Comparison

Beat Maker vs Musician's Utility Belt

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

Head to head
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

About

Musician's Utility Belt

Features
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Musician's Utility Belt is the comprehensive toolkit for a musician — over 50 tools for practice, performance, the studio, and music theory. Everything works offline, with no ads. PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE • Chromatic Tuner with fast, accurate real-time pitch detection • Metronome with subdivisions, accents, and tap tempo • dB Meter — an A-weighted sound-level meter with hearing-safety exposure guidance • Setlist Manager with per-song times and total set length • Gig Checklist so you never leave gear behind • Stage Plot Builder you can lay out and share • Session Notes for takes, settings, and ideas MUSIC THEORY • Circle of Fifths, Key & Scale reference, Chord Library • Interval Trainer and Ear Training (chords, scales, intonation) • Guitar Scale Shapes, Capo Chart, Nashville Number System • Transposition Tool for every instrument • Note and Frequency converters, Tempo markings, BPM tap • Chord extensions, Musical forms, Orchestration & Music history STUDIO & PRODUCTION • EQ problem-frequency guide and Frequency range chart • Compression cheat sheet, Reverb types, Panning guide • Mic placement & polar patterns, Signal chain builder • Delay/Reverb time calculator, Sample rate & bit depth • Streaming loudness (LUFS) targets, Cable reference guide FOR FUN • Band Name Generator, Music Trivia & Quizzes, Music Quotes • Roast My Genre, Would You Rather, and more No account. No tracking. No internet required — simple, built to be fast and stay out of your way.

Screenshots

Beat Maker4 screens
Musician's Utility Belt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Beat Maker at Free against Musician's Utility Belt's $0.99. Musician's Utility Belt's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Beat Maker is free to download; Musician's Utility Belt costs $0.99 up front. Beat Maker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Musician's Utility Belt asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beat Maker versus Musician's Utility Belt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat MakerMusician's Utility Belt
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDevnexResonant Labs Limited Liability Company

Bugs and requests

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

Musician's Utility Belt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Musician's Utility Belt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat Maker free?
Beat Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Musician's Utility Belt free?
Musician's Utility Belt costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beat Maker or Musician's Utility Belt have ads?
Beat Maker shows ads; Musician's Utility Belt does not.

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