Comparison

Beat Vibe Pro vs Essential Grooves

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

Head to head
About

Beat Vibe Pro

Create and play percussion rhythms, producing complete songs with sequences of rhythms. Use it as an accurate metronome or a step sequencer/drum machine to craft backup percussion loops with global instrument sounds.

Highlights
  • Create and play percussion rhythms
  • Produce complete songs with sequences
  • Accurate metronome with visualization
  • Step sequencer/drum machine
  • Over 250 percussion instrument samples
  • Over 100 pre-programmed rhythm patterns
  • Export rhythms to audio files
Features
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Create and play percussion rhythms. Produce complete songs with sequences of rhythms with changing tempo, patterns and dynamics. Beat Vibe can be used both as an accurate metronome for practice, with elaborate rhythms and great visualization, or as a step sequencer/drum machine to create backup percussion loops with percussion sounds from around the world. See a review by TheSoundTestRoom here: http://bit.ly/beatvibeipad Ever wanted to create a percussion background loop for you to play with or for practice? Now you can do that easily and intuitively with Beat Vibe. Create multi-track rhythms by placing percussion instrument beats on a timeline using a touch interface specifically designed for the ipad. Setup complete songs by placing rhythm patterns on a timeline. Beat Vibe comes with over 250 percussion instrument samples of instruments from around the world, and with over 100 pre-programmed rhythms ranging in style from Rock, Jazz, Latin, Flamenco and more. Play your rhythms in Beat Vibe where you can also visualize the rhythm, or export your rhythms to audio files that can be played with any audio software. Main features: • Over 250 percussion instrument samples: toms, snares, cymbals, bass, cajon, palmas, conga, darbuka, shaker and more. • Over 100 built-in rhythm patterns: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Reggae, Waltz, Cha Cha, Mambo, Samba, various rock beats. • Special features for flamenco affectionados: flamenco palos - Alegrias, Solea, Buleria, Tangos, Seguiriyas, Sevillianas and more. flamenco percussion instruments - Various Cajon sounds, Palmas, Castanets. Flamenco clock to visualize and practice. • Create complete songs by setting up sequences of rhythms. • Export to audio files: wav, caf or aifc. • Built in equalizer with various presets. • Supports iOS-7 inter-app audio for routing audio to other apps

About

Essential Grooves

This app offers an interactive music listening experience, allowing users to control individual instrument stems. Adjust levels, tempo, and loops to create personalized mixes for singing and playing along. It provides an immersive way to engage with music albums.

Highlights
  • Stem control (mute, solo, pan, fade)
  • Tempo control
  • Looping functionality
  • Lyrics display
  • Adjustable instrument levels
  • Immersive audio experience
Features
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‘Essential Grooves’ is a MYXSTEM app release, allowing users to completely control the listening experience. The app features mute, solo, pan and fade for each stem along with tempo control, looping and lyrics. By adjusting the levels of each instrument (stem), musicians can build the perfect mix to play- and sing-along. All album-as-an-app releases from MYXSTEM deliver interactive audio to create an immersive musical experience.

Screenshots

Beat Vibe Pro4 screens
Essential Grooves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Essential Grooves at 100% against Beat Vibe Pro's 54%. Essential Grooves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Beat Vibe Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and price ($6.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Beat Vibe Pro costs $6.99 and Essential Grooves $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Essential Grooves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Beat Vibe Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Essential Grooves's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Vibe Pro ships an update every 5 months, Essential Grooves every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beat Vibe Pro versus Essential Grooves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat Vibe ProEssential Grooves
Price$6.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuy ShavivMyxstem

Customer experience

Beat Vibe Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral25.0%
Negative21.4%

Essential Grooves

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beat Vibe Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Essential Grooves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat Vibe Pro free?
Beat Vibe Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Essential Grooves free?
Essential Grooves costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beat Vibe Pro or Essential Grooves?
Essential Grooves is rated higher. Beat Vibe Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Essential Grooves averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Beat Vibe Pro or Essential Grooves have ads?
Neither Beat Vibe Pro nor Essential Grooves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat Vibe Pro or Essential Grooves?
Beat Vibe Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Essential Grooves every 25 months. Most recently, Beat Vibe Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Essential Grooves on November 3, 2026.

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