TriplePlay Connect vs IR Loader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TriplePlay Connect
Transform your guitar into a versatile instrument with this music creation and performance app. Play a wide range of virtual instruments, create loops, and generate chords or arpeggios directly from your guitar. It bridges your instrument to your device for endless musical possibilities.
- Play virtual instruments from guitar
- Create loops and audio files
- Generate chords from single notes
- Arpeggiate instruments
- Works with TriplePlay MIDI controller
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TriplePlay Connect iOS app is a music creation and performance app that was created to work with the TriplePlay Connect MIDI controller for guitar that installs easily and non-invasively on most electric and acoustic guitars. TriplePlay Connect is the bridge between your guitar and your iPad. Turn your guitar into a whole band. Create and play instruments like a violin or synthesizers from your guitar. Play loops and audio files easily by playing notes on your guitar. Arpeggiate instruments or create chords from single notes on the guitar. Connect to the possibilities.
IR Loader
Load and shape your cabinet impulse responses with integrated EQ, compression, and a bass enhancer. This tool supports multiple IRs simultaneously and offers a power amplifier model for detailed tone control.
- Load multiple cabinet IR files
- 6-band parametric equalizer
- Custom console-style compressor
- Bass Enhancer for low-end shaping
- Class AB push-pull EL34 tube amplifier model
- Standalone, AUv3, and IAA support
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The Nembrini Audio IR Loader is an innovative and comprehensive impulse response loader designed to load your favorite cabinet IRs. The IR Loader allows you to load a single IR and shape your tone using integrated processing tools, including a 6-band parametric equalizer and a custom console-style compressor. The Bass Enhancer makes the Nembrini Audio IR Loader an ideal tool for managing and shaping both guitar and bass cabinet IRs. The integrated browser lets you quickly navigate your IR library and load impulse responses without interrupting your workflow. POWER AMPLIFIER Power amplifier modeled after a Class AB push-pull EL34 tube amplifier, featuring three selectable negative feedback modes. COMPRESSION Custom-designed console compressor with a sidechain high-pass filter. BASS ENHANCER Bass Enhancer inspired by the Little Labs Voice Of God* design, delivering focused low-end weight. Provides more than 24 dB of low-frequency boost. Frequencies below the selected threshold are attenuated to keep the enhanced low end tight and controlled. EQUALIZER 6-band parametric equalizer with real-time spectrum analyzer. Delivers precise and detailed control for cabinet tone shaping. Works as a standalone application, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TriplePlay Connect at Free against IR Loader's $9.99. TriplePlay Connect also leads on ratings volume (239 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). IR Loader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (50% vs 30%). On rating 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
TriplePlay Connect is free to download; IR Loader costs $9.99 up front. TriplePlay Connect sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. IR Loader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for TriplePlay Connect against 4.1 for IR Loader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TriplePlay Connect has 239 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of TriplePlay Connect's written reviews are positive against 50% of IR Loader's.
TriplePlay Connect ships an update every 4 months, IR Loader every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TriplePlay Connect | IR Loader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (239 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.7 GB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fishman Transducers, Inc. | Nembrini Audio |
Customer experience
TriplePlay Connect
IR Loader
Bugs and requests
TriplePlay Connect
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes randomly
- App crashes when editing/saving Combis
- App crashes when clicking iTunes button
- App crashes when changing sounds
- App crashes constantly
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- App crashes when making adjustments
- App crashes repeatedly
- Cannot reconnect to app after pairing lost
- No sound from guitar through app
- In-app purchases don't work
- Tones hang or don't sound
- Slow performance
- Cannot switch modes
- No connection to iPad
- False tones/noise with some instruments
- App stopped working after update
- Arpeggiator only goes up
- Drains iPad battery
- Severe latency issues
- Cannot access EastWest sounds
- Hoaky clips blast from monitors
- App poops out and says not compatible
- Problem downloading purchased sounds
- Firmware update issues
- Cannot find purchased sound pack
- Hung and crashed when pulling tracks from iTunes
- TPConnect keeps working in the background
Requested features
14 requests- Add more features to iOS app
- Ability to organize Combi folders
- Ability to back up Combis
- Create set lists
- Support for other MIDI controllers
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- Add more instrument sounds (harmonica, accordion)
- Add more stringed instruments (banjo, uke, sitar, mandolin)
- Add more patches/sounds
- Ability to add instruments directly to the app
- More neck splits
- Advanced app version
- Simplified, less cluttered interface
- Better integration with other synth apps
- App should act as a MIDI controller on other apps
IR Loader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TriplePlay Connect
- TriplePlay Wireless MIDIFree
- Da'Bounce$5.99
- Analog End$9.99
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- Electric Spirals$9.99
- Electric Rock$9.99
IR Loader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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