Comparison

Skym vs MolliLooper

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time stereo looping
  • Instant recording/looping
  • Host clock sync
  • Adjustable loop timing
  • Lowpass/highpass resonant filter
  • Stutter/freeze effect
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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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

Screenshots

Skym4 screens
MolliLooper2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skym ships an update monthly, MolliLooper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Skym versus MolliLooper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkymMolliLooper
Price$7.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.3 (22 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better13
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.011 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResGuide LLCOliver Greschke (DE)

Customer experience

Skym

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

MolliLooper

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Skym

One-time4
  • Heat Map$4.99
  • Warp Speed$9.99
  • Pulse Cell$9.99
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  • Life Flower$9.99
None

MolliLooper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skym free?
Skym costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is MolliLooper free?
MolliLooper costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skym or MolliLooper?
MolliLooper is rated higher. Skym averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while MolliLooper averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Skym or MolliLooper have ads?
Neither Skym nor MolliLooper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skym or MolliLooper?
Skym ships an update monthly, and MolliLooper every 2 months. Most recently, Skym was updated on September 8, 2026 and MolliLooper on September 18, 2026.

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