Comparison

Looper Scratch Practice App vs Hypertron

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

Head to head
About

Looper Scratch Practice App

This app lets you upload and practice with looping audio files from your Dropbox. You can adjust the pitch and speed of loops to refine your skills. Share your creations or explore loops from other users.

Highlights
  • Upload loops from Dropbox
  • Pitch adjustment for loops
  • Speed adjustment for loops
  • Share loops with friends
  • Explore user-created loops
  • Portable practice tool
Features
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The looper practice app allows you to upload looping wav files from your Dropbox account. Additionally the player allows pitching up and down of the loop for precise practicing. Share your loops with friends, or check out hundreds of loops from other users. Practice anywhere with your portable turntable, or just keep your favorite loops nice and tidy in one place. Push your practice further by speeding up the loop while maintaining the pitch. Looper is the most useful tool for practicing scratching and refining those fresh patterns.

About

Hypertron

Create music on the go with this powerful groovebox. It offers a simple interface for flexible music production, allowing you to trigger pads, tweak effects, arrange samples, and even generate new sounds with AI. Unlock advanced features for a complete production experience.

Highlights
  • AUv3 support
  • Live pad triggering
  • Sample editing and arrangement
  • AI sample generation
  • Built-in synthesizer
  • Multi-track export
  • Ableton Link sync
Features
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Hypertron is a groovebox for iPhone and iPad that combines simple design with powerful tools for flexible music production on the go. SEQUENCER - Create patterns and store them in sequences, takes and groups - Each pad can have an individual bar length of up to 64 bars - Last Step function for each pad, enabling polyrhythms ( with Performance Mode setting ) - Duplicate takes and groups with drag & drop - Switch between 16th and 32nd notes using Split-Step swipe gesture - Play and record melodies with the virtual keyboard and arpeggiator - Get creative with an innovative note repeat slider - Set custom group lengths, measured in bars or steps - Adjust global swing and set the swing amount for each pad - Customize pads, takes and groups with colors and rearrange them using drag & drop - Auto-toggle loops at bar end - Trigger pads in LIVE mode SAMPLER - Record samples using your microphone or USB interface - Generate samples with AI using multiple models to choose from (requires account registration) - Adjust start/end positions and add fade-in and fade-out to your samples - PRO: Slice samples with multi-slice sampling and autoslicing - PRO: Edit samples in the Sample Editor with multiple tools (duplicate, trim, remove, silence, reverse, normalize, pitch, timestretch, volume) - PRO: Import samples (WAV, MP3, MP4, M4A) - PRO: Export samples (WAV) EFFECTS - Add multiple effects to each pad: lowpass, highpass, reverb - PRO effects: bitcrusher, compressor, delay, distortion, phaser, tape, repeater, tremolo, pitch, timestretch, randomizer - PRO: Access additional effect settings - Automate effects with swipe gestures or fine-tune them in the editor - Select and adjust effects on pads using swipe gestures in EFFECTS mode MIXER - Adjust levels and effects in the mixer - PRO: Route outputs to busses and add effects to these busses - Select channel outputs in the Mixer with support for multichannel USB interfaces - Send MIDI OUT separately for each channel - Save your FX selection as default in the Mixer SYNTHESIZER - A simple, yet effective monophonic synthesizer: two oscillators and one LFO, controlling frequency and filter separately - Sync the synthesizer oscillators from 32 bars down to 1/32 notes - PRO: Adjust the synthesizer’s suboscillator, delay, glide parameter and bandpass filter CONNECTIVITY - Sync to other devices with Ableton Link - Connect external MIDI keyboards via USB or Bluetooth - AUv3 with resizable interface and multichannel support (via In-App Purchase) REALTIME EXPORT - Export your project (WAV, M4A) - PRO: Export every individual track of your project (WAV) - PRO: Export individual files as ZIP - PRO: Export masterbus as M4A AVAILABLE RESOURCES - All devices: 16 takes and 16 groups - Standalone on iPhone: 6 tracks - Standalone on iPhone X and newer: 12 tracks - Standalone on iPad: 16 tracks - AUv3: 12 tracks Requires iPhone 8 or higher.
Requires iPad 5th Gen or higher. HYPERTRON is free to use with unlimited playtime and the ability to record as many samples as you want. For more amazing features, go PRO and unlock the full potential of HYPERTRON across all devices with a one-time purchase inside the app.

Screenshots

Looper Scratch Practice App4 screens
Hypertron4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Looper Scratch Practice App at 100% against Hypertron's 53%. Looper Scratch Practice App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). Hypertron's advantage is ratings volume (159 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Hypertron sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Looper Scratch Practice App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Looper Scratch Practice App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hypertron has 159 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Looper Scratch Practice App's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hypertron's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Looper Scratch Practice App ships an update every 3 weeks, Hypertron monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Looper Scratch Practice App versus Hypertron: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLooper Scratch Practice AppHypertron
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.4 (159 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4159 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSomething Awesome GroupHypertron Audio

Customer experience

Looper Scratch Practice App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hypertron

All ratings159 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative35.6%

In-app purchases

None

Looper Scratch Practice App

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Hypertron

One-time14
  • Bassdrums$0.99
  • E-Piano$0.99
  • Eight Zero Eight$2.99
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  • LOFI$2.99
  • English$2.99
  • AUV3$2.99
  • Hollow Earth$4.99
  • E-Drums$4.99
  • Andres Kit$4.99
  • Ultimate Drums$4.99
  • Old School$4.99
  • PRO$4.99
  • Premium Pack 1$4.99
  • COMPLETE BUNDLE$9.99

Questions

Is Looper Scratch Practice App free?
Looper Scratch Practice App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hypertron free?
Hypertron is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Looper Scratch Practice App or Hypertron?
Looper Scratch Practice App is rated higher. Looper Scratch Practice App averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hypertron averages 4.4 from 159 ratings.
Do Looper Scratch Practice App or Hypertron have ads?
Neither Looper Scratch Practice App nor Hypertron shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Looper Scratch Practice App or Hypertron?
Looper Scratch Practice App ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hypertron monthly. Most recently, Looper Scratch Practice App was updated on September 20, 2026 and Hypertron on September 28, 2026.

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