Comparison

Beatmonster vs Kumasan

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

Head to head
About

Beatmonster

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[PRACTISING EVERY DAY IS THE HARD PART] You already own a metronome. You already own a tuner. The thing that actually breaks down is showing up every day. BeatMonster makes practice time something you can see — the longer you practise with the metronome running, the bigger your dinosaur gets. ◆ PRACTISE WITH THE METRONOME, YOUR DINO GROWS ◆ Pick a dinosaur as your practice buddy. It grows on your practice time: egg, baby, growing, grown — four stages. The 20 minutes you put in today don't vanish. They live in your buddy. ◆ TEN MINUTES A DAY UNLOCKS YOUR CHECK-IN ◆ Practise 10 minutes to unlock today's check-in, and the day streak builds up. Every check-in cracks your egg a little; five check-ins hatch a new buddy. Miss a day and the streak starts over — that's what keeps you picking the instrument up. Set a daily reminder time and your phone nudges you, so you never break the streak just by forgetting. ◆ TWELVE DINOSAURS, ALL EARNED ◆ Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Raptor, Pteranodon, T-Rex and more — twelve in total. Duplicates unlock alternate colours, and there are rare shiny variants. The Dex shows how far you've raised each one. ◆ A METRONOME THAT DOESN'T DRIFT ◆ Every beat is scheduled against the device's hardware clock, so a two-hour session stays dead on. • 40-240 BPM, with Tap Tempo • Time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 7/8 • Eighths, triplets and 16ths • Accent, normal, soft or mute on each individual beat • Four click tones, plus a visual beat light • Tempo Trainer: +1 BPM every few bars, to work a hard passage up to speed ◆ KEEP IT RUNNING WHILE YOU READ THE CHART ◆ Switch to a PDF score or a backing track and the metronome keeps going, mixed with your other audio. It still sounds with the ringer switch off — when you're practising, you need to hear it. Pull your headphones out and it stops instantly, so it never blares from the speaker. ◆ TUNER BUILT IN ◆ No second app. Guitar, bass, ukulele and strings all work, and the low E string won't get read an octave high. ◆ NEVER STUCK ON HOW IT WORKS ◆ There's a "?" beside each of the six main features. Tap it and it tells you what that one does. ◆ A CLEAN PLACE TO PRACTISE ◆ No account to create, no ads, and your practice history stays on your device. Pick up your instrument and play. Your first dinosaur is waiting in its egg.

About

Kumasan

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Kumasan 是為演唱會粉絲打造的私人收藏工具,幫你把看過、想看、正在計畫的每一場演出整理成清楚好找的回憶檔案。 搜尋藝人、日期、場館與城市,快速新增演唱會;也可以手動建立自己的紀錄。 每場演出都能保存票券資訊、票價、官方連結、照片、影片、私人筆記與特別時刻。 主打功能: ・建立私人演唱會收藏 ・追蹤本命藝人與相關活動 ・整理日期、場館、城市與票券資訊 ・保存照片、影片、官方連結與私人筆記 ・用列表或日曆查看接下來的行程 ・透過成就與統計回顧自己的追星足跡 超越一百分的演唱會體驗,就在 Kumasan! - 隱私權政策:https://kumasan.live/privacy 使用條款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Beatmonster4 screens
Kumasan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Beatmonster at none against Kumasan's shown. Beatmonster also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Beatmonster sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Kumasan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beatmonster ships an update fortnightly, Kumasan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Beatmonster versus Kumasan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatmonsterKumasan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerchingyu yangChia-Lung Chen

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Beatmonster

One-time3
  • 300 Points$0.99
  • 1000 Points$2.99
  • 4000 Points$9.99
3 purchases

Kumasan

Subscriptions2
  • Kumasan Pro 月訂閱方案$3.991 Month
  • Kumasan Pro 年訂閱方案$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Kumasan Pro 終身方案$49.99

Questions

Is Beatmonster free?
Beatmonster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kumasan free?
Kumasan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Beatmonster or Kumasan have ads?
Kumasan shows ads; Beatmonster does not.
Which is updated more often, Beatmonster or Kumasan?
Beatmonster ships an update fortnightly, and Kumasan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beatmonster was updated on October 31, 2026 and Kumasan on November 10, 2026.

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