Beat ID vs SwiftTune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Beat ID
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How fast can you name a track? Hear the clip. Call it before anyone else. Nail it in the first second and feel like a genius. BeatID is the music guessing game for people who actually know their music โ built in East London, powered by Apple Music. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY Never the same game twice. One catalogue, five ways in: Type to Guess โ free-text the title. No hints, all glory. Multiple Choice โ four options, one shot. Drum Pads โ tap the rhythm on a live launchpad. Guess by Cover โ name it from the artwork alone. Guess the Year โ slide to the release year. Closest wins. GUESS FASTER. SCORE HIGHER. Every millisecond counts. The quicker you call it, the bigger the points drop. Speed bonuses, streaks, and a weekly leaderboard that resets Monday โ so there's always a way back to the top. PLAY THE ROOM Host a live game from beatid.online and get everyone racing the same clip โ mates on the sofa, the whole pub, the office at 5pm. Enter a PIN or scan a QR code and you're in. Think Kahoot, but for music. BEAT YOUR FRIENDS Send challenges, climb the weekly board, and settle once and for all who really knows their music. Ranks, badges, and bragging rights included. BUILD YOUR STREAK. FIND NEW MUSIC. Play the daily round to keep your run alive. And every misfire becomes a discovery โ tracks you didn't recognise get saved straight to your Apple Music library, so losing a round still wins you a song. GOOD TO KNOW Full-length playback with an Apple Music subscription; previews work for everyone Free to play daily โ go premium for unlimited rounds and more Made independently in East London Download BeatID and prove you know the track before the drop.
SwiftTune
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SwiftTune is a handy player powered by Apple Music. - Keep track of your listening history effortlessly for easy review. - Save your favorite listening routines as quick actions to launch with one tap. - Tag songs, albums, playlists and artists for fast indexing and filtering. - Fully optimized for the brand-new Liquid Glass design language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beat ID at 18.4 against SwiftTune's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Beat ID | SwiftTune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 โ better | 26.2 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XAVIER JUVENTINA JOHN-CHARLES | CreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Beat ID
No in-app purchases
SwiftTune
No in-app purchases









