Loopseque Mini vs JAX Squasher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loopseque Mini
Create music with an intuitive circular sequencer, sampler, and FX processor. This app makes music creation accessible to everyone, regardless of experience, and allows for easy sharing of projects online. It's a fun, game-like experience for aspiring musicians and producers.
- Circular sequencer
- Sampler and sample editor
- Audio effects processor
- Live track recording
- Project sharing via email
- SoundCloud integration
- Onboard sample library
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Loopseque it's a new music ecosystem which includes powerful sequencer, sampler, fx processor and record store with many beautiful releases from talented artists. The basement of Loopseque is a circle - a natural solution for visualization of cyclic music structure. Music starts with the first touch and within seconds becomes alive. It’s not just a rhythmic pattern in your hands, but the whole composition. Playing Loopseque doesn't require music education or any professional skills. An intuitive interface combined with inspiring sounds gives an opportunity to plunge into the world of music to everybody. Loopseque serves as a catalyst for collective creativity both online and in real life. Here and now, any band can create its own music, easily and fun. Thanks to the social integration inside the app, all musicians can publish there records to the web and share projects with friends via e-mail. Despite its apparent simplicity, Loopseque is a challenge to the musician. How fast you can change the patterns, which patterns you create, what effects you use – that’s what makes the difference and determines the quality of music material. Loopseque is a game in which “achievements” are measured by the richness of sound created by the musician on the fly, and “high score” is the number of listeners who enjoy the music of the artist. It does not matter how old you are, what education, faith, political views, tastes and preferences you have. Loopseque is simple, it is even easier than it seems. You always see what is happening. You can create, edit, produce your song as if you've always made music. With Loopseque you are a musician, a composer, a producer and a creator. Without delay, at first glance. Doors of Perception are open. MAIN FEATURES: • Easy to use sequencer • Sample editor, uploader & browser • Onboard Samples library • Audio effects • Live track recording & loop bouncing • SoundCloud sharing • Project sharing via e-mail • 22 professionally designed electronic sample sets • 14 original project presets • Loopseque Store with new projects and tracks by talented artists • Dropbox Sync and iTunes File Sharing for your own sounds • Audio copy/paste (General Pasteboard with import and export) • WIST support for syncing with other iOS music apps • Master classes & tutorials TECHNICAL INFO: • Pixel accurate design for the exciting Retina Display • 32 bit internal audio engine • 32 step circle sequencer • 4х4 channels of audio tracks • 9 patterns per channel • Tap tempo & cue sync • Swing enhance • Cross-project sample set transfer • FX set: Filter (LP & HP mode in one amazing control), Beat Repeater with automatic quantize, Reverb • All FXs can be assigned to each of 4 channels (one-button extra fast routing) PERFORMANCE: * iPhone 4S, 4 & 3GS: great performance, smooth animations * iPhone 3G: high quality sound, but with some function and GUI limitations 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. Loopseque is Superpowered
JAX Squasher
This audio processing tool maximizes loudness and compresses audio with simple controls. It offers transparent limiting and can be used across various Apple devices and compatible music production software.
- Self-adjusting loudness maximization
- Simple input gain and threshold adjustment
- Transparent limiting and loudness compression
- MIDI automation for parameters
- Universal app for Apple Silicon devices
- Scalable to any screen size
- Inbuilt preset management
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The JAX Squasher is a self adjusting loudness maximizing limiter with super easy adjustment. Just increase the input gain or tweak the threshold parameter up to the desired level. Very short attack and release times can produce harmonic distortion but the effect is intended to be used for transparent limiting / loudness compression results. Online manual: https://audio.digitster.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JAX-Essential-Series-Squasher.pdf Demonstration video: https://youtu.be/snVg-0QrZJc Use the same AudioUnits (AUv3) across all Apple Silicon devices, including the iPhone, the Apple Vision Pro and the Mac (M1/2/3/4). Native MacOS apps like GarageBand, MainStage 3 and Logic Pro are supported. Any 3rd-party AUv3 supporting host should be able to host the plugin too. The hosts must support Apples standards for MIDI enabled effect processors. MIDI automation is inbuilt. Just select the MIDI Controller for the desired automation parameter. Multiple assignments are possible. All audio unit parameters are exposed for direct AU automation. JAX Essential Series have the following key features : - ultra efficient with low memory footprint, made for stacking up - fully scalable to any screen size, based on vector drawing - freely MIDI assignable parameters and control - all effects can be mixed to the audio with any amount - inbuilt preset management and factory sets - upwards compatible with older devices and iOS versions - available on all Apple Silicon platforms, iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS with one release and price More infos can be found on our support website https://audio.digitster.net For advanced usage (i.e. mastering and exciting), we recommend to select the chorus from our SELECTIVE RANGE SERIES, which allows to limit the frequency range for audio processing. This build is truly 'universal', meaning, the audio unit is available for: - MacOS (Apple Silicon) - iOS (all actual iPhones) - iPadOS (all actual iPads) - visionOS (Apple Vision Pro) ( AudioUnits (AUv3) are app extensions, requiring an audio host application to perform. ) OS requirements: MacOS 10.15++ iOS 14.0++
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JAX Squasher at none against Loopseque Mini's 10. JAX Squasher also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Loopseque Mini's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (14 vs 4). On rating, 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
Loopseque Mini costs $0.99 and JAX Squasher $5.99 up front. Loopseque Mini sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. JAX Squasher asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Loopseque Mini against 4.0 for JAX Squasher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Loopseque Mini's written reviews are positive against 100% of JAX Squasher's.
| Parameter | Loopseque Mini | JAX Squasher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casual Underground | Jens Guell |
Customer experience
Loopseque Mini
JAX Squasher
Bugs and requests
Loopseque Mini
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes on opening
- App stops working on iPhone 6+
- App crashes when restoring add-ons
- Cannot resume after stopping and recording
- Website & sharing / purchasing features down
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- App crashes when buying from store
- Loopseque store problems
- Add-on restoration issues
- App crashes on iOS 6
- App does not open on iOS 6
- Sound distortion
- Exported file does not play
- Cannot change all 4 loop wheels simultaneously
- Sound glitches when adding/deleting sounds
- App crashes when trying to open
- Band sound does not work, impossible to play
Requested features
50 requests- Integrate AuV3 interface
- Individually shorten step length per track
- More updates
- Tab tempo and mute MIDI CC output
- Japanese language explanation
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- More drum sound options
- Option to set patterns to change at the top of the measure
- Option to 'preload' patterns
- Restore add-ons after update
- More FX, tracks, export tracks
- Ability to mix different sample packs
- Use own samples
- Change key
- Create own patterns
- More wheel columns (10 or 15)
- Mix all columns of beats together
- Vocal recording feature
- Higher tone range / More instruments
- Export (wav, mp3, midi)
- Import own sounds
- Play with more than 4 notes for bass and lead
- Assign different instrument styles from templates
- Hover text over icons
- Save as mp3 to iTunes library
- Bluetooth creation to friends
- Upload own sounds
- Monthly competitions for best sound
- Larger wheels with a larger range of notes for iPad
- More lessons/tutorials
- Modify note lengths
- Mix all sample packs
- Use own samples
- Change key
- Create own patterns
- More wheel columns (10 or 15)
- Mix all columns of beats together
- Vocal recording feature
- Higher tone range / More instruments
- Export (wav, mp3, midi)
- Import own sounds
- Play with more than 4 notes for bass and lead
- Assign different instrument styles from templates
- Hover text over icons
- Save as mp3 to iTunes library
- Bluetooth creation to friends
- Upload own sounds
- Monthly competitions for best sound
- Larger wheels with a larger range of notes for iPad
- More lessons/tutorials
- Modify note lengths
JAX Squasher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Loopseque Mini
- Milk Way by Cats do Different Tracks$0.99
- A little more and everything by Andriesh$0.99
- Air Desert by Makseq$0.99
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- B5 by BoosBot$0.99
- Basic by KHz$0.99
- Code:Black by BoostBot$0.99
- Cucumber by Pilintsow$0.99
- Flame Guitar by Makseq$0.99
- Plant by Andriesh$0.99
- Uno de Nuit by BoostBot$0.99
JAX Squasher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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