Honest answers, grouped.

A father and son. The father is a lifelong drummer and a physician of nearly twenty years; the son is a drummer with ADHD who started playing at age three and never stopped. They built the tool they wish had existed.

No. Beatwired is a practice tool, not a medical treatment. It doesn’t replace medication, therapy, or your clinician. We’ll never claim it does. See The Science for exactly what the research shows.

No. The app assumes you have never held a pair of sticks.

Yes. Most of the library is built from drum rudiments: the standard strokes and rolls drummers have practiced for generations. We paced them for ten-minute sessions instead of performance. If you ever sit down at a real drum kit, what you learned here comes with you.

It might not be, and the app is built for exactly that. Sessions run about ten minutes, with an honest way out near the halfway mark. Breaks in your streak get “You’re back,” never a guilt trip.

Tier 0: your hands on thighs, a tabletop, or a pillow. Free. Tier 1: a practice pad and sticks, about $55, recommended. Tier 2: your own drum kit with headphones.

The app is designed for teens and adults. Parents using it alongside younger children: the gear guide and patterns work at any age, and we recommend talking with your child’s clinician about rhythm practice.

Free forever: the check-in, session timer, metronome, three starter patterns, streaks and minutes. Pro: $49.99/year (or $7.99/month) after a 7-day trial. The full eighteen-pattern library, complete progress history, and everything we add next. No ads, ever.

Nowhere. Your sessions, streaks, and check-ins stay on your device. No account required to practice.