Comparison

Trojan Map vs Beam

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

Head to head
About

Trojan Map

Navigate Carrollton High School with interactive maps highlighting restrooms, classrooms, and accessibility features. This app is exclusively for students and faculty.

Highlights
  • Interactive school maps
  • Highlight restrooms
  • Locate classroom subjects
  • Find stairs and elevators
  • Student and faculty access
Features
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Find your way around Carrollton High School (Georgia). You MUST be a student or faculty member to access maps of the school. Use the interactive controls to highlight: restrooms, classroom subjects, or stairs and elevators. Lead Developers: Will Nixon, Zeke Ussery, Brantley Colquitt Contributors: Christian George, Logan Moore, Devin Smith, McKenzie Miller, Brandon Harper, Ben Parker, Zaylen Almond, Jordan Benton, Dexter Blount, Salvador Garcia, Martin Drupiewski, Tucker Waldrop, Sean Wheeler Designer: Vanessa Phasavath

About

Beam

This app provides ensembles with tools to organize, annotate, and perform music collaboratively. It streamlines rehearsal processes, allowing for easy score management and shared annotation layers for different roles. Access a library of free sheet music and integrate with other tools for attendance and drill management.

Highlights
  • Interactive music organization
  • Score annotation tools
  • Customizable annotation layers
  • Sheet music library access
  • Attendance tracking integration
  • Seamless page management
Features
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Beam transforms rehearsal into an interactive experience, giving ensembles powerful tools to organize, annotate, and perform music together. Built for bands, orchestras, choirs, drum corps, and performing ensembles of every kind, Beam makes it easy to keep every performer on the same page, whether you’re in rehearsal, on the field, or on stage. NEW * Completely redesigned interface now integrated with the full Arc ecosystem * Update licenses or access in Beam, and changes are reflected across all Arc products * Easily upload, re-order and crop scores in the re-designed upload center * Create and save customizable annotation tools Features for Members * One login grants you access to Beam, UDBapp, and Geo * Check-in with Geo without ever leaving Beam, no more interrupted rehearsals * Discover free sheet music in the Beam Public Library Features for Admins and Staff * Easily add, edit, or delete scores in your ensemble's account directly from the app * Assign collections, set lists and songs based on subject, group or subgroup * One tap access to UDB for drill, and Geo for attendance * Discover royalty free sheet music in the Beam Public Library ready to perform or record Integrated with the Arc Ecosystem As part of the Arc ecosystem, Beam integrates seamlessly with UDBapp and Geo, so your music, drill, attendance, and rehearsal tools all work together. With Arc, Beam now offers: * A single login for all your Arc apps: Directors, staff, and performers can access everything they need in one connected platform. * Seamless page management: Edit one or multiple pages at a time with the crop, cut, and delete tools. Reorder, or duplicate pages, and assign a single page to multiple parts all from the upload screens. * Custom Annotation Layers: Role-dependent layers offer directors, students and staff managed access to annotations and notes. * Calendar & Attendance Integration with Geo: See full rehearsal and performance schedules, check-in to events with multiple locations, and track attendance throughout the season. Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not.

Screenshots

Trojan Map1 screens
Beam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trojan Map at 5.0 against Beam's 3.3. Trojan Map also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Beam's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trojan Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trojan Map ships an update every 8 months, Beam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trojan Map versus Beam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrojan MapBeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—11.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobby BlakemoreUltimate Drill Book

Customer experience

Trojan Map

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral7.0%
Negative81.4%

In-app purchases

None

Trojan Map

No in-app purchases

None

Beam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trojan Map free?
Trojan Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beam free?
Beam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trojan Map or Beam?
Trojan Map is rated higher. Trojan Map averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Beam averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Trojan Map or Beam have ads?
Neither Trojan Map nor Beam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trojan Map or Beam?
Trojan Map ships an update every 8 months, and Beam every 4 days. Most recently, Trojan Map was updated on October 9, 2026 and Beam on October 18, 2026.

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