Comparison

Jam Looper vs Preamp

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

Preamp

Discover emerging artists and new music beyond your usual algorithm. This app scans radio, blogs, and charts to find trending artists. Preview tracks, star favorites, and open them on your preferred streaming service.

Highlights
  • Discover emerging artists
  • Scan radio, blogs, and charts
  • Preview tracks
  • Star favorite songs
  • Open in Spotify
  • Hand-selected artist picks
Features
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The playlist model is outdated. Preamp is a new, faster way to discover artists. What's next is happening across radio, blogs, charts, socials and scenes that never share an algorithm. Preamp listens to all of them, and plays you what it finds. FAST. Tap. Hear it. Next. One button. Start with Picks, a hand-selected set of artists worth hearing, or go somewhere unfamiliar. Previews are thirty seconds, and you can find the full track on Spotify. One artist can open up a whole scene. Follow its connections, then the connections around those. Open a cover to look closer, retrace your steps, or start a fresh walk somewhere new. Save what hits. Sign in with Apple and your saved artists are kept on your account. Journey adds more room to keep what you find: • As many named collections as you like • Send any collection to Apple Music as a playlist • The same membership on preamp.audio: the Boards, This Week, Your Week built from your saves, and a dashboard of every artist you follow Try Journey free for seven days, no card. After that it's $9.99 a month or $99 a year, only if you choose it. Why isn't everything on Preamp? Because everything is the problem. Streaming platforms already carry the catalogue. Preamp looks for movement across sources. A point of view, with room to find your own. Tap and listen free. No account required. Subscriptions: Journey renews automatically each month or year until you cancel. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Cancel any time in your App Store subscriptions, at least 24 hours before the renewal date. Terms of Use: https://preamp.audio/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://preamp.audio/app-privacy.html Patent pending. Preamp. The gain stage for new music.

Screenshots

Jam Looper4 screens
Preamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Preamp at 5.0 against Jam Looper's 4.4. Preamp also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Jam Looper's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Preamp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Preamp 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jam Looper ships an update every 3 months, Preamp every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Jam Looper versus Preamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJam LooperPreamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperUnstatic LtdThree Marks LLC

Customer experience

Jam Looper

All ratings2,391 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative35.3%

Preamp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Preamp

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
2 purchases

Preamp

Subscriptions2
  • Journey (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Journey (yearly)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Jam Looper free?
Jam Looper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Preamp free?
Preamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jam Looper or Preamp?
Preamp is rated higher. Jam Looper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Preamp averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Jam Looper or Preamp have ads?
Jam Looper shows ads; Preamp does not.
Which is updated more often, Jam Looper or Preamp?
Jam Looper ships an update every 3 months, and Preamp every 3 days. Most recently, Jam Looper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Preamp on October 29, 2026.

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