Comparison

Psychodeli vs Beecaster

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

Head to head
About

Psychodeli

This app transforms music into dynamic, ever-changing visuals. It reacts to live audio input, user movement via the camera, and offers various visual styles and color palettes. Enjoy an immersive, non-repeating visual experience that syncs with your music.

Highlights
  • Live music visualization
  • Camera-based motion and face tracking
  • Dynamic kaleidoscopic and organic patterns
  • Multiple color palettes
  • Interactive touch controls
  • Tunnel and Duplex visual modes
  • Autonomous ambient mode
Features
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Give the music in your room a world of color. Psychodeli+ creates flowing patterns and kaleidoscopes on iPhone and iPad, drawn live as you watch. Play music through speakers and enable microphone listening, or enjoy an evolving picture on its own. MADE FOR iPhone Duo Open, fold and rotate your phone while the picture keeps flowing. Controls stay clear of the fold and move below it in tabletop position. Closing the hinge gently slows the visuals; reopening restores your chosen pace. APPLE MUSIC PLAYER: macOS ONLY The in-app Apple Music player is macOS only for this release. It is not included on iPhone or iPad. The Mac edition requires macOS 26 or later and Apple silicon; catalog playback requires an Apple Music subscription. The player is included without a Psychodeli purchase. HOW THE VISUALS LISTEN Enable the microphone in Reactivity. Psychodeli listens to sound in the room, shaping motion and color from rhythm, energy and changes in the music. It can respond to speakers, a turntable or live music nearby. Microphone listening does not access the protected stream from Apple Music or other music apps. Music playing only through headphones cannot drive the visuals through the microphone. You can still enjoy the visuals on their own. MAKE THE ROOM PART OF IT Compatible Govee lights carry the visual palette into your room. Supported segmented strips spread the colors along their length. Connections are local over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth; model support varies, and some Wi-Fi lights need LAN Control enabled in Govee Home. Turn on camera reactivity to let your head movement influence the picture. Camera frames and microphone audio are processed on your device. KEEP YOUR FAVORITE LOOKS Explore 17 Pdeli Looks across Originals, Animal Patterns and Kaleido. Save your own in Personal and assign favorites to Jukebox slots. Your Looks stay on your device. Choose a palette, settle into a kaleidoscope, or let the picture keep evolving. START WITH THE FREE EXPERIENCE The visualizer, microphone listening, camera reactivity, curated palettes, Saved Looks, compatible Room Lights and PNG sharing are included. You do not need a Psychodeli account. PSYCHODELI TOUCH One optional purchase adds the Perform deck for hands-on visual control, expressive Self, Mask and Eyes modes, palette holds, keep-awake and extra room controls. Supported iPhone and iPad features also include camera color capture and silent Live Photo creation from your visuals. Features vary by device. Psychodeli Touch is not a subscription and does not include an Apple Music subscription. Photosensitivity notice: Psychodeli fills the screen with motion, flashing, and rapidly changing colors and patterns. A small number of people may experience discomfort, dizziness, or seizures when exposed to such visuals, even with no prior history. View in a well-lit room, sit back from the screen, take breaks, and stop immediately if you feel unwell.

About

Beecaster

Features
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Beecaster is a 24/7 live internet radio station powered entirely by its listeners. No algorithms, no playlists of the same forty songs, just a continuous broadcast of music, talk, and everything in between, made by independent creators and shaped by the people tuning in. LISTEN LIVE Hit play and you're on the air with the hive. See what's playing in real time, and vote tracks up or down. Your thumbs decide how often every track returns to the rotation. In the car, CarPlay shows you exactly who's beecasting. GET ON THE AIR Record a broadcast straight from your phone or upload an MP3. Anything under five minutes airs free. Once it clears review, your voice is in the rotation, heard around the world, 24/7. Longer broadcasts (up to 30 minutes) are available as in-app purchases. FOLLOW THE HIVE Follow your favorite beecasters and get a buzz the moment they hit the air. Share any track as a beautiful card that looks great everywhere, from Messages to Stories. Creators can add a link to each Beecast, so fans can find your podcast, your music, your world. Every link is safety-checked before it appears. CLIMB THE HIVE Every minute you listen, every upload, every daily streak earns hive points. Rise through the ranks from Egg to Architect, collect badges, protect your streak, and fight for the top of the leaderboard: today, this week, or all time. Watch your reach grow with creator analytics, from plays to followers to how far your shares travel. JOIN THE COMMUNITY The Hive feed shows uploads, badge unlocks, rank-ups, and new followers as they happen. Enter the weekly challenge, nominate standout tracks for the spotlight, and watch the station evolve around what the community creates. Listening is free and requires no account. Sign up to vote, upload, follow, build your streak, and make the station yours. Beecaster - 100% user-generated radio. Terms: https://www.beecaster.com/terms EULA: https://www.beecaster.com/eula

Screenshots

Psychodeli4 screens
Beecaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Psychodeli at every 4 days against Beecaster's every 8 days. Psychodeli also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Psychodeli sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beecaster sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Psychodeli ships an update every 4 days, Beecaster every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Psychodeli versus Beecaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPsychodeliBeecaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKent Andrew EdmondsABM Software

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Psychodeli

One-time1
  • Psychodeli Touch$3.99
3 purchases

Beecaster

One-time3
  • Extended Upload$1.99
  • Long-Form Upload$2.99
  • Broadcast Upload$4.99

Questions

Is Psychodeli free?
Psychodeli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beecaster free?
Beecaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Psychodeli or Beecaster have ads?
Neither Psychodeli nor Beecaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Psychodeli or Beecaster?
Psychodeli ships an update every 4 days, and Beecaster every 8 days. Most recently, Psychodeli was updated on October 31, 2026 and Beecaster on October 31, 2026.

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