HEXBEAT vs Laser Harp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
HEXBEAT
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Make music like a pro ā right from your iPhone or iPad. HEXBEAT is a fully-featured iOS synthesizer and beat machine for musicians, producers, and beatmakers who want studio-quality sound in their pocket. No samples, no imports ā every sound is generated in real time using advanced audio synthesis. STEP SEQUENCER Build rhythmic patterns with a 16-step grid sequencer and 8 programmable drum tracks including kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, 808 bass, tom, and cymbal. Fine-tune your groove with BPM control from 60ā200 and swing up to 100%. Save up to 64 patterns across 8 banks and 8 slots each. SYNTH PAD Play melodies with a responsive XY touch pad. Choose from 8 musical scales including Major, Minor, Dorian, Pentatonic, and more. Slide your finger to control filter brightness and pitch simultaneously ā up to 5 simultaneous notes for expressive, real-time performance. POWERFUL SOUND SYNTHESIS Shape your sound with 6 oscillator types (Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Triangle, Noise, Super Saw), full ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter, a resonant low-pass biquad filter, and a 4-waveform LFO with destinations including pitch, cutoff, volume, pan, and PWM. 8-CHANNEL MIXER Mix your tracks withper-channel volume faders, pan control, mute/solo buttons, reverb and delay sends, and real-time peak meters. A master channel with limiter keeps your mix clean and loud. BUILT-IN FX RACK Add depth and character with Reverb (5 room presets from Small Room to Cathedral), Delay with tempo sync, multi-preset Distortion, and a 10-band parametric EQ. BUILT FOR LOW LATENCY HEXBEAT runs at 44.1kHz with 32-bit internal processing and configurable buffer sizes down to 128 samples ā delivering under 10ms latency for live performance feel. Whether you're sketching beats on the subway, performing live on stage, or producing tracks at home, HEXBEAT gives you the tools to create. Compatible with iPhone and iPad.
Laser Harp
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Turn your screen into a stage of living light. Laser Harp is a touch instrument you actually play - drag your fingers across glowing laser beams and music pours out. In Scale Mode there are no wrong notes. Pick a key, choose a sound, and every swipe sounds intentional. Beginners make beautiful music in seconds; players go deep with real expression. PLAY THE LIGHT ⢠Drag, tap and glide across volumetric laser beams ⢠Scale, Chord, Arpeggio, Split and Dual-Layer play modes ⢠Per-finger expression; pitch bend, vibrato, brightness and volume follow how you move ⢠13 scales, including Middle-Eastern makam A REAL SOUND ENGINE ⢠50+ handcrafted instruments: leads, pads, plucks, bells, basses, FX and more ⢠Low-latency synthesis; supersaw, FM, wavetable, filters, reverb, delay, chorus ⢠Stack two instruments, or split bass and lead across the stage BUILT-IN RHYTHM ⢠Analog drum machine with hundreds of grooves ⢠50+ ready-to-play drum performances across every genre ⢠Lock your tempo and jam RECORD THE SHOW ⢠Record a performance; replay re-stages both the sound AND the light ⢠Export your take as audio and share it A STAGE THAT TRANSFORMS ⢠Themes shift color, fog, glow and sound together ⢠Tune the laser rig: beam count, fan perspective, thickness, glow and haze COMFORT & ACCESSIBILITY ⢠Reduced Flash and a strobe-safety limit for photosensitive players ⢠High contrast, color-blind-safe palette, night-soft mode, larger controls, left-handed layout LASER HARP PRO Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase: remove ads and open every theme, sound and creator tool; yours forever, no subscription. Touch the light. Make it sing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Laser Harp at 3 against HEXBEAT's ā. Laser Harp also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HEXBEAT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Laser Harp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HEXBEAT | Laser Harp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | ā | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | ā | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gregory Hogan | Alper Kahriman |
In-app purchases
HEXBEAT
- HEXBEATOTP$7.99
Laser Harp
- Laser Harp Lifetime$9.99









