Comparison

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine vs Beats Live!

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

Head to head
About

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

This app provides a metronome with realistic drum beats instead of a simple click. It's designed to improve timing, aid in songwriting, and facilitate live jamming and performance. Users can access a large library of pre-made beats across various genres and customize their practice sessions.

Highlights
  • Realistic drum beats, not a click
  • 100+ pre-made beats in various genres
  • Adjustable tempo without pitch change
  • Personalize and favorite beats
  • Improve timing with Bar Break beats
  • Connect to other music apps via Inter-app Audio
  • Jam via Bluetooth or AirPlay
Features
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You found it! Drum Beats+ is the metronome app that improves your timing using great sounding drum beats, not a boring click. But that’s not all. It can also help you write songs, jam with friends, or even perform live. It's a learning, jamming and performing tool that keeps getting better, just like you. "No more annoying metronome ticks or digital click tempos!" ~ AnthonyVilla "Awesome sounding and authentically grooving drum loops…but also a great practice tool for timing." ~ Ets5017 "Sorry drummers...but I use this on live gigs." ~ RBJ555 "A proper replacement for your deadbeat drummer." ~ Rolling Stone Magazine - - - FEATURES Cheaper than a metronome, simpler than a drum machine. • SUPER SIMPLE DESIGN - spend more time playing, less time learning the app • NO WORK REQUIRED - Standard Library comes with 100+ PRE-MADE great sounding beats in a variety of genres (Add 250+ with the Pro Library) • VERSATILE 45 to 200 Tempo Range -- play all the songs you want • ADJUSTABLE - Play any beat at any speed WITHOUT CHANGING THE PITCH • FAVORITE beats have their own tab. Play and practice faster. • LOCK THE TEMPO to save time during practice (tap the padlock button on tempo screen) • PERSONALIZE - Tap edit to RENAME the beats (e.g. "My Hit Song") - - - As you advance as a player, you’ll grow into the app’s advanced features. • Improve your timing with Bar Break beats that rest for entire bars or more • Refine your ear with beats that alternate between swing and straight feels, loud and soft volumes and beats per bar • Connect to GarageBand and other music apps using Inter-app Audio • Jam loud by using BlueTooth or AirPlay to play beats through your stereo or Apple TV • Hit the randomizer button to challenge yourself with beats you might not choose - - - So many drummers, so little time. Drum Beats+ includes four style packs and four training packs—100+ beats in all—with tons more in our Pro Library. • Break Beats. 16 bumping beats of classic funk and soul breaks • Hit Songs I. 16 beats based on popular songs every musician should know • Pop Rock I. 24 beats spanning funk, straight ahead rock, shuffles and more • R&B Essentials I: 16 excellent modern and vintage-sound electronic beats • Rhythm, Timing, & Dynamics Packs. 41 practice beats that alternate grooves, volumes, beats per bar and rests • Every beat features different sounds—booming rock bass drums, snappy soul snares and more. All digitally mastered to make practicing a pleasure - - - Enjoy this powerful, yet easy-to-use tool to get the best music experience! No need to replace the app with a complicated drum machine, or even a drummer. Just add more beats with our Pro Library. Preview everything inside the app. Drum Beats+ Pro Drum Beats+ Pro Subscription allows you unlock all sounds and features. Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: - 1 year subscription with 7-day free trial - 1 year subscription - Lifetime subscription Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to iTunes Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. Privacy Policy: https://ninebuzz.com/privacypolicy_en/ Terms of Service: https://ninebuzz.com/terms_en/

About

Beats Live!

This app provides a rhythm section with over 400 live-recorded drum and percussion loops across various genres. It features a tempo slider, tap tempo, and unique 'listen' and 'live' modes for practicing, performing, or teaching.

Highlights
  • Over 400 live-recorded drum and percussion loops
  • Multiple genres and styles
  • Tempo slider and tap tempo
  • Listen mode for auditioning loops
  • Live mode for sequential loop playback
  • Background playback support
  • Landscape and portrait modes
Features
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Consider this app to be the metronome that you actually love to study and perform with! Not just a click but a rhythm section that performed live in one real recording room, no edits, no manipulation but raw, natural groove in many styles. Around 400 loops that you can study, jam, perform live or teach with! 250 loops (all 2 bars in length) in many genres performed by a live studio drummer and percussion player and another 150 performed on drums only (e.g., jazz and rock) Complete with tempo slider and tap tempo. Plus, a unique feature; 'listen mode' and 'live mode' for either quickly auditioning loops or having loops play after each other, maintaining the same tempo (live mode). Content of the app: POP/ROCK/FUNK/SOCA/TRAP: 70 bpm-10 loops 90 bpm-32 loops 110 bpm-48 loops 130 bpm-64 loops 140 bpm-6 loops (trap beats) 150 bpm-28 loops BRAZILIAN/CUBAN: 110 bpm-36 loops 130 bpm-32 loops 12/8 AND 12/8 AFRO: 100 bpm-14 loops 110 bpm-16 loops 120 bpm-14 loops 130 bpm-19 loops 140 bpm-16 loops JAZZ: 130 bpm-8 loops 160 bpm-8 loops 190 bpm-8 loops 220 bpm-11 loops 250 bpm-14 loops 280 bpm-14 loops Features: -the ultimate 'real human feel-metronome' for studying on your instrument -listen mode pages allow for auditioning of all loops and changing their tempo -listen mode page has auto reset to original tempo after switching to new loop -live mode page allows for long performances, teaching or studying -live mode page has unique tempo sync function that allows loops to follow each other..  -live mode follows the tempo set by user, all loops within chapter stay in tempo -easy to use interface with clear labeling and play button -chapters with different genres and styles -different styles within tempo pages are color coded for easy manoeuvring -plus or minus 30 bpm manipulation with tempo slider in each chapter -drums and percussion loops recorded live in the same room! -performed on top of the line instruments (adapted per style) -recorded in high end audio facility in the Netherlands -mixed and mastered to blend into your music -played by the most experienced session players in the Benelux -the app continues playing in the background enabling you to read charts.... -landscape and portrait mode available on iPad (combine with any pdf reader if you like) Goes without saying: sound quality always best with speakers or headphones :-) MISSING OUT ON ANY GENRE? SEND US AN EMAIL WITH SUGGESTIONS, WE WILL LIST YOUR REQUEST FOR FUTURE RECORDINGS AND UPDATES! :-) info@iosappsformusicians.com Made and produced by the company that knows how to make apps for musicians.  Please visit www.iosappsformusicians.com for all apps and youtube videos!

Screenshots

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine4 screens
Beats Live!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine at Free against Beats Live!'s $3.99. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 3). Beats Live!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads and device support 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

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is free to download; Beats Live! costs $3.99 up front. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Beats Live! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beats Live! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine has 4.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine's written reviews are positive against 50% of Beats Live!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine versus Beats Live!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrum Beats+ Rhythm MachineBeats Live!
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size773 MB377 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNinebuzz Software LLCGo Independent Records

Customer experience

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

All ratings4,494 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews383 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative17.0%

Beats Live!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Mutes after three loops
  • Sounds are OK, AirPlay doesn't work
  • NOT a metronome app - and a big problem with tempo
  • I don't have an Airturn
  • Sounds are poor
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  • Depletes battery in the background

Requested features

11 requests
  • Visual cue could be an improvement
  • Tap tempo
  • Ability to save customizations
  • Finer tempo adjustment
  • Ability to create own beats, sounds, and patterns
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  • More ballroom rhythms like Tango, Foxtrot, Cha Cha
  • Ability to rename favorite beats
  • Ability to record and export beats
  • Bluetooth pedal support for start, end, fill, next, previous
  • Indicators for bar start and rate
  • More reggae, waltz, and odd meter patterns

Beats Live!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine

Subscriptions6
  • Drum Beats+ Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Drum Beats+ Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
  • DB+ Pro 1 Year (3-days Free)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Drum Beats+ Pro Unlimited3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Jazz 1$4.99
  • Heavy Metal 1$4.99
  • Blues 1$4.99
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  • Country 1$4.99
  • Blues 2$4.99
None

Beats Live!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine free?
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beats Live! free?
Beats Live! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or Beats Live!?
Beats Live! is rated higher. Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Beats Live! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine or Beats Live! have ads?
Neither Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine nor Beats Live! shows ads.

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