Comparison

B vs Loop Buddy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

B

Learn the notes on the treble side of a B-System Chromatic Button Accordion with a built-in note guide. Features high-quality sampled notes and a responsive button board for melodies and chords. Connect to external speakers for amplified sound.

Highlights
  • Built-in note guide
  • High-quality sampled notes
  • Responsive button board
  • Melody and chord playing
  • External speaker support
  • Toggleable note names
Features
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Using the built-in note guide, you will quickly learn the notes on the treble side of the B-System Chromatic Button Accordion (Bayan) and be playing songs in no time! The instrument has extremely high-quality individually sampled notes from a real instrument and a very fast, responsive button board for playing melodies and chords. For even more fun, plug your iPhone into an external amplified speaker. Touch the "?" button to toggle the note names.

About

Loop Buddy

Practice music sections repeatedly by creating custom loops. Slow down playback to learn difficult passages and memorize entire songs more effectively. Ideal for musicians who need to rehearse on the go.

Highlights
  • Create custom loops from music library
  • Set start and end points for loops
  • Adjust playback speed of loops
  • Slow down music without pitch change
  • Memorize song sections easily
Features
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Can’t rehearse at home? Rehearse in the car, on the train, in the bus, or on a plane! Identify sections of the music you want to learn, like a guitar solo or some tricky phrase, then create a looping pattern that you can play over and over again. Slow down the loops you create in order to memorize them easier! Create a whole series of loops for a given song in your music library, and become familiar with an entire piece before your plane lands! Features: - Create loops from any song in your music library by identifying the start and end loop points for any section of the song: a guitar solo, a fast-paced rap verse, a drum fill, and so on. - Listen to that loop section 10 billion times until you have it memorized. - Change the playback speed of your loops. Slow it down without changing the pitch of the song in order to hear each note more clearly!

Screenshots

B2 screens
Loop Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Loop Buddy at Free against B's $1.99. Loop Buddy also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). B's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.8) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Loop Buddy is free to download; B costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

B holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of B's written reviews are positive against 33% of Loop Buddy's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
B versus Loop Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBLoop Buddy
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better1.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael EskinClear Blue Media

Customer experience

B

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Loop Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

B

No in-app purchases

None

Loop Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is B free?
B costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loop Buddy free?
Loop Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, B or Loop Buddy?
B is rated higher. B averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Loop Buddy averages 1.8 from 6 ratings.
Do B or Loop Buddy have ads?
Neither B nor Loop Buddy shows ads.

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