Hive vs Beat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Hive
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Hive is a honeycomb loop mixer. Pick a hive, tap a hex, and the loop locks to the beat. Every loop in a pack lives in the same key and tempo, so whatever you light up plays together. No timeline. No tracks. No menus. Just a wall of glowing hexes and a heartbeat that keeps the jam honest. Tap mid-cycle and the loop waits for the next downbeat, then drops in on time. Seven hives, seven moods. Tape Haze and Break Slice are free, forever. Pocket Groove, Stingray, Warehouse Pulse, Neon Current, and Crate Digger unlock with Hive Pro. Light up a mix you love and share it as a hive code. Anyone with Hive opens the same loops, on the same downbeat. Hive Pro is $4.99/month or $39.99/year. It unlocks every hive, all future packs, unlimited downloads, and mix recording. Cancel anytime in Settings. Works on iPhone and iPad, portrait or landscape. Pinch to zoom the bigger hives.
Beat
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Make a beat with Loops or with your mouth. Watch it paint. Beat-Splash turns your voice into art. Beatbox, hum, clap, or drop in loops from the built-in library โ then watch every kick, snare and melody explode across the canvas as paint. No instruments. No music theory. If you can go "doof doof," you can make something amazing. THREE WAYS TO PAINT โข Eruption โ every beat detonates a fountain of paint that splashes, splatters and piles into a glorious mess โข Pendulum โ swinging paint funnels trace hypnotic spin-art loops, steered by your beat โข Photo Reveal โ pick a photo and your track splatters it into view, color by color. Sky-blue paint only sticks to sky. BUILD YOUR BEAT โข 7 layers: drums, bass, beat, synth, melody, FX and vocals โข Record with the mic or drop in loops โ everything auto-syncs to your tempo โข Big hits paint big. Quiet parts paint soft. The music is the brush. MAKE IT YOURS โข Curated color palettes, or build and save your own โข Record a video of your session โ art and music together โข Save still artworks and editable tracks to your gallery Free forever: create without limits and share your videos. One single purchase unlocks everything โ every loop, saving to your gallery, and watermark-free exports. No subscriptions, ever. Your track is the artist. Press record and let it paint.
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Verdict
Hive and Beat are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Beat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Hive | Beat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENAMIC (PTY) LTD | adam rogan |
In-app purchases
Hive
- Hive Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Hive Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
Beat
- Full Unlock$1.99









