BPM Calc vs Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
BPM Calc
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Use tap-tempo to quickly find the BPM of a song and then use the timings to create lighting effects. Times are also displayed in timecode.
Flow
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Flow turns your iPhone and iPad into a powerful sensor hub. Build visual data pipelines by connecting nodes on a canvas โ stream camera, motion, and AR data to any device over OSC, UDP, or TCP. VISUAL NODE EDITOR Drag, connect, and configure nodes on an interactive canvas. No coding required. Build complex sensor routing in minutes with an intuitive drag-and-connect interface inspired by tools like TouchDesigner and Max/MSP. 50+ NODES IN 3 CATEGORIES Sources โ Camera & Vision (body pose, hand tracking, face landmarks), Sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, ARKit), Generators (signal, noise, counter, timer, clock, array sequencer), and Data (API request with JSON extraction). Processing โ Math operations, trigonometry, normalize, quantize, smooth filters, map range, waveform modulation, oscillators, logic gates, comparators, thresholds, triggers, delay, sample & hold, looper, vector math, string formatting, and JSON building. Destinations โ TCP client & server, UDP sender, OSC sender. Plus multi-device nodes that broadcast to sequential IP addresses with per-device value offsets โ perfect for LED installations, coordinated displays, and multi-device performances. REAL-TIME LIVE DATA Monitor every node in real time. Source nodes show output data, processing nodes show both input and processed output, destination nodes show what they receive. Human-readable formatting for all data types โ JSON pretty-printing, pose joint details with confidence bars, hex blob previews, matrix grids, and sparkline history charts. MULTI-DEVICE ORCHESTRATION Control multiple devices simultaneously. Set a base IP and device count โ Flow sends to each device with optional per-device value offsets. Create wave effects, staggered animations, or synchronized installations across OSC, UDP, or TCP. API INTEGRATION Fetch data from any REST API with configurable HTTP method, headers, and request body. Extract values from JSON responses using dot-notation key paths. Auto-fetch on intervals or trigger manually. 30+ READY-MADE TEMPLATES Start instantly with pre-built workflows for hand tracking, body pose, face landmarks, accelerometer streaming, ARKit world tracking, noise generation, signal processing chains, multi-device broadcasting, and more. CAMERA PREVIEW Live camera feed appears automatically on the canvas when running vision pipelines. See your pose tracking, hand detection, or face landmarks overlaid in real time. SAVE & REUSE Save workflows and destination presets. Quickly switch between network configurations. Load saved workflows from the template picker. BUILT FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS Flow is designed for artists, VJs, installation designers, creative coders, and anyone who needs to get sensor data from iOS to other software or hardware. Works seamlessly with TouchDesigner, Max/MSP, Processing, openFrameworks, Unity, Unreal Engine, Resolume, and any OSC/UDP/TCP-compatible tool. TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS โข iOS 17+ with SwiftUI and Swift Concurrency โข 60fps pipeline engine with actor-based architecture โข Network.framework for low-latency TCP/UDP โข Full OSC 1.0 protocol support โข Vision framework for real-time pose estimation โข CoreMotion for all device sensors โข ARKit for world and face tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BPM Calc at Free against Flow's $4.99. BPM Calc also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.0). Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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BPM Calc is free to download; Flow costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BPM Calc ships an update every 5 months, Flow every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BPM Calc | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $4.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bev Fremin | Ibrahim Sefa Tuna |
In-app purchases
BPM Calc
No in-app purchases
Flow
No in-app purchases









