LoopBud vs takeamidi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoopBud
Record, loop, and jam with unlimited MIDI patterns and bars. Features two recording modes, quantization, and tempo control for live performance effects. Export MIDI for further editing in other applications.
- Unlimited MIDI patterns and bars
- Add and New recording modes
- Quantization with adjustable levels
- Tempo control for live effects
- Single bar focus for recording/looping
- MIDI export for external editing
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LoopBud is a super simple yet very powerful MIDI recorder and looper. You can work with unlimited patterns. Although the 4-bar loops are very fun, you can work with an unlimited number of bars on each pattern! LoopBud has two record modes, Add mode and New mode. The "add mode" keeps adding new notes on each loop-cycle. The "new mode" clears out the previous recording and lets you record freshly on each cycle. You can work very fast with those modes. If you make a mistake, don't worry, you can use the "undo" option and get everything back! LoopBud has quantization enabled by default. You can toggle quantizing by pressing the "quantize" button on the top-left side. You can also set the level of quantization from the settings menu. If you want to speed up or slow down the clock, you can do so by pressing the "clock" button on the top-left side. You can achieve different effects on your live performances without a new recording. You can also focus on a single bar by pressing the bar measure on the top. You can either record or loop a single bar - which is a unique feature of LoopBud. In the settings menu, you can edit the piano roll's lowest and highest notes. The notes on the piano roll is not editable. However, you can export MIDI from the settings menu, and do editing on your favorite piano roll editor app! LoopBud is not an audio app, it's a MIDI app. You need to connect a MIDI input and a MIDI output for LoopBud to work. You can do so from the settings menu in the standalone app. You can use the MIDI matrix editor on your DAW if you are using the AUv3 plugin. LoopBud also supports Ableton Link on the standalone app.
takeamidi
This tool allows you to monitor, filter, and record MIDI input. It captures recent MIDI data into a buffer, which can then be exported as a MIDI file. You can also use it to filter various MIDI message types.
- MIDI monitoring
- MIDI filtering
- Live MIDI sampling
- Buffer recording (10s, 1m, 10m)
- MIDI file export
- Channel, System Common, Realtime, System Exclusive message support
- Standalone and AUv3 support
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“takeamidi” is a MIDI monitoring tool / MIDI filter / live sampler that allows you to quickly grab recent data as a MIDI file The application’s MIDI buffer contains recent 10 seconds / 1 minute / 10 minutes of MIDI input; The recording can be paused and cleared with appropriate buttons You can export the contents of the buffer by dragging a “file” icon in the lower left corner of the app window. Log window shows data of the selected time range You can use this app as a MIDI filter. It supports Channel, System Common, Realtime and System Exclusive messages to be displayed and / or filtered. Standalone and AUv3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LoopBud at 63% against takeamidi's 20%. LoopBud also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). takeamidi's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
LoopBud costs $5.99 and takeamidi $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
takeamidi holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of LoopBud's written reviews are positive against 20% of takeamidi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LoopBud ships an update every 3 weeks, takeamidi every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | LoopBud | takeamidi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cem Olcay | Alexey Nadzharov |
Customer experience
LoopBud
takeamidi
In-app purchases
LoopBud
No in-app purchases
takeamidi
No in-app purchases









