Auxy Studio vs Beatmaker 3

Auxy Studio is an iOS and macOS app for making beats and electronic music, from initial sketches to complete tracks. Users draw notes to build melodies and drum patterns, then arrange loops. The app offers thousands of instruments and drum hits, and imported samples can be used for custom kits and melodic sounds. Reverb, delay, distortion, and automation tools provide sound-shaping options. Tracks can be exported as audio, stems, MIDI, or project files for Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, and Studio One; finished tracks can also be uploaded to SoundCloud. A free plan includes a selection of demo sounds, and a 7-day free trial unlocks everything. The Monthly Subscription costs $5.99 a month, while the Yearly Subscription costs $49.99 a year; both unlock everything. Auxy AB says it has made the app since 2014 and describes users ranging from first-time beat makers to touring artists and professional producers. Apple’s listing says the developer may collect coarse location, user ID, and product interaction data for analytics not linked to the user.

Beatmaker 3 is a virtual drum machine for building beats from ready-made kits, rhythmic phrases, and built-in effects. It brings the Beatmaker titles a user owns into one plugin with unified controls. Its browser can search by mood, genre, or BPM and preview kits and loops from titles the user does not own. Each title includes 10 genre-specific drum kits and rhythmic phrases that can be triggered in real time. The mixer offers per-track volume, pan, filter, ambience, saturation, and individual output routing. MIDI can be dragged into a DAW for editing or layering with other instruments. Beatmaker 3 supports 64-bit VST 2, VST 3, AU 2, and AAX; AU 2 requires Logic Pro X or newer, and AAX does not have native Apple Silicon support. It is listed for iOS, macOS, and Windows, with Windows 10–11 and macOS Big Sur 11 through macOS Tahoe 26 listed as requirements. Individual titles cost $49 as a one-time purchase, while the 17-instrument bundle costs $99.50, paid once. A free 7-day trial is available; there is no free plan.