Comparison

Quantiloop Pro vs Dubstation 2

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

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About

Quantiloop Pro

This app offers a powerful 4-track live looping experience for musicians. It allows for hands-free control, extensive MIDI integration, and a variety of audio effects to enhance live performances. Create complex layered performances with ease.

Highlights
  • 4-track looping with unlimited overdubs
  • Hands-free and MIDI foot controller support
  • Built-in rhythm guide and metronome
  • Up to 3 simultaneous input and track effects
  • Ableton Link and MIDI clock synchronization
  • Multiple quantize and stop modes
  • Undo/Redo functionality
Features
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Built for Live performance and hands free use, Quantiloop recreates the simplicity of a hardware loop pedal in an iOS app. Attach a MIDI foot controller and control it the way you want. No MIDI controller at hand; just preset your loop length, enable auto–record or a count–in and your loops will automatically close, no hands or feet required. Big onscreen controls allow for easy configuration and tactile control by vocalists or beat boxers. Focus on your performance instead of fiddling with dip switches or complex menu’s. Be Creative Create 4 tracks with endless layers of overdubs to build your performance. Record a Chorus, Verse and Bridge and switch between them seamlessly or create a 1 bar percussie loop on track one, a 4 bar chord progression on track two and layer a bass line on top, all in perfect synchronisation. Rhythm Guide The builtin rhythm guide provides a rhythmic backing. Use the internal metronome for practice, import drum loops from virtually anywhere or host and control your favourite rhythm apps to enhance your performance. MIDI master lets you control MIDI hardware, and MIDI slave lets Quantiloop follow it. Ableton Link lets you even play in time over WiFi with external apps and devices. Quantisation aligns your actions to the nearest measure or beat so you stay in time, and real-time tempo control sets the pace. Prefer setting your own pace, disable quantisation and Quantiloop will react to your actions with minimum latency to create tight synchronised recordings. FX Assign up to 3 simultaneous effects to the input. Use the built-in transpose to covert your guitar into a bass, or host your guitar amp sim directly in Quantiloop. The results will be recorded into your loops. Or assign up to 3 simultaneous track effects to the output. Use the tape stop to add drama, introduce a key change to build up your performance, or host an Inter-App audio/AU reverb processor. Track FX may be assigned to a single track, all tracks or the combined output. Features • Free, Synced and Paralel,Serial, Mixed Playing Styles • Multiple Quantise Modes • Multiple Stop Modes • Unique Dub Mode and Mute Mode • Unlimited Overdubs • Overdub Decay • Undo / Redo • Auto Record • High quality stereo audio • Clear loop status display • Rhythm guide with optional auto-start, auto-stop and count-in • Audible and Visual Metronome • Send start, stop and host sync to hosted rhythm apps. • Sync to host when embedded in an Inter-App-Audio host • Real-time Tempo Control • Extensive MIDI control • Multiple Assignments per MIDI controller (tap, hold, double tap) • MIDI Program Change support for changing presets • Supports Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio and Audio Units (AUv3) • Individual outputs for each track and rhythm • Synchronise to other apps and devices with Ableton Link • MIDI clock sync (both slave and master) • 4 physical/iaa/au/audiobus inputs routable to any track • 8 outputs (main, monitor, track 1-4, rhythm, input out) • 3 assignable input Fx, including transpose, reverb and IAA, AUv3 • 3 assignable track Fx, including transpose, reverse, tape stop, fade and IAA, AUv3 • Cloud (iCloud, Dropbox, Audioshare …) import / export • AudioCopy/Paste • Open In • Store Phrase Presets in unlimited banks with 100 presets each • Individual Volume and panning controls for each track

About

Dubstation 2

This app brings a classic dub delay effect to your mobile device. It offers true stereo operation, tempo synchronization, and extensive feedback control for creating rich, saturated delays. Explore various modes and LFO effects for chorus and tape sounds.

Highlights
  • Tempo-synchronized or millisecond timing
  • True stereo dual/single/ping-pong modes
  • EQ and saturation on feedback
  • LFO for chorus and tape effects
  • Tempo-synced stereo looping
  • Low CPU usage
  • Factory and user presets
Features
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Dubstation has been a fixture in dub, electronic, and pop production for nearly twenty years. It emulates the analog bucket-brigade delays of the 1970s and 80s, with their pitch-bending, warmth, and gradual high-frequency loss intact, then adds things those circuits could never do: true stereo dual-time delays, ping-pong, a stereo LFO, and a clean digital looper with overdub and reverse. Sound and Character The bucket-brigade model is the real thing: the high-cut frequency tightens as delay time gets longer, exactly like the original hardware. A low-cut filter trims the bass for the thin echoes of early Jamaican dub. A saturation stage on the feedback path adds analog-style breakup as repeats stack up, and the LFO modulates delay time for chorus, flange, and pitch swoops. Looper and Reverse The LOOP switch turns Dubstation into a clean digital looper that holds the buffer indefinitely and accepts overdubs. This is different from cranking the feedback, which degrades and distorts the signal over time. The REVERSE switch flips the delay memory backwards, and combined with the looper produces reverse loops that hold their fidelity indefinitely. Features >> Single, dual-time, and ping-pong modes >> Tempo-synced or millisecond timing, with dotted and triplet values >> 4 ms to 2 second delay range with X2 switch >> Bucket-brigade modeling with delay-dependent high-cut filter >> Low-cut filter from 100 Hz to 1.5 kHz >> LFO modulation of delay time, 0.01 to 5 Hz >> Saturation on the feedback path >> Tempo-synced stereo looper with sound-on-sound and reverse >> Stereo width control >> Factory and user presets, shareable with the desktop version via XML >> Optimized for low CPU usage on older devices >> Full manual at audiodamage.com

Screenshots

Quantiloop Pro4 screens
Dubstation 21 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dubstation 2 at $1.99 against Quantiloop Pro's $14.99. Quantiloop Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (94% vs 54%). On ads, 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

Quantiloop Pro costs $14.99 and Dubstation 2 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Quantiloop Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quantiloop Pro has 201 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Quantiloop Pro's written reviews are positive against 54% of Dubstation 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quantiloop Pro ships an update every 3 months, Dubstation 2 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Quantiloop Pro versus Dubstation 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuantiloop ProDubstation 2
Price$14.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.9 (201 ratings) — better4.3 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings201 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephan MarxAudio Damage, Inc.

Customer experience

Quantiloop Pro

All ratings201 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.0%

Dubstation 2

All ratings34 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Quantiloop Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Issues with MIDI sync or connectivity
  • Problems with audio routing or effects processing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to export/import presets and settings
  • Support for more input channels or tracks
  • Improved stability and compatibility with older iOS versions
  • Addition of a macOS version
  • More customization options for the user interface

Dubstation 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Quantiloop Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Dubstation 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quantiloop Pro free?
Quantiloop Pro costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dubstation 2 free?
Dubstation 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quantiloop Pro or Dubstation 2?
Quantiloop Pro is rated higher. Quantiloop Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 201 ratings, while Dubstation 2 averages 4.3 from 34 ratings.
Do Quantiloop Pro or Dubstation 2 have ads?
Neither Quantiloop Pro nor Dubstation 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quantiloop Pro or Dubstation 2?
Quantiloop Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Dubstation 2 every 9 months. Most recently, Quantiloop Pro was updated on October 17, 2026 and Dubstation 2 on October 18, 2026.

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