Comparison

Beat Mix vs BPM Runner

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

Head to head
About

Beat Mix

Organize your music library by tempo, energy, and mood. Create custom mixes or use smart presets for workouts, activities, and different vibes. Integrates with Apple Watch for heart rate adaptive playback.

Highlights
  • Organize playlists by tempo, energy, mood, danceability, genre, and release year
  • Smart BPM matching and audio metadata analysis
  • 30+ preset mixes for various moods and activities
  • Heart rate adaptive playback with Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable mixes with multi-dimensional filters
  • Export sorted mixes back to Apple Music
Features
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BeatMix organizes your Apple Music playlists the way you actually want โ€” by tempo, energy, mood, danceability, genre, and release year. Import any playlist, detect BPM and audio metadata instantly, then browse 30+ smart presets or create your own custom mixes. SMART BPM MATCHING Import any Apple Music playlist and instantly analyze every track's BPM, energy level, danceability, mood, key, and genre. Use the dual-thumb BPM range slider to dial in the exact tempo you need. 30+ PRESET MIXES Automatically sorted categories for every moment: โ€ข Workout โ€” Warm-Up, Moderate, Intense, Cool Down โ€ข Mood โ€” Happy, Chill, Hype, Focus, Party, Romantic, Melancholy โ€ข Activity โ€” Driving, Dinner, Sleep, Study, Morning, Commute, Cooking โ€ข Style โ€” Live, Acoustic, Instrumental, Lo-Fi, Electronic, Orchestral HEART RATE ADAPTIVE PLAYBACK Pair your Apple Watch and let BeatMix DJ for you. Music automatically adapts to your heart rate zone โ€” faster songs when you push hard, slower tracks when you recover. Five zones with gapless transitions and optional voice announcements. Heart Rate Play uses Apple HealthKit to read real-time heart rate data from Apple Watch. Heart rate data is only used while the feature is active and is never stored or transmitted. APPLE WATCH COMPANION APP Run HR Play directly from your wrist โ€” no iPhone needed. Send any playlist or custom mix to your watch, start a workout, and your heart rate controls the music. Color-coded backgrounds show your zone at a glance. Manage watch playlists from either device. CUSTOM MIXES & FILTERS Fine-tune your sound with multi-dimensional filters: BPM range, energy, danceability, mood, release year, and more. Filter by genre, find your most-played tracks, or slide to a specific decade. Save custom presets and reuse them across any playlist. EXPORT TO APPLE MUSIC Export any sorted mix back to Apple Music as a new playlist with a custom name. Take your perfectly organized music anywhere. FREE TO START Get 100 BPM matches and 3 Heart Rate Play sessions free. Upgrade to BeatMix Pro for unlimited matching, unlimited HR Play, and saved custom presets. Works with your existing Apple Music library โ€” no separate streaming service needed. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://beatmixapp.com/privacy

About

BPM Runner

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Run in rhythm with YOUR own music. BPM Runner automatically analyzes your Apple Music library and sorts every track by BPM (beats per minute). No pre-made playlists, no streaming catalog : just the music you already love, filtered by your running cadence. HOW IT WORKS 1. BPM Runner analyzes the real tempo of each track in your library, right on your iPhone. 2. Pick your zone : Walk, Jog, Run, Sprint. 3. Hit play and only the songs at the right cadence go into your queue. FOUR PACE ZONES Walk (60 to 99 BPM) : warm-up Jog (100 to 129 BPM) : endurance Run (130 to 159 BPM) : fast tempo Sprint (160 to 200 BPM) : maximum effort Matching your music's tempo to your running cadence helps you hold a steady pace, lowers perceived effort, and makes longer runs feel easier. WHAT MAKES BPM RUNNER DIFFERENT Your music, not an imposed catalog Reads your Apple Music library directly. No extra subscription, no limited catalog. Real audio analysis BPM is detected from the actual audio, not guessed by tapping. Two modes available : Standard for speed, Precise for accuracy. 100% on device Everything is computed on your iPhone. Nothing sent online, no cloud, no account required. Instant zone filters One tap on a zone rebuilds your queue on the fly. Background analysis with alerts Analyze your whole library in the background and get a notification when it's done. Full library browser Browse and search your entire library, filter by zone, or show only tracks that still need a BPM. Confidence flags Uncertain results are flagged so you can re-analyze them in Precise mode. Dedicated player Live BPM display, dynamic queue, full-screen controls, artwork-adaptive background. WHO IT'S FOR Runners chasing a steady cadence (5K, 10K, half, marathon) Walkers looking for a consistent rhythm Interval fans who switch intensity by zone Anyone who finally wants to put their music library to work

Screenshots

Beat Mix4 screens
BPM Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BPM Runner at none against Beat Mix's 2. Beat Mix's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Beat Mix sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BPM Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Beat Mix versus BPM Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeat MixBPM Runner
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size21 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExultnet LLCDavid Azancot

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beat Mix

Subscriptions2
  • BeatMix Pro$2.991 Month
  • Beat Mix Pro$19.991 Year
None

BPM Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beat Mix free?
Beat Mix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BPM Runner free?
BPM Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Beat Mix or BPM Runner have ads?
BPM Runner shows ads; Beat Mix does not.

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