Comparison

RTFactory Rudiments vs Dorico

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

Head to head
About

RTFactory Rudiments

This app provides a comprehensive tool for drummers to practice all 40 essential snare drum rudiments. It includes a metronome, playback mode, and guided practice sessions with customizable settings to improve timing and performance.

Highlights
  • All 40 snare drum rudiments
  • Adjustable metronome (40-220 bpm)
  • Playback mode
  • Guided practice sessions
  • Performance rating
  • Practice statistics
Features
Currently charting
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The rudiment-trainer by rhythmtoolsfactory Practice all rudiments on your smartphone With the Rudiment app you always have all 40 snare drum rudiments in your pocket, allowing you to practice them and bring them to perfection. The app features a playback mode to play the rudiments and has a built-in metronome with which you can learn to control and improve your timing from 40 to 220 bpm. Rudiment, the new utility by rhythmtoolsfactory offers you: - all 40 essential rudiments from The Percussive Arts Society's Essential Snare Drum Rudiments - stepless adjustment of beats-per-minute - full playback mode - let the phone play the drums - pattern switching through shaking or flinging- automatized tempo trainer - guided practice mode with customizable settings of number of practice rounds, repetitions per round, automatic tempo change and breaks - rating of your performance - practice statistics for all rudiments

About

Dorico

Create professional music notation and compositions with this powerful app. Easily input notes, edit performances, and share your work in various formats. It's suitable for beginners and professionals alike.

Highlights
  • Compose music notation
  • On-screen keyboard, drum pads, fretboard
  • MIDI editing tools
  • PDF, audio, MusicXML export
  • Print to AirPrint
  • Read mode with annotation
  • Automatic engraving
Features
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Compose your own music for free with Dorico. Create beautiful music notation for up to eight instruments quickly and easily with the on-screen keyboard, drum pads and fretboard. Play back instantly with the included sounds and shape the performance with powerful MIDI editing tools. When your piece is finished, share it as PDF, audio or MusicXML, or print directly to your AirPrint-enabled printer. Perform using the built-in read mode, and annotate with your Apple Pencil. Dorico is the award-winning music notation and composition software from Steinberg for macOS, Windows, and iPadOS. It’s easy enough to learn and use that it is used by students in schools, and deep enough that it satisfies the needs of the most demanding professionals in the worlds of concert music, music for film and TV, and music publishing. Dorico for iPad is fully compatible with Dorico for macOS and Windows, so you can work on your projects on the move on your iPad and in your studio on your desktop or laptop computer, or share projects with musicians using Dorico on any platform. Dorico’s interface is split into four modes. In Setup mode, you can add and change instruments, create and reorder sections of music (called “flows”), and choose how your music will be formatted for your musicians into layouts. In Write mode, you can input and edit music and other notations using simple, well-organized toolboxes and panels. In Engrave mode (included if you buy a paid subscription to Dorico’s advanced features), you can make graphical tweaks to every item in your project. Finally, in Play mode, you have access to powerful sequencer-style MIDI editing tools, including piano roll and velocity editors. Dorico includes built-in virtual instruments and effects to allow you to play back your compositions, and you can also easily use any compatible Audio Unit plug-in or external MIDI device (with optional subscription or Lifetime Unlock in-app purchase), and tweak playback using the on-screen Mixer. Input music using an on-screen piano keyboard, or by connecting a MIDI keyboard to your iPad directly via USB or using a compatible USB-to-Lightning adaptor. If you have a Magic Keyboard or other external keyboard, you can make use of extensive keyboard shortcuts to work quickly and efficiently. Dorico is free to use, allowing you to write for ensembles of up to four players. Register with your free Steinberg ID to increase the player limit to eight, allowing you to write for ensembles like string or wind quartet, or SATB choir. If you want to take your composition and arranging to the next level, you can buy an optional subscription or Lifetime Unlock in-app purchase to access more features and power: write for ensembles of any number of players, and gain access to Engrave mode, allowing you to make graphical tweaks to individual items anywhere in your project. HIGHLIGHTS • Best automatic engraving of any software • Easy note input using on-screen keyboard, MIDI keyboard, or external keyboard • Intelligently adjusts notation as you write • Any number of movements or pieces in a single project • Automatic layout of instrumental parts • Expressive playback using included sounds and effects • Supports Audio Unit virtual instruments and effects processors • Sequencer-style piano roll MIDI editor • Sophisticated chord symbols, unpitched percussion and drum set notation • Unbarred music, tuplets across barlines, etc. all handled correctly — no workarounds • Transfer to and from other apps via MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, etc. For support, please visit www.dorico.com/forum If you like Dorico, please support us by rating this app in the App Store. Thank you!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dorico at Free against RTFactory Rudiments's $0.99. Dorico also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 19). RTFactory Rudiments's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 55%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating and ads 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

Dorico is free to download; RTFactory Rudiments costs $0.99 up front. Dorico sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RTFactory Rudiments asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for RTFactory Rudiments against 4.6 for Dorico. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dorico has 2.1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of RTFactory Rudiments's written reviews are positive against 55% of Dorico's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RTFactory Rudiments ships an update every 11 months, Dorico every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
RTFactory Rudiments versus Dorico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRTFactory RudimentsDorico
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (19 ratings)4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings192.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB975 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperrhythmtoolsfactorySteinberg Media Technologies GmbH

Customer experience

RTFactory Rudiments

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%

Dorico

All ratings1,908 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative31.6%

Bugs and requests

RTFactory Rudiments

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dorico

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when opening or editing projects
  • Corrupted/lost files after app crashes
  • Unresponsive keyboard and note input issues
  • Scrolling and UI glitches, especially in Engrave mode
  • Incompatibility with certain iPad models and iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for Apple Pencil and handwriting input
  • Improved file management and organization
  • Expanded audio unit/plugin integration
  • More customization options for layout and engraving
  • Ability to export/import flows and projects between iPad and desktop

In-app purchases

None

RTFactory Rudiments

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Dorico

Subscriptions2
  • Dorico Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Dorico Annual Subscription14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dorico Lifetime Unlock$119.99

Questions

Is RTFactory Rudiments free?
RTFactory Rudiments costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dorico free?
Dorico is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RTFactory Rudiments or Dorico?
Dorico is rated higher. RTFactory Rudiments averages 4.6 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Dorico averages 4.6 from 2.1K ratings.
Do RTFactory Rudiments or Dorico have ads?
Neither RTFactory Rudiments nor Dorico shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RTFactory Rudiments or Dorico?
RTFactory Rudiments ships an update every 11 months, and Dorico every 3 weeks. Most recently, RTFactory Rudiments was updated on October 10, 2026 and Dorico on October 18, 2026.

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