SKIIID vs Beatly Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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With Beatly Pro you can generate unlimited amount of 100% original looped music in rap/lo-fi/chiptune/cinematic/dance genre. Features: - up to 8 bars of music to combine arbitrarily - up to 7 instruments to work with - effects and filters on each channel for shaping the sound (low pass filter, decimation) - simple yet powerful piano roll with undo, realtime beat transpositions, key locks and custom template pattern editor (patterns applicable automatically in the generated music) - chord progression builder - exporting to MIDI (including stems) - rendering stems and seamless loops - key and BPM options - mixer with volume, solo, mute and filters - regeneration of any instrument part - sample recorder and editor - sample import in WAV/M4A format, supporting drag and drop - SF2 SoundFont sound bank import - MIDI files import (single bars only) in the piano roll, supporting drag and drop - drum presets - song mode which automatically arranges the generated bars for you - MIDI output with configurable output channels and notes (for drum instruments) - Audiobus support (MIDI out per channel + full audio mix) - Ableton Link sync support - app color theme configurator Who is Beatly Pro for: • composers/producers to get quick inspiration or a fresh material to work with • artists/singers in need of unique rap beats on demand • game developers, film-makers, digital content creators, who need to use free and original music in any kind of multimedia • musicians who need an accompaniment for their practicing (thanks to the chord progression builder you can simply define what you want Beatly to play) • pretty much anyone interested in generative art and nonmainstream music How it works: Beatly Pro randomly chooses set of instruments and creates 8 unique bars of looped instrumental music (32 beats). You can combine and rearrange these bars arbitrarily and edit them in piano roll. Tempo is chosen automatically, however it can be simply changed as well as key. All notes are picked by the algorithm. Currently you can choose from default rap, lo-fi, chiptune, cinematic or dance styles. Each of these styles brings unique music experience. You can also activate chord progression builder to define exactly what chords will Beatly use in the generated bars or create your own bar patterns which will be consequently used by the algorithm when building a new track. To modify already generated chord progression in the track you can change key/base chord of each beat within a bar. All notes of given beat will be transposed appropriately. Run app, tap the play button. It is that simple. Music will be different each time you hit the reload button. Once you're done editing the tune, simply save it for later, export to MIDI or record your live session to WAV audio file. You can even render separated stems or seamless loop of your entire track. You can also hook up Beatly with your favorite mixer using MIDI output. Drums too loud? Adjust the volume. Synth annoying? Mute it or try other built-in sounds. Loving the sound of piano? Solo it and make it shine. Mixer got your back! Need variation? Reload any instrument part of your track. Generated part not to your liking? Leverage the piano roll to fix algorithm's mistakes and make it awesome! Can I import my own samples? Yes! You can attach or record your very own WAV or M4A sound to any instrument track. Just bear in mind, samples tuned in C will sound best! :) If you like Beatly Pro, please, support us by rating this app in the App Store or donating via in-app purchase. If you have any idea how to improve Beatly Pro, please, leave us a message! Thank you!
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Verdict
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 2 weeks) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Beatly Pro's advantage is chart position (#180 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On rating, 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
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.
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 81% of Beatly Pro's.
SKIIID ships an update every 4 days, Beatly Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SKIIID | Beatly Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) | 4.5 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #180 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephan Bolch | Antonin Charvat |
Customer experience
SKIIID
Beatly Pro
In-app purchases
SKIIID
No in-app purchases
Beatly Pro
- Small tip$1.99
- Large tip$3.99









