Comparison

BeatFive vs Beatmeat

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

Head to head
About

BeatFive

Features
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BeatFive is a focused beat-making app for iPhone. Start with a ready-made groove, shape the rhythm step by step, adjust tempo, play your beat, and export a four-bar WAV file to share or keep. Features: • 16-step drum sequencer • Kick, snare, hi-hat, and clap tracks • Tempo control and instant playback • Local project saving • Four-bar WAV export and sharing • English, Japanese, and Korean • Optional one-time Remove Ads purchase Your music projects and exported audio stay on your device unless you choose to share them. No account is required.

About

Beatmeat

Features
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Beatmeat turns beat scenes into a tactile pad instrument. Pick a scene and tap the coloured pads to fire drum hits, loops and guitar stabs — everything is quantised to the beat, so it stays tight no matter how you play. Each scene is a little performance surface: one-shot pads, sample clusters and step sequencers, all tuned to a track. Hold a sequence pad to run a looping pattern, stack layers on top, and play along in real time. New scenes arrive over the air, so your library grows without waiting for app updates — and everything is cached for offline play. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just tap and play.

Screenshots

BeatFive3 screens
Beatmeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatmeat at none against BeatFive's 1. Beatmeat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. BeatFive sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Beatmeat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 1 level
BeatFive versus Beatmeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeatFiveBeatmeat
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerqiaozhong zhangIvan Melnyk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BeatFive

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

Beatmeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BeatFive free?
BeatFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beatmeat free?
Beatmeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BeatFive or Beatmeat have ads?
BeatFive shows ads; Beatmeat does not.

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