# Drum Notes: Beats & Notation

> Sheet Music, Grooves, Patterns

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1493160348](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1493160348)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1493160348`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** UPBEAT STUDIO
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (205 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-27
- **First published:** 2020-08-08
- **Size:** 133 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-notes-beats-notation/id1493160348)
- **Website:** [https://upbeat.studio](https://upbeat.studio/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://upbeat.studio/drum-notes/privacy-policy/](https://upbeat.studio/drum-notes/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Drum Notes is a Grammy Academy-awarded app to preserve percussive music. It lets you write, share, and practice drum music with an intuitive score editor, thousands of beats and loops, and a global community of 200,000+ drummers in 180 countries who have created 400,000+ scores.

For drummers, teachers, bands, and content creators, Drum Notes provides exercises, student-teacher groups, a public library, and export options to audio or images. Premium unlocks unlimited compositions and private groups, helping you grow as a musician and share your work with the world.

## Rankings

- #103,811 — Overall

## Review summary

Drum Notes is praised for its quick rhythm-writing, educational value, and portability, with strong potential for teachers and students. However, users consistently report stability problems (crashes and data loss), playback/sound glitches (latency, accents), and feature restrictions (limited basic notation, free tier limits, paywalls). Improvements in robustness, easing notation, and more flexible pricing could unlock its full potential.

### Pros

- Easy to quickly compose and iterate drum rhythms on the go
- Valuable for teaching and learning; useful for teachers and students
- Portable and great for sharing and discovering rhythms or practicing with grooves
- Free version provides baseline capability for quick ideas

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues
- Limited/locked features in the free tier and expensive unlocks or account requirements
- Playback/sound issues including latency, lag between notes, and inaccurate accents
- Missing or restrictive notation options (e.g., no 8th-note option, basic notes only)
- Data loss or project loss after crashes and some UI-related issues (e.g., playlists not appearing)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1493160348)