# Drum Beats

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id353093075](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id353093075)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id353093075`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alvin Yu
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (961 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-13
- **First published:** 2010-02-02
- **Size:** 9.58 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-beats/id353093075)
- **Website:** [http://www.alvinyu.com](http://www.alvinyu.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.alvinyu.com/privacy\_policy/drum\_beats.html](http://www.alvinyu.com/privacy_policy/drum_beats.html)

## Description

Drum Beats is a Chrome extension that serves as a drum loop companion for guitar and bass players. It delivers funk, rock, reggae, and blues grooves with seamless looping, adjustable playback speed, and background audio to keep your practice flowing.

Designed for players of all levels, it features an intuitive interface to quickly choose loops and jam along, perfect for practice, improvisation, or songwriting. Download now and start jamming today.

## Rankings

- #56,108 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Drum Beats for being free, easy to use, and rich in beats for practice, with good sound and the ability to slow down patterns. However, common complaints focus on missing tempo controls/BPM display, lack of odd-time signatures, scattered pattern organization, and a need for broader genre variety.

### Pros

- Free to use with a simple, no-frills interface.
- Wide variety of drum beat patterns for practice across genres and skill levels.
- Good sound quality and dynamic range (per reviewer with broad app comparisons).
- Allows slowing down patterns for easier learning and practice.
- Useful for writing parts and practicing in different settings (teaching, solo practice, performance).

### Cons

- Lacks tempo control and BPM display; users want precise tempo adjustment and visible BPM.
- Limited support for odd time signatures (3/4, 5/4, 6/8, etc.).
- Pattern organization is weak: too many similar samples within a category and difficult navigation; need better naming and easier navigation (forward/backward).
- Desire for more genre variety beyond current trends (e.g., swing, country, jazz ensembles).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id353093075)