Comparison

Enso Looper vs ate control

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

Head to head
About

Enso Looper

This real-time audio looper plugin offers a unique and characterful toolkit for producers and live performers. It combines intuitive design with deep features for creating layered grooves, complex textures, and evolving soundscapes. Advanced controls allow for independent speed and direction manipulation, tape-style effects, and MIDI integration.

Highlights
  • Real-time audio looping
  • Overdub modes (conventional and dual tape)
  • Up to four definable Sectors
  • Independent speed and direction control
  • Onboard tape-style saturation, filtering, and chorus
  • Comprehensive MIDI assignment system
  • Animated waveform display
Features
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Enso is a looper. Not a phrase sampler, not a beat slicer: a real looper, built in the image of the pedal loopers and reel-to-reel tape systems that defined the form, then extended well past what hardware can do. Press one button and it records; press it again and you are looping. Up to five minutes of stereo audio, host-synced or free-running. The play and record heads are completely decoupled, each with its own through-zero speed control from -4x to +4x. Play backwards at half speed while overdubbing forwards at double, and things get strange in the best way. Four sectors give you separate loop regions to crossfade between and overdub within, and a built-in effects section (tape-style saturation and hiss, filters, and chorus) can sit in the feedback path so your loop ages like tape with every pass. Enso runs as an AUv3 plugin in your favorite host, and includes a standalone mode for sketching. FEATURES - Full automatic looping engine: simple to learn, exceedingly powerful, with one-button looping control, both host-synced and free time. - Independent play and record heads: through-zero speed from -4x to +4x on each, with selectable increment and decrement values. - Dub In Place: work like a traditional digital looper, or like a tape looper with the effects and speed changes in the feedback path. - Sector crossfading: define four start and end points, crossfade between them, and overdub or re-record within them. - Effects section: tape-style saturation and hiss, high- and low-pass filters, and a stereo chorus. - MIDI Slice mode: play your loop from a MIDI controller, automatically sliced into 4 to 16 equal pieces. - Full MIDI CC implementation: an assignable MIDI CC page covers most of the looping engine, tuned for foot control. - Auto RTZ: automatically return to zero at a chosen interval to keep loose material in sync. - Cross-platform preset format: XML presets that can store the buffer, compatible with the desktop version of Enso. No subscriptions and no nonsense. Buy it once and it is yours, with free updates. Enso is also available for Mac, Windows, and Linux at audiodamage.com.

About

ate control

Features
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Take control of your audio experience with our intuitive app, designed to effortlessly manage your wireless loudspeakers. Whether you're adjusting volume, changing tracks, or fine-tuning sound settings, our app puts the power of premium sound right at your fingertips. Enjoy seamless connectivity, easy-to-use controls, and the ability to personalize your listening experience like never before. Perfect for home, parties, or any setting where superior sound is key.

Screenshots

Enso Looper2 screens
ate control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ate control at Free against Enso Looper's $7.99. ate control also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). 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

ate control is free to download; Enso Looper costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Enso Looper versus ate control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnso Looperate control
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAudio Damage, Inc.Norman Gerkinsmeyer

Bugs and requests

Enso Looper

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Hit record and it won't record
  • Audio popping/clicking when switching sectors or playback modes
  • Timing is off after playing a while when reopening sessions
  • Crashes before saving, losing all work
  • Crashes when trying to control via MIDI
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  • Stopped loading/functioning
  • Does not connect to GarageBand
  • Does not go past initial message screen
  • Does not register as an audio unit extension in GarageBand
  • Does not show up in GarageBand's 'External' app list
  • Does not show up in DAWs (AUM, Beatmaker, Auria)
  • Buttons do not work (cannot activate recording/playback)
  • Loop still plays even when channel fader is down
  • Instance crashes when routing audio to AudioShare
  • Loses all ENSO instances in a project when one crashes

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix recording issues
  • Fix audio popping/clicking
  • Implement Undo/Redo functionality
  • Improve stability and fix crashes
  • Respond to tech support queries
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  • Make a standalone version
  • Add threshold auto-start
  • Render loops as uncompressed audio files
  • Allow loading pre-existing loops
  • Save INIT setups for automatic loading
  • Add MIDI version
  • Add an Undo button as a failsafe
  • Improve color coding or button size

ate control

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Enso Looper

No in-app purchases

None

ate control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Enso Looper free?
Enso Looper costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ate control free?
ate control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Enso Looper or ate control have ads?
Neither Enso Looper nor ate control shows ads.

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