Comparison

TypeBeat vs Build

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

Head to head
About

TypeBeat

Create unique music by mixing up to four premium beats with intuitive controls. Effortlessly synchronize tracks, adjust volumes, and manage your sound for professional-quality results in seconds.

Highlights
  • Mix up to four premium beats
  • Intuitive interface for quick track building
  • Synchronize tracks to any tempo
  • Fine-tune individual track volumes
  • Color-coded harmonic key system
  • Effortless track removal
Features
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Create Your Sound Craft unique musical experiences by mixing up to four premium beats across different tempos. TypeBeat's intuitive interface lets you build professional-quality tracks in seconds. Simple Controls The elegant top row provides essential tools: output selection, playback control, pitch lock, and wake lock—all designed with precision. Perfect Synchronization Select any tempo to instantly resync all tracks from their starting points, ensuring flawless timing with every beat. Intuitive Mixing Add beats with a simple tap, then fine-tune individual volumes for the perfect balance. The color-coded system helps you identify complementary keys for harmonic perfection. Effortless Management Remove tracks with a smooth swipe gesture, maintaining your creative flow without interruption. Let one or two beats lead while others provide subtle texture—discover your signature sound with TypeBeat.

About

Build

Easily create trap, hip hop, and R&B beats with this intuitive music production tool. Select samples, drum patterns, and sounds, then customize pitch, filters, and speed. Download your royalty-free creations to use off your phone.

Highlights
  • Create trap, hip hop, and R&B beats
  • Select samples, drum patterns, and sounds
  • Customize pitch, filters, and speed
  • Save and download beats
  • Access premade beats
  • Royalty-free music
Features
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Build-A-Beat is a beat maker app that lets you make beats easily. You can make trap beats, hip hop beats, r&b beats, and download beats to use them off your phone. It's great for rappers and singers with little to no beat making knowledge. Download the app to start your beat making journey and become the best beat maker you can possibly be! Features: Pick a sample to use as the base of your beat. Select different drum patterns Select different drum sounds. Change the pitch of a sample. Filter the low/high frequencies out of a sample. Change the speed of a beat. Save the beats you make. Access to tons of premade trap beats, hip hop beats, and r&b beats. Download beats to use them off your phone. All beats are royalty free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TypeBeat3 screens
Build4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Build at 4.8 against TypeBeat's 4.2. Build also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). TypeBeat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Build sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. TypeBeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Build holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TypeBeat's written reviews are positive against 80% of Build's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeBeat ships an update every 2 weeks, Build every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TypeBeat versus Build: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeBeatBuild
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings516 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size437 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKirk ElliottLATE BLOOM CREATIONS LLC

Customer experience

TypeBeat

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Build

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

TypeBeat

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Build

Subscriptions1
  • Build-A-Beat Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month

Questions

Is TypeBeat free?
TypeBeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Build free?
Build is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TypeBeat or Build?
Build is rated higher. TypeBeat averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Build averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do TypeBeat or Build have ads?
Neither TypeBeat nor Build shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TypeBeat or Build?
TypeBeat ships an update every 2 weeks, and Build every 3 weeks. Most recently, TypeBeat was updated on October 15, 2026 and Build on October 28, 2026.

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