LoopStar vs jAmp IR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Record audio loops
- Create beats with effects
- Record master audio tracks
- Record master video tracks
- Share music creations
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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.
jAmp IR
This tool loads impulse responses for guitar and bass amp cabinet simulation. It allows mixing two impulse responses and offers fine control over filters, gain, and phase. The app includes five high-quality impulse responses.
- Impulse response loader
- Cabinet simulator for guitar and bass
- Mix two impulse responses
- High and low pass filters
- Gain control
- Phase inversion
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jAmp IR is a zero latency impulse response loader tool in AUv3 plugin format. It is designed to be a cabinet simulator for guitar and bass amps. Two impulse responses can be mixed. Furthermore there is fine level control in the form of high and low pass filters, gain control, and phase inversion. The app comes with 5 high quality impulse responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: jAmp IR at 100% against LoopStar's 33%. jAmp IR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. LoopStar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. jAmp IR asks for nothing beyond the download.
jAmp IR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of LoopStar's written reviews are positive against 100% of jAmp IR's.
LoopStar ships an update every 10 days, jAmp IR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoopStar | jAmp IR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7HillsStudios | Jan Maes |
Customer experience
LoopStar
jAmp IR
In-app purchases
LoopStar
- LoopStar Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
- LoopStar Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
jAmp IR
No in-app purchases
