Comparison

Spool vs BeamLoop

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

Head to head
About

Spool

Easily create professional music videos with studio-quality visual effects on your mobile device. This app combines a drum machine with video editing, offering intuitive tools to sync visuals with your music. Import your own footage or use a curated library of content and effects.

Highlights
  • Real-time visual effects performance
  • Audio-reactive effects
  • BPM Sync for music synchronization
  • Extensive library of curated visuals
  • Import custom video footage
  • Multiple export formats for social media
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Creativity on tap. Spool is the easiest way to make awesome music videos with studio-quality visual effects - all on your iPhone or iPad. Drum machine meets video editor in an experience that’s as playful as it is intuitive. Find your beat with Spool's unique and immersive editing tools. Import your own footage or stay fresh with our library of frequently updated content and effects. Tap between video content and realtime effects, or set up audio-reactive effects to automatically move and change in time with your music. Adjust, trim, colorize, and sync to express your vision! Edit to the beat of your own creativity. = = = = = Performer * Tap on 12 video pads and 6 realtime global effects at a time, to perform your visuals to the music * Easily swap out video and effect pads * Create portrait, landscape or square video exports, and effortlessly share on social media or with friends * Record and playback custom sequences Editing Made Easy * Sync effects to match up perfectly with your music with BPM Sync * Colorize, trim, and add effects to videos and music * Playback settings: latch visuals to loop or trigger when tapped * Adjust attack and release of each global effect to fade in/out or snap on/off Visuals * Our carefully curated library contains a large range of original visuals and video content, made from some of the most prolific and inspiring producers and VJs around * Includes animation, live action, psychedelic and trippy effects, 3D graphics, slow motion, landscapes, cartoons, hand drawn visuals, and so much more * Realtime effects Music * Load your own songs from your device * Select music from your personal Apple Music library * Choose from our custom collection of music, with styles including techno, hip hop, EDM, and tons more = = = = = The free download of Spool is a demonstration of the software and contains restrictions on content and functionality. Subscribe to Spool Pro to unlock its full collection of curated sounds and visuals. Subscribe now to create studio-quality videos at a fraction of the price. = = = = = Learn artistic techniques and find creative inspiration with our collection of tutorials! Visit youtube.com/pixite to get started. = = = = = SPOOL PRO Use Spool Pro for free during the free 7-day trial. After the free trial, you will be automatically renewed to your selected subscription which you can cancel at any time. Paid subscriptions cost $3.99 USD per week for the weekly plan, $9.99 USD per month for the monthly plan, and $39.99 USD per year for the yearly plan. Prices are subject to change. Spool Pro automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage Spool Pro subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a Spool Pro subscription. = = = = = Privacy Policy http://pixiteapps.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use http://pixiteapps.com/terms-of-use/

About

BeamLoop

Features
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Publish once. Be everywhere. BeamLoop brings your social publishing workflow into one streamlined console. Upload a photo or video, choose your connected channels, write your caption, and publish everywhere without repeating the same process in every app. Connect Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, Discord, and Telegram, then choose exactly which destinations receive each post. Publish immediately or schedule for a future time, while Launch Drop helps coordinate releases across multiple channels. Start with one shared caption and create platform-specific versions when a channel needs something different. For supported platforms, you can also choose between timeline, Reel, and Story placement. Before publishing, Post Preflight checks your selected media, destinations, captions, connection status, scheduling, and other requirements to help identify anything that needs attention. History lets you follow scheduled, processing, successful, and failed posts, with individual delivery results for every destination. You can cancel scheduled posts and retry eligible failures without republishing to destinations that already succeeded. Save reusable caption ideas inside BeamLoop and bring them into future posts whenever you need inspiration. Smart Channel Groups also let you save frequently used destination combinations for faster publishing. BeamLoop currently supports publishing to Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and Linkedin. TikTok and Threads are displayed as coming soon. Terms of Use (EULA): https://beamloop-production.up.railway.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://beamloop-production.up.railway.app/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Spool4 screens
BeamLoop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Spool at 4 against BeamLoop's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Spool sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and BeamLoop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spool ships an update every 4 weeks, BeamLoop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Spool versus BeamLoop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpoolBeamLoop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixite Inc.ALEXANDRU MARIO IONESCU

Bugs and requests

Spool

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Exporting issues with specific clips
  • Audio waveform not displaying correctly
  • Freezing and crashing during export
  • Inability to load user's own audio/video
  • Subscription and purchase flow problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Expand video template library
  • Allow for multiple decks per song
  • Add more video and audio clip options
  • Improve export quality and stability
  • Offer a one-time purchase option

BeamLoop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spool

Subscriptions3
  • Spool Pro - Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Spool Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Spool Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
4 purchases

BeamLoop

Subscriptions4
  • Creator Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Creator Yearly$79.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$159.991 Year

Questions

Is Spool free?
Spool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeamLoop free?
BeamLoop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spool or BeamLoop have ads?
Neither Spool nor BeamLoop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spool or BeamLoop?
Spool ships an update every 4 weeks, and BeamLoop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spool was updated on October 20, 2026 and BeamLoop on October 11, 2026.

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