Comparison

Jam Looper vs Kotoren

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

Head to head
About

Jam Looper

Create music easily with smart automatic looping, multi-track recording, and effects. This app offers a seamless jamming experience for musicians of all levels, allowing you to record, mix, and export your creations.

Highlights
  • Smart automatic looping
  • Multiple tracks (up to 8 in Pro)
  • Volume control per track
  • Track effects (unlockable)
  • Real-time recording
  • Export options
Features
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A simple and fun way to create music. Featuring smart automatic looping, multiple tracks, volume control and track effects. Meticulously designed as a seamless experience that lets you just jam while we take care of the rest. You can beatbox, loop guitar riffs or beats and then add vocals or harmony to it. Play real time, or record and export. It's all about your music, your jam. -- Features: Record up to 4 tracks, (unlock 8 tracks in Pro mode) Smart automatic loops - for looping beats & guitar riffs Volume control per track Effects per track (unlockable in Pro mode) Automatic naming for jams and autosave Multiple export features Privacy Policy: https://jamlooper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://jamlooper.com/terms Contact us: https://jamlooper.com

About

Kotoren

This audio player is designed for language learning and music practice, allowing users to easily repeat specific sections of audio. It visualizes audio as a graph for precise selection and offers adjustable playback speeds and repeat modes.

Highlights
  • Graph visualization of audio
  • Phrase splitting and interval setting
  • A-B repeat functionality
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Playback mode customization
  • Silence skipping
Features
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Kotoren is an audio/podcast player. It is designed for language learning and music practice, but it can also be used to listen to music. Audio is displayed as a graph, so you can touch or swipe to select and listen to any point. This makes it easy to repeatedly listen to parts of the audio. ■ Main Features - Automatically split audio into phrases and display as a graph - Set an interval after the playback of a phrase. It can be set in seconds or as a ratio to the phrase’s playback time. - Skip silence between phrases (manually or automatically) - Support A-B repeat - Change playback speed from 0.2x to 2.0x - Change playback mode: Normal, Repeat one, Repeat all, Pause (Pause at the end of the current track. This is useful for listening to the last part repeatedly) - Rewind or Fast Forward 1/2/3/4/5 seconds - Text input field for dictation - Learning record: Title, Playback time, Learning days, etc. ■ Notes - This app does not include language teaching materials. - If there is no silence between phrases, silence/phrase skip and related features are not available. - Some files cannot be played (ex. Apple Music, iCloud, DRM protected files).

Screenshots

Jam Looper4 screens
Kotoren4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kotoren at 95% against Jam Looper's 52%. Kotoren also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Jam Looper's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Jam Looper sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Kotoren sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kotoren holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jam Looper has 2.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Jam Looper's written reviews are positive against 95% of Kotoren's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jam Looper ships an update every 3 months, Kotoren every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jam Looper versus Kotoren: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJam LooperKotoren
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews94.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnstatic LtdMasato Murata

Customer experience

Jam Looper

All ratings2,359 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral12.8%
Negative35.2%

Kotoren

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

Bugs and requests

Jam Looper

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch or during use
  • Recorded tracks not syncing properly
  • Inability to save or export projects
  • Unexpected behavior when using certain features

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit and trim recorded tracks
  • Option to set custom tempo and time signatures
  • Metronome and visual feedback for timing
  • Ability to import audio files
  • More advanced effects and sound processing tools
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  • Cloud sync and backup for saved projects

Kotoren

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Jam Looper

Subscriptions3
  • Jam Looper Pro Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Jam Looper Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Jam Looper Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time5
  • Medium Tip$9.99
  • Small Tip$19.99
  • Large Tip$19.99
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  • Pro Mode$44.99
  • Jam Looper Pro Lifetime$44.99
1 purchases

Kotoren

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Jam Looper free?
Jam Looper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kotoren free?
Kotoren is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jam Looper or Kotoren?
Kotoren is rated higher. Jam Looper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Kotoren averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Jam Looper or Kotoren have ads?
Both Jam Looper and Kotoren show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jam Looper or Kotoren?
Jam Looper ships an update every 3 months, and Kotoren every 5 weeks. Most recently, Jam Looper was updated on October 20, 2026 and Kotoren on October 1, 2026.

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