Comparison

MPC Progression Builder vs Beat Meister

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

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About

MPC Progression Builder

Create and export musical chord progressions for your music production workflow. Features include keyboard, scale-based, and circle of fifths modes for building and refining harmonic ideas. Export directly to MPC devices or as standard MIDI files for use in any DAW.

Highlights
  • Virtual keyboard for direct chord input
  • Build progressions with up to 16 chords
  • Scale-based chord suggestions
  • Circle of Fifths progression builder
  • MPC-ready .progression file export
  • Standard MIDI file export
  • Instant playback and auditioning
Features
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Progression Builder for MPC is a powerful yet intuitive tool for producers who want to build rich, musical chord progressions and send them straight into their workflow. Designed with AKAI MPC users in mind, it also exports to standard MIDI files, making it equally useful for DAW producers, composers, and beatmakers alike. Build your progressions your way: - Keyboard Mode: Tap out chords directly on the built-in virtual keyboard and hear them instantly. - Progression Builder: Arrange up to 16 chords into full progressions you can audition, refine, and export. - Scale-Based Mode: Explore chords that naturally fit your chosen scale — perfect for clean harmonic flow. - Circle of Fifths Mode: Craft progressions using classic relationships that sound balanced and musical. Every chord pad can be customized, rearranged, or saved for later — giving you a flexible sketchpad for harmonic ideas. Whether you’re working on a soulful lo-fi loop, a jazz-inspired sequence, or a cinematic score, Progression Builder for MPC helps you find the right chords fast. Export your ideas with ease: - MPC-Ready Export: Generate .progression files compatible with MPC Live, X, One, and Force. - MIDI Export: Drop your chords into any DAW, sampler, or synth. - Instant Playback: Audition and tweak voicings, inversions, and timing before you export. - Clean, efficient, and tuned for real production environments, Progression Builder for MPC bridges the gap between music theory and creative flow — helping you stay in the zone.

About

Beat Meister

This app allows users to mix music from their local library using dual decks, AI stem separation, and a variety of performance tools. It offers real-time effects, beat-synced features, and MIDI controller support for live sets. Record your mixes and customize your sound with its comprehensive DJ capabilities.

Highlights
  • AI Stem Separation
  • 16 Instant Effects
  • 2D FX Pad
  • Scratch Wheel
  • Beat-Synced Everything
  • MIDI Controller Support
  • Sample Pads
  • Mix Recording
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BeatMeister is a dual-deck DJ app designed for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro. Load tracks from your music library onto two independent decks and start mixing with a full suite of tools built for live performance. AI Stem Separation Isolate vocals, drums, and melody using on-device AI. Mute the vocals for an instant instrumental, drop the drums for a breakdown, or boost the melody — all with independent per-stem volume knobs. No internet connection required. 16 Instant Effects Two banks of 8 press-and-hold effects with smooth intensity ramping. Spin throws, echo loops, granular freeze, flanger, wobble bass, bitcrusher, reverb wash, and more. Customize ramp-up and ramp-down times to match your style. 2D FX Pad Touch and drag across an X-Y pad to modulate effects in real time. Choose from 12 effect types including low-pass filter, high-pass filter, ring modulator, echo, glitch, distortion, and auto-pan. Use the lock option to keep the effect going after touch release. Scratch Wheel An 8-sector circular controller with frequency-based waveform visualization. Tap sectors to jump or slice while keeping the tempo. Swipe to scratch. See your track's bass, mids, and highs displayed as color-coded rings. Beat-Synced Everything Automatic BPM detection with tap tempo override. Quantized loops (1/4 to 32 beats), beat-synced seeking and jumping, and auto DJ transitions that crossfade perfectly on the beat. Full MIDI Controller Support Plug in your Pioneer DDJ-FLX4, DDJ-FLX2, or any MIDI controller. Map every fader, knob, button, and jog wheel with 14-bit precision. Save custom presets per device. Sample Pads 8 built-in drum and sound effect pads plus 8 customizable pads for your own samples. Load WAV, MP3, M4A, or AIFF files and trigger them live. 5-Band EQ & Mixer Shape your sound with low, mid, high, filter, and gain controls per deck. Monitor levels with real-time stereo power meters and blend decks with the crossfader. Mix Recording Record your entire set to high-quality M4A and save it to your music library. One-tap record with elapsed time display. Auto DJ Enable beat sync and auto fader for hands-free transitions. BeatMeister matches tempo between decks and smoothly crossfades over 32 beats. More Features • Pitch-preserving time stretch for speed changes • Real-time frequency waveform visualization • Track artwork as blurred deck backgrounds • Customizable FX button mapping • Background audio playback • Optimized for iPad Pro 120Hz displays Important Note BeatMeister plays audio files stored locally on your device. Tracks purchased from the iTunes Store (DRM-free) and imported files (MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF) are fully supported. Tracks from Apple Music, Spotify, or other streaming services are protected by DRM and cannot be loaded or played. For the best experience, use your own DRM-free music library. Whether you're mixing at a house party, practicing transitions, or experimenting with stems and effects — BeatMeister gives you pro DJ tools in your hands.

Screenshots

MPC Progression Builder3 screens
Beat Meister4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Beat Meister at Free against MPC Progression Builder's $2.99. MPC Progression Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Beat Meister is free to download; MPC Progression Builder costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MPC Progression Builder against 5.0 for Beat Meister. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MPC Progression Builder versus Beat Meister: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMPC Progression BuilderBeat Meister
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid JonesFabio Policarpo

Customer experience

MPC Progression Builder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beat Meister

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MPC Progression Builder

No in-app purchases

None

Beat Meister

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MPC Progression Builder free?
MPC Progression Builder costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beat Meister free?
Beat Meister is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MPC Progression Builder or Beat Meister?
MPC Progression Builder and Beat Meister are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do MPC Progression Builder or Beat Meister have ads?
Neither MPC Progression Builder nor Beat Meister shows ads.

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