Comparison

Bellows Creative Writing Tools vs Anybeat Metronome

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

Head to head
About

Bellows Creative Writing Tools

This app offers a suite of creative writing tools designed to overcome writer's block. It provides various techniques like cut-up, freewriting, and object writing to spark new ideas and generate unique content for songs, poems, and prose.

Highlights
  • Cut-Up Technique for text recombination
  • Song Structure builder
  • Timed Freewrite with 'No Backspace' option
  • Object Writing for sensory detail
  • Constraint Game with word limits
  • Antonym Writing for fresh perspectives
  • Word Ladder technique
  • Notebook for quick idea capture
Features
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Bellows is a toolkit for writers who want help getting unstuck. Songs, poems, prose, or a stray idea: every tool gives you a way to spark your writing through a constraint, a prompt, a fresh angle. TOOLS - Cut-Up Technique. Slice text into fragments and recombine them into lines you would never have written straight through. The Burroughs and Bowie trick for breaking your own habits. - Song Structure. Build a song one section at a time. Start from a common layout or your own, then fill in the words section by section. - Freewrite. A timed, no-editing write to quiet the inner critic. Turn on No Backspace and keep moving until the timer ends. - Object Writing. Write one concrete object through the seven senses to pull specific, vivid detail into your work. - Constraint Game. Spark a verse under playful limits: a hand of given words to work in, plus an optional banned letter. A constraint is easier to answer than a blank page. - Antonym Writing. Write the literal opposite of what you mean, then flip it back. A reliable way to find a fresher angle than the obvious one. - Word Ladder. Jeff Tweedy's trick: name a job and list what it does, then list what is around you. Shuffle the two columns into pairs and write from the collisions. - Notebook. A fast place to catch a title, a thought, or a stray line before it slips away. Capture quickly, then file it into a notebook. The Jot an Idea widget starts a note right from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. WIDGETS - Jot an Idea. A Home Screen widget in small and medium sizes that opens straight into a fresh note. One tap and you are writing. - Lock Screen. The same shortcut as a circular or inline Lock Screen widget, so a line that arrives at 2 a.m. gets caught before it fades.

About

Anybeat Metronome

Features
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What happens when you combine a step sequencer, a drum machine, and a metronome? Anybeat Metronome is a precise, interactive, programmable metronome for musicians who need more than a repeating click. Setting a 6-6-6-7 beat with accents used to take a while. Now it is as fun as playing it. BUILD THE RHYTHM • Drag to add or remove beats • Hold to create an accent and split a row • Drag to paint multiple beats • Type 332 to create 3 + 3 + 2 • Choose quarter, eighth, triplet or sixteenth-note pulses • Swipe between saved songs without stopping playback POLYRHYTHM AnyBeat Pro lets Rhythm 1, Rhythm 2, and Rhythm 3 play together. Choose one cycle for polyrhythm or one pulse for polymeter. Every rhythm runs from the same clock. PRACTICE WITH INTENT • Rhythm Training mutes random beats or full cycles • Choose low, medium or high challenge • See practice minutes, sessions, completed loops and streaks • Keep playback going with the screen locked • Follow playback from the Live Activity and Dynamic Island FIND YOUR CLICK Choose from nine built-in sound families, or record your own accent, beat and soft sounds. M4A EXPORT Export 1 to 64 complete loops as an M4A. Send the exact tempo, accents and pulse division to anyone, whether they have AnyBeat or not. ANYBEAT PRO Anybeat Metronome is free to download. Build rhythms, control tempo, save up to three patterns, and practice with three sound families for free. AnyBeat Pro adds polyrhythms, unlimited saved patterns, all nine sound families, custom sound recording, every Rhythm Training mode, M4A export and Practice History. Choose a weekly auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Both unlock the same Pro features. No ads. No account required. PRIVACY AND CONTROL AnyBeat uses pseudonymous usage analytics to improve features and reliability. There are no ads or cross-app tracking. Analytics can be turned off in Settings. Custom sound recordings and saved songs stay on your device. Terms of Use: https://anybeat.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://anybeat.app/privacy

Screenshots

Bellows Creative Writing Tools4 screens
Anybeat Metronome4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bellows Creative Writing Tools at none against Anybeat Metronome's 2. Anybeat Metronome's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Anybeat Metronome sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Bellows Creative Writing Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bellows Creative Writing Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, Anybeat Metronome every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Bellows Creative Writing Tools versus Anybeat Metronome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBellows Creative Writing ToolsAnybeat Metronome
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndividuation Labs LLCLior Elgali

In-app purchases

None

Bellows Creative Writing Tools

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anybeat Metronome

Subscriptions1
  • AnyBeat Pro Weekly$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • AnyBeat Pro$39.99

Questions

Is Bellows Creative Writing Tools free?
Bellows Creative Writing Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anybeat Metronome free?
Anybeat Metronome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bellows Creative Writing Tools or Anybeat Metronome have ads?
Neither Bellows Creative Writing Tools nor Anybeat Metronome shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bellows Creative Writing Tools or Anybeat Metronome?
Bellows Creative Writing Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, and Anybeat Metronome every 10 days. Most recently, Bellows Creative Writing Tools was updated on November 4, 2026 and Anybeat Metronome on October 31, 2026.

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