Comparison

Brazilloops Samba vs Flying Beat

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

Head to head
About

Brazilloops Samba

Features
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Brazilian "Samba" player with high quality samples made from the best Brazilian percussionists with genuine hand made instruments. Get this genuine samba feeling with 4 different samba styles, 3 of them with 3 independent bundled instrument tracks each with mute and volume control functions. It also comes with a BPM control, so change the speed as you want and match it with your music, dance classes, Dj performances, guitar, "cavaquinho" and so on. Play it from your device or plug it into your stereo and enjoy the gold of this skillfully played Brazilian Samba loops!

About

Flying Beat

Develop your musical rhythm skills with a vast library of patterns. Practice at your own pace with real-time feedback and adjustable difficulty. Improve sight-reading and rhythmic recognition for any instrument.

Highlights
  • Thousands of rhythm patterns
  • 26 time signatures
  • 8 difficulty levels
  • Adjustable speed
  • Real-time performance feedback
  • Look ahead mode
  • Instrument selection
  • Both Hands mode
Features
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This app is to train and develop your ability to read and perform musical rhythms accurately. You can practice almost all the rhythm patterns you may encounter, no matter what level of your music skills are. These countless patterns are arranged in increasing difficulty levels. Simply follow the animation and metronome to tap, and you will see how well you are playing in real-time. Make good use of this app, you can definitely improve your ability of sight-reading and rhythmic recognition. Features: • Practice rhythm by playing a game—scores and performance feedback keep every session engaging • thousands of rhythm patterns to explore • 26 types of time signature and 8 difficulty levels for each • allow adjusting the speed to be at your comfortable pace and conquer difficult patterns • intuitive real-time response to show how well you play for each note • “Look ahead” mode makes your eyes always ahead of your hands • various instruments to select just in case you get bored with any of them • Challenge “Both Hands” mode if you play two-hand instruments such as piano • More features are coming…

Screenshots

Brazilloops Samba3 screens
Flying Beat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flying Beat at $2.99 against Brazilloops Samba's $5.99. Flying Beat also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Brazilloops Samba costs $5.99 and Flying Beat $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brazilloops Samba ships an update every 4 months, Flying Beat every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Brazilloops Samba versus Flying Beat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrazilloops SambaFlying Beat
Price$5.99$2.99 — better
Rating—3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo SalladaPlearn LLC

In-app purchases

None

Brazilloops Samba

No in-app purchases

None

Flying Beat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brazilloops Samba free?
Brazilloops Samba costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flying Beat free?
Flying Beat costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brazilloops Samba or Flying Beat have ads?
Neither Brazilloops Samba nor Flying Beat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brazilloops Samba or Flying Beat?
Brazilloops Samba ships an update every 4 months, and Flying Beat every 3 months. Most recently, Brazilloops Samba was updated on October 29, 2026 and Flying Beat on November 8, 2026.

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