Comparison

BPM Meter vs King Key

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

Head to head
About

BPM Meter

Instantly calculate the beats per minute (BPM) of any song or sound. This tool also provides BPM ranges for half and double tempos, enabling seamless transitions between genres and pace changes for DJs.

Highlights
  • Calculate song BPM
  • Determine half tempo BPM
  • Determine double tempo BPM
  • Seamless genre hopping
  • Pace adjustment tool
Features
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Our groundbreaking new BPM meter is the latest must have tool for your DJ sets. At the push of a button, our app will calculate the BPM of a song, or sound, and not only give you the current BPM, but will also calculate the BPM ranges for both half that tempo and double the tempo, meaning you can hop genres or change the pace seamlessly without stopping the music!

About

King Key

This app provides high-quality one-shot keyboard samples, including vintage typewriters and modern synthesizers. It offers 9 instruments and 11 presets, usable as a standalone instrument or an AUv3 plugin within music production hosts.

Highlights
  • High-quality one-shot keyboard samples
  • Vintage typewriter and MIDI keyboard sounds
  • 9 instruments and 11 presets
  • AUv3 plugin compatibility
  • Standalone instrument mode
  • Proprietary high-detailed sampling techniques
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In grand celebration of International Joke Day 2024, we at Caelum used our incredibly intelligent minds to bring you our first sampler; King Key. Gone are the days when you were left begging for high quality one-shot keyboard samples, now you can get King Key. Anywhere in the world you can now play the sounds of a keyboard, on your keyboard. We also blessed you with the sounds of a MIDI keyboard, a typewriter and 4 produced kits as our generosity knows no limits. Click, Clack, Svvvvt, B-ding, cha-cuh, fshhhh. With 9 instruments and 11 presets at your finger tips you can finally be the person your parents wanted you to be, a King Key one. Using proprietary high-detailed sampling techniques, which are sadly too complex for you to understand without demonstrative play-dough, we have captured the essence and spirit of a vintage Imperial typewriter, a Modal Cobalt8X and a Generic USB keyboard. We then took these beautiful, inspirational samples and produced them into some juicy, expressive kits for your pleasure. King Key is designed as an AUv3 plugin, meaning it works within iOS and iPadOS hosts such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis 3, AUM and Beatmaker 3. King Key also works as a standalone instrument.

Screenshots

BPM Meter4 screens
King Key2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: King Key at 100% against BPM Meter's 80%. King Key also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

BPM Meter costs $2.99 and King Key $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BPM Meter versus King Key: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBPM MeterKing Key
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating—4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrackwise Media LtdCaelum Audio

Customer experience

BPM Meter

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

King Key

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BPM Meter

No in-app purchases

None

King Key

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BPM Meter free?
BPM Meter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is King Key free?
King Key costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BPM Meter or King Key have ads?
Neither BPM Meter nor King Key shows ads.

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