Comparison

Groovebox vs Beat Maker

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

Head to head
About

Groovebox

Create electronic music with this mobile studio app. Features inspiring synths, drum machines, and world-class instruments. Easily build beats, melodies, and arrange tracks for production.

Highlights
  • Beat and synth music studio
  • Touchable instruments for melodies and beats
  • Five powerful instruments: Drumbox, Horizon, MiniMon, RetroBass, Poly-8
  • Arrange tracks with sections
  • Record synth parameters as automation
  • Ableton Link and Ableton Export for collaboration
  • Expandable instruments and sound packs
Features
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If you love making electronic music, you’ll love Groovebox. Enter an inspiring world of music production on your iPhone & iPad. Groovebox is a free, beautifully designed music studio app packed with inspiring synths and drum machines. In minutes you’ll be making beats, melodies, and playing with world-class instruments. Expand your own collection with more sounds and instruments available in the store. From the creators of Launchpad, Groovebox helps you produce music on iPhone & iPad. • A BEATS & SYNTH MUSIC STUDIO Play with touchable instruments to quickly create your own beats and melodies, or draw in notes. Need inspiration? Groovebox has hundreds of patterns and sounds to get you started. Four powerful synthesisers, designed in partnership with Novation, deliver deep retro basslines and analogue harmonic melodies. The modern drum machine, with expanding drumkit library, will turn Groovebox into your go-to beat production studio. • SYNTHS DESIGNED WITH NOVATION Designed in partnership with Novation, legendary synth pioneers, Groovebox packs a world-class sound. Each instrument uses a new powerful synth engine capable of recreating classic warm analogue sounds and rich modern harmonics. • EASY TO START, DEEP ENOUGH TO MASTER Groovebox is designed to kick-start ideas, but it has serious features for artists and producers too. The advanced synth parameters* let you sculpt your own sounds. Automate the parameters over time to create a vibrant dynamics. Control your sound with the multi-channel mixer (iPad only), note sequencer, key and scale modes. Build your arrangements into songs with sections. Export your sounds easily to a laptop for further production. Sync to other apps or a laptop with Ableton Link. Connect using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and even Export to Ableton Live seamlessly.   FEATURES • Discover and build ideas - Quickly explore sounds with hundreds of melody and rhythm patterns • Play touchable instruments - Create your own melodies and beats • Five powerful instruments - Drumbox, Horizon, MiniMon, RetroBass and Poly-8 • Build beats - Play drum pads or keys, sequence notes or use patterns • Arrange your tracks - Simple song-building using sections • Create dynamic changes - Record synth parameters as automation • Sound innovation - Instruments developed in partnership with synth pioneers Novation • Expand your sounds - Regular, fresh-content drumpacks, presets and patterns* • Production-ready sounds - Crafted by world-class sound designers and artists • Extendable Instruments - Expose more tweakable synth controls • Sequence your music - Draw notes and build patterns instead of playing them • Stay in time and key - Choose from any tempo, key or musical scale • Share your music - Easily create a mix of your music to share with others *Requires In-App Purchase ADVANCED FEATURES • Jam with others - Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link and Ableton Export • Swing - Instantly add swing to your session. • Ableton Export - Easily send your project to Ableton Live • Full scale support - All keys and major, minor and modes supported • Project management - Rename, duplicate and delete • iPad Pro support - Optimised to use the entire iPad Pro screen • Send your ideas to a laptop - Batch export your pads as a .zip file, or use Ableton Export • Bluetooth speaker supported

About

Beat Maker

Create professional-sounding beats on your mobile device with a wide variety of samples, including those inspired by famous songs. Enhance your tracks with effects, use a metronome for perfect timing, and record your creations to share.

Highlights
  • Create beats with samples
  • Use samples from famous songs
  • Add effects like delay and reverb
  • Metronome for timing
  • Record and share beats
  • Customizable themes
Features
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The best Beat Making Sampler app you will find on the app store. WHY YOU WILL LOVE BEAT MAKER • Easily create beats with the best samples • Use samples recreated from famous songs • Add awesome effects like delay and reverb • Use a metronome to always stay on beat • Record your beats to let your friend know how good you are • Choose from a variety of awesome themes to customize your board COMPLETELY FREE This app requires no money and we think that's pretty cool. WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK Do you have improvements? Bugs? Or do you just want to share other thought? Let us know: info@devnex.nl Terms of Use: https://www.devnex.nl/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.devnex.nl/privacy

Screenshots

Groovebox4 screens
Beat Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Groovebox at 79% against Beat Maker's 39%. Groovebox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Groovebox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Beat Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Groovebox holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.7K and 1.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Groovebox's written reviews are positive against 39% of Beat Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groovebox ships an update every 6 weeks, Beat Maker monthly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Groovebox versus Beat Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrooveboxBeat Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.7K ratings) — better4.5 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better39.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4.7K — better1.8K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB121 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFocusrite Audio EngineeringDevnex

Customer experience

Groovebox

All ratings4,735 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews654 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative10.4%

Beat Maker

All ratings1,770 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative53.1%

User reviews

Groovebox

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Refreshing simplicity
  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 🚀 Excellent sound quality
  • 🚀 Flexible and powerful
  • 🚀 Inspiring and creative

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes occasionally
  • 🔒 No iCloud sync or cloud backup
  • 🔒 Limited export options
  • 🔒 Lack of MIDI support
  • 🔒 Clunky piano roll and note editing

Beat Maker

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good beats and sounds
  • 💡 Customizable pads
  • 🚀 Quick music creation

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Restricted features without subscription
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and loading issues
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads and paywall
  • 🔍 Limited sound customization options

Bugs and requests

Groovebox

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when exporting projects
  • Playback issues with certain patterns
  • Disappearing UI elements when scrolling
  • Inconsistent behavior when changing sections

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add song mode and ability to chain sections
  • Improve piano roll and note editing
  • Implement MIDI support and mapping
  • Add more export options like MIDI and multi-track
  • Implement iCloud sync and cloud backup
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  • Add panning and more advanced mixing features

Beat Maker

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Delayed audio playback
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to record and save own samples
  • Longer loop lengths
  • Individual pad volume control
  • Import custom sound packs

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Groovebox

One-time10
  • Trap BassFree
  • Sequential ArpsFree
  • Ambient Hip HopFree
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  • Dirty 909Free
  • Hip Hop OrbitFree
  • Hypnotic BassFree
  • Golden Era Bass$0.99
  • Neuro Leads$0.99
  • Composed Melodics$0.99
  • Drum Booster$1.99
6 purchases

Beat Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$3.997 Days
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  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Groovebox free?
Groovebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Maker free?
Beat Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groovebox or Beat Maker?
Groovebox is rated higher. Groovebox averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Beat Maker averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Groovebox or Beat Maker have ads?
Beat Maker shows ads; Groovebox does not.
Which is updated more often, Groovebox or Beat Maker?
Groovebox ships an update every 6 weeks, and Beat Maker monthly. Most recently, Groovebox was updated on October 18, 2026 and Beat Maker on October 18, 2026.

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