Comparison

Beat ID vs Drift

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

Head to head
About

Beat ID

Features
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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 — 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 — free-text the title. No hints, all glory. Multiple Choice — four options, one shot. Drum Pads — tap the rhythm on a live launchpad. Guess by Cover — name it from the artwork alone. Guess the Year — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — go premium for unlimited rounds and more Made independently in East London Download BeatID and prove you know the track before the drop.

About

Drift

This app transforms your music library into a dynamic, animated wall of album artwork. Explore your music and discover new releases with a visually engaging interface that responds to your touch and device orientation.

Highlights
  • Animated album artwork walls
  • Horizontal shelf browsing
  • Library, artist, and album navigation
  • Personalized music discovery
  • Adjustable animation speed
  • Mini-player with controls
Features
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Your music, in motion. Drift is a visual player for Apple Music that transforms your library and music discovery into an animated wall of album artwork. Tap a cover to play, watch rows drift in alternating directions, or rotate your iPhone to browse a tactile horizontal shelf. EXPLORE YOUR LIBRARY Move between playlists, artists, and albums, then choose the collection you want without leaving the wall. DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW Browse personalized picks, new releases, and song charts from the Apple Music catalog. A PLAYER BUILT AROUND COVER ART • Seamless animated cover walls • Smooth landscape shelf with natural momentum • Original-order and shuffle playback • Focused or always-visible song titles • Adjustable wall speed • Mini-player with play, pause, previous, next, and swipe-to-skip controls • Local artwork and metadata caching for faster return visits Drift requires Apple Music authorization and an active Apple Music subscription for library access, catalog discovery, artwork, and full-song playback. Content availability may vary by country or region. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://oaky.ltd/drift/privacy/

Screenshots

Beat ID4 screens
Drift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beat ID at monthly against Drift's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beat ID ships an update monthly, Drift every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Beat ID versus Drift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat IDDrift
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB2 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperXAVIER JUVENTINA JOHN-CHARLES一晟 沈

In-app purchases

None

Beat ID

No in-app purchases

None

Drift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat ID free?
Beat ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drift free?
Drift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beat ID or Drift have ads?
Neither Beat ID nor Drift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beat ID or Drift?
Beat ID ships an update monthly, and Drift every 2 months. Most recently, Beat ID was updated on October 30, 2026 and Drift on November 6, 2026.

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