Comparison

Loop ON vs Dawnbeat

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

Head to head
About

Loop ON

Record and compose music with a 12-track loop station. Apply real-time audio effects and dub tracks without interruption. Perfect for musicians wanting to capture improvisations or create beats.

Highlights
  • 12-track sound loop recording
  • Real-time recording
  • Dubbing tracks without stopping
  • 5 audio effects (Reverb, Filter, Vol, Pitch, Delay)
  • Low latency performance
  • Music sharing functionality
Features
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Loop ON is the app you need for recording music, sounds and your own improvisations. It's a 12-track recorder and loop station with audio FX. It's nothing easier: just press the rec button, and the app will do the rest for you. RECORD AND COMPOSE - 12 tracks to record sound loops; - Real time recording; - Dubbing any track without stopping. USE AUDIO FX - Use 5 audio effects for your music: Reverb (echo); Filter (for cutting different frequencies); Vol (volume and pan settings); Pitch (correction of pitch); Delay; - Apply various effects and immediately record the result. PERFORM ON STAGE, TRAIN YOUR SKILLS - No latency feature allows you to use the app directly on the stage; - Opportunity to immediately listen and evaluate your result. SHARE YOUR MUSIC - Just tap on the Share button and surprise your friends with your master beatbox or new song. Have you always dreamed of recording your improvisations on guitar or vocal jams? Or just wanted to try making rhythms like true beatbox masters? Or maybe you like to perform vocal tricks and want to practice alone with yourself? With Loop ON, it's possible for everyone, and just in a few taps! Just try it. Terms Of Use (https://clck.ru/TXy4B) Privacy Policy (https://clck.ru/TXxnz)

About

Dawnbeat

This app lets you create music by sampling and sequencing audio. It offers advanced features like multi-touch pads, an always-recording buffer, and flexible routing for creative sound manipulation. Integrate with external MIDI devices and apply a wide range of built-in and AUv3 effects.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch and draggable pads
  • Always-recording buffer (Memorizer)
  • Advanced loop manipulation (BRIIKS)
  • Flexible mixer with assignable busses
  • Polyphonic pads for chords
  • MIDI IN/OUT for external control
  • AUv3 effects and instrument support
  • Auto-slicer for audio chopping
Features
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Dawnbeat inherits the best part of the classic hardware samplers and takes it further by adding features only possible on a multi-touch device.  Create more natural patterns by tapping and swiping pads.  Focus on creativity, you don't need to select a tempo before hit record to finally play a pattern until you get the right take, just play and forget about to record! Dawnbeat is always recording! Multi-touch and draggable pads: - Pads are multi-touch, play a single pad with two fingers at the same time! - Pads are individually configurable, allowing re-triggering when dragging for amazing fills, tone variations . - Mute and Solo buttons for pads available. - Mute groups. Memorizer: - DawnBeat is always recording pad events, you'll never miss a beat, play and experiment and when you hear something you like, it's already recorded! simply go to Memorizer and select the desired events. BRIIKS sampler: - Advanced loop manipulator. Rearrange and combine your loops. Also available as standalone, AUv3 and MacOS. Mixer: - 4 assignable BUSSES and one MAIN BUS. Assign pads to busses, assign internal effects or AUV3 effects to busses.  - Mute and Solo buttons. Polyphonic pads: - Pads can be turned polyphonic, import a piano-like sample and play and sequence chords with a single pad. MIDI IN and MIDI OUT: - Trigger samples from a MIDI controller, play melodies from a MIDI piano. - Sequence hardware drum machines and synths from Dawnbeat. - Use Dawnbeat as an intermediary between a midi keyboard and a synth, save the sequences you are playing. Dawnbeat can save poliphonic sequences! Pattern sequencer with piano editor. - Swing, count-in, metronome. Audio Units: - Dawnbeat support AUv3 effects and instruments! Built in Effects: - Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Flutter, Gate, Tremolo, Noise, Filter, Chorus, Equalizer, Stutter and Tape slow motion. - Effects can be rearranged. Built-In sample browser: - 6 drum kit sample libraries, and 1 bass sample library. Selectable internal sample rate: - Internal sample rate can be changed, choose between HI-FI and LO-FI sample rates. AUTO-SLICER: - AutoSlicer detects hit points and slices audio into individual files minimizing the need for manual editing. Chop up any audio file in a few seconds. Recording sample rate can be selected. Export movies with images and animated GIFs .

Screenshots

Loop ON4 screens
Dawnbeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

Loop ON and Dawnbeat both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Dawnbeat's written reviews are positive against 37% of Loop ON's. Loop ON's advantage is ratings volume (995 vs 115) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Loop ON sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Dawnbeat 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

Loop ON holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop ON has 995 ratings behind it against 115, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of Loop ON's written reviews are positive against 70% of Dawnbeat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Loop ON versus Dawnbeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoop ONDawnbeat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (995 ratings) — better4.2 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews70.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings995 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB504 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTsovinar PopovaLuis Rivas

Customer experience

Loop ON

All ratings995 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative56.6%

Dawnbeat

All ratings112 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative10.9%

Bugs and requests

Loop ON

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access tutorial
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Adjustable metronome
  • Ability to edit recorded tracks
  • More effects and sound manipulation options
  • Better sync and timing capabilities

Dawnbeat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Loop ON

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscribe3 Days trial$7.991 Month
One-time3
  • Premium:Record live looping$6.99
  • PRO Pack (Black Friday Sale)$6.99
  • Crossed Pro Pack$6.99
1 purchases

Dawnbeat

One-time1
  • Dawn Beat Complete$5.99

Questions

Is Loop ON free?
Loop ON is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dawnbeat free?
Dawnbeat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Loop ON or Dawnbeat?
Loop ON is rated higher. Loop ON averages 4.4 out of 5 from 995 ratings, while Dawnbeat averages 4.2 from 115 ratings.
Do Loop ON or Dawnbeat have ads?
Neither Loop ON nor Dawnbeat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loop ON or Dawnbeat?
Loop ON ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dawnbeat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Loop ON was updated on October 24, 2026 and Dawnbeat on October 27, 2026.

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