Rec'n'Share vs Ghost Beat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rec'n'Share
Record and edit high-quality music performance videos with audio from your device and songs from your library. Enhance practice sessions with tempo control and track separation. Share your creations easily on popular social media platforms.
- Record audio and video with songs
- Connect compatible Yamaha instruments
- Edit and balance audio tracks
- Adjust song tempo and repeat sections
- Separate audio tracks for practice
- Share performances to social media
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Rec'n'Share allows you to record audio and video along with songs from your music library and then share your performances with the world. It digitally enhances the way you practice, record and perform music. Produce high-quality performance videos easily. Connect a compatible Yamaha instrument to your smart phone/tablet (*1) to simultaneously record video from your phone’s camera, stereo digital audio from your Yamaha product and stereo backing tracks from your music library (*2) (*3). After recording, use the app’s editing functions to trim and balance the tracks. Enrich your practice. Pick a song from your music library and the app’s tempo detection lets you add a click, change the tempo and select sections to repeat. It’s practice made perfect. The Audio Track Separation function, available in Version 3, allows you to adjust the volume of specific tracks (vocals, drums, bass, etc.) of your favorite songs. Enjoy practicing and recording more with your favorite songs in the background. Share with the world! You can upload your finished performances to YouTube / Facebook / Dropbox / Instagram etc (*4). Whether you’re uploading YouTube covers or collaborating on recording original songs, Rec'n'Share lets you share your music with people all over the world ! (*1) Please check your local Yamaha web site for compatible instruments and connections. (*2) DRM protected data can’t be played by the App. (*3) It is also possible to record only your performances without backing tracks. (*4) The data uploaded to SNS is limited to your own original songs, sound sources, or those licensed from right holders. https://www.youtube.com/music_policies https://www.facebook.com/help/1020633957973118?helpref=hc_global_nav https://help.instagram.com/126382350847838
Ghost Beat
This app challenges your internal rhythm by making metronome beats disappear. It helps you maintain tempo by ear and provides a score based on your accuracy. Features include customizable beat patterns, random mutes, and a speed trainer.
- Disappearing beat patterns
- Random beat muting
- Accurate timing score with deviation
- Automatic speed trainer
- Practice tracking and history
- Multiple click sounds and pitch shifting
- Support for various time signatures and subdivisions
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The metronome that teaches you to keep time on your own. Ghost Beat cycles between audible and silent bars — your job is to keep the tempo when the click is gone. It's not just a metronome. It's survival training for your internal clock. GHOST BARS Set how many bars play and how many go silent. 2 on, 2 off. 1 on, 3 off. When the click vanishes, your real timing is exposed. TAP ACCURACY Tap along with the beat and get graded S through D. Calibrates to your touch latency, then measures your actual deviation in milliseconds. DAILY CHALLENGES A new timing challenge every day — survive ghost bars, hit accuracy targets, or hold tempo for a set time. PRACTICE ROUTINES Chain exercises into timed sessions. Set BPM, ghost bars, and time signature per step. Hit play and the routine runs itself. PRACTICE STATS Streaks, timing grades, session history, and weekly charts. See your improvement in timing-specific terms — not just minutes practiced. RANDOM MUTE Beats disappear unpredictably. You never know which one is next. Pure internal time training. DEEP CUSTOMIZATION 6 time signatures · 7 subdivisions (1/4 through 1/32T) · 4 click sounds · Accent patterns · Count-in · Jog wheel BPM · Haptic feedback GHOST BEAT PRO — $4.99 one-time Unlock unlimited routines & steps, unlimited presets, sound pitch control, progressive difficulty, and detailed all-time stats. Built by a drummer, for drummers. No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. 100% offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ghost Beat at 100% against Rec'n'Share's 20%. Ghost Beat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Rec'n'Share's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (161 vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Ghost Beat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rec'n'Share asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ghost Beat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rec'n'Share has 161 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Rec'n'Share's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ghost Beat's.
Rec'n'Share ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Beat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rec'n'Share | Ghost Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (161 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 465 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation | LANCE LAVERNE PEDERSON |
Customer experience
Rec'n'Share
Ghost Beat
Bugs and requests
Rec'n'Share
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Unable to connect to Yamaha devices
- Recorded audio and video out of sync
- Metronome not working correctly
- Issues with importing music from iTunes/Apple Music
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to manually adjust metronome and click
- Support for more Yamaha drum modules
- Integration with Spotify and other music services
- Customizable video recording settings
- Option to delete recorded songs
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- Improved sync between audio and video
Ghost Beat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rec'n'Share
No in-app purchases
Ghost Beat
- Ghost Beat Pro$4.99
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