Comparison

BeatScope Studio vs SCOUT

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

Head to head
About

BeatScope Studio

Features
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BeatScope Studio is a pocket toolkit for DJs and producers. • Listen & analyze — point the mic at the speakers and get a track's BPM and key in real time, with a spectrum analyzer and noise reduction. • Camelot wheel — harmonic mixing: pick a key and compatible next-track keys light up while the rest dim. • Tuner — chromatic and guitar modes, 415–443 Hz reference, cent-accurate. • Metronome — tap tempo, time signatures, haptic beat and click. • SPL meter — venue loudness with hearing-risk zones. • Set recorder — record with input selection, format (AAC/WAV/FLAC) and a big landscape StandBy timer. Works fully offline, on-device.

About

SCOUT

This app listens to music and identifies its key, tempo, and chords in real-time. It provides harmonic mixing tools and allows analysis of audio files. All processing is done on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Live key and BPM detection
  • Camelot wheel display
  • Chord and progression analysis
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • On-device processing
  • Analyze audio files
Features
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SCOUT hears the music around you and tells you what it is. Point your phone at a speaker, a DJ booth or a rehearsal room and SCOUT locks onto the KEY and TEMPO in a few seconds — on a Camelot wheel built for harmonic mixing, with sharp or flat spelling, tuning offset and a confidence readout so you know when to trust it. When key and tempo are both sure, SCOUT tells you it has locked. Tap tempo when you'd rather count it yourself. Everything is analysed on the device: no account, no ads, no recording, nothing uploaded. FREE, FOREVER • Live key & BPM from the microphone • Camelot / sharp / flat display, tuning readout, confidence • Tap tempo, half/double time, HOLD and COPY SCOUT PRO — one payment, no subscription • CHORDS: the chord playing right now, including sevenths, sixths, sus and slash chords • PROGRESSION: the chords as they come, named as Roman numerals against the key (vi–IV–I–V) • LOG: every detection you've made, ready to copy into your set notes • +FILE: analyse any track from Files or iCloud for the definitive key, BPM and progression — then hear it play while the scope follows it live Built by Echelon Audio, makers of the SCOUT plugin for the studio. Same detector, in your pocket.

Screenshots

BeatScope Studio4 screens
SCOUT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeatScope Studio at none against SCOUT's 1. BeatScope Studio also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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. SCOUT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeatScope Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BeatScope Studio versus SCOUT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatScope StudioSCOUT
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandr CandeleaEchelon Audio

In-app purchases

None

BeatScope Studio

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SCOUT

One-time1
  • SCOUT Pro$4.99

Questions

Is BeatScope Studio free?
BeatScope Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCOUT free?
SCOUT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeatScope Studio or SCOUT have ads?
Neither BeatScope Studio nor SCOUT shows ads.

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