Comparison

SUS4 Drum Pad vs Beatmeat

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

Head to head
About

SUS4 Drum Pad

Features
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Tap a groove on 16 pads or program it on a 16-step grid, then export it as audio. 25 synthesized kits, from acoustic and jazz to lo-fi, trap and Latin. Fully on-device: no cloud, no account. Play live on the 4x4 grid. Switch to the sequencer to build a pattern step by step, set the tempo, and save it. The looper records what you play and loops it. • 16 pads, each with level and pan • 25 kits: acoustic, electronic, hip-hop, trap, Latin, jazz, world percussion and more • 16-step sequencer with tempo, save and load • Looper for a pad performance • Export the beat as an audio file For beatmakers sketching on the bus, drummers working out a pattern, and producers who want a quick groove to write over. Two kits and the sequencer are open to everyone. Pro, or SUS4 All-Access across the whole range, adds all 25 kits and unlimited looper recording. Made in the UK by working musicians. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beatmeat

Features
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Beatmeat turns beat scenes into a tactile pad instrument. Pick a scene and tap the coloured pads to fire drum hits, loops and guitar stabs — everything is quantised to the beat, so it stays tight no matter how you play. Each scene is a little performance surface: one-shot pads, sample clusters and step sequencers, all tuned to a track. Hold a sequence pad to run a looping pattern, stack layers on top, and play along in real time. New scenes arrive over the air, so your library grows without waiting for app updates — and everything is cached for offline play. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just tap and play.

Screenshots

SUS4 Drum Pad4 screens
Beatmeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatmeat at none against SUS4 Drum Pad's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SUS4 Drum Pad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Beatmeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
SUS4 Drum Pad versus Beatmeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUS4 Drum PadBeatmeat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThePaulSmithIvan Melnyk

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SUS4 Drum Pad

Subscriptions2
  • SUS4 Drum Pad Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • SUS4 All-Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • SUS4 Drum Pad Lifetime$59.99
None

Beatmeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SUS4 Drum Pad free?
SUS4 Drum Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beatmeat free?
Beatmeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SUS4 Drum Pad or Beatmeat have ads?
Neither SUS4 Drum Pad nor Beatmeat shows ads.

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