Pumpy Music vs BeatStride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pumpy Music
Automate your music playback with a background scheduling system. Analyze tracks for BPM and energy to create perfectly timed playlists for any moment. Enjoy seamless transitions and easy playlist switching.
- Background music scheduling
- Track analysis (BPM, energy)
- Automated playlist timing
- Seamless track transitions
- Easy playlist switching
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This app offers a scheduling and music automation system that works seamlessly in the background, allowing you to enjoy perfectly timed music throughout the day. With the added feature of music analysis, including BPM and energy levels, you can fine-tune your playlists for any occasion. Enjoy effortless transitions between tracks and easily switch between playlists with the app running in the background. Please note that this app is intended for personal use only. If you wish to use it in a business environment, please contact jack@pumpymusic.co.uk.
BeatStride
Create personalized running playlists by connecting to your Spotify account. The app matches song tempo to your running pace and helps you discover new music. Save generated playlists directly to Spotify.
- Create running playlists
- Connect to Spotify
- Match playlist length to pace
- Discover new music
- Save playlists to Spotify
- Trending artist suggestions
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The app to create running playlists. Connect your Spotify, see your trending artists, search for you favourite songs and we'll create your perfect running playlist. - Enter your pace and we'll match the length of your run to your playlist. - Find your perfect music to run to. - Discover new music on your runs. - Automatically save your playlists to Spotify. We'll generate you 3 playlists for free, then if you like what we do; to generate unlimited playlists you'll have to purchase a subscription! Terms of use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BeatStride at 5.0 against Pumpy Music's 3.0. BeatStride also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Pumpy Music's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. BeatStride sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pumpy Music asks for nothing beyond the download.
BeatStride holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pumpy Music ships an update every 2 months, BeatStride fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pumpy Music | BeatStride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jack Vanderpump | Rhys Kentish |
Customer experience
Pumpy Music
BeatStride
In-app purchases
Pumpy Music
No in-app purchases
BeatStride
- Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
- Unlimited Access$34.991 Year
