Tutunes vs SquareBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tutunes
Create chip tune sound effects for games and other projects with simple operations. Easily share your creations as .wav files.
- Chip tune sound generation
- Simple operation
- Game sound effect creation
- WAV file export
- Sound sharing
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This app will make a sound, such as a chip tune with a simple operation. It will help you create the sound effects of the game and the like. (.wav)File of sound made with this app, you can share.
SquareBeat
Create music by building patterns with samples and AUv3 plugins. Arrange these patterns into songs, import your own sounds, and mix tracks. Features a text-based tracker GUI for rapid development, with all core functionality free except for WAV file export.
- Sequence and manipulate audio samples
- Mix tracks
- Use AUv3 audio unit instruments
- Use AUv3 effects on effect busses
- Connect with other apps via Audiobus
- Export and share songs
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SquareBeat is a music sequencer. Build patterns out of samples and AUv3 plugins, and build songs out of patterns. Import your own samples to make new sounds. Develop songs rapidly with the text based tracker GUI. All functionality is free except wav file export. • Sequence and manipulate audio samples. • Mix tracks. • Use AUv3 audio unit instruments. • Use AUv3 effects on effect busses. • Connect with other apps with Audiobus. • Export and share your song.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tutunes at none against SquareBeat's 1. Tutunes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). SquareBeat's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. SquareBeat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tutunes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tutunes against 4.9 for SquareBeat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Tutunes's written reviews are positive against 80% of SquareBeat's.
Tutunes ships an update every 4 months, SquareBeat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tutunes | SquareBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Koji Mori | James Navarro |
Customer experience
Tutunes
SquareBeat
In-app purchases
Tutunes
No in-app purchases
SquareBeat
- SquareBeat Full Version$12.99
