BlueNote2 vs HEXBEAT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueNote2
This music app allows users to create sounds and chords by tapping on a visual representation of frequencies. It offers a unique way to explore musical intervals and scales with a simple, intuitive interface.
- Visual frequency expression
- Tap to sound creation
- Explore musical intervals
- Major and minor chord generation
- Simple sign wave timbre
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BlueNote 2 is an instrument for the iPhone, born of the desire to listen to the sound between minor and major. The frequency of the chord is expressed visually. Tap two or more sounds, but the interval of the pressed point and the frequency of the sound are inversely proportional, so you can sound like the interval you pressed as the string of a string instrument. By the way, the timbre is a perfect sign wave. As everyone's reviews increase, we are going to make it evolve, so we appreciate your kind appreciation. *** How to use *** 1, tapping a certain place and tapping another place sounds. 2, It is not strict "C","D","E", but you can feel the scale by pushing the circumference from the outside in order. In the state of tapped 3 and 2 places the circle of the figure Tap on the intersection, a beautiful chord It will ring. The intersection of green and blue is major (major), red The intersection of blue and blue is minor. 4, tap the M mark on the top and tap two places in the figure, you will hear a major (big) sound. By the way, in the major code, the ratio of the sides of the triangle is 10: 12: 15
HEXBEAT
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Make music like a pro — right from your iPhone or iPad. HEXBEAT is a fully-featured iOS synthesizer and beat machine for musicians, producers, and beatmakers who want studio-quality sound in their pocket. No samples, no imports — every sound is generated in real time using advanced audio synthesis. STEP SEQUENCER Build rhythmic patterns with a 16-step grid sequencer and 8 programmable drum tracks including kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, 808 bass, tom, and cymbal. Fine-tune your groove with BPM control from 60–200 and swing up to 100%. Save up to 64 patterns across 8 banks and 8 slots each. SYNTH PAD Play melodies with a responsive XY touch pad. Choose from 8 musical scales including Major, Minor, Dorian, Pentatonic, and more. Slide your finger to control filter brightness and pitch simultaneously — up to 5 simultaneous notes for expressive, real-time performance. POWERFUL SOUND SYNTHESIS Shape your sound with 6 oscillator types (Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Triangle, Noise, Super Saw), full ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter, a resonant low-pass biquad filter, and a 4-waveform LFO with destinations including pitch, cutoff, volume, pan, and PWM. 8-CHANNEL MIXER Mix your tracks withper-channel volume faders, pan control, mute/solo buttons, reverb and delay sends, and real-time peak meters. A master channel with limiter keeps your mix clean and loud. BUILT-IN FX RACK Add depth and character with Reverb (5 room presets from Small Room to Cathedral), Delay with tempo sync, multi-preset Distortion, and a 10-band parametric EQ. BUILT FOR LOW LATENCY HEXBEAT runs at 44.1kHz with 32-bit internal processing and configurable buffer sizes down to 128 samples — delivering under 10ms latency for live performance feel. Whether you're sketching beats on the subway, performing live on stage, or producing tracks at home, HEXBEAT gives you the tools to create. Compatible with iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlueNote2 at none against HEXBEAT's 1. BlueNote2 also leads on device support and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). On price 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. HEXBEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlueNote2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | BlueNote2 | HEXBEAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yaneurabeya | Gregory Hogan |
In-app purchases
BlueNote2
No in-app purchases
HEXBEAT
- HEXBEATOTP$7.99









