Comparison

Loopseque Lite vs Launchpad

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

Head to head
About

Loopseque Lite

Create music easily with this intuitive app that makes beat-making feel like a game. It offers modes for beginners and professionals to improvise, arrange compositions, and learn different musical styles.

Highlights
  • Easy pattern creation
  • Fast pattern switching
  • Team play modes
  • Learn music styles
  • 32-step circle sequencer
  • 4 channels with 9 patterns
Features
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Loopseque is an incredibly simple app for creating music. With Loopseque making music is like playing a game. Create beats, switch fast between patterns and arrange compositions. You can access your music instantly and everywhere. CONCEPT: * Designed for fun and improvisation * Attractive for both beginners and professionals * Suitable for all ages FEATURES: * "Big Wheel" mode for easy pattern creation * "Wheel Matrix" mode for fast switch between patterns * "Tap" and "Sync" for team play * “Master-Class”. Learn to make music in different styles. LOOPING PLACES: * At Home: on your own, together with a friend or even with the whole family. * At a Party: it’s fun in any setting. Amuse your friends, make music together. * On a Trip: on board of a plane, in a car, or on a train. TECHNICAL INFO: * 32-step circle sequencer * 4 channels with 9 patterns per channel ABOUT: Loopseque is created by Casual Underground international community which comprises of musicians, developers, designers, artists, journalists and producers. Casual Underground lab specializes on research & development in interactive performance area, combining entertaining conceptions with high requirements to usability, advanced technical solutions and wide social integration.

About

Launchpad

Create and remix electronic music with a professional sound library and intuitive grid interface. Layer beats, melodies, and vocals, then apply DJ-style effects to craft unique tracks. Record and share your musical creations with the world.

Highlights
  • Multi-color grid for playing sounds
  • Mix and remix soundpacks
  • DJ-style performance effects
  • Weekly soundpack releases
  • Record and share music
  • Import custom sounds (iPad)
  • Ableton Link integration
Features
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The original Launchpad — Make & Remix Music. Enter an inspiring world of music creation and remixing on your iPhone & iPad. 8 free soundpacks included. Hundreds more available, updated weekly. Launchpad is the original number-one app for making and remixing electronic music. Instantly combine beats, basslines, melodies, vocals and FX loops into new creations. Layer DJ-style effects to chop and change your sound. Record your performance and share it with others. There’s never been a better time to make music. // MAKE & REMIX MUSIC Instantly create and remix music. Use the world-famous Launchpad grid to trigger loops and sounds from a huge professional library. Launchpad is always locked to the beat, so you’ll never go out of time. // EASY TO USE DJ-STYLE FX Free, easy-to-use DJ-style FX turn every remix into a creative performance. Advanced options on iPad further enhance your remixes. The pro DJ-style effects include filter, gater, stutter, stopper, flanger and delay. // INSPIRING SOUNDPACKS, UPDATED WEEKLY Launchpad comes with 8 remix soundpacks to get you started. Hundreds more are available in the store, with new ones added every week. // PRO FEATURES COLLECTION For the advanced or adventurous, the Pro Features Collection for iPad add-on lets you import your own sounds, use the extended FX features and sync easily to other apps and external hardware. Connect the world famous Launchpad hardware to your iPad for the ultimate sonic experience. At any time, capture your performance and share it easily. Features • Make music instantly — Play a multi-colour grid of amazing sounds • Be a DJ — Mix soundpacks together endlessly • 8 free soundpacks — Nearly 400 sounds included. Discover hundreds more in the store. • Weekly releases — Professional remix soundpacks released every week • DJ-style performance FX — Make your mixes unique with powerful DJ effects • Share your music — Soundcloud, YouTube, Facebook, Dropbox, Audiocopy and more • Create your own remixes — Craft your own remix by combining sounds from your library • Reuse soundpacks — Launchpad soundpacks appear automatically in Blocs Wave • Play in key — Set the key of your session and browse all clips in that key Advanced Features • Real-time tempo — Change tempo at any time, with real-time audio stretching • Blocs Wave export — Easily send your Blocs Wave projects to Launchpad • Audio Import* — Supports Dropbox, AudioShare, AudioCopy and Airdrop • Advanced performance FX* — Enhanced Stutter, Autofilter, Gater, Delay, Stopper & Flanger • Launchpad hardware — Integrates with Novation’s Launch hardware (iPad only) • Ableton Link — Jam in sync with your other apps, devices or Ableton Live • MIDI sync output* — Connect Launchpad to external hardware synths and drum machines* (iPad only) • Audiobus Support — Use any Audiobus-compatible apps to extend your music-making setup • Bluetooth — Supports Bluetooth speakers and headphones *In-App Purchase Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Launchpad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Loopseque Lite at none against Launchpad's 10. Loopseque Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 17.0). Launchpad's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (35K vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Launchpad sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Loopseque Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loopseque Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Launchpad has 35K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Loopseque Lite's written reviews are positive against 85% of Launchpad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loopseque Lite ships an update every 26 months, Launchpad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Loopseque Lite versus Launchpad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoopseque LiteLaunchpad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (35K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews84.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings235K — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCasual UndergroundFocusrite Audio Engineering

Customer experience

Loopseque Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%

Launchpad

All ratings35,013 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews865 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.5%

Bugs and requests

Loopseque Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Launchpad

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Audio import not working
  • Inability to delete unnecessary recordings
  • Inability to see name of soundpack a loop belongs to
  • Pad selections disappearing when hitting stop
  • Inability to import audio after updating
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  • Inability to access audio import after signing out of account
  • App crashing when trying to import audio
  • App constantly closing when importing stuff
  • Inability to restore audio import after getting a new device

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to edit after a track is recorded, adjusting levels/adding effects
  • Pause button
  • Ability to duplicate a current song
  • Sequencer to use drum hits
  • Ability to change key of project
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  • Display key when pressing tempo button
  • Ability to sync projects across devices
  • Ability to record and save instruments, drums, piano etc.
  • Ability to export separate stems
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Loopseque Lite

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Launchpad

Subscriptions1
  • Launchpad Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
One-time9
  • Found Sound Journey: Hip HopFree
  • EDM HazeFree
  • Dub TrapFree
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  • Found Sound Journey: TechnoFree
  • FoundSoundJourney:ItalianChillFree
  • Glitchstep$1.99
  • Viral Hip Hop$1.99
  • Hypnotic Energy$1.99
  • Audio Import$6.99

Questions

Is Loopseque Lite free?
Loopseque Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Launchpad free?
Launchpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Loopseque Lite or Launchpad?
Loopseque Lite is rated higher. Loopseque Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Launchpad averages 4.8 from 35K ratings.
Do Loopseque Lite or Launchpad have ads?
Neither Loopseque Lite nor Launchpad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loopseque Lite or Launchpad?
Loopseque Lite ships an update every 26 months, and Launchpad fortnightly. Most recently, Loopseque Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Launchpad on November 2, 2026.

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