Comparison

HiBeats vs Quips

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

Head to head
About

HiBeats

Connect with artists, industry professionals, and creators worldwide. Discover emerging talent, find job opportunities, and collaborate on projects. Listen to music without ads and explore new content.

Highlights
  • Global artist and industry connections
  • Discover emerging talent
  • Find job opportunities
  • Collaborate on projects
  • Ad-free music listening
  • Upload your own content
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HiBeats is not just a social media, it is a community born as a solution to connect artists, industry professionals and creators globally anywhere around the world in seconds. If you are an artist. Here you will increase your visibility, connect with other artists and industry professionals and find jobs. From crucial contacts to awards and new collabs. If you are industry. HiBeats is the community where professionals discover artists before they go mainstream. Network globally, connect with artists and creators from other industries near you and use analytics to make the best decisions. If you are an explorer. On HiBeats you can listen to emerging artists without ads, upload your own content and meet interesting people near you. Welcome to HiBeats. Where your talent is what really matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hibeats.com/privacy-policy

About

Quips

Easily record and share short audio clips as sound effects or catchphrases within iMessage. Enhance conversations with custom audio, reactions, and artwork, bypassing the need for typing or awkward voice memos. Discover trending sounds and follow creators.

Highlights
  • Record 10-second audio clips
  • Add custom artwork to clips
  • Send via iMessage extension
  • Follow creators and get notifications
  • React to clips with emoji
  • Browse trending and saved clips
  • Light and dark mode support
Features
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Record a 10-second clip — a punchline, a sound effect, your dog, your favorite line — name it, and it's live. Open the iMessage extension, tap a quip, and send it as a clean audio bubble. No more pasting URLs, no awkward voice memos, no fumbling with the mic button mid-conversation. GREAT FOR • The friend who replies with the same Vine quote 14 times a day • Roast sessions, inside jokes, group-chat callbacks • Creators making catchphrases, ad reads, podcast soundbites • Anyone tired of typing "lol" when a sound would do WHAT YOU CAN DO • Record clips up to 10 seconds with one tap • Add custom artwork to each quip • Send via the native iMessage extension — works in any conversation • Follow creators and ring the bell to know when they post • React with emoji, save quips you love, share to anywhere • Browse trending and most-sent quips in Search • Light and dark mode WHO THIS IS FOR Group-chat regulars, podcast fans, comedy creators, anyone who's ever wanted a quick way to fire off a sound instead of typing. Built for iOS and the Messages app — no separate app to open while you're texting. PRIVACY Your quips are public unless you mark them as private. We never share your contacts, location, or microphone activity outside of recording the quip you're making. You can delete your account and all your data from Settings → Delete Account at any time. QUESTIONS support@quipsapp.net By using Quips, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://quipsapp.net/eula) and Privacy Policy (https://quipsapp.net/privacy).

Screenshots

HiBeats4 screens
Quips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Quips at 5.0 against HiBeats's 3.7. Quips also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). HiBeats's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. HiBeats sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Quips asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiBeats has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of HiBeats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quips's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiBeats ships an update every 5 days, Quips every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HiBeats versus Quips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiBeatsQuips
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDarkan TechnologiesZachary Simpson

Customer experience

HiBeats

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

Quips

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HiBeats

One-time10
  • 800 Coins$0.99
  • 50 Coins$1.00
  • 300 Coins$4.29
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  • 5000 Coins$4.99
  • 800 Coin$7.99
  • 12000 Coins$9.99
  • 2000 Coins$15.99
  • 30000 Coins$19.99
  • 80000 Coins$49.99
  • 200000 Coins$99.99
None

Quips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiBeats free?
HiBeats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quips free?
Quips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HiBeats or Quips?
Quips is rated higher. HiBeats averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Quips averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HiBeats or Quips have ads?
Neither HiBeats nor Quips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiBeats or Quips?
HiBeats ships an update every 5 days, and Quips every 3 weeks. Most recently, HiBeats was updated on October 25, 2026 and Quips on October 10, 2026.

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