Comparison

Beat Vibe Pro vs Guide Track

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

Guide Track

This tool helps musicians quickly create precise guide tracks for recording. It allows users to input song structure, chords, and beat styles to generate smart click tracks, chord charts, and even basic drum and bass lines.

Highlights
  • Create precise guide tracks
  • Input song structure, chords, and beat styles
  • Generate smart click tracks
  • Create chord sheets
  • Automated bass track
  • Over 35 stock drum patterns
  • Supports Inter-app audio and Audiobus 2
Features
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From the US Store: Songwriter's pre-production tool extraordinaire ! ***** by Mythmongrel - Version - 1.2.0 - Oct 31, 2014 The best app for easily laying out the form of a composition. It's does exactly what it's meant to do and it keeps getting better. Highly recommend it. Accept No Substitutes. ***** by Focusking - Version - 1.2.0 - Oct 9, 2014 Get this app, and you are in for a pleasant surprise; it's versatile, it's multi-purpose, and it knocks the competition out of the game. And, unlike other developers, this dev responds promptly, and positively. Are you a songwriter, electronic composer or are you in a band? Do you record your music and sometimes have trouble getting started or laying down tracks to record on top of? If the answer to either of these questions is yes then you owe it to yourself to own Guide Track! Guide Track is the primary go-to tool when you want to quickly create a precise guide track for recording when you know the song structure and the style. Simply enter in the time signature (which you can change at any time during the song), which chords (or rests) for how many beats and the beat style—Guide Track does the rest for you! Use inter-app audio or AudioBus 2 or save your track to file and you are ready to start recording for real with a perfect smart click track and guide chords, drums and bass. Save hours of messing around and get to what matters—your creativity. Once done you can mute the guide track to reveal your perfectly structured recording. It's like a sculptor using a mold when casting, except instead of bronze, you end up with perfectly structured music. You may want to even keep your guide track in there or record one of the parts such as bass or arpeggios as a real track, especially if you use a professional synth via MIDI out. You can also use Guide Track to print out chord sheets for your band or to capture song ideas or for recording aid. Features • Records stereo WAV file that can be copied and pasted, saved to Dropbox or emailed • Supports Inter-app recording and Audiobus 2 • Saves 5-track Type 1 MIDI files • Direct output to any MIDI device • All major chord families covered with chord inversions with choice of accidentals • Independent automated bass track with separate octave and sound controls • Change bass note to any desired value for a given chord change • Over 35 stock drum patterns • Click and Count-in • Add lyrics to your score • 128 GM Sounds on two different synths • Several chord play styles including 6 arpeggio patterns • Instant chord sheet which can be printed or emailed as PDF • Add various rests or chords as needed • Transpose songs any time • Time signatures that readjust beat structures for you • Preview chords before inserting • Undo and Redo • Automate changes to tempo, time signature, volume, play style and more during playback • Define up to 6 reusable named sections for ultra fast song creation • Innovative section navigator helps you move around your song • Rearrange or insert chords, rests or sections • Looping playback

Screenshots

Beat Vibe Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guide Track at $3.99 against Beat Vibe Pro's $6.99. Guide Track also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 Guide Track $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Beat Vibe Pro against 3.9 for Guide Track. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Beat Vibe Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of Guide Track's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat Vibe Pro ships an update every 5 months, Guide Track every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beat Vibe Pro versus Guide Track: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat Vibe ProGuide Track
Price$6.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.215.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuy ShavivTechné Media

Customer experience

Beat Vibe Pro

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

Guide Track

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Beat Vibe Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Guide Track

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat Vibe Pro free?
Beat Vibe Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guide Track free?
Guide Track costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beat Vibe Pro or Guide Track?
Beat Vibe Pro is rated higher. Beat Vibe Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Guide Track averages 3.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Beat Vibe Pro or Guide Track have ads?
Neither Beat Vibe Pro nor Guide Track shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat Vibe Pro or Guide Track?
Beat Vibe Pro ships an update every 5 months, and Guide Track every 2 months. Most recently, Beat Vibe Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and Guide Track on October 3, 2026.

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