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title: "Beam: Powered by Arc - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Beam transforms rehearsal into an interactive experience, giving ensembles powerful tools to organize, annotate, and perform music together. Built for bands, orchestras, choirs, drum corps, and perfor"
---

# Beam: Powered by Arc — United States
> Beam Music App

![Beam App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/82/8c/d4/828cd478-f478-3197-9b8b-a21e70d431f1/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-85-220.jpeg/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Ultimate Drill Book](https://apptail.io/developer/ultimate-drill-book-jxxc) (United States)
**Category:** Education
**Rating:** 5.0/5 (3 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** us.joinarc.beamapp
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.3.10 (released 2026-10-23)
**Original Release:** 2026-07-15
**Languages:** English, Ukrainian

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id6762746253)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/united-states)

## Beam Description
Beam transforms rehearsal into an interactive experience, giving ensembles powerful tools to organize, annotate, and perform music together. Built for bands, orchestras, choirs, drum corps, and performing ensembles of every kind, Beam makes it easy to keep every performer on the same page, whether you’re in rehearsal, on the field, or on stage.

NEW

* Completely redesigned interface now integrated with the full Arc ecosystem
* Update licenses or access in Beam, and changes are reflected across all Arc products
* Easily upload, re-order and crop scores in the re-designed upload center 
* Create and save customizable annotation tools


Features for Members

* One login grants you access to Beam, UDBapp, and Geo
* Check-in with Geo without ever leaving Beam, no more interrupted rehearsals
* Discover free sheet music in the Beam Public Library


Features for Admins and Staff

* Easily add, edit, or delete scores in your ensemble's account directly from the app
* Assign collections, set lists and songs based on subject, group or subgroup
* One tap access to UDB for drill, and Geo for attendance
* Discover royalty free sheet music in the Beam Public Library ready to perform or record


Integrated with the Arc Ecosystem
As part of the Arc ecosystem, Beam integrates seamlessly with UDBapp and Geo, so your music, drill, attendance, and rehearsal tools all work together. With Arc, Beam now offers:

* A single login for all your Arc apps: Directors, staff, and performers can access everything they need in one connected platform.
* Seamless page management: Edit one or multiple pages at a time  with the crop, cut, and delete tools. Reorder, or duplicate pages, and assign a single page to multiple parts all from the upload screens.
* Custom Annotation Layers: Role-dependent layers offer directors, students and staff managed access to annotations and notes.
* Calendar & Attendance Integration with Geo: See full rehearsal and performance schedules, check-in to events with multiple locations, and track attendance throughout the season. Use Live Attendance to get a real-time view of who is at rehearsal and who is not.

## Beam Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/7d/6a/a1/7d6aa14a-7474-8342-a90b-273182a40cc0/Beam_App_Store_Iphone_6.5.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/81/61/98/816198bb-bb3b-0e1c-53fe-39bc66f86da2/Beam_App_Store-03.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/03/b3/84/03b3840a-80fd-acc9-8761-fbb1e3c7f610/Beam_App_Store-04.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/5d/a6/b7/5da6b760-49ba-1dfe-d629-e3abbd2d1c47/Beam_App_Store-48.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/dc/59/ef/dc59effe-dbb0-dd6f-1dde-33e718c8e96f/Beam_App_Store-06.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/05/bf/0d/05bf0d0a-73f4-af29-295f-2866ab11c367/Beam_App_Store-07.png/320x480bb.jpg)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/38/67/2f/38672fef-72e7-5774-c9e6-caf04efc87a1/Beam_App_Store-08.png/320x480bb.jpg)

## Beam Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 1 (20%)
- 4 stars: 1 (20%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 3 (60%)

## Beam Reviews in United States

### *---- "Downnnnngrade"
I saw no issues either the old Beam. The updated version sucks. The draw tool is especially bad.

Update from a couple weeks later: the app is somehow worse. Genuinely how do you did you mess up an app this bad?
-- hejsbdhajan, 2026-09-28

### *---- "Embarrassing"
First of all, it seems like every negative review on the App Store is magically not being counted and is artificially boosting the app’s rating which is definitely shady. Second of all, about every seven days all of the music I have downloaded refuses to load at all. Every time this happens I have to manually delete and redownload everything again. How is this even possible? The data should be stored locally and all the app has to do is read it. I can’t believe this is a problem.
-- Canonymous1234567891011, 2026-09-25

### *---- "fix the bugs"
This app is impossible to work with. it’s so laggy when trying to annotate, and bugs out easily. please fix the bugs!
-- user8963, 2026-09-21

### **--- "Annotations Unusable"
The annotation feature lags to the point of being nigh on unusable. It takes me 15 minutes to mark drill in a song, let alone add notes during rehearsal on the field. This cannot be that hard a fix.
-- OliveBennett, 2026-09-21

### *---- "Beam does not work"
There was no real for arc or whatever arc is to come in a change something that didn’t need to be changed. They got rid of stuff that worked just fine with stuff that doesn’t work. There was no need for this change.
-- Revena Rae, 2026-09-20

### *---- "dysfunctional mess!"
i’m in college marching band. on three seperate occasions it has corrupted the downloads i had for my music. twice in the stands, once right before i was about to go on the field. i am not alone, and this is a widespread issue in my band. this is not a reliable app, and i’ve had to redownload my parts multiple times and there is no easy way to download all or delete all; you must go in and do them one by one. you’d be better using google drive if it wasn’t for the live mode feature.
-- trippkick, 2026-09-20

### *---- "Garbage App"
Crashes often, refuses to load music when I need it, live feature usually blatantly broken. This is awful.
-- jaycpawl, 2026-09-19

### *---- "Very very buggy"
Every time I close the app or turn the phone off while I’m in live mode, all of my music crashes and goes to an infinite loading screen. The only fix is to completely delete and redownload the app. This happens very often and has made me unable to play in rehearsals or performances if the app bugs.
-- bandkidofalltime, 2026-09-19

### *---- "They didn’t need a new app"
soooo many issues and technical difficulties, i’ve had to delete and redownload twice bc nothing will load. I’ve tried all the things they say to try but it’s only a temporary fix. the old beam app was so much better
-- review73-007, 2026-09-18

### *---- "Bring back the OG beam"
I’ve had to delete and redownload this app twice now to look at my music because i get the loading screen of death. This is ridiculous and shouldn’t be happening especially when im out playing events.
-- Aarontheeoven, 2026-09-17

### *---- "Worse than Predecessor"
Much more laggy and nearly impossible to annotate. Old beam let me freely annotate whichever way I wanted. This new version overcorrects my writing??? Making everything I try to draw with my fingers look incomprehensible. I’ll be trying to add a “B” above a measure and it auto-smoothens it into a “D.” Really annoying. Old beam didn’t do that. The markers also rest weirdly. I’d try to use a different color for the pen and it’ll draw in its original color first before I have to switch it again. 

Additionally, sometimes I can’t even annotate measures on the bottom of the page due to the bar being in the way and the app not allowing me to zoom and move down there. Speaking of the bar, it’s hard to make it appear consistently when reading music. Sometimes it needs one tap. Sometimes ten. Very annoying. 

The lag is unbearable. I miss old Beam :( annotating is the worst part right now though.
-- Six_6seis, 2026-09-14

### *---- "Ts so bad"
Gotta reinstall it every hour for it to work
-- AerialViper, 2026-09-12

### *---- "I would rather die than use this app"
The songs literally do not load, this app has made playing music significantly harder DO NOT BUY.
-- y3ah//, 2026-09-11

### ***** "New app, new improvements"
To Beam, 

Good work on the new app! Definitely has room for improvement, but all in all, after getting used to the different tool locations, definitely an upgrade. Other than minor nuances, such as the way editing tools glitch off the screen occasionally, or when the tools glitch, definitely an upgrade!

Thanks for your hard work, and can’t wait for more updates!
-- AReviewWriter1312, 2026-09-10

### *---- "Bad"
Worst app ever. Causes me life long pain, makes my life miserable. DO NOT GET
-- Grace Gaghen, 2026-09-10

### ***** "I feel bad"
It's like all 1 stars  and I high key feel bad so it's like okay idk bra
-- wetcashews, 2026-09-08

### *---- "Arc should have never touched beam"
I don’t know what arc is but they took beam (which worked perfectly) and made it the worst app possible. Nothing works, the music you download doesn’t load, live doesn’t work, and you have to uninstall and reinstall to see your music at least once a week.
-- Nate8405, 2026-09-08

### ***** "W app"
My band uses this app, so useful
-- Anonymous couch potato :D, 2026-09-03

### *---- "Ui is absolutely horrendous"
This app is so bad and not user friendly whatsoever it’s so hard to use and I end up drawing all over the screen by accident
-- dkggsdtk, 2026-08-31

### *---- "why…"
We want the old Beam back!
-- D1 AI HATERR, 2026-08-29

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## Beam Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/united-states)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/austria)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/azerbaijan)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/bulgaria)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/cyprus)
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- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/germany)
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- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/estonia)
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- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/beam-powered-by-arc-BERA/croatia)
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