Comparison

Rec'n'Share vs Ghost Beat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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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A metronome can keep time for you. Ghost Beat helps you learn to keep it yourself. Ghost Beat alternates between audible clicks and silent bars, giving you room to feel the tempo on your own. When the click comes back, you can hear how well you held it. Use it for drum practice, warm-ups, or working through a tricky rhythm. PRACTICE WITH AND WITHOUT THE CLICK Choose your tempo, time signature, subdivisions, and accents. Set how many bars play and how many stay silent, or use Random Mute to make individual beats disappear. Add spoken counts alongside the click and adjust their volumes separately. BUILD A PRACTICE HABIT Set a daily goal and follow your progress through the day. See your recent practice history, streaks, and weekly totals. Optional on-device detection can count your playing even when you don't need the metronome. Detection requires Ghost Beat to be open and active. START HANDS-FREE Use Start on Sound to begin without reaching for the screen. Calibrate microphone sensitivity for your room and playing, and choose whether silence should stop the metronome automatically. MAKE YOUR OWN ROUTINES Chain exercises with their own tempos, ghost patterns, and time signatures. Choose timed or bar-based steps, loop your routine, and save presets for setups you use often. Free tempo ladders help you work toward a target speed. CHECK YOUR TIMING Tap along in Tap Accuracy mode to see how consistently you land on the beat. Timing grades and deviation measurements give you something concrete to work on next time. PICK UP ON ANOTHER DEVICE Optional private iCloud sync keeps your routines, presets, practice history, daily goal, and saved notes together across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You don't need a separate Ghost Beat account. FREE TO START The free app includes ghost bars, Random Mute, tempo ladders, daily goals, recent practice stats, up to 4 routines with 6 steps each, and 3 presets. GHOST BEAT PRO A one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited routines, routine steps, and presets, plus adjustable click pitch, progressive fade, extended practice statistics, and notes for your routines and presets. No subscription. YOUR PLAYING STAYS YOURS Microphone audio is analyzed live on your device. It is never recorded or uploaded. There are no ads. Ghost Beat uses app-session analytics, separate from your practice content. See the privacy policy for details. Questions or feedback? Reach out at support@ghostbeat.cc.

Screenshots

Rec'n'Share4 screens
Ghost Beat4 screens

Verdict

The call

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). Rec'n'Share's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (162 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Ghost Beat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rec'n'Share asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 162 ratings behind it against 5, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rec'n'Share ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Beat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rec'n'Share versus Ghost Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRec'n'ShareGhost Beat
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (162 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size465 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamaha CorporationLANCE LAVERNE PEDERSON

Customer experience

Rec'n'Share

All ratings161 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral13.7%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative65.2%

Ghost Beat

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Rec'n'Share

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ghost Beat

One-time1
  • Ghost Beat Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Rec'n'Share free?
Rec'n'Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Beat free?
Ghost Beat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rec'n'Share or Ghost Beat?
Ghost Beat is rated higher. Rec'n'Share averages 2.5 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Ghost Beat averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Rec'n'Share or Ghost Beat have ads?
Neither Rec'n'Share nor Ghost Beat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rec'n'Share or Ghost Beat?
Rec'n'Share ships an update every 2 months, and Ghost Beat every 3 months. Most recently, Rec'n'Share was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ghost Beat on October 10, 2026.

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