BeatGlow
Beat maker & drum sequencer
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every sound is synthesized live, so nothing is fixed. Tune the kick, stretch the snare, swing the groove, chain patterns into a song, and share it as audio or video.
BeatGlow is a drum machine that glows in the dark.
Tap out a beat on a 7-track, 32-step grid and hear it instantly. Every kick, snare, hi-hat, clap and FX hit is synthesized on the fly — there are no samples to download, and nothing is baked in. That means you can reach into any drum and reshape it: raise the pitch, stretch or choke the decay, brighten or darken the tone. The waveform changes, not a filter on top of it.
MAKE A BEAT
• 7 tracks x 32 steps — kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, plus three FX voices
• Tap a pad to place a hit; long-press to accent it for real dynamics
• Tempo from 60 to 180 BPM, with tap tempo if you'd rather feel it out
• MPC-style swing, from dead straight to a heavy triplet shuffle
• Per-track volume and mute in the mixer
SHAPE THE SOUND
• Pitch, decay and tone dials for every track, with instant preview
• Because the sounds are generated, not sampled, edits are unlimited
• One tap returns any drum to its original voice
BUILD A SONG
• Chain patterns into an arrangement, each section repeating as you like
• Reorder sections by dragging; playback runs the whole song gaplessly
• Keep as many patterns as you want, named and organized
SHARE IT
• Export audio as a WAV file
• Export a vertical video with an animated visualizer, ready for social
• Send a single pattern or your entire library to another BeatGlow user — they open the file and it imports
NEED A STARTING POINT?
Describe a style — "laid-back boom bap", "minimal techno", "halftime trap" — and BeatGlow will generate a pattern for you to take apart and rebuild. No account, no API key, no setup.
NO NONSENSE
No accounts. No sign-in. No ads. No tracking. No subscription. Your beats are saved on your device as you work, and they stay there.
Ratings & Reviews
New Quick Start guidance makes it easier to start creating, with help always available from the main screen. This update also improves reliability across playback, exporting, and AI beat generation.
The developer, Sub Rosa Industries, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sub Rosa Industries LLC
- Size
- 2.2 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sub Rosa Industries LLC