WCM Arrow vs Play Beat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
WCM Arrow
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ARROW is a cloud-based global music database for publishers and songwriters that creates a user-friendly mobile app experience which grants users access to manage and listen to demos. ARROW amplifies the ability to support various creative publishing practices including listening to audio, generating playlists to be distributed internally and externally, creating and sending pitches, and tracking cuts, holds, and releases. Features include: *Search and listen to your catalog of demos *Tag your demo with ARROWβs extensive tagging matrix *Create Playlists that can be shared with your team, artists, or labels *Add markers to your audio files to denote the locations of Intros, Verses, Choruses, etc. *Track Holds, Cuts, and Releases
Play Beat
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Play Beat is a beat sequencer from about age 7 (Dutch groep 4 and up) and anyone learning to program a groove. You place hits on 16 steps, listen, then edit until the pattern is tight. Tracks β’ Kick, snare, hi-hat, clap β’ Bass, piano, synth (tap the same step again to raise the pitch) Effects per track Enable FX on one track; the others stay dry. Effects: reverb, lowpass, highpass, saturation, echo. Get started Pick a starter (empty, house, hip hop, rock, ambient) or build from scratch. Play, change steps, set tempo. Your beat stays on the device. The app is free. A single non-personalized Google AdMob banner sits at the bottom. No interstitials, rewarded ads, video, or app-open ads. A one-time in-app purchase (about β¬2) removes that banner. Anyone who already bought the paid iOS app keeps ads off. Restore purchases is in the app. Privacy: https://beatboxbart.nl/playbeat-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WCM Arrow at none against Play Beat's 1. WCM Arrow also leads on ads (none vs shown). Play Beat's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Play Beat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WCM Arrow asks for nothing beyond the download.
WCM Arrow ships an update every 2 months, Play Beat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WCM Arrow | Play Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days β better |
| Ads | No β better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warner Music Inc. | Bart Voogt |
In-app purchases
WCM Arrow
No in-app purchases
Play Beat
- Remove ads$1.99
Questions
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Do WCM Arrow or Play Beat have ads?
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