# sir Sampleton — user reviews > 104 indexed App Store user reviews of sir Sampleton by Paul Slocum, rated 3.30/5 from 47 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sir-sampleton/id404873671/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sir-sampleton/id404873671.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of sir Sampleton? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple, intuitive, easy-to-use interface - 🎹 Great Casio SK-1 emulation and nostalgic appeal - 🎵 High-quality sound and audio fidelity - 🎧 MIDI and Audiobus support for integration - 🎨 Clean, minimalist design - 🎪 Fun and entertaining for casual users - 💾 Multiple sample banks and storage capacity - 🎚️ Downloadable sample packs available **Cons** - 🐛 Screen orientation issues (stuck in portrait/vertical mode) - 🐛 Touch input misalignment and unresponsive controls - 🐛 Graphics scaling problems on newer devices - 📱 Incompatible with iOS 16 and later versions - 🐛 Distorted/crackling audio from microphone recording - 🔊 Audio routing issues (plays through earpiece instead of speakers) - 🐛 App crashes and freezes - ⚠️ No developer updates for 3+ years - 🔌 MIDI interface recognition problems - 🎚️ Limited sample manipulation capabilities **Commonly reported bugs** - Screen stuck in portrait mode, won't rotate to landscape - Touch input only registers on 1/4 of screen - Graphics and app engine mismatch causing display corruption - App incompatible with iOS 16, 16.2, 16.4.1, 17.5.1 - Microphone recording produces unintelligible distorted crackling - Audio outputs through earpiece speaker instead of main speaker - App crashes on startup - App freezes and locks up device - Keys play different notes than pressed - Some keys don't register input - Requires full device restart to fix screen orientation - MIDI interface not recognized - Volume too low or no volume after updates **Most requested features** - Export samples as MP3/WAV files - Sequencer for arranging samples into songs - Reverse/reverse-loop functionality - Sustain button/function for live performance - Arpegiator feature - Sample envelope presets - Ability to assign different samples per key - GarageBand compatibility - Audio copy/paste between apps - Sample gain adjustment - Pitch shift without changing playback rate - Record and layering features - Loop begin/end point selection - Effects (reverb, delay, etc.) - Sample naming and preset saving per sample ## Newest reviews (12 of 104) ### 3/5 — iPhone 12 and iPad Air 3/pro problem with graphics scaling- *2025-01-04* -stuck in vertical mode and won't go horizontal-unusable because I'm landscape only 1/4 of the actual screen accepts input and it accepts quarter screen landscape mode superimposed on the vertical screen interface. Wish this worked right because it could be Awesome! ### 2/5 — Wish it worked *2024-12-04* Doesn't display correctly anymore. The graphics and the app engine are mismatched and it goes vertical when the buttons are confined to horizontal ### 2/5 — Needs updating *2024-03-12* ..... display still stuck in portrait on latest Apple update ### 2/5 — Used to be great *2023-10-24, version 3.3.8* As per previous reviewer, the app no longer works. Was brilliant though. Sadly a lot of music apps from a decade ago have vanished or turned rubbish :( ### 3/5 — A once upon a time great app *2023-09-12, version 3.3.8* Don’t even bother downloading it. It’s completely worthless and unusable with ios 16 and as you can see, there hasn’t been an update in 3 years. ### 3/5 — Display is messed up.. *2023-05-05, version 3.3.8* Good app until (current?) iOS update. Starts off in landscape, then goes to a truncated portrait display with touches not working well. Support sends me to (old?) website with no way to contact. iPhone 12 iOS 16.4.1 ### 3/5 — Great app - major bug *2023-02-05, version 3.3.8* App no longer works on iOS 16.2. Screen is in the wrong orientation and responds awfully ### 3/5 — I have loved this app for years! *2023-01-27, version 3.3.8* But, unfortunately, I think Sir Sampleton has given up the fight. As of iOS 16 it longer functions normally :( Should prob be updated in App Store w/ Caveats or removed entirely. Thanks for the good years! ### 2/5 — Won’t play through speakers *2020-09-27, version 3.3.8* Occasionally plays through speakers on the bottom of iPhone but usually comes through small speaker on screen. Can’t hear it much.seems random when it switches. ### 3/5 — Can’t import soundbank *2020-01-25, version 3.3.7* This is a cool little sampler. Reminds me of the old Casios. Only problem is I can’t get the soundbanks to import that I downloaded from the dev’s website. ### 3/5 — Noise problem *2019-02-08, version 3.3.5* Getting a distorted sound when I try to record myself. Worked fine on my phone until a couple years ago. The new update helped a little but not much. Willing to up the stars in exchange for a fix. Thanks in advance, Paul! ### 2/5 — Sampling from phone microphone is bad. *2018-10-04, version 3.3.4* When I try to record a sample using the microphone on my cell phone the playback always has this horrible crackling noise on every sample that renders the audio useless. I tested the microphone on other apps and seemed to be an issue that happened only on sir sampleton app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of money... *2025-01-05, version 3.3.8* It does not format properly and is stuck with a stretched screen. Tapping on the screen does not sync up so the app is essentially unusable. Not worth it! ### 1/5 — Screen lock issue *2023-11-24, version 3.3.8* I want to love this app, but for some reason most of the time when I open the app the screen is rotated incorrectly, and the graphics are squished and lining up to where the buttons are mapped on the screen. When it works it’s awesome, but most of the time it is not working for me despite the settings on my iPad. It requires a full restart of the iPad every time for the screen to reset. I’m on an iPad Air, 5th gen ### 1/5 — App is dead *2023-07-06, version 3.3.8* Sad as it was pretty good for a while. ### 1/5 — No longer functional *2023-04-22, version 3.3.8* This app isn’t compatible with current iPhone IOS :( ### 1/5 — It’s broken *2023-03-13, version 3.3.8* iOS 16 is not supported. App no longer works. ### 1/5 — MIDI doesn’t work *2021-08-13, version 3.3.8* Can’t find any way to get it to recognise my MIDI interface :-( ### 1/5 — Does not record sounds *2019-01-20, version 3.3.4* Recording sound on my iPad Pro results in unintelligible distorted crackles. ### 1/5 — Please update to fix terrible noise from recorded samples *2019-01-08, version 3.3.4* PLEASE UPDATE TO FIX TERRIBLE NOISE ON RECORDED SAMPLES ### 1/5 — Freezing phone *2018-11-30, version 3.3.4* This app is pretty awful. It completely locks up my phone every time it’s open. Absolutely ridiculous that you’re charging money for this. iPhone XS Max on iOS 12. ### 1/5 — Just a toy *2015-06-21, version 3.3.1* I was hoping this app would have some studio or on stage use. Software immediately bugged out. Good for kids or a muck around but not up to scratch to be used as an actual instrument ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — doesn’t work at all in iOS 17.5.1 *2024-08-06, version 3.3.8* This was a fantastic app but when I updated my iOS it completely stopped working. Such a shame bc I’d been working with it for ages and had many samples in it. ### 5/5 — Key problem *2023-09-10, version 3.3.8* The app is kinda glitchy I press a key but it plays a different key and so of the keys don’t work ### 5/5 — Totally awesome *2020-10-22, version 3.3.8* Buy it, its so fun! Been here playing with it for an hour now haha ### 5/5 — The Bomb *2020-02-21, version 3.3.7* Thank you, Paul. You just changed my sampling life from complicated and rocky to a Cadillac ride. This piece of software is straight ahead and easy to use. As a pro, I can heartily recommend it. ### 5/5 — Have had this app for ages happy to see it updated! *2019-07-24, version 3.3.6* I’ve had this app for years and was super excited to see it got updated to work on newer iOS devices! Thanks dev! (/◔ ◡ ◔)/ ### 5/5 — Brilliant *2019-03-03, version 3.3.6* Crackling noise now gone. This is a must have for all sampling enthusiasts. ### 5/5 — A Casio SK-1 for your phone! *2019-02-11, version 3.3.5* This reminds me of all the fun I had as a kid with my Casio SK-1 sampler. Simple, easy to use, and glad it still works on my most recent phone! ### 5/5 — Help!!!!! *2018-02-25, version 3.3.4* I used to love SirSampleton but I records nothing but crunchy samples on everything even my 10? What could I be doing wrong? ### 5/5 — Nice *2017-10-04, version 3.3.4* Great replacement for a casio sk1. Audiobus and midi support is killer. Hoping for soundfont export in the future. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2015-10-01, version 3.3.3* Maybe it's my affinity for the Casio SK-1 that makes me appreciate this little keyboard sampling app so much. The Audiobus update has renewed my interest in using it. --- *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 2026-09-06.*