Best Loop alternatives: apps like Loop - Melody Maker

10+ similar apps compared and reviewed

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Updated November 2026

Loop is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Loop

Melodic Studio: Create Music#2

Melodic Studio: Create Music by Sean Ray Dvir

Mobile DAW for Music Creation
Strong Contender
🎵 Music
2.3(3 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app provides a professional mobile music production environment for creating, arranging, and finishing songs. It offers a pattern-based workflow with looping clips and a full timeline, along with multiple built-in instruments and audio editing tools.

LuSID Synthesizer#3

LuSID Synthesizer by Lukasz Pomianek

Synthwave SID-inspired synth
Worth Considering
🎵 Music
5.0(1 ratings)
Free
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Create synthwave music with a powerful, intuitive synthesizer. Features a multi-voice engine, versatile filter, built-in sequencer, and a range of effects. Record and share your creations easily.

More apps like Loop

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Octal: Pocket Synth
Octal: Pocket Synth
Octal: Pocket Synth
Eight buttons, endless music
Free

This app transforms your phone into a musical instrument with eight intuitive buttons that always create harmonious chords or notes. Easily record loops, layer beats, and arrange them into full songs. Explore a variety of sounds and share your creations.

Eight-button chord/note interfaceLoop recording and editingSong arrangement
🎵 Music
(2)
free with in-app purchases
5
Synth Box: Music Synthesizer
Synth Box: Music Synthesizer
Synth Box: Music Synthesizer
MIDI Keyboard, Sounds & FX
Free

Transform your device into a versatile synthesizer with a touch-sensitive keyboard, morphing oscillators, and a resonant low-pass filter. Explore 100 presets, add real-time effects, and record your performances. Connect MIDI controllers for expanded creative possibilities.

Slide-to-play keyboard with pitch/mod wheelsDual morphing wavetable oscillatorsMoog-style low-pass filter
🎵 Music
(1)
freemium
6
SoundCraft: Instruments Studio
SoundCraft: Instruments Studio
SoundCraft: Instruments Studio
Smart Music Maker Beat Creator
Free

Create music on your phone with realistic instrument sounds and studio tools. Record, layer tracks, and apply effects for a smooth, intuitive music-making experience anytime, anywhere.

Realistic instrument soundsStudio recording toolsLoop music creator
🎵 Music
(1)
free
7
PocketTone - Retro Synth
PocketTone - Retro Synth
PocketTone - Retro Synth
A pocket synth in your hand
Free

This app recreates the experience of a hand-drawn, retro pocket synthesizer. It features a vintage LCD display, slide switches, and chunky buttons, allowing users to play various retro voices, program custom sounds, and jam along to built-in rhythms. Users can also record and share their musical creations.

Five retro voices (Piano, Flute, Violin, Fantasy, Guitar)Program custom synth voicesTen built-in rhythms
🎵 Music
(1)
free with in-app purchases
8
SoundPad: Sampler & DAW
SoundPad: Sampler & DAW
SoundPad: Sampler & DAW
Beat Maker, Piano & SoundFont
Free
🎵 Music
(0)
9
Lines - Doodles to Music
Lines - Doodles to Music
Lines - Doodles to Music
Turn your drawings into sound
Free
🎵 Music
(0)
10
Tonic Synths
Tonic Synths
Tonic Synths
Play + Sculpt + Export Audio
Free

This app offers a portable music studio with 14 unique synthesizers for creating and sculpting audio. Users can draw sounds, program melodies, and apply effects like reverb and compression. Recordings can be exported as WAV files for use in other projects.

14 unique synthesizersXY pad sound sculpting8-step melody programming
🎵 Music
(2)
free