StreamByter vs Looperator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StreamByter
Create custom MIDI effects with or without a graphical interface. This plugin extends MIDI processing for AU hosts or can be used standalone with CoreMIDI. It offers advanced programming concepts for complex MIDI manipulation.
- Custom MIDI effect creation
- AU effect or standalone CoreMIDI use
- Remap, filter, clone, and delay MIDI events
- Conditional logic and loops for complex effects
- Bi-directional linking with graphical sliders
- Textual rules language for configuration
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StreamByter is a plugin for creating custom MIDI effects with or without a GUI. It can be used as an Apple Audio Unit (AU) effect or as a standalone app connected via CoreMIDI virtual ports. StreamByter is ported from our acclaimed MidiFire MIDI processing environment. An iOS device (minimum iOS 11) and a suitable AU host app such as AUM, apeMatrix, Cubasis or Sequencism is required to use the AU variant. To use with CoreMIDI, a routing app like MidiFire is recommended and an iOS device with at least iOS 8 is required. Use StreamByter to: - Extend the MIDI processing functionality of any AU host. - Remap channels, notes, controllers (anything MIDI) - Filter MIDI events coarsely or finely - Clone or Delay any event - Send any event automatically when plugin is loaded - Create complex effects using programming concepts like conditionals, loops, variables (including array, timing and random), and math operators. - Link effect logic bi-directionally with graphical sliders (remote controllable via AU parameters) StreamByter is configured using a textual rules 'language' that defines how the effect should operate. Please see the support link to go to our website for full details. StreamByter is built using the MidiBus library - http://midib.us
Looperator
This app chops up audio and transforms it into new rhythmic patterns and effects. It offers intuitive tools for creating complex soundscapes, from subtle enhancements to dramatic sonic transformations, with extensive modulation and sequencing capabilities.
- Audio slicing into 16 segments
- Rhythmic stutter and loop sequencing
- Per-step filter control
- Multi-effects sequencing
- User-defined effect steps
- Motion and modulation system
- MIDI integration
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Looperator is the ultimate slicing and processing plugin for all styles of electronic music. It chops up your audio and turns it into something new. Thanks to its quick & intuitive interface it makes designing subtle rhythmic enhancements to spectacular effect pyrotechnics easy and fun. In the process, you can dispose of the classics like Filters and Reverbs, but also trippy Loop and Vinyl manipulations. Build a looping effects sequence, with discrete settings for each of Looperator's stunning engines, then bring everything to life using the comprehensive modulation system on a per-step basis. Looperator makes you sound as if you worked on your track for hours and hours and really all it took was a click of a button. ::FEATURES:: • Audio Unit v3 & Standalone • Rearrange your groove! Chop the input signal into 16 slices and freely assign them to each sequence step on the Slice track, then rhythmically stutter selected steps on the Loop track. • Flexible filters Looperator’s Filter provides per-step frequency shaping of the left and right channels independently. • Multi-effects galore Two User FX modules each deliver dynamic effects sequencing via a rich and varied line-up of high-quality processors. • User steps Each sequencer track offers 20 ready-made step options. Much of the time, you won’t need to go any further than that, but when you do, the four User-defined steps also available to each track give you full and precise control of five processor parameters per effect. • Motion and modulation Every User step configuration features five adjustable parameters, each automated using a simple knob, a Randomizer, an Envelope Follower or one of 20 preset parameter modulation curves with adjustable start and end points. When it comes to animating your Looperator effects sequences, the possibilities are literally endless! • Fast, focused workflow Like all Sugar Bytes software, Looperator has been developed with operational fluidity at the top of the agenda. Looperator’s snappy workflow keeps up with even the fastest-moving producer. • There’s more… The feature list just keeps on giving! Seven per-module and global Mix blending modes; intelligent randomization options throughout; super-smooth step transitions; deep MIDI integration and control; limitless undo/redo; standalone functionality and more. It all comes together to make Looperator nothing less than a state-of-the-art loop design powerhouse that no electronic musician should be without.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamByter at none against Looperator's 1. StreamByter also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 70%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Looperator's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 26). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Looperator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. StreamByter asks for nothing beyond the download.
StreamByter holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 81 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of StreamByter's written reviews are positive against 70% of Looperator's.
StreamByter ships an update every 3 months, Looperator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StreamByter | Looperator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (26 ratings) — better | 4.7 (81 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 70.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 194 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audeonic Apps | Sugar Bytes GmbH |
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StreamByter
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In-app purchases
StreamByter
No in-app purchases
Looperator
- Looperator Full Version$24.99









