BeatHawk is a pretty decent way to make beats, but not much of a full production app. – BeatHawk Review

It can’t be denied UVI’s sound libraries are exceptional, with the sounds found in BeatHawk being the same as those found in their desktop sample collections. But you will pay for those sounds, as the IAP price for just a few instrument collections quickly adds up to the mid double digits and beyond. My problem with BeatHawk is that the interface is just plain unwieldy. Going from the pads/instr. keyboard to the sample browser is just not fluid and editing samples and trying to balance a groove is just very clunky. You can create well produced music of multiple ELECTRONIC music genres, including hip hop etc. with BH. I say that because recording acoustic instruments or vocals outside of sampling a few seconds is not possible. Many of BeatHawk’s competitors like iMPC Pro & BeatMaker 3 have evolved their apps from basic groove boxes to full fledged DAW’s, capable of recording rock, jazz, whatever. Unless UVI tightens up the functionality of BeatHawk to make it THE most seamless way to create beats, making it attractive to those intimidated by tons of DAW features, they will have a rough time convincing iOS music producers to reach for BeatHawk when they have iMPC Pro, BeatMaker 3 or better yet Cubasis or Auria Pro that can do simple beat production and so much more. That being said, if you’re a rapper or hip hop beat producer looking for a quick way to make beats, with some great sounds & the ability to use your own, BeatHawk is a good choice.
Review by JRSIV1975 on BeatHawk.