BeatDiscovery vs Redlined
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 16-channel drum groove engine
- Sound and pattern pack switching
- Per-channel editing
- Audio effects suite
- MIDI and stem export
- Custom sample pack creation
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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
Redlined
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Redlined is an iPhone audio recorder for DJ sets. Record from the built-in microphone or a supported connected audio input. Choose AAC, 24-bit WAV, or 32-bit float WAV. Watch live input levels and keep an active recording going in the background, with a Live Activity showing its status and elapsed time. Your local library keeps your recordings together. Add titles, dates, notes, and cover artwork; play, duplicate, export, or trim supported files into a separate copy. Import audio from Files and work with a local copy. Free recording supports any number of sets up to 30 minutes each. Redlined Unlimited is a one-time purchase that removes the per-recording time limit. All saved recordings remain available without a purchase. Compatibility depends on your iPhone and recording interface. Make a short test recording and listen back to confirm your setup. Storage, device, and file-format limits still apply.
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Verdict
BeatDiscovery and Redlined are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. BeatDiscovery sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Redlined sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | BeatDiscovery | Redlined |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YouSound Inc. | Jordan Jimenez |
In-app purchases
BeatDiscovery
- Pack Pass$4.991 Month
- 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
Redlined
- Redlined Unlimited$2.99









