Comparison

SKIIID vs Beatly Pro

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

Head to head
About

SKIIID

This app is a percussion synthesizer designed for live performance. It features four morphing pads where finger position controls sound parameters and velocity. Explore deep sound design with a step sequencer, auto-mutation, and chaos engine for instant sound generation.

Highlights
  • Four morphing percussion pads
  • Real-time parameter control via touch
  • 16-step sequencer per pad
  • Auto-mutate sound evolution
  • Chaos engine for instant sound generation
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • MIDI input and Ableton Link sync
Features
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SKIIID is a percussion synthesizer built for real-time performance. Four pads. Each one is a sound sculpted by where your finger lands. Move left or right to morph between synth parameters. Move up or down to control velocity. Simple to play, deep to explore. — PADS — Four independent drum voices. Each pad morphs between parameter extremes based on X-axis position. Velocity is Y-axis. — STEP SEQUENCER — 16-step sequencer per pad. Variable step length for polyrhythms. Reverse playback, shuffle, pin and random step modes. Sync to Ableton Link or run free. — AUTO-MUTATE — Evolves your sound automatically. Individual interval and intensity per pad, synced to tempo. — CHAOS ENGINE — RANDOM, CHAOS, and MUTATE modes generate new sounds instantly. — AUv3 PLUGIN — Run SKIIID inside AUM, ApeMatrix, Audiobus, or any AUv3 host. Multiple instances work independently — different patches, different sequencers, no shared state. — MIDI — MIDI In for pad triggering. MIDI Learn for external controller mapping. Ableton Link for tempo sync. — WORKS ON — iPhone and iPad, all modern screen sizes. Landscape mode.

About

Beatly Pro

Generate unlimited original looped music in various genres. Features include a powerful piano roll, chord progression builder, and stem exporting. Ideal for creators needing unique soundtracks.

Highlights
  • Unlimited original looped music generation
  • Multiple genre styles (rap, lo-fi, chiptune, cinematic, dance)
  • Advanced piano roll with undo and pattern editor
  • Chord progression builder
  • Export to MIDI and render stems
  • Sample recorder and import
  • Audiobus and Ableton Link sync support
Features
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Beatly Pro is a generative music studio for moments when you want to create but need a spark. Generate rap-inspired, lo-fi, chiptune, cinematic, and dance instrumentals, then shape them into your own tracks with hands-on arranging, editing, mixing, and export tools. Beatly Pro is not an AI music generator. It creates music on your device from curated patterns, musical rules, and controlled randomness—no prompts, cloud generation, or trained AI models. Whether you need quick inspiration, a backing track, or fresh material for a larger production, Beatly Pro takes you from the first generated idea to a finished track. FEATURES • Generate as many new musical ideas as you like • Create and arrange up to 8 bars of music • Build tracks with up to 7 instruments • Edit notes in a flexible piano roll with undo, velocity controls, copy and paste, real-time beat transposition, a chord-aware keyboard lock, and reusable custom patterns • Build your own chord progressions and change the key or chord of individual beats • Regenerate a single instrument part while keeping the rest of your track • Let Song Mode arrange the generated bars for you • Set the key and tempo, or let Beatly choose them • Mix every channel with volume, solo, mute, low-pass filtering, resonance, decimation, reverb, delay, and compression • Record your own samples or import WAV and AIFF audio • Import SF2 SoundFont banks • Use drag and drop for WAV samples and SF2 sound banks • Save and recall drum-kit presets • Import a four-beat region from a MIDI file directly into the piano roll, with optional transposition • Export the complete track as MIDI or create separate MIDI files for each instrument • Render WAV mixes, individual stems, or a seamless loop of the full track • Record a live performance to WAV • Send MIDI from instrument channels, with configurable channel assignments and drum-note mappings • Connect through Audiobus with the full mix and separate MIDI outputs for drums and each instrument group • Synchronize tempo and transport with Ableton Link • Save your tracks and return to them later WHO IS BEATLY PRO FOR? Beatly Pro is made for producers and composers seeking inspiration; singers and artists who need a beat to write or rehearse with; game developers, filmmakers, and content creators looking for distinctive instrumental music; musicians who want a customizable practice accompaniment; and anyone curious about generative music. HOW DOES IT WORK? Open Beatly Pro and tap Play. The app chooses a set of instruments, tempo, key, and musical patterns, then creates up to 8 bars—32 beats—of instrumental music. Tap Next whenever you want to generate a different idea. Every generated track is yours to shape. Rearrange or repeat its bars, change the tempo or key, swap sounds, adjust the mix, regenerate one instrument, or open the piano roll and edit the notes yourself. Choose from five styles: Default, Lo-fi, Chiptune, Cinematic, and Dance. The Default style is well suited to rap-inspired beats, while every style brings its own instruments and musical character. For more control, use the chord progression builder to define the harmony, or create custom bar patterns that Beatly can use when generating future tracks. You can also change the key or chord of any beat, and Beatly will transpose its notes to match. When your track is ready, save it, export it as MIDI, record your performance, render a WAV mix, create stems, or export a seamless loop for use in another project. You can also connect Beatly Pro to your studio setup through MIDI, Audiobus, or Ableton Link. CAN I USE MY OWN SOUNDS? Yes. Record a sample inside the app, import a WAV or AIFF file, or load an SF2 SoundFont bank. Samples tuned to C will usually give you the most predictable melodic results. Enjoying Beatly Pro? A rating or review on the App Store means a great deal. You can also support future development through the optional tip jar.

Screenshots

SKIIID2 screens
Beatly Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SKIIID at none against Beatly Pro's 2. SKIIID also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Beatly Pro's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 74%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

SKIIID costs $3.99 and Beatly Pro $4.99 up front. Beatly Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. SKIIID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SKIIID against 4.5 for Beatly Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of SKIIID's written reviews are positive against 82% of Beatly Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SKIIID ships an update every 4 days, Beatly Pro every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SKIIID versus Beatly Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSKIIIDBeatly Pro
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (31 ratings)4.5 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews82.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan BolchAntonin Charvat

Customer experience

SKIIID

All ratings31 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative13.0%

Beatly Pro

All ratings37 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.7%

In-app purchases

None

SKIIID

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Beatly Pro

One-time2
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Large tip$3.99

Questions

Is SKIIID free?
SKIIID costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beatly Pro free?
Beatly Pro costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SKIIID or Beatly Pro?
Beatly Pro is rated higher. SKIIID averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Beatly Pro averages 4.5 from 37 ratings.
Do SKIIID or Beatly Pro have ads?
Neither SKIIID nor Beatly Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SKIIID or Beatly Pro?
SKIIID ships an update every 4 days, and Beatly Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, SKIIID was updated on October 11, 2026 and Beatly Pro on October 11, 2026.

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