BPM Counter Live & Tap Tempo: iPhone vs Android

Live BPM is a BPM counter and live beat detector for musicians, DJs and producers. Hold the phone up and it reads the song BPM from the music, or tap the tempo yourself.

Four tools, one instrument: Counter, Track ID, Monitor and Match. Tempo is measured on your device, so the BPM counter works with no connection — only Track ID needs one.

Counter — the BPM counter

Hold the phone towards the music and auto BPM detection reads the beats per minute for you. Tapping is there for when the room is too loud, or the track is not playing yet.

• Listen: point the phone at the music and the beat finder works out the tempo on its own.
• Guided: give it a starting tempo and it locks on, even in a busy room.
• Tap tempo: tap the pad in time and watch the BPM settle.
• Back tap: with the phone in your hand, a tap on the back of the case counts as a press of Tap — eyes up.
• Halve or double the reading with one tap when a track comes back at half-time or double-time.
• Decimals: 128.0, not "about 128" — the tenths matter when you are beatmatching.
• Set the tempo range so the Counter searches only where your music actually lives.

Decimals, continuous detection and typed tempo are part of Counter+.

Library and sync

Every reading is saved as you take it and named for you — nothing to remember at the end of a set. The library is stored on the device, so it opens with no connection. Sign in and it syncs across your phones and tablets, so a tempo measured at rehearsal is already there at the gig. The library, renaming, collections and sync are part of Full Kit.

Track ID — know what is playing

Identify the song and artist while you measure the tempo. Useful when you are digging, and when a track goes past and you want the name as well as the BPM. Track ID is the one tool that needs an internet connection.

Monitor — watch the tempo move

A live chart of BPM over time shows what a single number cannot: whether the tempo is holding, rushing or dragging. Set a target tempo and a tolerance band, and Monitor draws the drift as it happens.

• The chart flashes the moment the tempo leaves the band, so you can keep playing and still know.
• Pinch to zoom, tap any point to read the tempo there.

Match — line two tracks up

The microphone reads the master tempo while the track plays, and you tap the cue against it — the difference shows as a signed percentage and updates as you go. Sync phase-aligns the two so the beat indicators line up. Tempo only, no pitch shifting.

Who it is for

DJs and diggers: find the song tempo in seconds with the mic or a few taps, catalog records, beatmatch with confidence.
Drummers and bands: a tempo monitor for rehearsal and for the stage, hands-free while you play.
Producers: get the exact music BPM of a sample before it goes into the DAW.
Dance teachers: check the tempo of a track before you build a routine on it.

How people use it

• What BPM is this song? Hold the phone up and let the BPM detector answer.
• Check whether the band spe

Live BPM is a BPM counter and live beat detector for musicians, DJs and producers. Hold the phone up and it reads the song BPM from the music, or tap the tempo yourself.

Four tools, one instrument: Counter, Track ID, Monitor and Match. Tempo is measured on your device, so the BPM counter works with no connection — only Track ID needs one.

Counter — the BPM counter

Hold the phone towards the music and auto BPM detection reads the beats per minute for you. Tapping is there for when the room is too loud, or the track is not playing yet.

• Listen: point the phone at the music and the beat finder works out the tempo on its own.
• Guided: give it a starting tempo and it locks on, even in a busy room.
• Tap tempo: tap the pad in time and watch the BPM settle.
• Back tap: with the phone in your hand, a tap on the back of the case counts as a press of Tap — eyes up.
• Halve or double the reading with one tap when a track comes back at half-time or double-time.
• Decimals: 128.0, not "about 128" — the tenths matter when you are beatmatching.
• Set the tempo range so the Counter searches only where your music actually lives.

Decimals, continuous detection and typed tempo are part of Counter+.

Library and sync

Every reading is saved as you take it and named for you — nothing to remember at the end of a set. The library is stored on the device, so it opens with no connection. Sign in and it syncs across your phones and tablets, so a tempo measured at rehearsal is already there at the gig. The library, renaming, collections and sync are part of Full Kit.

Track ID — know what is playing

Identify the song and artist while you measure the tempo. Useful when you are digging, and when a track goes past and you want the name as well as the BPM. Track ID is the one tool that needs an internet connection.

Monitor — watch the tempo move

A live chart of BPM over time shows what a single number cannot: whether the tempo is holding, rushing or dragging. Set a target tempo and a tolerance band, and Monitor draws the drift as it happens.

• The chart flashes the moment the tempo leaves the band, so you can keep playing and still know.
• Pinch to zoom, tap any point to read the tempo there.

Match — line two tracks up

The microphone reads the master tempo while the track plays, and you tap the cue against it — the difference shows as a signed percentage and updates as you go. Sync phase-aligns the two so the beat indicators line up. Tempo only, no pitch shifting.

Who it is for

DJs and diggers: find the song tempo in seconds with the mic or a few taps, catalog records, beatmatch with confidence.
Drummers and bands: a tempo monitor for rehearsal and for the stage, hands-free while you play.
Producers: get the exact music BPM of a sample before it goes into the DAW.
Dance teachers: check the tempo of a track before you build a routine on it.

How people use it

• What BPM is this song? Hold the phone up and let the BPM detector answer.
• Check whether the band spe