Comparison

StepBeats vs MOVE.IT

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

Head to head
About

StepBeats

Transform your body movements into music while running and exercising. This app uses real-time sensor data to detect your pace and generate drum beats, bass, and pad sounds. Record and share your unique musical creations.

Highlights
  • Music generation from body movement
  • Real-time sensor data integration
  • Customizable sound layers (drums, bass, pads)
  • Visual feedback effects
  • Music recording and sharing
  • Promotes exercise through music
Features
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Step Beats is an App than can create music from users body movement when running and doing other sports, by real-time detection of the user's running state, running speed and various sports features collected by sensors, and follow the user's pace to play Drum Beats, Bass Sound Layer, Pad Sound Layer, Override Remix Auditory Feedback, and also the feedback of visual effects. Users can record and share music. With Step Beats, everyone can run out of his life rhythm. This time in the UGC era, it greatly satisfied the users’ creation and desire of sharing, not only in a interesting and musical way that to promote exercise, but also in the way of creating unique music. It also gave music lovers a new way to create ideas, through running to carry out the idea of "input" and music "generation". Privacy Policy: https://takeasnaprace.wixsite.com/stepbeats-privacy Terms of Service: https://takeasnaprace.wixsite.com/stepbeats-term

About

MOVE.IT

Features
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This app is MOVE.IT`s app for all of your connections with them and the other athletes in the community. This is the place for booking classes, getting messages from your studio and socialising with the people around you. Powered by Arbox

Screenshots

StepBeats4 screens
MOVE.IT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MOVE.IT at none against StepBeats's 1. MOVE.IT also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). StepBeats's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). On price, 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. StepBeats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. MOVE.IT asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StepBeats ships an update monthly, MOVE.IT every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StepBeats versus MOVE.IT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStepBeatsMOVE.IT
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou EnjoyMusic Technology Co., Ltd.Arbox LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

StepBeats

Subscriptions1
  • StepBeats Premium$4.991 Month
None

MOVE.IT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StepBeats free?
StepBeats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MOVE.IT free?
MOVE.IT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do StepBeats or MOVE.IT have ads?
Neither StepBeats nor MOVE.IT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StepBeats or MOVE.IT?
StepBeats ships an update monthly, and MOVE.IT every 12 months. Most recently, StepBeats was updated on October 3, 2026 and MOVE.IT on October 1, 2026.

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