Comparison

LoopStar vs Bull Deluxe Amplifier

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

Head to head
About

LoopStar

Record audio loops and create beats with various effects. This app allows you to capture short audio clips and master tracks, then record video to share your musical creations. It offers a new way to start making music directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Record audio loops
  • Create beats with effects
  • Record master audio tracks
  • Record master video tracks
  • Share music creations
Features
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LoopStar 1.31 is a powerful new iPhone & iPad Audio Loop and Video Recorder App: Record loops and create beats with audio effects, and record master audio and video tracks to share with the world. LoopStar is a new amazing way to start your music creation. With LoopStar you can create tight little audio clips and tracks right from your iPhone.

About

Bull Deluxe Amplifier

This application offers a powerful amplifier simulation for guitarists playing rock, metal, and blues genres. It provides a range of tones from clean to high-gain, with multiple preamp and cabinet emulations. The app functions as a standalone program and an AUv3 plugin for music production hosts.

Highlights
  • Standalone app and AUv3 plugin
  • Clean to high-gain tones
  • Multiple preamp and cabinet emulations
  • 10 factory presets, 30 user presets
  • Zero-delay cabinets
  • 9-band equalizer
  • Real harmonic feedback
Features
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Includes StandAlone App and Auv3 Plugin Fasten your seat belt, the Big Bull is Here. You play Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard rock, Hardcore, Whatever Metal, Whatever Rock, even Blues ? This amp is for you ! You have some wallpaper to peel, this app is for you too. You will hear a white noise every 20s until you unlock the app. The clean channel goes from flat and crystal clean to crunchy rocky / bluesy sound The high gain channel goes to strong rock to insane sound ! Features : - Big Sound - Stand-alone app and AuV3 plugin compatible with Audiobus3, AUM, GarageBand, … other Audio Unit hosts - Easy and simple User Interface (all controls are available on a single screen) - 3 preamps and 2 power Tubes emulation - 10 Amazing factory presets - 30 User presets (distributed in 3 banks) - 12 Zero-Delay Cabinets with ultra-low latency - Effective 9 band Equalizer - 44100/48000/88200/96000Hz - Real Harmonic Feedback at High volume Mind your ears ! Lostin70s Team

Screenshots

LoopStar4 screens
Bull Deluxe Amplifier1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bull Deluxe Amplifier at 100% against LoopStar's 33%. Bull Deluxe Amplifier also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). LoopStar's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LoopStar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and Bull Deluxe Amplifier sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bull Deluxe Amplifier holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of LoopStar's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bull Deluxe Amplifier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LoopStar ships an update every 10 days, Bull Deluxe Amplifier every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LoopStar versus Bull Deluxe Amplifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopStarBull Deluxe Amplifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer7HillsStudiosJulien Faure

Customer experience

LoopStar

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bull Deluxe Amplifier

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

LoopStar

Subscriptions2
  • LoopStar Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • LoopStar Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Bull Deluxe Amplifier

One-time1
  • Unlock Bull Deluxe Amplifier$5.99

Questions

Is LoopStar free?
LoopStar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bull Deluxe Amplifier free?
Bull Deluxe Amplifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LoopStar or Bull Deluxe Amplifier?
Bull Deluxe Amplifier is rated higher. LoopStar averages 3.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bull Deluxe Amplifier averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do LoopStar or Bull Deluxe Amplifier have ads?
Neither LoopStar nor Bull Deluxe Amplifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LoopStar or Bull Deluxe Amplifier?
LoopStar ships an update every 10 days, and Bull Deluxe Amplifier every 2 months. Most recently, LoopStar was updated on June 11, 2026 and Bull Deluxe Amplifier on June 3, 2026.

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