Beatmaker 2 App Reviews

Hey I’ve been trying to get the sound store to work and it has not. You guys have decent kits but how can I use this app without those kits? Please give me some info on how to get the sound store to work. It’s just be a black screen every time I click on it. Thanks...

This is great for nostalgia beat making back to the basic similar to Fruity Loops 4 or tapping two pencils on a desk while a friend beat box in the back ground. It absolutely great how they have managed to take out all the distracting things like sound design fx and large sound packs. Genius throwback. I love this app so much even though I purchased this Im gonna delete this from my phone and keep only a memory of this. Maybe the next update will be called orchestra maker with clanging spoons and a washboard. Can’t wait.

Please let me have access to store in BeatMaker 2 there is nothing there 12 bucks for nothing I have beat maker 3. It would be nice to have update to beat maker 2 I’m not gone ask for money back just update make it smoother there’s no store content take it down instead of having us pay for app. By the way beat maker 3 is nice app keep it coming

Why?

THE STORE WONT LOAD UP

That this app works all the way down to an iPad 1g AND and iPhone is amazing. Additionally, it edits midi better than BM3. In 2025 when the BM 3.1 update hits maybe it will edit audio and midi as well and this ancient app from the same devs.

There needs to be mechanism for discounted upgrade. When you own 2, a deal on 3 is reasonable.

Just recently upgraded to an iPad Pro, went to install BeatMaker 2 and went to restore my in app purchases and the store is empty with no way of me recovering all the sound packs I’ve purchased....help

Its truly a DAW, studio on your phone, No joke, most all features of a top music app. Im talking like Ableton, or or Logic Pro. typ eof studio, on your phone!! Seriously! Please INTUA, never stop making updates for the IOS. please.

You’re hilarious 😂😂😂 if yo dumb a** loves tapping a screen, if you love limitations and bad response to creativity then BUY THIS APP not only is it an eye sore, but if you really think that you can make the same kinda music that you can here on a daw with more bells and whistles then you are lacking somthing, maybe you just like to be portable, but like everything that’s portable, it has its draw backs

is there a way to make this application compatible for the Macbook Pro? I wish there a way to fix the Dropbox connection, it doesn't even recognize Dropbox even if you allow connection.

I PURCHASED SOUNDPACKS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO USE

Why don’t I have access to the keyboard anymore..?

The program is easy enough to use if you don’t have background in music production. However, every time I export a file, it is compressed to where it doesn’t sound like it does in the app. It sounds messy. Also for purchasing an app like this, I would expect the presets to sound a little bit more authentic than they do.

cant wait for BM3 for iphone..give us some love in the meantime!!

I paid for packs that I cannot use? Where is the entire sound store? The screen is always black now. Can I get my money back for these sounds?

As someone who used to use this daily a few years ago when I had an iPad (recently obtained one again,) I think I am starting to remember why I stopped using this. I think the interface is quite well, takes a bit of time to remember where everything is at first, but you’ll get the hang of it. But it’s not very intuitive for serious work. I remember on YouTube, I made a tutorial on how to install your own sound files, which is kind of a long process, yet worked nonetheless. But you do that, it seems you only get a limited amount of workflow to use since it’s just samples in the end. The main problem with this software is that it costs quite a lot more than most of the apps in the entire store, yet costs even MORE after you purchase it when you a realize that almost everything else you may need is yet an additional purchase. Try making bass with the included synth it comes with, it will take you forever. The amount of VSTs and samples this comes with is a joke, it’s as if it’s a demo. You’re basically paying for a demo. I know a lot of time has maybe been put into this (I’m saying maybe because a lone Japanese kid made one of the most powerful VSTs ever created called Synth1 for FREE,) but I think this app from then till now is a cash cow. And I also feel BeatMaker 3 should be free or discounted to BM2 buyers. FL Studio (yes a PC and now Mac) software is not much more, but has everything you need and is the same file size as this. You have to step it up.

This app desperately needs an update for the later models of iPhone since BeatMaker 3 is only comparable for iPad. Immediately!! My beats are bouncing out off tempo and I really would like to record over what I hear on the maker vs the bounced product it is inconsistant.

It's a good app but if your looking for an app to make beats with I recommend using Auxy. Auxy is free and is easier to use. Wish I knew about it before I spent $10 on this.

I've been using the Beatmaker app for 6 years now. I've also downloaded/bought all the other prominent beat production apps, BeatMaker is definitely the best out there. There are a lot of great sounds and editing functions. For a personal example you can look up a song I made using a beat that I produced entirely on this app, called "Rap King Rap", anywhere online . It's also great that you can export files to Dropbox and even WAV format track-outs (every track is separated in the export). Wow, this really surprised me. Saved me so much time. This has been and will continue to be my primary production app of choice.

I accidentally downloaded this can you return my money back I will this delete this app when you return my money

Back in business. The MPC is like what a tape player is to an iPod now lol. Beatmaker 2 is the 💩. 65GB's of sounds on my iPhone now on my 128GB. Hands down the best DAW. Just needs a way to hook up to a external hard drive or make a desktop version. Those that are complaining about factory sounds are idiots. Import your own sounds with FileZilla and the world awaits on your creativity. I'm laughing at those idiots that can't use simple software or watch tutorials to learn. You get what you put in and that goes for life. Update Totally dissatisfied with the wait of the BeatMaker 3 release date for the iPhone version. I now have a 256gb IPhone 8 Plus and feel so behind because I won’t buy a iPad just for one particular app. INTUA should not give dates to customers and not stand by it. I’m not going to lower the 5 star rating on bm2 because of this but not everyone wants to use a iPad to make music with as portability and the developers should’ve put more time into the iPhone version being that the iPad version has been out for so long. Truly disappointed.

Hands down, hands up, express yourself.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but every time I press any key, it lags and the keys I press either don’t play or if I hold it, the keys will play up to 5 times a second. It’s pretty much unplayable.

This app is flawless. It can only be limited by the specs of the iPhone. Beatmaker 2 is a dream come true. This is not for the beginner/FL Studio style user. This app is like Logic/Cubase/Sonar in your pocket. Full of drum machines, keyboards, and synths that can be completely customised for any type of music. Many added features and sound packs. MPC style sampling (my favorite), live recording anywhere via the iPhone/iPod/iPad internal mic, and easy file transfer via WiFi. Even post directly to SoundCloud I love this app. Much improved interface from the original Beatmaker. Beautiful full color interface (not just shades of green). Easy editing, navigation, piano roll, mixer, EQs, ADSR, LFOs, velocity, zones, filters,...you name it. Its here. It will even warn you when memory is low on your iOS device. So SAVE people, and close those background apps. Well done Intua. Keep up the great work. This is way better than any other iOS music app on the market.

Dropbox and iPhone 8 plus U/I glitches are fixed 🙏🏽

Where is the sound bank like beat maker two has this one has close to NO SOUNDS

The pads in the drum machine do not line up with where you have to touch meaning you can’t use the right pads.

If you are the type to save money and a headache by someone else's experience, let me advise you not to buy this. After about a year of making really cool songs on MusicMakerJam, I decided to switch it up to play around with some different sounds. Bought this app and two sound kits. Sound kit folders are empty! No tutorial on how to use this thing. It's just a mess. Whoever made this app are NOT musicians and know nothing about making music. WANT MY MONEY BACK. But I'm sure these low budget wannabe money grabbing app makers won't ever see the time of day for that.

I’ve been using this app for awhile and it is really awesome and useful but I wish you guys would release a sound pack every month or 2 just so we can have more new and unique sounds to mess around with!

This DAW is amazing ! I will give it 5 stars as soon as they give me the sound expansions I paid for. I paid $12 for the " future trap" expansion and all folders are empty after installation! Wth?!

This app packs a real punch!! It's a full scale studio and the interface is super user friendly. I like the options it has and can't wait to see what new features are yet to come. Well worth the 9.99 spent no doubt!!

This is honestly the best IOS music app and it's not close. If you get this app all you need is some additional synths, Audiobus, a midi keyboard with an lightening to USB camera connection kit to hook the keyboard to your device and your set. This app is hands down one of the best. Take it from me, an iOS user who has tried many apps over the years including impc and it's not even close. Big time artist like Mannie Fresh use this app which shows how good it is. When it comes to sampling, stability, arrangement, a good UI, and music creation, BM2 can't be beat and it is so good I rarely use my pc these days. Intua made an amazing app with beatmaker 2 and I can't wait to see what the future holds for this company.

I owe a lot of thanks to this here program. I wouldn’t be a success the way I am today without this app. I love BeatMaker 2. You deserve a real fly comment. So here it goes I want u know I may try to find a way to marry this app lol

When are you going to fix the issue with The use of Dropbox?! It still doesn't work. Both BeatMaker 2 and 3 doesn't work at all. If you did fix the problem, it must apply to all higher than iPad 2, fourth generation. Every time I try to import my folders and files into BeatMaker 2 it just switches to the Dropbox app to the allow screen and when I press allow,it switches back to BeatMaker 2 App and the Dropbox column never shows up anymore like it use to before the release of BeatMaker 3. The BeatMaker 3 App just never loads up at all so I can import my folders and files. The square icon just does the glow animation and never loads up at all. Why I liked these apps was because I would make my samples on my computer software Acid Pro 7, then send my samples to Dropbox, then import them into BeatMaker app and make my projects. Now I can't do that anymore because the Dropbox feature is still not working. I'm sure it must work for iPad Pro users, but I don't have a Pro yet. Can you please fix this problem for iPad 2, fourth generation use please?

I thought I would try this for 10.00$ it seemed promising at first but then I soon realized I had to buy a new preset for a certain song. Totally not worth 10.00 don't waste your gift card for this crapshoot.

So it won’t let me do a iPod import. It closes the app every time I try. Huge dilemma but other than that, the app is great.

Its truly a DAW, studio on your phone, No joke, most all features of a top music app. Im talking like Ableton, or or Logic Pro. typ eof studio, on your phone!! Seriously! Please INTUA, never stop making updates for the IOS. please.

Idk why but mine is extremely laggy. Feels likes I’m playing on a Bluetooth headphone mean while I’m not using one lol other then that problem it’s fine and works as it should.!!

Love

Please fix the parameters when loading a preset they are off a bit.

Because every time I open the sound store nothing shows up just a blank screen ☹️😡

BM2 is this best DAW in the App Store for Hip-Hop/Rap & Trap production. Interested to see what BM3 will be. Been a rapper for years but started causal production about a year ago to become more self sufficient and stop trying to find people who have studios or make beats(which if you've been in my position you know how much a headache that is🤕)invested over $1500 in a laptop,FL Studio 12,Studio One and an entire home studio set up. Felt overwhelmed and this hindered my creativity. Life happened and I had to sell my keyboard and laptop but in that time came up on a iPad Pro and purchased every major DAW in the App Store(Auria,Cubasis,FLM3,GB & BM2) for a fraction of the price of any major computer DAW(btw) and find myself making more music at higher quality in BM2 & GB(GarageBand being more limiting) on the iPad than I was on my laptop with over $1000 worth of programs.

BM2 is good, but BM3 is on a whole other level!!! #TWOTHUMBSWAYYYYUP!!!!

I been using this app for two years and I upgraded to iPhone 8 plus and the drum pads are not aligned properly. Please fix!

This is perhaps the best $20 I have spent in my entire life. This update fixed a crash in sample slicing that was bothering me forever. Thank you so much. You guys really care about your customers, and I appreciate that. I owe my whole style/sound to BM2. ----------------- One request for an update or for BM3: MPC file format interoperability. Can we have the option to slice samples into 16 bit WAV format as an alternative to AIFF? I understand that AIFF is a superior format, but being able to slice a sample in BM2 and move the slices to my MPC would be amazing. Similarly, being able to export drum programs as PGM format would be incredibly helpful for transfer to the MPC.

Please include 1/12 resolution!

I can’t sign into my soundcloud u need to fix it

Bought this on Thursday. BeatMaker 3 came out Saturday. Not happy. It's OK, but sort of lame that it's still available to purchase.

FIX THE KEYBOARD, CRASHES EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE IT

This s***** app dose not and I repeat, DOSE NOT have a deletation tool. I think it’s completely retarted just to be lazy just to put that on.

It's a great app. But I need iCloud sharing capabilities. Download to my music capabilities. And whatever fine tuning you can come up with. And I can't get into the music store!! Why???UPDATE UPDATE!!!!!Please

this app was $20 when I bought it...the Bluetooth should work. GarageBand is free and the Bluetooth works for that.

The Interface is a bit clunky yet it seems other people get used to it.

I got BM2 and would love to upgrade to BM3. I have the 40 bucks but it is lame that there is no price consideration for us long time customers and supporters of INTUA since BM2. Isn't there an UPGRADE price? Reason does that as well as many others, why not INTUA? So do I need to fork out the same money just like the Joe next to me who didn't believe in INTUA until these raving reviews came about BM3? No fair

Sorry guys I really wanted to like this and paid the money for the full version but this app is just not very good. First of all it does not come with any sort of tutorial which thankfully is OK for me because I've had the good fortune of using a lot of high-quality apps and was able to figure thisout pretty quick, but The user interface and workflow is poor at best like garage band. if you were not a serious musician and haven't spent the time finding and playing around with those rare high-quality apps out there then you might not know enough to realize this is junk and consequently you may love this app. If that's the case then go ahead and put on your Nickelback T-shirt and make your elevator music!!

I love this app,but with the new updates I can't press the mute button nor I can't press other functions since the new update. Can you please repair. Thank you

BM2 has pretty complete functionality for me. I like the clip approach to the sequencer where editing a clip changes all of the same ones. I don't use the built in sounds but like to midi out to synths and record back in. There are a lot of mediocre sounds, and the drum presets have some poor additions. Luckily you can mix and match and load your own samples and edit them too. Learning the interface takes too much time. There are too many windows and too much switching to do simple things. There is hidden functionality, like automation, which one has to research online to figure out how to do. The file management is a mess too. It all works and allows you to do many things, you just have to keep the UI map in your head. Reading the manual is required as too little is intuitive enough to figure it out without it. One thing that is lacking is IAA for effects. The onboard effects are ok enough, but there are much better on iOS. This would be a much welcome addition towards a more complete DAW experience. Overall for me, I can do what I want pretty well and pretty quickly, so I come back to it often.

DropBox support not working. “Cannot find metadata” error message. Please fix! This app not only gives you tons of sounds to create an original piece, it also allows you to import audio from your iTunes library, chop it into custom samples and then tweak the sound, pitch or timing of those samples. Unbelievable! If you get yourself a Dropbox account you can import and export songs and samples that way as well. Not to mention it has Audiobus support. If you don't have this app yet, you need to buy it. It is as good as it gets in the iOS world. The only limitation will be your brain short circuiting from lack of sleep. Get it and go out there and create some music!

Been having trouble trying to sync imported and chopped samples from songs on my iPhone with the metronome at any speed. Does anyone know what I should do or does it not exist on the app?

By far the dopest mobile recording studio out there. Been using beatmaker since beatmaker 1. Never a complaint here. Always have my iPad with me and shure microphone just in case inspiration hits love it for that reason.

Omg it crashes every time I try using the keyboard. My favorite app is essentially useless now:/:/:/

Great app but the way to transfer the songs (files) needs to be more intuitive. Maybe a YouTube upload option or wifi transfer without FTP clients or a direct upload to a computer using a USB cable. Thanks!

I had purchase the atl sound and it at empty folder please help

This app has changed my life and I am thankful. D.J.R

Using this app has been the most fun I've had using any beat making app. (I have iMaschine, iMaschine 2, GarageBand, and IMPC Pro) BM2 Is incredibly intuitive, and not glitchy like a lot of overhyped, overpriced apps. I've watched some tutorial videos for BM2, but I love how they have an actual manual that breaks down each function, knob, etc. I would recommend this app to anyone. The more I use it, the more I look forward to using it. BM2 rocks!

I have a iPad mini 4 and I just purchased a iPad Pro I have beatmaker2 on the iPad mini 4 so do you mean I have to purchase it for the iPad Pro please contact me to give me an answer if that's a yay or nay I would greatly appreciate it then I will give a star.

If you're here, debating whether or not you should purchase this app, before I go any further, buy it. I've used almost every DAW on the App Store and this is far and away the best. Here are some major points you should know about this app: To get the most out of this app, you're going to want to use your computer. The samples it comes with are extremely mediocre, so importing samples through Dropbox is a must. The MPC is AMAZING. I feel like I'm working off of an mpc2000 when I'm using this app. the pad set up is great and it has all the features you'd find in maschine or akai. Lastly, if you're completely new to beatmaking, this app has a steep learning curve as opposed to GarageBand or other App Store DAWs. This app is far and away the best DAW on the AppStore. Though the apps sounds may be weak, if you mix in your sounds and take advantage of the effects, you can really create some amazing stuff. Buy it.

I’ve been a very loyal Intua app user. Beatmaker 2 is my most used application amongst all the music apps out there. BUT ALL I ASK FOR IS EXPORT CAPABILITY! I know that Dropbox is supporting BM2 by working with Intua as a 3rd party to export beats but its not working and an error message always occurs when i try. PLEASE FIX !!!

This is overall an amazing app. But, since the latest update it's like the controls in the mixer are frozen. I can't change the volume, I can't select "solo" or "mute" ... Etc. what's going on? Are these changes documented somewhere?

I really loooove this app but i hate that I have to pay for BM3 even though i already put money to this app. I feel like the new app should at least be discounted to people who have already purchased BM2. Kind of unfair. This is more of a note to the developers. The app though is pretty awesome...

Beatmaker was one of the first audio apps I purchased, back in the iPod Touch days. Even then, it was evident that Beatmaker was incredibly powerful, and professional music production on a mobile device was a reality (though cumbersome). With BM2 and an iPad, the possibilities became exponential. Many years later, this is still my most-used DAW for iPad. Sure, other things have better interfaces, better presets, better effects, etc. But nothing offers a feature-set and depth of programmability/customization as BM2. It's reliable and consistent - Powerful and unbiased towards particular styles or ways of thinking about music. Thus, it remains my favorite and most used app for sequencing and ... Beat making.

When you use interapp audio & open say.... Korg Module, once you go back to BeatMaker2 from your multitask window it starts all over. & lose all my work. Ok I just got the new update & it still does the same weird thing. Will this get resolved?

Samples were never good anyways. Cheesy freeware quality.

Please add Link support and ability to delete tracks!

I love this app.. It's perfect for on the go beat making. I use it on flights, in hotels or whenever I feel the need to create & can't get to the studio.

In all honesty, its a waste of money. The sounds are boring and navigation is difficult.

Get out of town...an update?! About time although if it ain't broke why fix it...Beat maker series is still the best out! Thanks for note repeat, midi support, and FX on the main!

I bought a iPhone 6+. Loaded up Beatmaker 2 to find that I can't record tracks or add instruments . How many more updates ? More bugs than a project apartment .

So you can't use it on your laptop? 🙄👎🏽

Great, amazing app, best i've bought so far out of FL Studio, iMachine 2, and GarageBand, but it NEEDS house organs ASAP! Not many house synths :-(

Needs addition of Audiopaste. Also whenever I purchase Add On packs the "loops" folders are always empty.

BeatMaker takes off where Akai lacks...By far the best app for Mobile music production out. I love the Drum machine plus the sounds are great. You can import your own sounds and export to take your production to even higher levels. You can get your idea out anytime, anywhere. I have been waiting on 3 forever it seems however I can continue to wait. So excited!!!!!!!!

What wrong with the app it decided to stop working and won't open

I mainly use Pro Tools, Logic, and Reason - Beatmaker 2, so far, is as close as it gets on an iPhone. Yes, most of the built in samples are uninspiring but this app's strength is FUNCTIONALITY and VERSATILITY. For instance, you can map, edit, tune and filter samples; not even Music Studio can do all that (and Music Studio is my daily go to app for MIDI and teaching). Among other things, you can even automate the faders and effects. You can easily import / export samples through Dropbox.

every time I wanna choose a keyboard, it kicks me out of the app. it caused me to lose my beat and I had to remake it and save it. but I'm still unable to use a keyboard. please fix

They've basically abandoned this software, for over a month they've refused to fix audiobus capability with iOS 9. So be warned.

I got the game but it's very difficult to use and it seems outdated. This would be tolerable if it's free or .99. Definitely not worth the ten dollars

I love this app, and would have rated this 5 stars. Although there is one problem. You're going to tell me that after years of producing music on here, I can't even post it to something like SoundCloud without sounding like crap? Make it compatible with MacBook also please, put the program completely on there so I can organize and post from there. Thank you.

It is good enough now but I cannot understand why Intua have not develop Beatmaker3 for iPhone. Many iPhone users still wait beatmaker3 instead 2, include me.

Can't turn off recording or mute tracks in the pattern editor.... Great app one the best iOS daw apps I've used so far please fix.

It's a good app and all. I just don't know how to save the music to my phone ?¿

For the past few updates, I haven't been able to connect to my bluetooth and use the app. The app crashes if i'm connected to the bluetooth in my car and does the same with my bluetooth headphones.

5 stars because this app is still the best. Been anxiously awaiting 3 for a while now. Intua team, please add Ableton Link support to version 2!

Bruh I haven't made a new beat since the recent update I'm about to move away from this daw I love it but I love my work more FIX IT!!!!!

Why don’t they give us a discount everytime they make a new beatmaker -.? Since paying totally for the 1st and second one-? Why hasn’t the 1st beatmaker been upgraded enough to where it can be downloaded to iPad -. ..? Even flstudio...everytime their download gets improved upon...they keeep the customer in mind and free down load again and it costed more than beatmaker...still...gotta love beatmaker....

Update this app with auto Scales & Keys...I would need no other app if that was possible...PLEASE!

Protools doesn't make an app, besides a remote for the computer DAW, but if they did BeatMaker 2 would give them a run for their money. This app is so in depth and can do so much when it comes to music...if you can think it up, this app can do it...everything except Master music....even tho I use protools on a computer, when I'm on the go I use BeatMaker 2 on my iPad......