Comparison

Loop vs Beat Studio

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

Head to head
About

Loop

Create melodies and drum patterns on a simple grid. Explore free samples or build your own sounds with various synthesis options. Save your creations and make music offline.

Highlights
  • Tap grid to create melodies
  • Build drum patterns
  • Multiple synthesis options
  • Shape sound with effects
  • Save and export loops
  • Offline music creation
Features
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Turn taps into melodies and beats. Loop is your handheld music studio for sketching ideas, building drum patterns, and creating original loops on a simple grid. Start with five free sample loops or make something of your own. CREATE WITH A TAP • Tap the grid to add notes and hear your melody take shape. • Add kick, snare, and hi-hat patterns. • Build longer phrases across multiple pages. • Follow your music with a moving playback highlight. • Give each loop its own name and color. EXPLORE FIVE FREE SAMPLES From mellow grooves to bright arpeggios, each sample combines a distinct melody, rhythm, and sound. Play them for inspiration, view their sound settings, and restore deleted samples from Settings. Samples do not count toward your free saved-loop limit. SHAPE YOUR SOUND WITH PREMIUM • Explore FM, AM, wavetable, subtractive, and membrane synthesis. • Choose sine, triangle, square, and sawtooth waveforms. • Adjust tempo, octave, and musical scale. • Shape notes with attack, decay, sustain, and release controls. • Add reverb, delay, tremolo, vibrato, and distortion. • Edit sample loops to make them your own. SAVE AND SHARE Create and save one personal loop for free, alongside the five sample loops. Premium unlocks unlimited saved loops and WAV export for sharing, other music apps, or creating a custom ringtone. MAKE MUSIC OFFLINE No account. No ads. No tracking. Your loops stay on your device, so you can make music whenever inspiration strikes. Premium is available through an optional monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beat Studio

Features
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Beat Studio turns your phone into a pocket music studio. Tap a realistic drum kit, add bass and melodies, record a groove in seconds then layer, mix and export it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Play a realistic drum kit with responsive pads and haptics • Play melodic instruments Bass, Synth and E-Piano on a real keyboard • Record your performance and loop it instantly • Overdub stack drums, bass and melodies on a running loop • 16-step sequencer to program beats, synced to your tempo • Mixer with per-instrument volume and mute • Tap Tempo, BPM control and a metronome with count-in • Ghost notes & humanize for a natural, less robotic feel • Save your beats and reopen them anytime • Export your beat as a WAV audio file and share it SOUND KITS • Core Drums real acoustic kit • Electro 808 deep synth/electronic • Lo-Fi warm and vintage • Trap - hard, punchy 808 Free to play. Upgrade to Pro to unlock all kits and instruments, unlimited saved beats and audio export. No account needed. Works offline. No ads, no tracking. ——— SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASES Beat Studio Pro unlocks all kits, instruments, unlimited beats and WAV export. • Pro Weekly — auto-renewable subscription • Pro Yearly — auto-renewable subscription • Pro Lifetime — one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. EULA (Apple Standard): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://clkcompany.github.io/BeatMakerSupport/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://clkcompany.github.io/BeatMakerSupport/privacy.html

Screenshots

Loop4 screens
Beat Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Beat Studio at 15.0 against Loop's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Loop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Beat Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loop ships an update fortnightly, Beat Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Loop versus Beat Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopBeat Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANCREATIVE INC.Muhammed Celik

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Loop

Subscriptions1
  • Loop Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Loop Premium Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

Beat Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Loop free?
Loop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Studio free?
Beat Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Loop or Beat Studio have ads?
Neither Loop nor Beat Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop or Beat Studio?
Loop ships an update fortnightly, and Beat Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Loop was updated on November 5, 2026 and Beat Studio on October 31, 2026.

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