Comparison

BPM Scout vs SCOUT

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

Head to head
About

BPM Scout

Instantly detect the beats per minute (BPM) of any music playing around you. Choose between automatic listening via microphone or manual tapping to the rhythm. Features a clean interface and works offline.

Highlights
  • Real-time BPM detection
  • Live audio waveform visualization
  • Manual tap tempo mode
  • Auto-listen on app start
  • Works offline
  • Toggle decimal precision
Features
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BPM Scout detects the tempo of any song playing around you — instantly and accurately. AUTO MODE Just tap Listen and hold your phone near a speaker. BPM Scout uses your microphone to analyze the audio and detect the beats per minute in real time. A live waveform shows you exactly what the app is hearing. TAP MODE Prefer to feel the beat yourself? Switch to Tap mode and tap along to the rhythm. BPM Scout calculates the tempo from your taps with precision. FEATURES • Real-time BPM detection via microphone • Live audio waveform visualization • Manual tap tempo mode • Auto-listen on app start option • Toggle decimal precision • Clean, focused interface • Works offline — no internet required Perfect for DJs, musicians, producers, and anyone who wants to know the tempo of what's playing.

About

SCOUT

Features
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SCOUT hears the music around you and tells you what it is. Point your phone at a speaker, a DJ booth or a rehearsal room and SCOUT locks onto the KEY and TEMPO in a few seconds — on a Camelot wheel built for harmonic mixing, with sharp or flat spelling, tuning offset and a confidence readout so you know when to trust it. When key and tempo are both sure, SCOUT tells you it has locked. Tap tempo when you'd rather count it yourself. Everything is analysed on the device: no account, no ads, no recording, nothing uploaded. FREE, FOREVER • Live key & BPM from the microphone • Camelot / sharp / flat display, tuning readout, confidence • Tap tempo, half/double time, HOLD and COPY SCOUT PRO — one payment, no subscription • CHORDS: the chord playing right now, including sevenths, sixths, sus and slash chords • PROGRESSION: the chords as they come, named as Roman numerals against the key (vi–IV–I–V) • LOG: every detection you've made, ready to copy into your set notes • +FILE: analyse any track from Files or iCloud for the definitive key, BPM and progression — then hear it play while the scope follows it live Built by Echelon Audio, makers of the SCOUT plugin for the studio. Same detector, in your pocket.

Screenshots

BPM Scout3 screens
SCOUT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SCOUT at Free against BPM Scout's $0.99. BPM Scout's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SCOUT is free to download; BPM Scout costs $0.99 up front. SCOUT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BPM Scout asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
BPM Scout versus SCOUT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBPM ScoutSCOUT
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuergen FroschEchelon Audio

In-app purchases

None

BPM Scout

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SCOUT

One-time1
  • SCOUT Pro$4.99

Questions

Is BPM Scout free?
BPM Scout costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCOUT free?
SCOUT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BPM Scout or SCOUT have ads?
Neither BPM Scout nor SCOUT shows ads.

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