Riffler vs OneShot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Riffler
Instantly generate unlimited, copyright-free guitar riffs with customizable settings. Export as MIDI or audio, and use as a standalone app or AUv3 plugin. Perfect for guitarists, composers, and producers seeking creative inspiration.
- Unlimited copyright-free riff generation
- Preset musical styles
- Customizable settings (tempo, scale, tuning, etc.)
- Guitar tablature display
- MIDI and audio export (.wav, .mid)
- AUv3 plugin compatibility
- Realistic guitar tones
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Instantly create unlimited, copyright-free guitar riffs. Just tap "Create" and listen to your new riff. PRESETS The easiest way to get started is to select from the huge list of preset musical styles, tap "Create", and a unique guitar riff will be made. The created riff is displayed as guitar tablature which you can listen to and save. CUSTOMIZATION For advanced users wanting to harness the full power of Riffler, there is a huge range of customizable settings allowing you to fine tune and personalize your own unique sound. WHO WOULD USE RIFFLER? • Guitarists looking to improve their playing, with endless new riffs to practice. • Composers needing an additional creative spark of inspiration to complement their music. • Musicians looking for a virtual guitarist for unlimited jam sessions. • Producers wanting to stand out from the crowd by creating a library of unique guitar riffs instead of using the same samples and loops as everybody else. • Most of all Riffler is fun! It's great for anybody looking to experiment and create their own music! EXPORT MIDI AND AUDIO The created riff can be exported as MIDI or audio file. AUv3 Riffler is a standalone app and also an AUv3 plugin that can be loaded into a host music app. The Riffler AUv3 plugin can be synced inside a host app and can send audio and MIDI to other effects, synths, samplers and virtual instruments. All hosts are compatible with Riffler's audio and certain hosts enable Riffler to send MIDI data. MIDI compatible hosts include AUM, Loopy Pro, Cubasis 3, Beatmaker 3, apeMatrix and Audiobus 3. REALISTIC TONES Riffler's audio engine creates stunningly realistic guitar tones. Riffler is the playground for anyone curious about music creation! Experiment with various tempos, scales, tunings, and time signatures, and harness the power of Riffler's cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI). SPECS: Tempo: 40 - 240bpm. Sample rates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz Key: All 12 keys. Scales: Pentatonic, blues scale, extended blues, chromatic, major (ionian), dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, natural minor (aeolian), locrian, harmonic minor, phrygian dominant. Tunings: Standard, drop D, Eb, C#, C, 7 string, 7 string drop A, 8 string. Time signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 1/4, 12/8, 6/8, 7/8, 5/8, 3/8, 1/8 Export: .wav, .mid, .riffle Tones: 40 different guitar tones, 10 different synth tones CONTROLS: Tempo, length, time signature, feel, key, tuning, progression, scale, tone, double tracking, delay, humanise, sustain, bend, powerchords, palm muting, vibrato, arpeggiate, range, melody, rhythm, gaps, motif, runs, run range, ending length, remove duplicate notes, lock to single octave, tremolo picking.
OneShot
This percussive workstation is designed for single-strike drum samples, offering a powerful yet intuitive experience. It features advanced sound shaping tools, extensive effects, and the ability to import your own samples for complete creative control.
- Single-strike sample focus
- Velocity layering and round robin
- Choking and filters
- Extensive effects system
- Multi-out routing
- Import custom samples
- Built-in mixer channels
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***** 5/5 star review in Sound On Sound! Meet your new drum companion OneShot! More than a drum sampler, this is a percussive workstation specifically designed for one-shots (single strike samples). Every detail in the workflow design and sound quality has been given a lot of care and consideration, making OneShot a percussion powerhouse that is both fun to play, excellent sounding and stuffed with purposeful features. Following the tracks of percussion innovations like Slammer, Borsta, Ting and Skaka, OneShot is Klevgrand’s biggest and most capable drum instrument yet. Packed with lots of handy features to give any drums an organic feel, like humanize settings, velocity layering and round robin. Plus, it comes with more features like choking, filters, envelopes, an extensive effects system, and multi-out routing. But don't worry, even with all these features, OneShot is still super-easy to use, flexible, and intuitive, offering an extensive hub for all your drumming needs, while staying true to the recognizable spirit and quick workflow associated with Klevgrand. OneShot’s innovative sample playback engine gives you complete control over your samples, and lets you stay flexible. Each sound slot comes with its own mixer channel, allowing you to tweak effects, adjust levels, and route audio exactly how you want it. Plus, with support for multi-output, you can take your sound even further by processing individual channels in your DAW. "Over the last four years we've discovered that many music creators out there want to use drum sounds in a similar way to how we like it at Klevgrand. This has given us the confidence to develop a fuller concept, OneShot, that will make our existing users feel at home and also welcome new Klevgrand users." – Tobias Engström, CEO & Co-founder BYOB (Bring your own beat) OneShot isn't just about the pre-packaged sounds. You can easily import your own samples, just a click away. More cowbell! With OneShot, you'll get a large volume of high-quality drum sets and percussion sounds from start, meticulously recorded using multiple velocity layers and round-robin samples. But the fun doesn't stop there – with additional sound packs available for purchase, including collaborations with top artists, you'll never run out of inspiration. From classic drum kits to unique percussion instruments, OneShot has everything you need to take your beats to the next level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Riffler at $14.99 against OneShot's $29.99. Riffler also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and device support. On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Riffler costs $14.99 and OneShot $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Riffler against 4.8 for OneShot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Riffler's written reviews are positive against 89% of OneShot's.
Riffler ships an update every 10 days, OneShot every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | Riffler | OneShot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (125 ratings) | 4.8 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 504 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Bell | Klevgrand Produkter AB |
Customer experience
Riffler
OneShot
Bugs and requests
Riffler
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
- Issues with exporting audio and MIDI
- Compatibility problems with certain DAWs and software
- Inconsistent behavior when loading saved riffs
Requested features
10 requests- Add MIDI input functionality
- Implement song mode to chain multiple riffs
- Add more scale and chord options
- Implement advanced guitar techniques (hammer-ons, slides, harmonics, etc.)
- Add drum sequencer or preset drum loops
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- Improve MIDI export (separate velocity/feedback controls, export chords)
- Add ability to create and save custom riff patterns
- Implement a guitar solo generator mode
- Add support for more time signatures and song lengths
- Improve UI and layout, especially on smaller screens
OneShot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Riffler
No in-app purchases
OneShot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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