Jamm Pro vs PsiLoops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jamm Pro
This app is a powerful music production and live performance instrument. It allows users to load their own samples, record audio, and manipulate sounds with advanced features like modular synth-like patching and multi-touch control. It also offers multitrack stem recording for further editing in DAWs.
- Load custom samples
- Multitrack stem recording
- Multi-touch FX control
- Modular synth-like patching
- Individual per-channel FX
- Action Sequencer for gesture recording
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Jamm Pro is the anticipated evolution of Ninja Jamm, the original touch controlled beat app. Aphex Twin: "Sick" Easy to use but deep, Jamm Pro includes Ninja Jamm users most requested feature: the ability to load your own samples. As well as immense performance power, it’s packed with pro features and new ideas e.g. its modular synth-like patching capabilities. Jamm is a unique instrument. Loaded with free content and killer presets, you'll be amazing yourself with the music you create from the moment you press Play. KEY FEATURES - Load your own samples via iOS Files app, AirDrop and Cloud storage. - Record in via Mic, Soundcard, Inter App Audio. Audiobus/AUM are supported, giving you access to the extensive range of iOS IAA apps like drum machines and synths to work with Jamm. -Multitrack Stem recording: Transforms Jamm Pro into a production tool: recordings are saved with all channels individually recorded. You can then load these into an editor/DAW such as Ableton, Logic or Pro Tools to work on further. -Multi-touch tip control: Use small finger movements to simultaneously and expressively control multiple FX at once. Individual per channel FX: 5 Distortion/Crush units, 5 Filters, 5 Delays, 5 Reverbs, 5 Sidechains. All with full recallable control. 64 Total Recall Patches: instantly Store and Recall the total state of what you’re doing with 64 Patch memories. -In-app help: Access help overlay screens from wherever you are to explain all the page’s functions… no need to stop to read and dig into the manual! -Coldcutter module: Buffer shuffle and modulation matrix for sophisticated beat manipulation. Users can trigger automatic call and response between channels, algorithmic evolutions of samples and modular synth-like patchable modulation sequencers. -Sub-bass module: Automatically generate super heavy bass kicks and basslines from drum samples — a feature dril fans will adore. -Action Sequencer: Record and playback your touch gestures, build up complex sequences, very powerful. -MIDI input: MIDI Learn allows easy connection of MIDI hardware to trigger and control Jamm Pro. -Slice sequencer: Unique and highly interactive feature allowing users to simply draw on the screen to restructure any sample. -Smart pitch bends: Change the pitch of any or all of the channels in real-time to inspire musically apt progressions. *Please note Jamm Pro is a very powerful app and will perform best on newer devices. The iPad Pro is the ideal device for the best experience with Jamm Pro. THE STORY For Ninja Tune co-founders Coldcut, known for their innovations in DJing, Remixing, Production and Live Performance, Jamm Pro has been 25 years in the making. Coldcut have been honing it in their live show and recently creating music with it. Designed by Coldcut’s Matt Black with the aim of creating their ultimate electronic music instrument. As users experiment and develop ideas, they can save them as their own patches, which can be used to quickly build up stages of a song, structure a live performance, or used as a sketchpad. The app features exceptional and extensive modulation and patching capabilities, the likes of which have never been seen in a sample app before. Equipped with four main channels, each with nine sequencers — six modulation sequencers, a slice sequencer, a pitch/reverse/drill sequencer and a gate sequencer — and up to 64 patches per set, Jamm Pro allows for a possible 2,304 sequencers per Sound Set in the app. As well as production, Jamm Pro has been designed as an instrument for playing live sound, drawing on hiphop DJing and timing. With expressive touch control, the app facilitates direct engagement of hand-eye-ear coordination through ‘tip control’. This innovative feature tracks small finger movements that can be used to sensitively control various effects. And yes Ableton Link is included!
PsiLoops
Create electronic music with this intuitive soundboard app. Mix up to 24 melody loops, record your own sounds, and add effects for unique tracks. Share your creations easily.
- Import or record custom audio loops
- Live real-time music composition
- Hundreds of drum and melody loops
- One-shot samples and sound effects
- Audio effects like reverb and filters
- Record and share music sessions
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PsiLoops is a live loop app that lets you play a full bass-music set from your iPhone or iPad. Drop the drums, stack melody loops, fire a riser into the drop and ride the filter. Every change waits for the next bar, so it always lands in time, even if you've never made music before. Everything is on one screen, laid out like a groovebox, so your thumbs know where to go. PLAY A SET • Drum kits you build up layer by layer, from a lone kick to the full beat • Four rows of melody loops in two banks, each with its own volume, and every pad shows its loop's waveform • Rise and Drop sweeps for transitions, plus a grid of one-shot hits • Six effect knobs, always in reach: Filter, Reverb, Echo, Gate, Flanger and Mushroom • The Dice deals new sets when you're out of ideas ALWAYS ON THE BEAT • Quantize: loops, sweeps and drum changes land on the next beat, bar or two bars • Tempo anywhere from 50 to 200 BPM: hip-hop, dubstep, drum & bass and everything between • Learn mode labels every control. Live mode hides them and gives you bigger pads. SOUNDS FROM REAL ARTISTS Packs from 17 bass-music producers, from London to São Paulo: drum & bass, dubstep, riddim, psytrance, techno and hip-hop. RECORD AND SHARE Rec captures your whole set, plus your mic if you switch it on. Rap or sing over the beat, then share it from the app. SEE THE MUSIC MOVE Five visualizers: Phrase, Spectrum, Levels, RGB Wave and Spores. Tap any of them to go full screen. LOOP LAB: MAKE YOUR OWN SOUNDS (Pro) • Step Sequencer with 20 synths and samplers, keys and scales, layers, an arpeggiator and patterns up to 8 bars • Drum Lab: program beats up to 8 bars long across 14 lanes from 196 drum sounds, or import your own • Turn any MIDI file into loops: see every track, drag over the bars you want, hear them, and save as many to My MIDI as you like • Cut Loops: bring in any audio and it finds the tempo and snaps the loop to the bar • My Loops: every loop you've made in one place, ready to share as a tempo-tagged WAV or as MIDI • Set Builder: put your own loops into a set and play it live next to the artist packs ADVANCED EXPORT (Pro) • Stems: drums, both loop banks, one-shots and mic as separate files, ready for any DAW • MIDI: your whole performance, a track per part • WAV, FLAC or AAC, with streaming or club loudness PSILOOPS BRIDGE: PLAY INTO YOUR DAW (Pro) Our free Mac plugin (VST3 and Audio Unit, from psiloops.com/bridge) puts PsiLoops on a track in Ableton Live and other DAWs, over a USB cable or Wi-Fi. • Follows your DAW's tempo and starts on its bar • Drums, both loop banks, one-shots and FX on their own tracks, plus the notes as MIDI • Capture the last 4, 8 or 16 bars as WAVs and MIDI PLUGINS (for Pro subscribers) Instruments ported from our desktop plugins, bought once and kept. They play in the Step Sequencer, so they layer with everything else. • Growl: dubstep, riddim and tearout growl bass from one voice, with 24 presets and its own 16-step movement sequencer FREE OR PRO The free app is a whole instrument, not a demo. You get every control, all six effects, the Dice, the visualizers, a starter library of kits, loop sets and one-shots, and recordings up to 3 minutes long. PsiLoops Pro is a monthly subscription ($3.99 USD a month). It unlocks every artist pack (plus new ones as they land), unlimited recording, Loop Lab, Set Builder, Advanced Export and PsiLoops Bridge. Plugins are separate one-time purchases, available to Pro subscribers; a plugin stays yours if Pro ends and works again when you resubscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. No ads, ever. No account to make. Terms of Use: https://www.psiloops.com/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.psiloops.com/legal/privacy Download PsiLoops free and play your first set in the next five minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PsiLoops at 5.0 against Jamm Pro's 4.2. PsiLoops also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Jamm Pro's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Jamm Pro sells 32 one-off in-app purchases and PsiLoops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PsiLoops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jamm Pro has 46 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Jamm Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of PsiLoops's.
Jamm Pro ships an update every 2 months, PsiLoops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jamm Pro | PsiLoops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ninja Tune Ltd | Craig Cowden |
Customer experience
Jamm Pro
PsiLoops
Bugs and requests
Jamm Pro
Reported bugs
20 issues- App refuses to launch
- App crashes frequently
- Downloads get stuck
- App won't open
- Glitch noises occurring when switching screens
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- Out of sync issues with imported sets
- Constant static and lagging
- Crashes when clicking help icon
- Loops sound glitchy
- Stab effect section not playing sometimes
- Loud pops and clicks when switching patterns
- CPU crackling issues
- Glitches and drop outs
- Packs in endless download loop
- InterApp audio sampling not working correctly
- Too many clicks and crackles
- No Bluetooth sound out
- Overcomplicated and not intuitive
- External MIDI sync issues
- Channel multi-output not supported
Requested features
24 requests- Bluetooth headphone compatibility
- MP3 import support
- Tutorials on creating user packs from scratch
- Ability to choose or design app visual appearance
- AUv3 effects on per sample/scene basis
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- InterApp audio or AudioBus integration
- More sound packs (slower, hip hop/downtempo, glitch)
- Channel multi-output support
- iPhone version
- More simultaneous channels (more than 4)
- Improved responsiveness of stab pads
- Fix external MIDI sync issues
- Support for processing in other hosts
- Ability to separate Tune sets from Sound sets
- Fix loud pops and clicks
- Fix CPU crackling
- Fix glitches and drop outs
- Debug endless download loops for packs
- Improve intuitive controls
- Fix InterApp audio sampling issues
- Fix clicks and crackles on older devices
- Fix Bluetooth sound out issues
- Fix stab effect section not playing
- Fix glitch noises and sync issues
PsiLoops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jamm Pro
- Roots Manuva -Witness (1 Hope)$1.99
- Congo Natty - Jah Warriors$1.99
- Odesza - Say My Name$1.99
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- Coldcut Only Heaven Sound Set$1.99
- Dark DnB Sound Set$1.99
- Dramatic Cinema Sound Set$1.99
- Human Beatbox Sound Set$1.99
- Spectre Sound Set$1.99
- I Love The Drive$1.99
- Bonobo - Eyesdown$1.99
- Machinedrum - Gunshotta$1.99
- Loops_From_The_Poundshop$1.99
- Dnb Faces Pt1$1.99
- Holeg Spies - Lostrosphere$1.99
- Loopmasters - Live Downtempo$1.99
- National Animal - Gelusil Trap$1.99
- National Animal -Left Footwork$1.99
- Euphonic Techno Sound Set$1.99
- Vorsprung Durch Techno Set$1.99
- Exist Dance Sound Set$1.99
- Neo Soul Sound Set$1.99
- Nightwave Sound Set.$1.99
- Straight and Arrow$1.99
- Dusty Grooves Sound Set$1.99
- National Animal - Mamabari$1.99
- Beast From The East Sound Set$1.99
- Uk Dril Sound Set$1.99
- Tribal Traplets Sound Set$1.99
- Dj Kentaro - N.S.E.W$1.99
- National Animal - NinetyFive$1.99
- Future Beats N' Soul Sound Set$1.99
- Creator Functions$6.99
PsiLoops
- Pro$3.991 Month
- Growl Plugin$4.99









