Rig Manager vs Ampero II Stage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rig Manager
This app allows users to create and manage custom guitar amplifier performances and rigs. It offers a convenient way to edit existing content wirelessly via a Wi-Fi connection.
- Create custom performances
- Build custom rigs
- Edit existing content
- Wi-Fi connection editing
- User-friendly interface
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Rig Manager is an editor app for your Kemper Profiler guitar amplifier. Put together custom performances and and rigs in a breeze. Edit existing content conveniently using a Wifi connection.
Ampero II Stage
Manage your amp modeler and effects processor with an intuitive interface. Access full effects chains, download and share patches from a growing community, and perform bulk operations on your presets.
- Full effects chain and parameter management
- Download and upload patches via Hotone Community
- Intuitive user interface
- Bulk import/export of preset files
- Batch categorization, annotation, and deletion of presets
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This app is designed to manage the Hotone Ampero II Stage Amp Modeler/Effects Processor. With the app you can get access to full effects chain/parameters, download/upload patches via Hotone Community, etc. • Intuitive Ul The Ampero II Stage app features a straight forward, intuitive user interface which makes tweaking parameters a breeze. • The growing community Sigh in with a Hotone account so you can launch Hotone Community to view Ampero II Stage's growing patch library, download the patches made by worldwide players/artists or just share your stellar patches. • Bulk operations You can not only import/export preset files in bulk through this app, but also batch categorize, annotate, delete, and so on your presets. For more Ampero II Stage information: www.hotoneaudio.com *Bluetooth® is a trademark owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. This trademark was used merely to identify a functional characteristic of the product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rig Manager at monthly against Ampero II Stage's every 3 months. Rig Manager also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 7). Ampero II Stage's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rig Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rig Manager has 40 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Rig Manager's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ampero II Stage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rig Manager ships an update monthly, Ampero II Stage every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rig Manager | Ampero II Stage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (40 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kemper Digital GmbH | Hotone |
Customer experience
Rig Manager
Ampero II Stage
In-app purchases
Rig Manager
No in-app purchases
Ampero II Stage
No in-app purchases
