Beat Buddies Guide: Build a Song, Find Secret Combos and Unlock Every Buddy
Beat Buddies is a music toy for kids. Drag cute, round buddies onto a stage and each one starts singing, drumming or beatboxing, always in time, so every mix sounds good. Our five-buddy song set off a secret combo called Starry Night. Here is how to build your own.
By Zaib · Updated 20 October 2026 · Free to play, no download
Beat Buddies needs no reading, no rules and no wrong answers. There is a stage with seven spots, and below it a tray of buddies: red, yellow, blue, pink, round, tall and fluffy, each wearing something silly, like headphones, a cap or a tiny crown. Drag one onto the stage and it joins the song.
Because every loop is made to fit with every other loop, there is no way to make a bad song. That makes it a lovely first music game for small children, and a fun toy for grown-ups too.
Our first song
We pressed Let's Jam! and landed on the Sunny Jam stage: blue sky, green hills and a wooden floor. Simply opening a jam completed a Daily Fun task ("Jam on the Sunny Jam stage", +10 notes).
We built the song one buddy at a time:
- Thumpy (kick drum: "boom, boom, boom!") on the back row.
- Wubbo (a warm, wobbly synth bass) next to him.
- Twinkle (sparkly bells) from the Melody tab.
- Fluffy (soft, cosy cloud chords) from the Chords tab.
- Sparkle (shimmering chimes) from the Effects tab.
The moment Sparkle landed, the whole stage filled with stars and a banner appeared: SECRET COMBO! Starry Night. That earned 5 notes, plus another Daily Fun task ("Find any secret combo", +10). In under a minute we had gone from 10 notes to 25.
The lesson: use the category tabs (Beats, Bass, Melody, Chords, Voices, Effects). One buddy from each makes a full-sounding song, and that is also how most secret combos are found.
How to play
- Drag a buddy from the tray onto any empty spot on the stage.
- Drag it off the stage to remove it.
- Tap a buddy on stage to Mute it (it falls asleep) or Solo it (hear it on its own).
- Record with the red button. A song can be up to 2 minutes long.
- Play it back, and Share to make a link anyone can open.
- The bin button clears the stage.
The 25 buddies
Thirteen buddies are free from the start. The others cost notes, which you earn by finding combos and doing Daily Fun tasks.
| Group | Free | Unlock with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beats | Thumpy (kick), Snappo (snare and claps), Tikki (hi-hats) | Bongo 12 |
| Bass | Wubbo (synth bass), Plonk (funky plucked bass) | Grumble 15, Boing 18 |
| Melody | Twinkle (bells), Piper (flute) | Marimo 14, Zappy 20 |
| Chords | Fluffy (cloud chords), Strummy (ukulele) | Keys 16, Organa 22 |
| Voices | Doowop ("doo, doo-wop"), Lala ("la la la") | Bah-Bah 14, Bo-Box 20 (beatbox), Ooh-Ah 25 (tiny choir) |
| Effects | Sparkle (chimes), Zoom (whooshes) | Bubbles 16, Pew-Pew 18 |
Our tip: unlock Bah-Bah (14) first. It opens the Doo-Wop Diner combo, and Bongo (12) opens Drum Circle.
All 7 secret combos
The game gives a hint for each combo in the Buddy Book. Here they are, with the buddies that solve them:
| Combo | Hint | Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Starry Night | Bells, a soft cloud and something shimmering | Twinkle, Fluffy, Sparkle |
| Doo-Wop Diner | Three singers: a deep one, a bouncy one and a high one | Doowop, Bah-Bah, Lala |
| Drum Circle | Every drummer on stage at once | Thumpy, Snappo, Tikki, Bongo |
| Bubble Bath | Bubbles, something springy and a flute | Bubbles, Boing, Piper |
| Robot Party | Bleeps, zaps and a mouth that makes beats | Zappy, Pew-Pew, Bo-Box |
| Choir of Friends | A tiny choir, a high singer and an organ | Ooh-Ah, Lala, Organa |
| Mega Jam | Fill the stage with one of every kind of buddy | One from each of the 6 groups |
Each new combo is worth 5 notes and plays its own special animation: stars, bubbles, rings, robot lights or confetti.
Stages
Notes also unlock new stages, which change the backdrop:
- Sunny Jam (free)
- Space Groove (15 notes)
- Candy Pop (30)
- Spooky Cute (45, spooky colours but still cute)
Daily Fun
Each day brings a few small tasks worth 10 notes each. They come from a list such as:
- Fill all 7 spots on the stage
- Put 2 buddies from the same group on stage together
- Jam on a particular stage
- Find any secret combo
- Record a song of at least 10 seconds
- Solo a buddy
- Jam for 2 minutes
- Play with a particular buddy
- Make a share link for your song
Daily Fun is the fastest way to earn notes, so check it each time you play.
Tips for parents
- There is no failing and no timer, so it is good for very young children.
- Muting and soloing buddies is a gentle introduction to how songs are built from layers.
- The game works offline once it has loaded.
- A share link stores the song inside the link itself. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed.
FAQ
Is Beat Buddies free?
Yes. Notes are earned by playing, not bought.
How many buddies can be on stage?
Seven at once.
Is my progress saved?
Yes, on your device.
