Secret Squirrel vs BPM Calc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secret Squirrel
Easily generate custom code names for your projects. Share your creations with friends or colleagues via SMS, iMessage, or email. Focus on the big picture while this app handles the naming details.
- Easy to use interface
- Customizable code generation
- Flexible project naming
- Share names via SMS, iMessage, email
- Future theme and category updates planned
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Secret Squirrel is a code name generator that is easy to use, customisable and designed to be flexible. Once a project name has been selected you can share it with friends or colleagues using SMS, iMessage or email. Features planned for future versions include themes that determine the types of codes generated and user maintained word categories. Never feel intimidated by project naming again! Let Secret Squirrel decide on the little things so you can focus on the big picture.
BPM Calc
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Use tap-tempo to quickly find the BPM of a song and then use the timings to create lighting effects. Times are also displayed in timecode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Secret Squirrel at every 5 days against BPM Calc's every 5 months. Secret Squirrel also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Secret Squirrel ships an update every 5 days, BPM Calc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secret Squirrel | BPM Calc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason van Lint | Bev Fremin |
In-app purchases
Secret Squirrel
No in-app purchases
BPM Calc
No in-app purchases
Questions
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