# BLEASS Sidekick — user reviews

> 10 indexed App Store user reviews of BLEASS Sidekick by BLEASS, rated 4.90/5 from 30 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bleass-sidekick/id1462418779/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bleass-sidekick/id1462418779.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — No refund???

*2025-04-17, version 1.4*

Thought I had right of withdrawal in EU within 15 days…. It’s not sidechaining as I expected I don’t need this app

### 4/5 — Good and easy to use

*2020-06-11, version 1.3*

Nice kick generator but why only 16 step sequencer? Wish it would be at list 32.

### 5/5 — Rules!

*2026-07-30, version 1.4*

I admit, I rarely mess with the settings, the default is so golden and more slick than me. 
But I have messed with them and they are very straightforward.
I love all the BLEASS stuff but this is a bit like salt and can go on anything unless you already have kick drum all taken care of, I guess.
It’s super slick and perfect and makes noisy weird experimental sounds rhythmic and often makes them fit in, in a mix… or that’s my main use for it.
I make some noisy, clacky thing and put this on it and suddenly, it often works in place of a drum machine. 
I owe this side chain compression kick drum ducker doohickey five stars for being so easy and saving my weird efforts so many times.

### 5/5 — Real Gem

*2025-12-07, version 1.4*

Wow. Had this plugin for years and didn’t know it would become a center piece in my mixing for ducking the melody when the kick hits instead of using a regular compressor. I just have an ask though. Bypass option/button? Is it possible to add this? Really would help my workflow in beatmaker 3

### 5/5 — Cool app

*2025-01-27*

Its a kick its there when you need just a kick

**Developer response:** A solid kick is the greatest pick-me-up whenever needed, we're glad to provide it ;) thank you for your kind feedback

### 5/5 — Knaller!

*2022-07-16, version 1.3*

Macht das, was es soll perfekt. Hatte auch andere Sidechain-Kompressoren ausprobiert, aber für pumpende Baselines ist der hier der absolute Bringer. Zig Parameter lassen sich per MIDI ansteuern. Ganz klar fünf Sterne!

### 5/5 — Mega Bombe Plugin

*2021-02-02, version 1.3*

Derb Good dope work!

### 5/5 — 重低音に対してコンプレッションがカバーできる

*2020-02-14*

たとえばGarageBandでキックにサイドチェインをかけたい時にいいコンプが見つからない。ファブフィルターは高い。なんかいいのがなかった。でもこれはキックのコンプに特化していて、しかも使いやすい。

**Developer response:** キック向けにちゃんと作られてるツールに出会えると嬉しいですよね。それに使いやすいならなおさら。いいの見つけましたね。

### 5/5 — Needs midi input update

*2020-01-02, version 1.2*

The ducker doesn’t seem to work when routed via MIDI. Tried it every way kick works no duck.

-I got it to work you have to have 2 instances of Sidekick running on top of each other. Could be a NanoStudio 2 issue, it’s really the only auv3 if it’s kind so I don’t know. Open up 2 instances and one of them works fine. Remove one and you just get the kick. Also works great as a ducker when used on other tracks. It really sounds great, just need 2 instances for kick in NanoStudio 2 when using MIDI that is all.

### 5/5 — Aaaamaaaaziiing!!!

*2019-05-25, version 1.0*

This app is soooo much fun to use! Is amazing what a nice sidekick can do! Only Bleass can do it and say it better... Bleass Sidekick is the ultimate effect plugin to move your body!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*