Comparison

Guitar Idol vs DEBEATS

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

Head to head
About

Guitar Idol

Become a guitar master in this music rhythm game. Play along to pop, rock, and heavy metal tracks, timing your beats to score points and earn stars. Features great graphics and visual effects for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Music rhythm gameplay
  • Multiple music genres (pop, rock, metal)
  • Score points and earn stars
  • Great graphics and visual effects
  • Train reflexes and timing
Features
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Guitar Idol is a music game where you become a talented guitarist and feature a unique rhythm and music band. Moreover, you can select huge music categories like pop, rock, and the best heavy metal, from classic songs to modern beats. Let's be the super guitar idol of millions of fans in the music game franchise. Train your skills and exact reflexes when timing the right beats to score points and you will receive corresponding stars after completing the song. The music and light are ready, with great graphics and visual effects, take the electric guitar to become the absolute guitar master.

About

DEBEATS

This music rhythm game allows players to create and monetize their own beatmaps using copyrighted songs. It leverages the creator economy to distribute earnings among artists and beatmap creators, offering a unique blend of music, gaming, and digital ownership.

Highlights
  • Create and monetize beatmaps
  • Use copyrighted songs
  • Decentralized music gaming
  • Creator economy distribution
  • User-generated content
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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DEBEATS is the first playable, craftable and obtainable decentralized music game built on Polygon, which allows you to combine musical resources with rhythmic performances to map beats and monetize your own beatmaps. DEBEATS offers music fans, artists and creators a growing library of "Copyrighted Songs" to design their own beatmaps. Each beatmap is listed in-game and played by others, generating revenue for its creator, which makes it possible to return the digital ownership to creators and herald a brand new era of music gaming. Players can interpret the songs in different ways and create multiple beatmaps of varying difficulty to extend the "user-generated content" and improve the "playability" for other users. DEBEATS leverages Creator Economy to distribute earnings among contributors. All artists and beatmap creators receive a portion of beatmap sale and other revenue. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, DEBEATS supports multiple platforms and delivers outstanding visual effects and gaming experiences.

Screenshots

Guitar Idol4 screens
DEBEATS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Guitar Idol and DEBEATS both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of DEBEATS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Guitar Idol's. DEBEATS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Guitar Idol's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Guitar Idol sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. DEBEATS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Guitar Idol against 5.0 for DEBEATS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Guitar Idol's written reviews are positive against 50% of DEBEATS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guitar Idol ships an update every 2 weeks, DEBEATS every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guitar Idol versus DEBEATS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuitar IdolDEBEATS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTran Ngoc CuongBinatir Limited

Customer experience

Guitar Idol

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

DEBEATS

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guitar Idol

One-time3
  • 750 Gold$2.99
  • 1200 Gold$4.99
  • 3000 Gold$9.99
None

DEBEATS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guitar Idol free?
Guitar Idol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DEBEATS free?
DEBEATS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guitar Idol or DEBEATS?
Guitar Idol and DEBEATS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Guitar Idol or DEBEATS have ads?
Guitar Idol shows ads; DEBEATS does not.
Which is updated more often, Guitar Idol or DEBEATS?
Guitar Idol ships an update every 2 weeks, and DEBEATS every 4 weeks. Most recently, Guitar Idol was updated on October 29, 2026 and DEBEATS on November 2, 2026.

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