GO vs HiBeats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GO
Elevate your live streams with professional production tools directly from your smartphone. Mix audio, add titles, play media, and trigger sound effects without needing a computer or expensive equipment. Create engaging web shows that stand out on social media.
- Professional live streaming production
- Mix sound and audio
- Display titles and graphics
- Play media files
- Trigger sound effects
- No computer required
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Pro Production for Smartphone Live Streaming Although it’s easy to stream live content with your smartphone, but making your broadcasts look professional takes more effort. That’s why you need GO:LIVECAST, the simple and affordable way to bring superior production values to your webcasting. This hardware/app combo is a fully featured streaming studio that lets you mix sound, display titles, play media, trigger sound effects, and more—without needing a computer or costly dedicated A/V gear. With just the GO:LIVECAST hardware, companion app, and your smartphone, you have all the tools you need to present engaging live web shows that will rival the most advanced creators on social media.
HiBeats
Connect with artists, industry professionals, and creators worldwide. Discover emerging talent, find job opportunities, and collaborate on projects. Listen to music without ads and explore new content.
- Global artist and industry connections
- Discover emerging talent
- Find job opportunities
- Collaborate on projects
- Ad-free music listening
- Upload your own content
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HiBeats is not just a social media, it is a community born as a solution to connect artists, industry professionals and creators globally anywhere around the world in seconds. If you are an artist. Here you will increase your visibility, connect with other artists and industry professionals and find jobs. From crucial contacts to awards and new collabs. If you are industry. HiBeats is the community where professionals discover artists before they go mainstream. Network globally, connect with artists and creators from other industries near you and use analytics to make the best decisions. If you are an explorer. On HiBeats you can listen to emerging artists without ads, upload your own content and meet interesting people near you. Welcome to HiBeats. Where your talent is what really matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hibeats.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiBeats at 69% against GO's 8%. HiBeats also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). GO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (32 vs 9). On price, ads, monetization model 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. HiBeats sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GO asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiBeats holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of GO's written reviews are positive against 69% of HiBeats's.
GO ships an update every 2 months, HiBeats every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GO | HiBeats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (32 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.0% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Roland Corporation | Darkan Technologies |
Customer experience
GO
HiBeats
In-app purchases
GO
No in-app purchases
HiBeats
- 800 Coins$0.99
- 50 Coins$1.00
- 300 Coins$4.29
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- 5000 Coins$4.99
- 800 Coin$7.99
- 12000 Coins$9.99
- 2000 Coins$15.99
- 30000 Coins$19.99
- 80000 Coins$49.99
- 200000 Coins$99.99









