Skym vs MolliLooper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skym
Control your Ableton devices with expressive touch gestures. This MIDI controller app lets you manipulate four parameters simultaneously, offering instant variability and interest to your sounds. It requires Ableton on macOS and does not generate sound on its own.
- Touch control for Ableton devices
- Control 4 parameters simultaneously
- X, Y, Speed, and Gate parameters
- USB or Bluetooth connection
- Free starter Ableton project included
- Expressive sound design
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Touch control for your Ableton devices. Skym is a MIDI controller app that allows you to control 4 parameters of your Ableton devices at once. Simply download the app, and install our Ableton script on Mac, and you can connect over USB or Bluetooth to perform expressive sound design. Our free starter Ableton project has some sounds to get you up and running. Skym sends 4 parameters at once. X, Y, Speed (how fast your touch is moving), and Gate (flips on and off with touch). These parameters automatically map to macros 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. Combining these layers of control on synths, samplers, effects, gives you access to instant variability and interest in your sounds. Note Skym is a controller and not a sound generator, so the app does not make sound on its own. We only support connection and integration with Ableton on Mac. Mac OS must be 10.11 or later Ableton must be 11.0.0 or later
MolliLooper
This real-time stereo effect app allows for instant looping and filtering of audio. Designed for live performance, it continuously records input for immediate playback and offers adjustable loop timing synced to a host clock. It also features a resonant filter and stutter/freeze capabilities.
- Real-time stereo looping
- Instant recording/looping
- Host clock sync
- Adjustable loop timing
- Lowpass/highpass resonant filter
- Stutter/freeze effect
- AUv3 plugin support
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Molli Looper is a realtime stereo effect for looping and filtering. Intended mainly as a live performance tool, no preparation is needed to trigger loop recording - input is constantly recorded in the background to be triggered whenever it is needed. Loop timing is synced to host clock, and can be adjusted from multi-bar loops right down to 16th note drills. The looped or unlooped audio is then passed though a lowpass -> neutral -> highpass resonant filter, based on a 4 pole ladder design for lush analogue style sound. You can use Molli Looper either as iOS Standalone app or as AUv3 plugin. FEATURES: - Combination of looper and stutter/freeze - Continuous recording: instant recording/looping - Runs in sync with host clock - Jumps to meaningful places in the recording: "Snap to grid" - Grid: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 beats - Ability to scroll through the recording - Lowpass/highpass resonant filter - Long Tap XY keeps filter position - Limiter/booster effect - Momentary Mode - Tap on Molli Looper icon for basic information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MolliLooper at 5.0 against Skym's 4.3. MolliLooper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11 vs 15.0). Skym's advantage is chart position (#187 vs unranked) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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
Skym costs $7.99 and MolliLooper $8.99 up front. Skym sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MolliLooper asks for nothing beyond the download.
MolliLooper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Skym's written reviews are positive against 82% of MolliLooper's.
Skym ships an update monthly, MolliLooper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skym | MolliLooper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #187 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ResGuide LLC | Oliver Greschke (DE) |
Customer experience
Skym
MolliLooper
In-app purchases
Skym
- Heat Map$4.99
- Warp Speed$9.99
- Pulse Cell$9.99
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- Life Flower$9.99
MolliLooper
No in-app purchases









