This release introduces compound time signature support—one of our community's most highly requested features!
New in this release:
  • Added support for compound (dotted-quarter note pulse) time signatures: 12/8, 6/8, 9/8 with 8th and 16th note subdivisions.
  • Time signature changes between simple (quarter-note-based) and compound (dotted-quarter-note-based) time signatures are visually indicated between measures, including across rows.
  • PDF exports support compound time signatures and visualize transitions between simple and compound signatures.
Improved in this release:
  • Icons are added for most actions to enhance visual clarity.
  • "View-Only" beats (Discover and Downloaded) now display a lock icon.
  • "Copy to My Beats" action is now more prominent in Discover and Downloaded Beats.
  • Discover now features the latest blog posts.
I- mproved Discover screen layout on iPhone and iPad.
Fixed in this release:
  • iPad: Fixed blocky music notation rendering after orientation change on the Practice screen. (Thanks, Hinrich!)
  • Tags bug fixes (thanks, Justin!):
  • Corrected tag count when one tag name contains another.
  • Fixed tags are not showing as selected when filtering by tag.
  • Fixed incorrect tag removal when "Create New Tag" is available.
  • Fixed when the first tag style shows as underlined after clearing the tag search filter.
  • Various behind-the-scenes technical improvements.
Remember to check out the Beat Note roadmap under the Settings screen to learn about upcoming features and vote on user-requested ones.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Beat Note! I regularly update the app, and this update also contains additional bug fixes and stability improvements. If you have any feedback, questions, or issues, please message me from Settings → Contact Support. I'd love to hear from you!