Tempofy vs BPM Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tempofy
This app allows you to play music from Spotify based on its tempo. It's ideal for activities like dance classes or running where music speed is crucial. Organize your favorite tracks into a playlist and let the app filter them by BPM.
- Play music by tempo (BPM)
- Integrates with Spotify Premium
- Create custom playlists
- Filter music by BPM
- Ideal for dance and running
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Tap beats to get tempo as BPM. *** Requires Spotify Premium Play music from Spotify by tempo. Perfect for dance classes, running or other activities where music tempo is important. Keep all your best tracks in one big playlist and let Tempofy filter out those you want. Privacy Policy: https://organic-poetry-135723.web.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BPM Detector
This application automatically detects the tempo (BPM) of any music or rhythm in real-time using your device's microphone. It offers features like song identification, detection history, and a visual BPM graph for precise timing analysis.
- Automatic BPM detection
- Real-time tempo analysis
- Shazam song identification
- BPM detection history
- Fullscreen BPM display
- BPM variation graph
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Any song. Any room. Instant BPM. Point your iPhone at the music and watch the tempo appear — automatically, in real time. No tapping. No guessing. BPM Detector listens through your mic and locks onto the beat of whatever's playing — a track, a live band, a drum loop, a record — and shows the BPM the moment it hears it. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Zero tapping — the BPM just appears, and keeps updating live. • Real-time accuracy — watch the number lock in within seconds. • Made for how you work — DJs, producers, drummers, dancers, fitness instructors, and curious listeners. FEATURES • Automatic BPM detection — read the live tempo of any music or instrument, hands-free. • Shazam built in — grab the song title and artist while you read its BPM. • Apple Watch app — see the tempo right on your wrist. • Detection history — every reading saved with timestamp, track info, and BPM. Perfect for sets, rehearsals, and crate-digging. • Fullscreen mode — huge, high-contrast numbers you can read across the room. • Variation graph — see how steady the tempo holds, beat for beat. Open it, hear the music, get the BPM. That's it. Download BPM Detector and never guess a tempo again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BPM Detector at 4.3 against Tempofy's 3.0. BPM Detector also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Tempofy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. BPM Detector sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tempofy asks for nothing beyond the download.
BPM Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BPM Detector has 267 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Tempofy's written reviews are positive against 61% of BPM Detector's.
Tempofy ships an update every 2 months, BPM Detector every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tempofy | BPM Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V4D Company AB | Quentin Hayot |
Customer experience
Tempofy
BPM Detector
Bugs and requests
Tempofy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BPM Detector
Reported bugs
9 issues- Ads cover screen and won't go away
- Ads get stuck and cannot be exited
- Music cuts out during detection
- Inaccurate BPM for certain genres (e.g., drum and bass)
- App gets hot on iPhone Pro
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- BPM readings drop significantly after initial detection
- Inappropriate advertisements (e.g., gambling)
- App sometimes registers double BPM for slow tracks
- Sensitivity settings don't detect subtle sounds
Requested features
8 requests- Apple Watch integration
- Ableton Link support
- Dark mode
- Metronome function with click sound
- DJ Tap Tempo feature
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- Custom BPM detection range
- Graph of last 30s BPM
- Mac version
In-app purchases
Tempofy
No in-app purchases
BPM Detector
- BPM Detector Pro$0.991 Month
- BPM Detector Pro3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- BPM Detector Pro$1.991 Month
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- BPM Detector Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- BPM Detector Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- BPM Detector Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- BPM Detector Pro 4 FriendsFree
- BPM Detector Pro Unlimited$3.99
- BPM Detector Pro Unlimited$4.99
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- BPM Detector Pro Unlimited2 variants$7.99
- BPM Detector Pro Lifetime$9.99
- BPM Detector Pro Unlimited$12.99
Questions
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