Comparison

i vs Loopfield

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

Head to head
About

i

Features
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iRap is a simple voice recorder that will mix your rap lyrics with any 18 pre-loaded beats. Just get your beat, press record and start to rap instantly your idea over the phone. Save it and share with friends through your social apps for any beat battle that might come in your way! Very easy and very fun to play. Functions: Beats (picker) - There you can scroll different beats to choose as your background sound. Record - Use the internal mic from your phone. For better results, use headphones to hear the beats while recording. Play - Play mixed beat and voice together. Beat - Play just the beat. Memory: Save - Save the last recorded audio. It will save to the phone's memory the voice and beat mixed together. Share - Share the last recorded mix with any of the social, messaging or mail app available in the device. Send it to your friends or even to your computer for later production! List - Will open the saved mixes page. There you can still play, share and manage your files.

About

Loopfield

Capture ambient sounds with your device and transform them into unique, evolving loops using real-time granular effects. Import your own beats to preview how your creations will sound in a full track. Export your processed loops for use in larger digital audio workstation projects.

Highlights
  • Continuous ambient sound recording
  • Automatic loop generation
  • Real-time granular effects
  • Import custom beats for preview
  • Touchable amplitude envelope
  • Export loops in WAV format
Features
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Plug your headphones into your iPhone and wander in the streets to catch noises, voices, and horns. The app is continuously recording sounds around you and automatically generates loops. Those loops are processed in real time by granular effects that transform them on the fly. To get a sense of what the recording will sound like when immersed in a track, you can import and play your own premade beat. Once you’re happy with it, you can export the loop to incorporate it into a larger DAW-based project. Feature list - Designed exclusively for iPhone and iPad - Slick native UI - Continuous recording of the surrounding sounds - Loops generated from the recordings, automatically updated each four bars - Four different effect sets to sculpt the generated loops in real time - Effects based on granular synthesis - Importation of drum loops from iCloud, Dropbox, AudioCopy, AudioShare, Mail, Airdrop and more to get an sense of the generated loops in a full audio track context - Touchable amplitude envelope to easily shape the sound - Sound export in .wav format

Screenshots

i4 screens
Loopfield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loopfield at every 2 months against i's every 5 months. Loopfield also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). i's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). 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

i costs $3.99 and Loopfield $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i ships an update every 5 months, Loopfield every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
i versus Loopfield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLoopfield
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating—4.5 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo SalladaQuentin Houben

In-app purchases

None

i

No in-app purchases

None

Loopfield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i free?
i costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loopfield free?
Loopfield costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do i or Loopfield have ads?
Neither i nor Loopfield shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i or Loopfield?
i ships an update every 5 months, and Loopfield every 2 months. Most recently, i was updated on October 23, 2026 and Loopfield on October 15, 2026.

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