Comparison

iRig Recorder LE vs Loops By CDub

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

Head to head
About

iRig Recorder LE

Easily record and edit high-quality audio and video on your mobile device. Capture content with one-touch recording, add markers, and utilize intuitive editing tools. Share your creations directly from the app.

Highlights
  • One-touch audio and video recording
  • Intuitive editing tools (cut, crop, loop)
  • Waveform editing
  • Text and photo marker support
  • Automatic volume optimization
  • Multiple sharing options
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iRig Recorder 3 LE is a flexible and easy-to-use audio and video recording app for iPhone or iPad. Use its recording, editing and export features to create and share great sounding audio and video while on the go. iRig Recorder is extremely simple to use: click on the “record” button at the bottom of the screen to immediately start recording. To capture and monitor video, simply click on the camera icon then tap record. But don’t let the streamlined design fool you… iRig Recorder is a full-fledged, professional audio and video recorder. You can edit audio waveforms, optimize volume automatically, and share your recordings in many different ways. It offers a wide range of creative and professional effects via in-app purchase, but even the free version is a robust tool for capturing and editing on the go. iRig Recorder is also Inter-App Audio and AudioBus compatible, so you can use other apps like AmpliTube or VocaLive when capturing audio or video, for even more flexibility. Want to add a reference marker to your audio? No worries! iRig Recorder lets you add photo and text markers that can be applied in real time or in the editing timeline for quick access to important content. iRig Recorder is the perfect companion to IK Multimedia’s full line of digital microphones and audio interfaces for iPhone and iPad. Use iRig Recorder with an IK microphone or interface and you'll have everything you need to get that Hollywood-style stereo sound — iRig Recorder automatically activates the stereo option whenever a stereo recording interface is connected. Once you've captured your audio, you can use iRig Recorder’s intuitive editing tools to cut, crop or loop it. You can even do Waveform editing, using 16 studio-quality effects (via in-app purchase) to optimize sound for speech, clean up background noise, increase clarity and presence, change speed without altering the pitch, apply creative effects, fades and a whole lot more. iRig Recorder organizes your recordings by date and time and also tags them with geolocation for easy and reliable file management. You can now share your audio and video files via Airdrop, Messages, DropBox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, SoundCloud, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, E-mail, Wi-Fi, FTP, SoundCloud or iTunes File Sharing in a variety of sizes and formats. iRig Recorder 3 LE features: • Convenient, easy-to-use stereo audio and video mobile recording and editing app • Completely redesigned, streamlined elegant interface • Perfect companion for all IK Multimedia microphones and mobile audio interfaces • One-touch recording/capture with real-time monitoring • Landscape and portrait mode • Intuitive, non-destructive editing tools: cut, crop and loop your recordings • Waveform editing • Text and Photo marker support with real time application • Voice optimization effect included free, with 15 additional intelligent processors available via in-app purchase — Clean up, Brighten Voice, Smooth Voice, Speed Up, Speed Down, Pitch Shift, Morph, Reverb, Chorus, Delay, Normalize, Compressor, Stereo Imager, 3-Band EQ, Fade, Optimize Tone • Organize your recordings by creation date and geolocation tags • Export files as compressed .m4a, with uncompressed .wav export available via in-app purchase • Inter-App Audio and AudioBus Support • Audio Copy/Paste • Paid version also available For more information: www.ikmultimedia.com/irigrecorder

About

Loops By CDub

This app provides gospel and contemporary musicians with a vast library of drum loops and click tracks designed for church services. It allows for on-the-fly adjustments, live drum integration, and custom loop imports, simplifying music preparation and performance.

Highlights
  • Extensive library of drum loops and click tracks
  • Add live drums on the fly
  • Tap Tempo and adjustable loop tempo
  • Import custom loops
  • Offline access to loops
  • Cloud sync across devices
  • Playlist creation and loop management
Features
Currently charting
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Life just got easier for the gospel/contemporary musician. Do you use drum loops during your worship services? Do you really have time to create them every week and lug around an mpc, or even learn complicated programs JUST to run tracks? The Loops By C-dub app is the world's first mobile app created specifically to cater to the needs of the gospel musician. This app features an ever growing library of drum loops and click tracks, that have been created to be compatible with the most commonly performed gospel songs in church today! Don't have a drummer? Our app includes the ability to add LIVE DRUMS at the touch of a button! Just hit the switch! ***FEATURES*** - Full music stems (Praise Breaks, Offering Grooves, Worship Moments and more) -Thousands of easily accessible drum loops - Loop 1/Loop 2 switch that allows you to add live drums to the loop! Activate live drums ON THE FLY that will compliment the ACTUAL song that the it was created for! This is HUGE! -Tap Tempo feature allows you to "tap" the tempo of your loop -Ableton Link -Import your own loops that you created -Access your loops offline when you don’t have an internet connection -Lightning fast download speed -Adjust Tempo of loops to fit your needs -Loop Fade and Dim buttons for enhanced worship flow -Search by artist, title, or bpm -Use Playlists to prepare your loops for service with ease -Rename your loops -Try for free using the free loops provided in the MY LOOPS tab of the app! - User friendly Player UI design - Cloud Sync feature will synchronize your loops & playlists across all of your devices ***WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?*** - Benny from LA: "Sir, you have done it again!" - Byron Holton from FL: "Oh how do U keep coming up with this stuff? I'm impressed!" - Keef Coston from PA: "This changes everything!" - Daryl from TX: "PRAISE JESUS! God is Good!" - Keith from TN: "Great idea bro, keep up the good work!" ***WHAT DO YOU GET?*** By subscribing to the Loops by C-Dub app, you'll gain unlimited access to all of the drum loops and video tutorials available within the app! As long as your subscription is active, you’ll have access to EVERYTHING! ***SUBSCRIPTION*** This subscription will renew automatically every month unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24hrs before subscription period ends. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Your subscription may be managed and auto renewal can be turned off by going to your account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited once your subscription has started. For our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, please visit http://loopsbycdubmobile.com/terms-of-use.

Screenshots

iRig Recorder LE4 screens
Loops By CDub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Loops By CDub at 4.5 against iRig Recorder LE's 1.0. Loops By CDub also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iRig Recorder LE sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Loops By CDub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loops By CDub holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loops By CDub has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of iRig Recorder LE's written reviews are positive against 48% of Loops By CDub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iRig Recorder LE ships an update every 9 months, Loops By CDub monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iRig Recorder LE versus Loops By CDub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriRig Recorder LELoops By CDub
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.8% of reviews47.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#91 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIK Multimedia US, LLCThe C-Dub Brand, LLC

Customer experience

iRig Recorder LE

Written reviews351 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative67.5%

Loops By CDub

All ratings1,249 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative35.0%

User reviews

iRig Recorder LE

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great recording quality
  • 👍 Functional app for basic needs
  • 💡 Useful for voice recordings and interviews

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 💰 Excessive in-app purchases required
  • 🔍 Poor navigation and usability
  • 🔇 Audio issues (distortion, speed up, etc.)
  • 📤 Difficult exporting and sharing files

Loops By CDub

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Enhances music sessions
  • 🎼 Helpful for pianists and musicians
  • 💯 Game changer for music ministry
  • 🎶 Awesome loops and rhythms
  • 🤖 Developer keeps improving app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
  • 🔁 Signing out and logging back in issues
  • 🔌 Connectivity and download failures
  • 💰 Expensive subscription for limited features
  • 🤷‍♂️ Outdated and glitchy after updates

Bugs and requests

iRig Recorder LE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings disappearing or getting corrupted
  • App freezing or crashing during use
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable recording and playback functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to import/merge recordings
  • Improve editing and post-processing tools
  • Implement better file management and organization
  • Allow Bluetooth headphone support for playback

Loops By CDub

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playlists and loops disappearing after updates
  • Incorrect loops playing instead of selected ones
  • Loops not looping smoothly or drifting
  • App freezing when importing or downloading loops
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to change loop key
  • Tap tempo functionality
  • More genre variety (e.g. Latin percussion)
  • Customizable loop naming in playlists

In-app purchases

7 purchases

iRig Recorder LE

One-time7
  • Fading$0.99
  • High Quality File Export$3.99
  • Waveform Editing$4.99
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  • Creative Bundle$4.99
  • Processors Bundle$7.99
  • All Functionalities Bundle$14.99
  • PRO Bundle$14.99
2 purchases

Loops By CDub

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is iRig Recorder LE free?
iRig Recorder LE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loops By CDub free?
Loops By CDub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iRig Recorder LE or Loops By CDub?
Loops By CDub is rated higher. iRig Recorder LE averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Loops By CDub averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.
Do iRig Recorder LE or Loops By CDub have ads?
Neither iRig Recorder LE nor Loops By CDub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iRig Recorder LE or Loops By CDub?
iRig Recorder LE ships an update every 9 months, and Loops By CDub monthly. Most recently, iRig Recorder LE was updated on November 7, 2026 and Loops By CDub on November 9, 2026.

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