Comparison

Beatsy vs Music Visualizer DJ

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

Head to head
About

Beatsy

Experience music like never before by transforming your surroundings into dynamic visualizers. This app uses your device's microphone or music library to distort the world around you with ten unique, customizable effects. Capture and share your augmented reality creations.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality music visualizer
  • Distort world with microphone or music library
  • Ten customizable visualizers
  • Scale visualizers to epic sizes
  • Immersive 3D distortion with LiDAR
  • Capture and share photos/videos
Read full description

Turn your wall into a giant speaker or transform a road into a rolling wave of notes with Beatsy, a groundbreaking augmented reality music visualizer. Distort the world around you to your music or voice! Highlights: • Distort the world around you using microphone input or music from your library. • Ten unique and customizable visualizers. • Scale visualizers up to epic sizes. • On devices with a LiDAR sensor, try the immersive visualizers which let you distort the world in three dimensions. • Capture and share photos and videos of the effects in action. So get Beatsy and start experiencing sound in a whole new way!

About

Music Visualizer DJ

Create stunning visual artworks synchronized with your music. Choose from various visualization modes, backgrounds, and apply real-time image effects. Record and share your immersive visual experiences.

Highlights
  • Music synchronization
  • Multiple visualization modes
  • Customizable backgrounds and effects
  • MIDI input control
  • NDI streaming support
  • Audio recording
Features
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--- Experience Your Music with Vythm --- Unlock the potential of music visualization with Vythm! Vythm is a versatile music visualization app that allows you to create visual artworks in harmony with your selected music. It includes a variety of unique visualization modes, including Equalizer, Mandala, Shapes, Fluids, Psychedelic, Dreaming, and more. Choose a background and apply image effects to personalize your visualization completely. --- Your Vision, Your Visualization --- Vythm provides you with numerous options to realize your creative vision: - Over 100 carefully selected backgrounds. - MIDI input for precise visual control. - NDI streaming support for sharing your creations. - Real-time image effects like color correction, bloom, chromatic aberration, and more. - Size, rotation, and orientation adjustments. And much more! The Equalizer, Rhythm, and Peer modes are available for free, while other modes can be unlocked through a subscription. --- Input Formats --- Select your music from a variety of sources: - Import any mp3 or m4a files. - Access your iTunes library (Please note that Apple Music is not currently supported). - Utilize your device's microphone, with sensitivity adjustments for various use cases. - Enjoy three preselected songs for quick inspiration. --- Record Your Masterpiece --- Vythm offers a recording feature that enables you to share or save your creations. Revisit your immersive visual world at your convenience or dazzle your audience with your artistic masterpiece. --- Share Your Thoughts --- Our top priority is to provide you with the best possible experience. If you encounter issues or have ideas for new features, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@mkgames.org. If you enjoy the app, we would greatly appreciate your feedback and a review! Thank you for choosing Vythm! Download and experience Vythm (Music Visualization 2024 / Audio Visualizer) today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beatsy4 screens
Music Visualizer DJ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatsy at none against Music Visualizer DJ's 18. Beatsy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Music Visualizer DJ's advantage is ratings volume (721 vs 23) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Music Visualizer DJ sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. Beatsy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beatsy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Music Visualizer DJ has 721 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Beatsy's written reviews are positive against 70% of Music Visualizer DJ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beatsy ships an update fortnightly, Music Visualizer DJ weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Beatsy versus Music Visualizer DJ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatsyMusic Visualizer DJ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23 ratings) — better4.6 (721 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings23721 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB478 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRare Realities, LLCMarvin Krueger

Customer experience

Beatsy

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Music Visualizer DJ

All ratings721 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral7.6%
Negative22.7%

Bugs and requests

Beatsy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Music Visualizer DJ

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Saved videos playing at slower rate after 10 seconds
  • Inability to recover large saved files on Mac
  • Freezing and crashing issues on certain devices
  • Audio input issues when using HDMI adapters

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to purchase a one-time license
  • More free visualizer options and presets
  • Integration with Apple Music and other streaming services
  • Improved multi-monitor and external display support
  • Sequencing and beat-syncing capabilities
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  • Randomize feature that skips unpurchased settings

In-app purchases

None

Beatsy

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Music Visualizer DJ

Subscriptions9
  • Vythm PRO$3.497 Days
  • Vythm PRO3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Vythm PRO$4.997 Days
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  • Vythm PRO special offer$6.991 Month
  • Vythm PRO$9.991 Month
  • All features and modes$14.991 Month
  • All features and modes$24.991 Year
  • Vythm PRO7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • All features and modes$44.991 Year
One-time9
  • Mandala mode on mobile devices$4.99
  • Shapes mode for mobile$4.99
  • Fluids mode for mobile devices$4.99
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  • Psychedelic mode for mobile$4.99
  • Dreaming mode for mobile$4.99
  • Mandala mode for desktop$4.99
  • Psychedelic mode for desktop$4.99
  • Shapes 2 mode on mobile$4.99
  • Unlock all (including updates)$139.99

Questions

Is Beatsy free?
Beatsy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Music Visualizer DJ free?
Music Visualizer DJ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beatsy or Music Visualizer DJ?
Beatsy is rated higher. Beatsy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Music Visualizer DJ averages 4.6 from 721 ratings.
Do Beatsy or Music Visualizer DJ have ads?
Neither Beatsy nor Music Visualizer DJ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beatsy or Music Visualizer DJ?
Beatsy ships an update fortnightly, and Music Visualizer DJ weekly. Most recently, Beatsy was updated on September 26, 2026 and Music Visualizer DJ on October 14, 2026.

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