Comparison

BeatDiscovery vs Loopd

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

Head to head
About

BeatDiscovery

This music production app helps producers quickly create and refine beat ideas. It offers a controlled system for generating variations using real sounds and MIDI patterns, allowing for detailed editing and seamless export to DAWs. Suitable for both beginners and professionals.

Highlights
  • 16-channel drum groove engine
  • Sound and pattern pack switching
  • Per-channel editing
  • Audio effects suite
  • MIDI and stem export
  • Custom sample pack creation
Features
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BeatDiscovery is a professional rhythm and loop sequencer built to help producers create production ready ideas fast. This is not a DAW pretending your phone is a full studio. BeatDiscovery is built for the part of music production where speed matters most: finding the groove, shaping the rhythm, layering loops, and exporting clean ideas into your real workflow. Simply open the app, press play, and instantly hear a beat using loaded sound and pattern packs. From there, BeatDiscovery can generate endless usable variations by switching patterns, changing sounds on the fly, and letting you keep moving without starting from a blank grid. BeatDiscovery is not random generative AI. It is a controlled beat-making system that multiplies real sounds and real MIDI patterns from human-made sample packs. You stay in control while the app gives you fast ways to discover grooves you might not have made by hand. Switch sounds and patterns on the fly. Freeze the kick, hats, snare, or any sounds you like while changing others on the fly. Edit the full pattern grid, dial in individual channels, import audio loops, layer internal synth loops, and export MIDI, stems, loops, or full mixes to finish properly in your DAW. BeatDiscovery is super fun for beginners, and extremely powerful for professionals. Core features: • 16-channel drum groove engine • Sound and pattern pack switching • Change All Sounds and Change All Patterns • Complex pattern and sound combination modes • Global pattern view for editing the full beat • Per-channel editing for detailed control • Freeze channels to lock the parts you like • Pitch, truncate, swing, shift, mute, solo, half-time, and double-time controls • 9 audio effects: lo-fi, chorus, reverb, filter, amp, delay, flanger, tremolo, and phaser • Audio loops that sync to your beat • Audio loops can change key in sync • Built-in synth loops for fast melodic ideas • Generate usable chords, arpeggios, basslines, and leads • Layer multiple audio and synth loops • Save Current Beat to return to ideas later • Resume your last work in progress every time you open the app • Export drum mixes, stems, audio loops, synth loops, and MIDI for your DAW • Import BeatDiscovery sample packs • Create your own sample packs from folders of samples and MIDI patterns Whether you make trap, house, hip-hop, R&B, electronic, or experimental beats, BeatDiscovery is designed to give you a massive head start. It is fast enough for ideas on the run, but focused enough for serious production. Unlock BeatDiscovery forever with a one-time purchase, or choose Pack Pass for ongoing access to an expanded library of sample packs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pi-99.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://pi-99.com/privacy-policy

About

Loopd

Create music with a pocket-sized beat studio and vocal booth. Share your tracks, collaborate with others, and participate in producer battles. Connect with a community of creators and grow your audience.

Highlights
  • Beat making studio
  • Vocal recording with autotune
  • Community feed for sharing
  • Producer battles
  • Playlists and direct messaging
  • Shareable links
Features
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Loopd is a music making platform built for the next generation of producers. Make a beat, record a vocal, post it to the feed and get heard. MAKE BEATS IN THE LAB A full beat studio in your pocket: step sequencer, piano roll, 808s, samples you can chop, per track effects, and swing. No experience needed, start with a pattern and go. RECORD IN THE VOCAL BOOTH Real time recording with autotune, pitch editing, and effects. Sing or rap over any beat and drop the result straight to your profile. A FEED THAT LISTENS Scroll a feed of beats, videos, and drops from real producers. Like it, flip it, or hit "Use this beat" and make it yours. BATTLE OTHER PRODUCERS Submit your beat to head-to-head battles and let the community vote for the hardest one. PLAYLISTS, DMS & MORE Build playlists, message producers, share your work anywhere with one link, and grow your following. Made something? Post it. Someone's waiting to hear it.

Screenshots

BeatDiscovery4 screens
Loopd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loopd at none against BeatDiscovery's 10. BeatDiscovery's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BeatDiscovery sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Loopd asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BeatDiscovery against 5.0 for Loopd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeatDiscovery ships an update weekly, Loopd every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BeatDiscovery versus Loopd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatDiscoveryLoopd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYouSound Inc.chiemela francis

Customer experience

BeatDiscovery

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

Loopd

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BeatDiscovery

Subscriptions1
  • Pack Pass$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Own Forever$9.99
  • Afrobeat$9.99
  • Compurhythms$9.99
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  • Latin Rhythms$9.99
  • Rare Drums$9.99
  • Scratch Beats$9.99
  • Simms$9.99
  • SP 303 Drums Vol. 1$9.99
  • Name Trap Life Vol 2$9.99
None

Loopd

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatDiscovery free?
BeatDiscovery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loopd free?
Loopd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BeatDiscovery or Loopd?
BeatDiscovery and Loopd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BeatDiscovery or Loopd have ads?
Neither BeatDiscovery nor Loopd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeatDiscovery or Loopd?
BeatDiscovery ships an update weekly, and Loopd every 3 weeks. Most recently, BeatDiscovery was updated on October 1, 2026 and Loopd on October 13, 2026.

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