Comparison

Dropophone vs Beatly

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

Head to head
About

Dropophone

Compose minimalist melodies by tapping multi-colored raindrops. Each drop triggers a unique note that loops, allowing you to create soothing, rain-like soundscapes. Includes a metronome for timing.

Highlights
  • Minimalist melody creation
  • Raindrop sound effects
  • Looping musical notes
  • Multi-colored raindrops
  • Metronome included
  • Simple interface
Features
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Create your own minimalist melodies with this exciting new app. Based on Lullatone's album "Little Songs About Raindrops," this app allows you to make songs that sound like drips and drops falling on a tiny orchestra of instruments. Pressing the multi-colored raindrops triggers notes that loop every six seconds. Combine different colored drops and notes to compose your own rainy-day melodic backdrops. A metronome is also included to help you keep time. This app is super simple on purpose. Simple is magic! Tell us what you think: hello@lullatone.com

About

Beatly

Generate unlimited original looped music in various genres like rap, lo-fi, and dance. Customize tempo, select keys, and record your creations to WAV. Ideal for producers, artists, and content creators needing unique background music.

Highlights
  • Unlimited original looped music generation
  • Multiple genres (rap, lo-fi, dance, chiptune, cinematic)
  • Key and tempo selection
  • Record output to WAV
  • Save and share generated beats
Features
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Beatly is a generative music app built for those moments when you want to create but need a spark. Generate two-bar instrumental loops in Default, lo-fi, chiptune, cinematic, and dance styles, then choose a key, adjust the tempo, record the result, or save it for later. Beatly is not an AI music generator. Instead of prompts or trained models, it creates music on your device using a purpose-built algorithm and curated musical patterns. FEATURES • Generate as many new musical ideas as you like • Create two-bar instrumental loops with drums, bass, chords, and melodies • Choose from default/rap, lo-fi, chiptune, cinematic, and dance styles • Select a key or let Beatly choose one automatically • Change the tempo or keep the automatically selected BPM • Record the live mix as a WAV audio file • Save, load, and delete your generated tracks • Share a saved project with Beatly Pro and continue working on it there • Get guidance directly inside the app with contextual help WHO IS BEATLY FOR? Beatly is made for producers and composers looking for a quick spark of inspiration; singers and artists who need a beat to write, practice, or rehearse with; musicians who want an accompaniment for practice; game developers, filmmakers, and content creators looking for distinctive instrumental ideas; and anyone curious about generative music without AI. HOW DOES IT WORK? Open Beatly and tap Play. The app chooses a set of instruments, tempo, key, and musical patterns, then creates two unique bars—eight beats—of instrumental music. Tap Next whenever you want to generate a different idea. Choose a style to change the musical character of the next track. You can also select a specific key or leave it set to Random, and adjust the tempo at any time. When you find an idea you like, save it and return to it later, share the project, or record the live playback as a WAV file. WANT TO TAKE THE TRACK FURTHER? Beatly Pro is a separate app that adds hands-on arrangement, piano-roll editing, a full mixer and effects, custom samples and SoundFonts, chord progressions, MIDI and audio export, and studio connectivity. To continue a free Beatly project in Beatly Pro, save the track, choose Share Beat from the menu, select Beatly Pro in the share sheet, and then open Beatly Pro. The project will be imported automatically. If you enjoy Beatly, a rating or review on the App Store means a great deal. Questions or ideas? Send us a message—we would love to hear from you.

Screenshots

Dropophone2 screens
Beatly2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beatly at 4.7 against Dropophone's 3.8. Beatly also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 67 months). Dropophone's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (8.3 vs 17.6). 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

Beatly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Dropophone's written reviews are positive against 71% of Beatly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dropophone ships an update every 67 months, Beatly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dropophone versus Beatly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropophoneBeatly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1314 — better
Update frequencyEvery 67 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.3 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAUS K.K.Antonin Charvat

Customer experience

Dropophone

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.6%

Beatly

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dropophone

No in-app purchases

None

Beatly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dropophone free?
Dropophone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beatly free?
Beatly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dropophone or Beatly?
Beatly is rated higher. Dropophone averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Beatly averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Dropophone or Beatly have ads?
Neither Dropophone nor Beatly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dropophone or Beatly?
Dropophone ships an update every 67 months, and Beatly monthly. Most recently, Dropophone was updated on October 21, 2026 and Beatly on October 24, 2026.

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