Samplebot vs Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samplebot
Record and import audio clips to create music. Arrange them using a sequencer with looping and quantization. Edit samples for the perfect mix and share your songs.
- Record or import audio samples
- Finger-drummable rainbow pads
- Sequencer with loop record/playback
- Sample editing (trim, volume, pitch, speed)
- MIDI control with velocity
- Share creations or export to other apps
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Samplebot is a collector of sounds. It's a crafter of songs. It's a finger-drummable looping sequencer of rainbow glory, and it wants to be your friend. Come. Play. Robo-boogie. - Record samples or import clips from your Music library, from iCloud Drive, Dropbox or other compatible services, then play them back on beautiful, sproingy rainbow pads! - Then record or input arrangements using the sequencer, featuring built-in drum patterns, loop record and playback, quantization and copy/paste - Trim samples, and adjust volume, balance, pitch and speed for the perfect mix - Share your creations to Facebook, or export them to other music apps - Comprehensive MIDI control with velocity, for play using a grid controller like the Launchpad - Helpful and fun-loving intro tutorial
Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb
This app emulates a classic 1970s tape delay and spring reverb unit, offering a wide range of retro soundscapes. It provides extensive control over delay heads, modulation, and reverb, allowing for everything from subtle echoes to complex sonic textures.
- Virtual tape delay & spring reverb
- Realistic tape saturation and modulation
- 3 independent delay heads with per-head control
- Tempo syncing with note values
- Adjustable Intensity for self-oscillation
- Two unique spring reverb models
- MIDI Learn for over 40 parameters
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Zodiak Echo faithfully recreates the spacious tape delay and spring reverb combo that ruled the airwaves since its introduction in 1974. Its combination of analog tones, trippy quirks, and organic modulation effects helps you unleash an immense variety of room-filling retro sounds. Augmented by a wide number of modern parameters, Zodiak Echo can cover anything from delicately timed ping-pong delays to twisted aural psychedelia -- at times even morphing into a unique meta-instrument by itself. • Virtual tape delay & spring reverb with unique tonal response • Recreates the operational properties and quirks of the famous 1970s effects unit • Realistic tape saturation and tape modulation effects • 3 independent delay heads • Dedicated delay time, panning & gain per head • Tempo syncing with wide variety of note values • Adjustable Intensity control capable of self-oscillation • Custom Bass/Treble delay EQ • Smooth tape speed changes for realistic speed-up/slow-down effects • Two unique spring reverb models • Adjustable reverb dwell / decay time • Reverb panning • Series or parallel reverb signal path selector • Adjustable tape frequency response • Independently adjustable tape wow and flutter • Vari-Amp control for amplitude modulation • Special preamp option with saturation and saturation tone control • Adjustable delay head drift • Custom presence control • Mono-summed delay line input option • Stereo or mono-summed feedback selector • Dry mute switch • Echo send switch for delay trails • Configurable tape rate change response time • Independently adjustable tape hum and hiss, with master tone control • Tape Age parameter for changing tonal and modulation characteristic • Easy MIDI Learn with over 40 MIDI-controllable parameters • Over 140 factory presets featuring a wide variety of delay effects • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin are included • Compatible with iPhone, iPad and Macs powered by Apple Silicon • Part of Yonac Zodiak professional audio plugin series
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Samplebot at $3.99 against Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb's $14.99. Samplebot also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 8). Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On review sentiment, 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
Samplebot costs $3.99 and Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samplebot has 56 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Samplebot's written reviews are positive against 75% of Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Samplebot ships an update every 10 days, Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samplebot | Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Tasty Pixel | Yonac Inc. |
Customer experience
Samplebot
Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb
In-app purchases
Samplebot
No in-app purchases
Zodiak ECHO Delay & Reverb
No in-app purchases
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