# Poly 2 — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Poly 2 by James Milton, rated 4.80/5 from 624 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poly-2/id1477029326/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poly-2/id1477029326.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 542 · 4★ 49 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Poly 2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Unique, creative, and powerful tool - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 🎨 Excellent for ambient, experimental, and generative music - 🎹 Great for drum grooves and rhythmic patterns - 💻 Seamless integration with external hardware and software **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 🔇 Lack of sustain/voice ring-out when transport is stopped - 📺 Small interface elements can be difficult to use on iPad - 🔌 Compatibility issues with some third-party apps **Commonly reported bugs** - In-app purchase not working for some users - MIDI connectivity issues with certain apps - Crashes upon opening for some users **Most requested features** - Ability to preview samples before importing - Autoslice/autochop functionality for samples - Support for larger sample imports and automatic slot filling - Granulizer effect - Note repeat and vinyl effects - More built-in effects and processing options - Ability to create and arrange full songs - M1 Mac compatibility ## Newest reviews (15 of 63) ### 4/5 — Unique & fun but some limitations *2025-09-21, version 2.5.2* I recently returned to the Poly 2 sequencer and it still stands out as a unique, creative tool. It’s a really fun app to explore. Customization took a little time to figure out, but I’m very happy with the overall design and development. One issue -which after 5+ years still hasn’t been addressed- is the lack of sustain/voice ring-out when the transport is stopped. When playback is stopped—whether through the internal transport or an external hardware MIDI sequencer—the project’s voices do not sustain or ring out. I couldn’t find any updated preference settings to address this. Taking into consideration delay and reverb settings applied for each track, I would expect the voices from each of the eight tracks to sustain naturally when stopped or paused. To be candid, I had totally forgotten about this until I came back to the app. A limited workaround is to switch to an empty pattern, which lets the active patterns ring out. However, this is restrictive since one of the 16 pattern slots must be allocated for this purpose. Even then, it doesn’t fully solve the issue: if the transport is stopped mid-sustain, the entire project still cuts off instead of letting the tails fade naturally. You have to wait until all voices finish ringing out before stopping. This is worth noting for live performance or recording, unless you’re employing an alternative DSP option to compensate. Lastly, as an alternative workaround that retains use of all 16 patterns, you could modify the patterns in real time by changing their playback length values to something other than INF in order to close out the set. It feels a bit counterintuitive, but it’s another option. Just wanted to pass this along. It’s not a dealbreaker for me—I can now address it with an analog pedal or by syncing another FX app—but I wonder if the absence of this feature has impacted the app’s ability to attract or retain users. I realize it may be too late to submit this as a feature request, but overall, this is still a great, unique app and a real joy to work with. Well done, James! I still get a lot out of this app. ### 5/5 — Cooking with gas *2023-07-13, version 2.5* Great idea with good quality samples ### 5/5 — Easily one of the best music production tools *2023-06-03, version 2.5* I love this app and am using it to create several soundtracks - this is a beautiful software that allows you to create some dreamy samples and loops and some great ambience. A must buy for iPad musicians. ### 5/5 — Great app request M1 compatibility *2023-05-27, version 2.5* Please open this up, so we can use it on the Mac M1 ### 4/5 — Innovative but *2023-03-01* Original sequencer instrument sampler But ui to small for an efficient using What a pitty The app i so nice ### 5/5 — i like it so much😊👍 *2022-09-24* the app has quite a lot of potential. a granulizer would be cool and the possibility to create a whole song. note repeat and vinyl effects would be good. generally more effects. Anyway, this app is totally awesome ### 5/5 — Rythmes euclidiens *2022-09-02* Excellent pour apprehender les rytmes euclidiens et experimenter des combinaisons non periodiques. Bravo aux concepteurs ### 5/5 — Unique and powerful *2022-07-27, version 2.5* Behind the minimalist interface, it’s incredibly powerful and really lends itself to a creative flow, and the visuals really add to it. One of my favorite apps for making soundscapes and just experimenting with sounds and patterns. ### 5/5 — Exceptional. *2022-06-25, version 2.2.2* It’s apps like these that got me to switch to iOS music making. Get it and support this dev. ### 5/5 — Incredible Tool *2022-06-20, version 2.2.2* I own SO many music apps but really appreciate the ones that make great use of the touch screen. I somehow overlooked this one for a while but once I found it, it quickly became one of my favorites. Using it for drums creates amazingly wonderful variations and it can do far more than just drums. Highly recommended! ### 5/5 — GENERATIVE MUSIC & TECHNO MASTERPIECE *2022-05-09* If you like techno, EDM, electronic music, ambient, experimental sound this app is a perfect tool! Simple, easy to use, straightforward. All DJs & sound engineers should check this out! __________________________ ====================== Small requests for the fans :) Autoslice / autochop Being able to import one large sample & automatically apply to some or all sample slots would be amazing! Maybe it could be a sliding scale or threshold so user could choose to fill some, a few, or all slots with each sample they import. This way each sample after could be applied to any available after ### 4/5 — Seems perfect almost *2021-11-03, version 2.2.2* I love this app but there’s one feature I’m not sure if it exists, and it keeps me from buying the full version. Can patterns play back in order on their own, or do I have to trigger each one manually and hope it starts on time? ### 5/5 — Refreshingly new and inspiring *2021-08-15, version 2.2.2* Love it. It’s quite simply well designed, stable and easy to use. Thanks keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Great for experimental and ambient music. *2021-08-13, version 2.2.2* Been loving this app especially for more experimental and ambient music. Very easy to use and just simply amazing! Cheers! ### 5/5 — Magnifique *2021-05-04* Une appli pro pour un petit prix. Cheap and amazing drum groove box and beautiful interface . Bravo .! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Please let me play it looks so good *2023-06-27, version 2.5* This crashes upon opening plz fix ### 1/5 — Very clever but too many icons *2022-12-27, version 2.5* Very clever but too many icons that have mysterious meanings. Too hard to figure out - becomes annoying - deleted. ### 1/5 — Potrebbe essere Interessante *2019-10-13* Se fate un app almeno fatela come si deve ### 2/5 — Another disappearing dev *2023-12-14, version 2.5* No Logic functionality , another in a series of disappearing devs and orphaned apps. Just like BeatMaker 3 and Atom 2. Buy a computer and Ableton instead of disappearing devs and their obsolete iOS apps. ### 2/5 — Not compatible w/ Logic, no update in 10 months *2023-06-09* Anybody home? ### 2/5 — Today I opened it and it doesn‘t play sounds anymore. Nothing I hear. *2020-12-05* I don’t know why **Developer response:** Hi there, This issue has been fixed in version 2.1.4. Sorry for the trouble. ### 2/5 — Non funziona app acquisti *2019-10-12* Se vuoi upgrade a pro non carica l’acquisto. Sistemare ### 3/5 — È davvero interessante *2021-09-02* Trovo sia un’app ingegnosa ma non riesco a navigare nei menu, manca un tasto di ritorno all’anello rapido. Vorrei davvero poterla usare ma è difficile l. ### 3/5 — 3 stelle per ora *2019-10-19* Ragazzi calmatevi! Errare è umano! Fatela voi un’app che funziona correttamente al 100%. Diamo la possibilità di correggere i bug. ### 3/5 — No inapp purchase *2019-10-13* There is no way to save projects. Because to be able to do that you need to buy app, but inapp purchase doesn’t work:\ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Old Reliable! :-) *2026-02-19, version 2.5.2* Rediscovered, again. And, again, I grow and Poly 2 grows with me! Every time I think I’ve come to a limitation of Poly 2, it turns out that it was really mine. lol Right now I’m listening to one of the moody’ish ambient music loops I’e ever heard. ‘Swollen Pads’. I’ve made 6 variations of their original. So much fun on an iPhone 12 on iOS 17.6 and not a single problem and the ‘smartest’ iPhone music app ever! It’s as if I had given them both a features list as well as the perfect iPhone user interface, documentation, and sound quality. Right here in the ‘palm’ of my hand, watching the World translating it into sound. ### 5/5 — Wonderful Workflow *2025-04-30, version 2.5.1* This is a great app. I never do reviews, but this is a lovely gem of software art. It opens up a completely novel and creative way of making music. Beautiful. ### 5/5 — Lovely app *2025-01-12, version 2.5* Enjoyed so many hours on this app, brilliant user interface that invites experimentation and exploration. My only gripe would be the sample importing tool could be better, feeling clunky compared to other apps. The ability to preview samples before importing them would help a lot when dealing with large sample packs on iPad. Doesn’t affect anything once you have the right samples loaded so I can only give this 5 stars. ### 5/5 — wow! *2024-11-04* one of my fav music making apps. i really love it! ### 5/5 — This is the BEST application ever created *2024-11-04, version 2.5.1* I just installed Poly 2 last night, forgot about it immediately, and then opened it a couple of hours ago after stumbling upon a YouTube video of Oscilloscope Music (did not know that existed, although I use an Oscilloscope App). Anyway, this is EXACTLY the kind of application I was looking for and hoping existed. As a percussion ensemble composer and arranger with 20 years of drumline and pit behind me, I’m ready to bow out gracefully and start something new. That being said, I’m still familiarizing myself with navigating the interface, (quite a bit going on, haha), but I’m sure rereading the help tab as I go will…help. lol. I’d like to make a YouTube demonstration/explanation instructional video for the creator with their permission. (Monetize my video, you keep the revenue to pay you for creating the app) ### 5/5 — Fc. *2024-10-10, version 2.5.1* Fcj ### 5/5 — Encore *2024-10-09* C’est bon la musique ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2024-04-06, version 2.5.1* A work of art, so unique and surprisingly powerful once you get to grips with it. You can really build up some great progressions. ### 5/5 — Innovate, inspirational, amazing *2024-02-11, version 2.5* A unique touch interface encourages live performance, a nice internal synth with FX and midi in/out for even greater versatility. I use it to drive my hardware synths and a midi keyboard to trigger the built-in ARP. Buy it, learn it, use it! ### 5/5 — Great app!!! *2023-09-19, version 2.5* Brilliant!!!…..can be very deep….just what you want for ambient soundscapes. --- *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 2026-08-27.*