Comparison

Idiotic vs Visual Beat

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

Head to head
About

Idiotic

Create silly music with this sound recording and pitch-changing keyboard. Features built-in sounds, the ability to record your own voice, and a unique pitch control for hilarious effects. It's designed to be the world's silliest instrument for fun and experimentation.

Highlights
  • Sound recording
  • Pitch changing
  • Built-in sound banks
  • Record your own voice
  • Pitch control slider
  • Silly instrument
Features
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Idiotic is a fun, sound recording, pitch changing music keyboard for the iPhone and iPad. With lots of crazy built-in sounds and the ability to record your own, start making Idiotic music today! Slide the Pitch Control to make the sounds higher and lower and truly Idiotic! There are 20 sound banks built-in. From chickens to pianos, to your own voice, Idiotic makes music fun. There are just 8 colourful keys - with Idiotic, there's no such thing as a wrong note. Unless you press the Idiotic button, then all the notes get a bit wrong! Try sliding the pitch control up and down whilst playing for extra annoying, extra Idiotic sounds, or wipe over the key to get some bendy sonics! Record a different sound onto each key, reverse them, perform them, record your Idiotic-ness and send it to your friends! Hold a key and hit record and enter MULTI mode. You can make whole sentences for your friends to enjoy! Idiotic is truly the world's silliest instrument. For more fun nonsense and some fantastic catchy songs, visit www.djeurope.com. DJ Europe is the world's number two DJ, he makes songs about home appliances, love, holidays and more. Take the incredible Washing Machine app for a spin!

About

Visual Beat

Create unique music videos by mixing instruments and vocals from diverse artists. Explore hand-crafted animations that sync with each musician's style. Experiment with various soundtracks to achieve different artistic results.

Highlights
  • Interactive music video creation
  • Mix instruments and vocals
  • Hand-crafted stop motion animations
  • Sync animations with music style
  • Experiment with soundtracks
  • Features diverse artists
Features
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Create your own composition with the interactive music video Visual Beat! Conduct different musicians by mixing their versatile instruments and vocals. Explore hand-crafted stop motion animations matching with each musicians' specific style of music. Experiment with the repertoire of soundtracks to get various results. Lets Play! **AWARDS** Best of the Best - Red Dot Award 1st Prize Visual Music Live Contest - Visual Music Award 1st Prize Motion Art - kurzundschön moving images Junior Award Silver - Art Directors Club Germany FWA Mobile Of The Day Award Selection - :output award Visual Beat is featuring the diversified music of Mohna, Nutia, Clara and Dobré: MOHNA Mohna works as a solo artist as well as with the Hamburg-based band ‘Me Succeeds’. Her process is intuitive and her vocals transmit a sensitivity that adds to the purity of her overall sound. This is complimented by the minimalistic additions of different instruments including piano and clarinet. NUTIA Hamburg-based artist Nutia is an electronic tech-house musician creating silky, pulsating tracks punctuated by different textures and sounds. This is achieved by mixing electronic samples with live sounds to produce spherical and groovy beats.   CLARA Clara is an experienced cellist who has played with an orchestra for many years as well as with different chamber music ensembles. She is also interested in experimental ways of playing her instrument. Using different techniques, she lets the warm sound of her cello vary between soft floating tones and vibrant staccato rhythms.   DOBRÉ Originally from Munich, now based in London, Dobré’s style ranges between indie and folk. His singing and songwriting emits high spirits and is often accompanied by his band. Being very versatile and spontaneous, Dobré manages to create different moods using a wide range of instruments.

Screenshots

Idiotic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idiotic at 93% against Visual Beat's 50%. Idiotic also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 123 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Visual Beat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Idiotic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Beat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Beat holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Idiotic's written reviews are positive against 50% of Visual Beat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Idiotic ships an update every 8 months, Visual Beat every 123 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Idiotic versus Visual Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdioticVisual Beat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 123 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWimbledon SoundMax Moertl

Customer experience

Idiotic

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Visual Beat

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idiotic

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Visual Beat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idiotic free?
Idiotic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Beat free?
Visual Beat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idiotic or Visual Beat?
Visual Beat is rated higher. Idiotic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Visual Beat averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Idiotic or Visual Beat have ads?
Idiotic shows ads; Visual Beat does not.
Which is updated more often, Idiotic or Visual Beat?
Idiotic ships an update every 8 months, and Visual Beat every 123 months. Most recently, Idiotic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visual Beat on November 1, 2026.

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