Comparison

Sound Samplifier vs GranSample

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

Head to head
About

Sound Samplifier

Create and play music with a pocket-sized sampler. Record your own sounds and assign them to individual buttons for quick playback. Explore a collection of 12 pre-loaded sound samples.

Highlights
  • 12 sound buttons
  • Pre-loaded samples
  • Record custom samples
  • Assign samples to buttons
  • Pocket-sized music creation
Features
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Features in this app consists of: * 12 sound button with samples * Recording samples for every individual button

About

GranSample

This app offers a 16-pad sampler with a powerful granular engine for sculpting unique audio textures and sequencing patterns. It functions as a standalone application and an AUv3 plugin for popular DAWs. Unlock advanced features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • 16-pad granular sampler
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Step sequencer
  • Modulation matrix
  • Sample chopping
  • Kit sharing
  • Per-pad effects
Features
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A 16-pad sampler with a granular engine underneath. Standalone app + AUv3 plugin for GarageBand / Logic / AUM / Drambo / Loopy Pro. Tap pads, sculpt textures, sequence patterns, chain songs. Same instrument either way. Free to try. One purchase unlocks GranSample Pro — everything listed at the bottom. No subscription, no ads, no telemetry. NEW IN 1.5 Swing, in the app and in your host. Choke groups: hi-hats that cut each other off. Resample (Pro): record your beat back onto a pad as a bar-locked loop. A rebuilt AUv3 plugin editor. PATTERN BANK & SONG MODE Eight patterns per project (A–H). Switch live — the change waits for the bar end so the groove never stumbles. Then chain them into a song: tap letters to build, set repeats per section, loop or play once (song mode is Pro). Patterns, song and BPM save with the project. MODULATION MATRIX (PRO) LFO + ADSR envelope on 8 destinations per pad: grain position / size / pitch / density, volume, pan, pitch, playback start. Drag the envelope chart, set depth per lane — host-automatable in AUv3. SAMPLE CHOP (PRO) Slice any sample across the pads — equal grid, transient detection, or manual markers you drag. Audition before you commit; the grid shows where every slice lands. KIT SHARING Export any kit as a single .gskit file — samples, settings, effects, patterns. Send it anywhere. Importing is free for everyone; exporting is Pro. PAD NAMES, COLORS & CHOKE GROUPS Name your pads, pick from 8 colors, set one of 8 choke groups. AUv3 PLUGIN Load "nono.audio: GranSample" under AU Instruments in any AUv3 host. Same grid, Kits and engine, with Sound, Grain and Sequence tabs. 900 host-automatable parameters. Load your own samples without leaving the host. Sequencer locks to host transport; everything persists in the host project. LIBRARY Factory Kits + your Projects in one place — load, tweak, save. GRANULAR ENGINE Eight knobs per pad. Position scans the sample; grain size + density set the texture from pebbles to glass. Pitch + jitter, spray + stereo spread, four window shapes, an ADSR cloud envelope, Freeze for infinite sustain. 128 grains per voice — and you can watch them fire. CHROMATIC MODE Any pad becomes the root; the grid plays chromatically. STEP SEQUENCER Per-pad patterns at 16/32/64 steps, per-step velocity, drag-to-paint, swing. SAMPLE EDITOR Waveform view — drag the grain region, trim playback range, loop, reverse, normalize per pad. LINEAR or GRAN preview. Works inside the plugin too. EFFECTS Per-pad AND master bus. Reverb, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Filter — up to 8 per chain, automatable from any DAW. Hand-tuned presets; save your own. IPAD Pads bigger than an MPC; recorder, properties and sequencer get their own column. MIDI USB, Bluetooth (built-in browser), or virtual MIDI. MIDI Learn on every knob standalone, per-pad channel routing. The plugin routes MIDI in through the host and emits MIDI out for pad taps. RECORDING 60 seconds from the mic straight into a pad with a live waveform. Resample the master onto a pad, free or locked to 1–8 bars (Pro). Master bounces to WAV/M4A (Pro). 10 FACTORY KITS, 16 SAMPLES Late Night Room, Outer Space, Neon City, Midnight Dub, Tape Machine, Crystal Cave, and more — each with bespoke granular settings. FREE TIER Pads 1–8 — drums and melody, enough to finish a track — with the full granular engine, effects, pattern bank, mixer, MIDI in/out. Same in standalone and AUv3. Kit import (.gskit) is free too. GRANSAMPLE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION All 16 pads unlocked everywhere — standalone AND AUv3 plugin Song mode — chain patterns into an arrangement Modulation matrix — LFO + envelope on 8 destinations per pad Sample chop to pads Resample to pads Kit export (.gskit) Per-pad ADSR envelope editor Custom backgrounds — wallpapers or your own photo, with dim and pad-opacity WAV / M4A export Made by one person who wanted a granular beat pad that fit on a phone — and in their DAW.

Screenshots

Sound Samplifier3 screens
GranSample4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sound Samplifier at none against GranSample's 1. Sound Samplifier also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). GranSample's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, 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. GranSample sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sound Samplifier asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sound Samplifier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GranSample has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sound Samplifier ships an update every 12 months, GranSample every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sound Samplifier versus GranSample: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSound SamplifierGranSample
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan SvenssonChih Han Lin

Customer experience

Sound Samplifier

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GranSample

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sound Samplifier

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GranSample

One-time1
  • GranSample Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Sound Samplifier free?
Sound Samplifier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GranSample free?
GranSample is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sound Samplifier or GranSample?
Sound Samplifier is rated higher. Sound Samplifier averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while GranSample averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Sound Samplifier or GranSample have ads?
Neither Sound Samplifier nor GranSample shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sound Samplifier or GranSample?
Sound Samplifier ships an update every 12 months, and GranSample every 5 days. Most recently, Sound Samplifier was updated on September 26, 2026 and GranSample on October 14, 2026.

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