Let beat happen
Capture moments and bursts of inspiration instantly!
Write lyrics, sing over your beats, make loops & ringtones easily.
Touch your Sound
Scratch over your beats and feel the audio under your fingers.
Record & recall your sessions, conversations, ideas, meetings, performances or etc..
Designed for intuition
creativity & self-expression
Fingerbeat is an all-in-one pocket sampler, drum machine, and field recorder for everyone
Edit
Change pitch, make chords and edit notes without knowing a single musical note or musical scale
Mix
Mix like a pro! Change volume and stereo balance, mute, solo, reverb, delay, filter for each pad
Perform
Assign different fx values to each performance corner while you change patterns and perform live
Sing, Scratch, Perform
Record with Overdub to capture all of your Performance, including the scratches!
Record everything
Use the reels to fine-tune in-out points to make sound clips.
Drag-and-drop clips directly into reels, timeline or pads and keep creating!
Classic Sounds
Capture sounds directly into pads – auto-slicing variations automagically from the gaps in the audio, adding variance and expressiveness.
new retro nostalgia
A DIGITAL
CLASSIC
Frequently Asked Questions
FingerBeat is one of the first-ever mini, pocket-sized studios designed exclusively for the original iPhone 1, released around 2008. Since then, it has been lovingly revived and refined to run flawlessly on the latest iOS devices.
The app delivers a warm, authentic analog feel—simple, intuitive, and a joy to use. Best of all? It’s completely free, privacy-respecting, and no Ads whatsoever.
We’d be honored if you’d download FingerBeat today and help us keep this unique app alive for years to come. Your support fuels our passion for innovation.
FingerBeat is all about play, experiment, and have fun. Don’t worry about making "perfect" beats—just mess around and see what happens.
It’s not just another beatmaker — it’s a creative playground that celebrates intuition and human potential. Beyond beats, it’s a versatile tool for capturing ideas, singing over your beats, recording conversations, learning songs or instruments by slowing down tracks, writing lyrics, making ringtones, creating loops for other apps and so on..
Yes! Sounds have been commisioned by Oli Bell from Groove Criminals and Dio Bells - Usublime. Your ideas and music are your own. Have fun!
FingerBeat was originally made for iOS but we have since started considering a Android version although we cannot garantee when will it be complete or released officially for now. Please consider supporting this project. Essential to help maintain the project for both platforms. Thank you in advance for your consideration!