorded by bass tech Brian Lowe - tuned the way they sounded on finals night. Best used with Headphones About Telephonic Amusements: Nicholas Wheeler, software engineer, marched Sky Ryders, Velvet Knights, and UNT - taught at Pioneer and UNT; David Croy, designer, marched Sky Ryders and tech’ed under Paul Rennick at Sky, VK, and has provided visual consulting for UNT and Dynasty Drums. Like us at https://www.facebook.com/DrumlineApps
CorpsClash
This app provides drum corps enthusiasts with comprehensive information on competitions, scores, and corps. Stay updated with real-time score releases and access details about past and future events. It's designed for members, fans, and alumni alike.
- Browse competitions
- View scores
- Explore corps
- Real-time score updates
- Past and future event information
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CorpsClash makes it easy to follow competitive marching arts throughout the season, with support for Drum Corps International (DCI), Bands of America (BOA), and Winter Guard International (WGI). Browse events, schedules, scores, rankings, recaps, and historical results all in one place. Follow your favorite corps, bands, and ensembles, track how scores change throughout the season, and get real-time updates as new results are released. CorpsClash includes: • DCI, BOA, and WGI events and scores • Live score updates during events • Detailed score recaps and caption results • Season rankings and score trends • Favoriting ensembles for quicker access throughout the app • Event insights and season statistics • Home screen widgets, notifications, and calendar integration Whether you're following a full summer of drum corps, keeping up with BOA competitions in the fall, or tracking WGI through the winter and spring, CorpsClash puts the season in one place. CorpsClash is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by DCI, BOA, or WGI. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS CorpsClash offers a Season Pass subscription with additional features for $2.99/year. Prices shown are for US customers and may vary in other countries. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your CorpsClash Season Pass automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription from your Apple account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/90820253
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CorpsClash at Free against Ensemble Composer's $14.99. CorpsClash also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Ensemble Composer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads 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
CorpsClash is free to download; Ensemble Composer costs $14.99 up front. CorpsClash sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Ensemble Composer asks for nothing beyond the download.
CorpsClash holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 275 and 604 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Ensemble Composer's written reviews are positive against 86% of CorpsClash's.
Ensemble Composer ships an update every 2 months, CorpsClash every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Ensemble Composer | CorpsClash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (275 ratings) | 4.9 (604 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 275 | 604 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | N. Wheeler | Jefferson Ye |
Customer experience
Ensemble Composer
CorpsClash
User reviews
Ensemble Composer
From 275 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Authentic drum sounds and audio quality (older versions)
- ✍️ Intuitive composition interface for writing cadences
- 📱 All-in-one drumline app combining multiple sections
- 💾 Export functionality to sheet music and audio formats
- 🎯 Useful for educators and students to practice rhythms
Room to improve
- 🐛 Severe audio quality degradation after recent update
- 🐛 Choppy scrolling and laggy performance
- 🐛 Audio stuttering and cutting off during playback
- 🐛 Files not saving or disappearing after updates
- 🐛 Backward compatibility issues with legacy files
CorpsClash
From 604 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast score updates and notifications
- 👍 Easy to navigate and user-friendly interface
- 📊 Comprehensive score breakdowns and rankings
- ⚡ Quick access to DCI information
- 🎯 Accurate and detailed score data
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate dates and scheduling conflicts
- 🐛 Performance issues with full recaps
- 🖥️ Limited zoom functionality on Mac
- 💰 Paywall for dark mode feature
- 🐛 Data loading failures and crashes
Bugs and requests
Ensemble Composer
Reported bugs
16 issues- New update prevents opening older files
- Audio stutters and cuts off in faster rhythms
- Triplet rolls don't sound even
- Bass drum subdivisions not working
- Tenor section drums moved to incorrect positions
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- Scroll feature is choppy and laggy
- Rhythmic accuracy issues
- Cymbal sounds bleed into each other
- App crashes with certain subdivisions
- Polyrhythm and odd time signature issues
- Saving functionality fails intermittently
- Split feature freezes and causes progress loss
- Files duplicate unexpectedly
- Export format incorrect (.mxl instead of .xml)
- Tempo synchronization issues
- App crashes on startup
Requested features
16 requests- Revert snare sounds to pre-update quality
- Multiple sound option choices for drums
- Hi-hat option for cymbals
- Single tenor drum section option
- Separate tempos within drum sections
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- Undo/redo functionality
- Auto-save feature
- iCloud or cloud backup support
- Different drum tuning options
- Legato and staccato buzz options
- Smoother and longer buzz roll sounds
- Sixtet tenor configuration option
- Video export/share functionality
- In-depth tutorial documentation
- Accent dynamics improvements
- Rim click sounds for tenors
CorpsClash
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inaccurate or conflicting event dates
- Corps listed to perform but not on schedule
- App unable to load event data
- Unresponsive full recap tables
- App stopped working after 2024 premier
Requested features
8 requests- WGI (Winter Guard International) scores support
- BOA (Bands of America) scores support
- Historical scores before 2013
- More detailed score breakdowns (visuals, GE, etc.)
- Score graphs and trend analysis
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- Event lineups in user's timezone
- Freeze header rows in recap tables
- Mac zoom in/out functionality
In-app purchases
Ensemble Composer
No in-app purchases
CorpsClash
- Season Pass$2.991 Year
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